Lakshmi Devi Mantras - My Favrouite

Mantra for acquiring wealth
Om Ya Devi SarvaBhuteshu Lakshmirupen sansthita,Namastasyei Namastasyei Namastasyei Namo Namah
The mantra is attributed to Goddess Lakshmi. She is well known as theGoddess of wealth among the Hindus. The continuous chant of thismantra for 108 time’s everyday can help to acquire fabulous wealth. The use of a beaded garland of Tulsi (Basil Plant) is favorable.

Along with the above mantra I also like to listen to the following Kubera - Lakshmi Mantra. 

The Ashta Aishwarya or the eight riches of life are broadly - first and foremost spiritual wealth then not necessarily in this order - money, food, animals, children, strength, victory and knowledge. This broadly corresponds to the Ashta Laxmi or the eight manifestations of Laxmi. These Ashta Aishwarya were the considered as the wealth of life by the ancient Indians; it’s the same now.

I have just the mantra to meditate on the riches of Life; though number of chants does not matter; one can chant or meditate upon this mantra as many times as one likes. The glowing image at the bottom is the mantra.

Mantra for the Riches of Life

Meaning – I bow to Laxmi; the one in the form of Ashta Aishwarya.

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Hanuman jayanti

Spiritual discourses are organised in most of the Hindu temples on this day. Hanuman was the most powerful in the three people the Heaven people, the Hell people, and the Land people. All these Gods had blessed him when he was just a 1/2-year old child.

In the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated in the month of Margazhi (normally comes between Dec 15 and Jan 14). There it is believed that Hanuman or Anjaneya was born on Moola Nakshatra,on the new moon day (amavasya) in the month of Margazhi.

In Odisha, the Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on the first day of Baisakha month as per Oriya calendar (normally comes on April 14 or 15). There it is also celebrated as new year for all Oriyas (i.e. Maha Vishuva Sankranti).In Andhra, Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on the tenth day of bahula paksha or Krishna paksha in the month of Vaishaka. Hundreds of devotees in Delhi and northern India offered special prayers at the temples on the occasion of the Maha Asthami on Thursday (April 18), which marks the penultimate day of the nine-day Navratri festival, dedicated to Hindu mother goddess

A large number of devotees queued outside the Jhandewalan temple in Delhi since early morning to seek the blessings of the goddess. On this auspicious day, young girls, mainly nine in number representing the nine forms of goddess are regarded as “devis” or Goddesses and are invited to many homes in the morning.

As part of the celebration they are served a special offering of black gram and sweets. A small gift in the form of some money along with red bangles and a holy red cloth is also given to the girls. Devotees perform these rituals with an aim to appease the Mother Goddess and hope that all their wishes would be fulfilled.

“Today seven year old girls are worshipped as mother goddess and it happens in every house. The devotees clean the feet of young girls, apply vermilion on their foreheads. A holy thread is tied on the wrist of their hand and are given a holy cloth for worship. The girls on this day are also served with special meal after the people worship the mother goddess. By performing these rituals, it is believed that Mother Goddess becomes happy and fulfill everyone’s wishes,” said Ambika Prasad Pant, a priest in New Delhi.

The eight day of the festival is dedicated to the goddess ‘Maha Gauri’ that represents calmness and exhibits wisdom. The ninth day is dedicated to goddess Durga (Mother goddess), who is depicted as a powerful deity, riding a raging lion, holding aloft ten war weapons in her ten hands.

Her trident is plunged into the side of a monstrous buffalo, out of whose body emerges the dreadful demon or evil. Legend has it that “Asuras” or demons from the nether world invaded heavens after a hundred years of war. The Hindu trinity of Lord Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu created goddess Durga, the most powerful of all gods and goddesses to vanquish the demons.

Ganesh chaturthi puja

Celebrating the day with fervour and rejoice, devotees in Jammu city of northern Jammu and Kashmir state were also seen performing religious rituals at the Kali temple. Priests were seen performing various rituals and religious ceremonies. They also distributed religious sweet offerings and eatables to the gathered devotees. The devotees have faith in the mother goddess, as they believe that the goddess fulfils their wishes.

“We have come here to worship the mother goddess. Whatever we wish here, the goddess fulfills them. There is a lot of belief in this place and I have been coming here since my childhood. We wish everybody ‘Jai Mata Di’. May the goddess fulfill everyone’s wishes,” said SK Dogra, a devotee.

The festive fervour continues till Navami – the last day of the festival, which is held in honour of the nine manifestations of Mother Goddess. It is believed that during the nine days of festival, the devotees must keep their mind, body and thoughts pure. The nine-night festival is observed twice a year, once in the beginning of the summer and the other in the beginning of the winter.

He is considered the most auspicious of all Gods; all Hindu festivals and celebrations in India begin with the offering of prayers to him. "Ganesha" the young elephant-headed God with a paunch, is the son of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati. His paunch is a result of his love for laddoos (sweets).

Ganesh Chaturthi is a celebration of the birth; more appropriately the rebirth of this deity. This festival is celebrated in a big way all over India, with the entire country going into frenzy in preparation for the "ten-day long" Ganesh Chaturthi. "Chaturthi" relates to the waxing moon period in the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar.

It falls mostly between August 15 and September 20 every year. In 2013, the main Ganesh Chaturthi puja that marks the occasion of Ganesha's birthday will be on the September 9, and the celebrations will continue until September 19.

It is difficult to say when exactly Ganesha Chaturthi was first celebrated, but we know for sure that it has been a festival since the times of Shivaji (the Hindu king in Islamic India) in the Seventeenth Century. You must be wondering why "rebirth?" You will understand when you read this highly interesting story.

According to Hindu mythology, it is said that Parvati (Lord Shiva's wife), before going for a bath, created a human form out of sandalwood paste, gave life to it, and called him Ganesha. She asked him to stand guard at the door while she had a bath and to make sure nobody comes in. Shiva, who had been away for a while, returned home on that day. When he got back home, he was confronted by Ganesha, who refused to let him in as he did not know who Shiva was.

This infuriated Shiva and he asked his Ganas (Ghost-warriors) to teach Ganesha a lesson. To Shiva's surprise, Ganesha defeated them all. Then the King of Gods, Indra launched an attack on Ganesha but he was also defeated. On seeing all this, Shiva lost his temper and launched and all out attack on Ganesha, and severed Ganesha's head off his body.