How Have Hindu Wedding Traditions Been Modified?

When your parents and grandparents were married, the face of Hindu weddings was completely different. In those times, a wedding was a grand affair of 7 to 8 days where every member of both the families would be present to bless the couple. A variety of traditions would be seen to be followed on both the girl’s and boy’s side. A wedding was considered a joyous union of two families.

But now, times have changed. In fact, even when you got married a few years ago, traditions had been modernized. Instead of a long 8 day affair where every ritual was practiced rigidly with minute details, wedding has now been cut down to a one or two day function involving engagement, haldi ceremony and the wedding. With modernization, there are many important rituals that have been left out. Moreover, those practices that are performed today are also being cut short. For example, the sacred seven vows used to be a prolonged process, which is now completed in only a matter of few minutes! Furthermore, instead of following the customs of Samdhi Milap, Var Nikasi and Katha Vachan, people are now adopting more westernized traditions like pre-wedding cocktail parties, DJ parties and dance performances.

But, however modernized our customs become, one thing is for sure – the ‘pag phere’ or the seven vows of marriage cannot be eliminated as they stand to be an important part of a Hindu wedding. These seven vows create a deep bond between the bride and groom for life as these are the seven promises both of them make to each other to lead a happy and prosperous life together.

·        First vow – The bride and groom promise to care for and support each other throughout their lifetime.

·        Second vow – They promise to be one in mental, physical and spiritual strength, no matter what the circumstances.

·        Third vow – In case of every situation of joy and sorrow, they promise to share and be by each other’s side every time.

·        Fourth vow – They promise to attain happiness and harmony through mutual trust and love to enjoy a life of joy and togetherness.

·        Fifth vow – The bride and groom promise to be responsible parents to raise children of value.

·        Sixth vow – They promise to enjoy a balanced and harmonious life by strengthening and maintaining all family relationships.

·        Seventh vow – They pledge that they will always lead a life of complete companionship, unity, loyalty, love and understanding.

But then, why do we see so many separations – so many divorces? Why can’t we abide by all these promises we make to each other while getting married? Is this because we have eliminated all the rigid procedures and customs from our weddings? Is it because we don’t take the traditions, rites and rituals seriously, and are more concerned about getting done with the wedding functions as soon as possible? Could be possible! But don’t worry. If you have also been a victim of such an approach during your wedding, MakeMyPuja Pandits will help you with a solution. You can have an Uma Maheshwari Puja or Swayamvara Parvathi Puja done on your wedding anniversary, where you can pray to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to bless you such that the magic of your wedding day is recreated and you can regain peace, harmony, happiness and success in your most important relationship with your spouse. So, this wedding anniversary, don’t forget to make your bookings!

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The Significance Of Krishna Janmashtami

There are more than 900 million people around the world who worship Lord Krishna and celebrate the festival of Janmashtami with utmost joy and enthusiasm! It is believed that Lord Vishnu reincarnated as Lord Krishna on this auspicious day and took birth on this planet, which is why this fortunate day is celebrated.

This festival of Janmashtami is celebrated with great pomp and show in cities of Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul and Dwarka as these cities are the most significant cities of the era of Lord Krishna. During this festive occasion, devotees place the image or idol of baby Lord Krishna in a swing or cradle called the ‘paalna’, and swing him throughout the celebration that starts at midnight and goes up for hours together. This celebration is observed in every temple of Lord Krishna and in the homes of devotees. Homes and temples are decorated with lights and garlands to spread the illumination and fragrance of the festival all around. The celebrations involve singing devotional songs, bhajans and Krishna Aarti while dancing and enjoying. There are also many other ways of celebrating this auspicious day. People perform garba signifying ‘Raas Lila’ – the flirtatious aspects of Lord Krishna’s youthful age. Other competitions and programs are held too. Children are dressed up like Bal Gopal to be a part of costume and fancy dress competitions. ‘Jhankis’ are shown that beautifully depict the different life events of Lord Krishna.

Apart from this kind of rejoice and merriment, Lord Krishna is also worshipped with complete devotion. The ‘abhishek’ is performed with honey, curd, milk and Gangajal. Then, Bal Gopal is dressed in new clothes and decorated with precious jewels, flowers and garlands. After worshipping and performing the Aarti, prasad is distributed among the devotees. The main items of prasad include coconut barfi, peanut burfi and milk. Thousands of devotees gather at various temples to worship Lord Krishna on this day and gain the benefits of having prasad.

