Manabasa Gurubar Rituals Ends Today With Final Touch 106
Bhubaneswar: Every Odia household today .i.e. 24th December 2020 observed the final session of Manabasa Gurubar (Thursday).
Odisha worships Goddess Laxmi on Gurubar (Thursday) during the lunar month of Margasira.
In the religious calendar of Odias, ‘Manabasa Gurubar’ holds a prominent place. The festival involves worship of Goddess Lakshmi on every Thursday of ‘Margasira’ month which begins just after Kartika Purnima. Manabasa Gurubar is celebrated with the belief that Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of wealth and prosperity, visit people’s homes in this month. The harvested paddy crops of Kharif season are worshipped and people pray for their families’ well-being.
Published on: Sunday, December 20, 2020
By: Dr T Selva
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AS the birth of a fresh year nears, many new house owners are preparing to usher 2021 by moving into their new homes.
The coronavirus pandemic had crushed the real estate market, resulting in developers selling off their properties with attractive offers and discounts recently.
Making houses affordable to be purchased is welcomed but it is vital property owners prepare to greet the fresh energies into their new dwelling space appropriately.
In Vasthu Sastra, the house warming ritual is regarded as second in importance only to the wedding ceremony.
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The rites should be conducted before moving into a house to cleanse the space and remove unseen entities.
Stone structures used for irrigation discovered near Udumalpet
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December 17, 2020 14:00 IST
The team from Virarajendran Archaeological and Historical Research Centre discovered the structures during a field survey at Vadaputhinatham village
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Two stone structures, that were part of thoombus, were discovered near Udumalpet in Tiruppur district. One of them had inscriptions in Grantha script. | Photo Credit:
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The team from Virarajendran Archaeological and Historical Research Centre discovered the structures during a field survey at Vadaputhinatham village
A group of archaeological enthusiasts recently discovered portions of stone structures called thoombus , which were estimated to be around 1,000 years old, near Udumalpet in Tiruppur district.
Jesus an essential worker also
Tuesday 15 December 2020
THE EDITOR: Following in the footsteps of the Irish Parliament, the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of National Security have classified Santa Claus as an essential worker and he therefore would be exempt from travel restrictions.
The minister revealed that he had been in conversations with St Nicholas and Santa’s approval was issued under his hand.
Divali, like Christmas, is a time when Hindus clean, decorate and light up their homes to prepare for the visit of the Goddess Lakshmi, just like Santa. I am unaware that Mother Lakshmi was deemed an essential worker and the necessary exemptions were given.
SLT launches 2021 calendar under the theme ‘Brassware of Sri Lanka’
December, 11, 2020
For over a decade, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has emphasised their aim to bring the value, beauty, reflection, pride and immortality of Sri Lankan culture to the forefront through the annual calendar, in different artistic ways under the main theme ‘Preserving Heritage for tomorrow’. For the year 2020, SLT focused on the ‘Narration of Art’, considering how mediums of art are combined with different and unique techniques to communicate people’s imagination. The year before (2019), SLT dedicated their calendar to the ‘Splendours of Water’, with each month highlighting a different way in which water is utilized in Sri Lanka. To continue this great effort, SLT launched ‘Brassware of Sri Lanka’ as the calendar theme for the year 2021, to educate the future generations on Sri Lanka’s rich brassware craftsmanship.