Monday, 22 June 2015

Ambubachi Mela begins today



Ambubachi Mela, the unique and popular festival at Kamakhya Temple held in the month of June, attracts pilgrims from all over India. During the festival, the temple doors remain closed for three days. In 2015, the beginning date of Ambubachi Mela is June 22 and the festival ends on June 26. It is believed that during these days the mother Goddess undergoes her annual cycle of menstruation and the pool containing her yoni (uterus) turns red. Daily worship, other religious performances and farming works are suspended at that time. The doors are reopened on the fourth day and the deity is believed to attain fertility and bless the land with good crops. Red cloth is distributed among the devotees as an offering of the God.

Saturday, 20 June 2015

Islamic Calendar 2015

The Islamic Calendar is regarded as “Hijri Calendar.” It has 12 months in the year which consist of 354 or 355 days. The months and days of Hijri calendar begins and ends according to appearance and different phases of moon. It starts from the month of Muharram and ends on Zul-Hijja. The most precious months of Islamic Hijri Calendar are Ramadan Kareem and Rabi ul Awwal. Ramadan is the month of fasting while the Prophet SAW was born in Rabi ul Awwal. Islamic Calendar is a dating system used by Muslim countries around the world. Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and the Second Caliph, Umar ibn Al-Khattab first introduced it in 638 A.D. It is mostly used in Muslim countries for the Islamic holydays and several religious events.

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May 2015
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