This year, this grand event falls on the 25^th of August, which is just a few days away. So, gear up and get all ready to worship Lord Krishna and take part in the events that are coming up in the temples near you. If you are a devotee of Lord Krishna, and are willing to perform a pooja at home on this auspicious occasion, you can get in touch with MakeMyPuja Panditjis to experience spiritual divinity with complete blissfulness and devotion. So, feel connected to Lord Krishna, the absolute truth, with highly qualified, experienced and proficient experts from MakeMyPuja who will help you celebrate Krishna Janmashtami at home with the most appropriate and beneficial rituals. You will be sure to achieve eternal peace and live life with utmost peace and tranquility.

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Importance Of Kanwar Yatra During The Shravan Month

Have you heard about the Kanwar Yatra? It’s a very unique kind of tradition that Shiv devotees follow during the month of Shravan every year. Devotees pay an annual pilgrimage to the holy places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand, and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the holy water of River Ganga. This water is then offered at their local Shiv temples.

The devotees who perform this ritual are known as ‘Kanwariyas’. They are clad in saffron clothes and travel a distance of around 100 kilometers barefooted! These include hundreds of thousands of devotees from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. They carry a ‘Kanwar’ on their shoulders, which is a bamboo pole with two covered water pots fastened on either side. While most pilgrims are men, a few women and children are also seen participating in this Yatra. During their journey, these devotees chant “Bol Bam, Bam Bam” or “Har Har Mahadev” together.

What is the story behind the Kanwar Yatra?

According to the Hindu mythology, during the churning of the ocean, Lord Shiva drank all the poison that had come out to save the world from getting destructed. He held all the poison in his neck, which is why his neck turned blue and thus the name ‘Neelkanth’ given to him. It is believed that the king Raavan offered Lord Shiva the holy water of River Ganga to lessen the effect of the poison. It is since then that devotees have been offering Gangajal on Shivlings in Shiv temples. This is why during this holy month, devotees walk barefoot to bring Gangajal and offer it to Lord Shiva as a gesture of thanksgiving.

What are the benefits of this Yatra?

First and foremost, devotees believe that bringing Gangajal from the holy river and offering it to Lord Shiva makes him happy, due to which he fulfills all their wishes and blesses them profoundly. Moreover, it is believed that this Yatra helps in the progression and development of our personality and individuality. It also increases our willpower and confidence. We are able to recognize our strengths, caliber and potentiality through this Yatra.

What are the limitations for the Kanwariyas?

During this procession, the Kanwariyas are bound by certain rules that are a must to be followed. It isn’t easy to walk 100 kilometers barefoot; moreover these restrictions make the pilgrimage even more difficult. But, devotees who trust Lord Shiva have enough confidence and strength to carry out this procession happily.

·        Kanwariyas need to be bathed before starting the procession but, they are not allowed usage of any kind of oil, soap, comb or any kind of beautifying products during the pilgrimage.

·        Kanwariyas are not allowed to consume any kind of non-vegetarian food, alcohol, tobacco and any other toxins during the period of procession.

·        Kanwariyas are allowed to sit only on bare ground and are not allowed to use any kind of vehicle too. Moreover, they are not permitted to touch any kind of leather items too.

This procession seems to be a must watch! If you are a Shiv devotee, you may also participate in this Yatra between 20^th July and 25^th August this year. Other than the Shravan month, this ritual is observed in high numbers during Basant Panchmi and Maha Shivratri too. Approximately 2 crore devotees perform this holy journey every year!

However, if you are not going anywhere and wish to perform rituals during this holy month in your own city (Bangalore), you can get in touch with MakeMyPuja to hire the most professional and experienced Pandits to assist you.

