Andrew Raj 21st Birthday
11:07 PM
One of my best friends surprise 21st Birthday celebration after our Finals exams. :)
Happy Pongal 2011
9:24 PM
Thai Pongal is one of the most important Tamil festivals and is observed in the Tamil Month Thai. Thai Pongal 2011 date is January 15. Pongal takes its name from the famous traditional Tamilian food of the same name and is dedicated to Lord Surya or the Sun God.
Karthigai Masam (November to December) is a highly auspicious Tamil month. Fasting and pujas performed in this month is believed to be highly meritorious. Special significance is associated with Gooseberry or Nellikkai (Awala or Amla) and Karthigai Masam. It is believed that hearing stories of Muruga or Kartikeya under the Nellikkai tree will help in attaining good health and prosperity.
If food is taken under the gooseberry tree it will help in good health. If food is offered to the hungry or poor people or any living being under a gooseberry tree it will help in fulfilling your prayers and desires.
It is also said that if women of the family eat under the nellikai tree in Karthigai Masam it will help in the prosperity of the entire family.
Significance of Gooseberry or Nellikkai in Karthigai Masam is mentioned in the Padma Purana and Skanda Purana. The popular belief is that during the Karthigai month gods and sages reside on the Nellikkai Tree. Therefore worshipping the tree during the period can help in destroying sins and in fulfilling wishes.
The popular belief in Hindu tradition is that applying Vibhuti, or Bhasma, or sacred ash, on forehead and other parts of the body will help in redemption of sins. It is also believed that Bhasma which is made using burned cow dung has the power to cure various diseases and it also helps in improving physical and mental health. In Hinduism, Bhasma or Vibhuti is associated with Shiva.
While applying Bhasma one should chant the mantra – Om Namah Shivaya. Bhasma should be applied using the middle three fingers – not the thumb and the little finger.
One should take Bhasma in the left hand and apply it using the right hand.
Bhasma applied on forehead and on the middle of the head will help in removing lethargy and laziness.
Vibhuti applied on neck, hand and chest will help in redemption of sins.
Some saints are known to apply Bhasma all over the body. This is in adoration of Shiva. It is also believed that this will help in removing sins committed in previous births.
Deepavali 2010
2:31 AM
HELLO, every1, it has been so long i didn't post anyting.. So let me start it again for this Diwali 2010,
Happy Deepavali to all the Indians.
These are some of the shots taken during Diwali 2010 :)
We Choose How To Live
1:00 PM
All men and women are born , live , suffer and die ; What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams.
Whether they be dreams about worldy or unworldly things , And what we do to make them come about...
We do not choose to be born . We do not choose our parents . We do not choose our historical epoch , the country of our birth , or the immediate circimstances of our upbringing.
We do not , most of us , choose to die ; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death.
But within this realm of choicelessness , We do choose
HOW TO LIVE
Graduation
12:08 PM
Everyone knows that graduations or commencement exercises are very important in a person’s life. A graduation signals a person’s first step into the “real world” – a world where the true strength of character, skills as well as knowledge are put to the test. This is why if you know someone who’s graduating soon, you must extend heartfelt graduation wishes that are sure to remind that person how to act, think and survive in the real world.
I will reach for the stars no matter how hard it seems,
and fly like a bird with the knowledge this journey brings.
My graduation : 02.08.2010
Venue : Grand Hall,Cyberjaya