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Solve All Your Problems With Problem-Solving Pujas at MakeMyPuja

The age of greed, lust, bad karmas, hostility, discontent and intolerance is here. Everyone today has gone impatient and is fighting with their loved ones and family for wealth and prosperity. People are also facing problems in every relationship – couples are getting divorced, brothers are fighting for property issues, there are unnecessary fights and arguments in families due to selfishness. Soon, there will be seen no peace in the world. In all this age of frustration and stress, everyone is looking for peace within themselves. This is where the services of MakeMyPuja come in to solve all these issues with their various pujas performed for different obstacles and difficulties.

Moreover, people who believe and understand ‘kundlis’ are also familiar with ‘kundli dosh’ like Mangal, Rahu and Ketu. Mangal is the grah that brings in discomfort and tension in relationships leading to severe disharmony among spouses – delay in getting married, problems in married life, inability to understand one’s partner, and the chances of becoming a widow. Rahu is the grah that controls the mind and drives it onto an inauspicious track, thus destructing the power of the mind to think in the right way. Ketu controls the body and affects it in the negative way, thus having the person influenced by it falling ill or having some or the other sort of bad health almost all the year round.

If you are affected by any of the above mentioned problems, you may be looking for a way to gain positivity, happiness, peace of mind and harmony in relationships. MakeMyPuja offers special problem solving pujas to help you attain all of this. It specializes in five basic problem solving pujas including –

·        Chandi Path that helps to protect one from all kinds of evil forces and black magic; along with bestowing happiness, peace and success.

·        Gauri Shankar Puja that helps to gain back positivity and also helps to maintain your relationships.

·        Gayatri Hawan that helps to gain enlightenment and greater wisdom by reducing the effect of bad karma.

·        Mangal Dosh Nivaran that helps to reduce the negative effect of Mangal grah, which in turn helps to maintain a happy and successful married life.

·        Rahu Ketu Shanti Puja that helps to ward off all the dangers and evils from one’s life by getting rid of all the inauspicious effects of the Rahu-Ketu grahs.

Now is the time to ward off all the negativity within you and come out as bright, happy and positive as you have always wished to be. Speak to our Panditjis and learn about the problem-solving puja that will bring you great benefits. You can rest assured that you will have the most appropriate services done by our experienced and professional pujaris.

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Why Choose MakeMyPuja

Those who believe in Karma and Nakshatras trust the fact that a lot can change in their lives through the right pujas and rituals done in the right manner. However, one common pain that all such people face is getting trustworthy and organized Pujaris. Getting pujas done is not easy for both devotees and Pujaris because of some amount of mistrust that has been built up amongst people about the need for certain things.

People have been seeing a lot of malpractices done in this sector. Many of them have been cheated by fraud or disloyal priests. How to trust a Pujari for getting the rituals done in the right manner without any sort of corruption and compromises is one big question in the minds of people today! Fake Pujaris mint money due to people’s ignorance about the subject. People are disheartened because they don’t know who to trust in regard to performing the rituals in the proper manner so that their future is not harmed in any way.

The solution to all this is MakeMyPuja! You can now rest assured to get the best Pandits who can perform effective pujas in your home or office for the betterment of your life, health and profession. People do not exactly know what to look for in a Pujari, and what sort of questions need to be asked to check if he is the perfect one to perform their rituals, which is why fake Pandits are misusing their ignorance as a means of making money. But with MakeMyPuja, you can be sure that you will get in touch with the most proficient and experienced Pujaris to have any kind of puja performed in Bangalore.

MakeMyPuja does not only solve the problem of find a reliable Pujari, it also takes care of all the other essentials. One of the most important elements of performing a puja is to get the right kind of puja samagri. This is a big pain for those who are not well-versed in this field. MakeMyPuja solves this issue by providing you with all the samagri that will be needed for your particular puja. The price that you are required to pay includes the cost of the Pujari and the puja samagri combined. So, you have nothing to do but arrange only for the fruits and prasad. Easy, isn’t it?

So now, just pray the price and relax! For any kind of puja you are looking for – festivals, personal events, company events, problem solving and others – you can get all of them done easily with only a few button clicks! And worry not; there will be no compromise in terms of quality or time of the puja in any case. Moreover, you cannot be cheated because you have to pay the price only after the puja is over. Besides that, you can get a 25% refund if you are not satisfied in any way! So, it’s only about benefits with MakeMyPuja. Therefore, think no more and get in touch to make puja bookings as easy as booking your train and flight tickets online!

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