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Ratha Saptami: This falls on the 7th day of the bright fortnight of the month of Margaseersha (December-January). People worship the sun in the early morning and recite the Surya Sahasranama. Good actions done on this day give manifold results

Sandhyopasana literally means - worship at the junctions of time. - It is a prayer and worship offered to the Lord at the junction (Sandhi) of night and morning, forenoon and afternoon and at the junction of evening and night. The Arghyapradana to the sun and the meditation on and recitation of Gayatri, form the heart of the worship


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* Sun and Moon Eclipse in Hindu Worshipping

Astronomically speaking, when the sun, the moon and the earth are all in line, with the moon or the earth at the centre, a solar or lunar eclipse takes place respectively.
 
At the time of the eclipse, people bathe in the sacred rivers. They do charitable acts. They give cows, money and gold. The day after the eclipse they feed the poor, the Brahmins and the Sadhus. After the eclipse they clean their houses, vessels, etc., and take a bath before they start cooking.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

Read more here: » Eclipse: Sun and Moon Eclipse in Hindu Worshipping

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* Worship at the junctions of time - Sandhyopasana

Sandhyopasana literally means - worship at the junctions of time. - It is a prayer and worship offered to the Lord at the junction (Sandhi) of night and morning, forenoon and afternoon and at the junction of evening and night. The Arghyapradana to the sun and the meditation on and recitation of Gayatri, form the heart of the worship. Properly understood, the whole Sandhya is an earnest prayer addressed to the Lord to forgive all ones sins committed during ones routine, daily activities and to bestow illumination and grace.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

Read more here: » Sandhyopasana: Worship at the junctions of time - Sandhyopasana

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Videos - sun worship
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* Fasts in Hinduism - Ratha Saptami

Ratha Saptami
This falls on the 7th day of the bright fortnight of the month of Margaseersha (December-January). People worship the sun in the early morning and recite the Surya Sahasranama. Good actions done on this day give manifold results.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

Read more here: » Ratha Saptami: Fasts in Hinduism - Ratha Saptami

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* Three Divine Aspects Of Mahasaraswati  


The Vedic concept of Saraswati was three-fold: First, she is like the sacred river which gave birth to the Aryan civilisation. Second, she was vak or speech personified, as expressed in the Rig Veda’s Vak Sukta . 'Speech’ basically refers to the sacred-word or the Vedas themselves.
 
The third and most important aspect is Saraswati’s identification with Gayatri, although the Gayatri mantra is worship of the Sun-god, Suryanarayana. The Sun-god symbolises three female deities: Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswati, to be invoked in the morning, noon and evening respectively.

 
(See also: Saraswati, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

Read more here: » Saraswati: Three Divine Aspects Of Mahasaraswati  

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* Karma Yoga - Lesson X (of XI )

Karma Yoga Lesson X
The Karma Yogi that has got beyond selfishness; The modern problem; The substitute for Asceticism; Vicarious suffering; The East requires a different praxis; Schemes for the Western (Vani) social worker; His ideal to be the Sun; Sun worship; A mantra.
 

Read more here: » Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga - Lesson X (of XI )

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* The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-Worship

There is no reference to worship of idols in the Vedas. The Puranas and the Agamas give descriptions of idol-worship both in the houses and in the temples. Idol-worship is not peculiar to Hinduism. Christians worship the Cross. They have the image of the Cross in their mind. The Mohammedans keep the image of the Kaba stone when they kneel and do prayers. The people of the whole world, save a few Yogis and Vedantins, are all worshippers of idols. They keep some image or the other in the mind.
 
The mental image also is a form of idol. The difference is not one of kind, but only one of degree. All worshippers, however intellectual they may be, generate a form in the mind and make the mind dwell on that image.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

Read more here: » Hindu Worship: The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-Worship

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* Major Sects of Hinduism

Hindu Sects
Saivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism are considered to be the major sects of Hinduism. Followers of Saivism worship Lord Siva as their chief deity and regard him as Iswara, the Supreme Brahman. They wear a mark of three horizontal stripes on their foreheads. Followers of Vaishnavism worship Lord Vishnu as the Supreme Creator and wear a U shaped mark on the forehead with a long stripe between the two arms of U. The followers of Shakti consider the Mother Goddess as the Universal Self and creator of all. 
 

Read more here: » Hindu Sects: Major Sects of Hinduism

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* Postive and Negative Energy Centres in Vaastu

 Vaastu instructions about Positive Energy Centres, Negative Energy Centres, Prayer Room, Planning of Prayer Room, The Havan and The Roof Of The Pooja-room.
 

Read more here: » Vaastu: Postive and Negative Energy Centres in Vaastu

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* An Introduction to Hindu Worship

There is no reference to worship of idols in the Vedas. The Puranas and the Agamas give descriptions of idol-worship both in the houses and in the temples. Idol-worship is not peculiar to Hinduism. Christians worship the Cross. They have the image of the Cross in their mind. The Mohammedans keep the image of the Kaba stone when they kneel and do prayers. The people of the whole world, save a few Yogis and Vedantins, are all worshippers of idols. They keep some image or the other in the mind.

The mental image also is a form of idol. The difference is not one of kind, but only one of degree. All worshippers, however intellectual they may be, generate a form in the mind and make the mind dwell on that image.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

Read more here: » Hindu Worship: An Introduction to Hindu Worship

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* Festivals in Hinduism -Vasanta Panchami

Vasanta Panchami
This is an important bathing day. All Hindus observe it. It is also known as Magh Sukla Panchami as it falls in the month of Magh (January-February). This is the festival that marks the first day of spring.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

Read more here: » Vasanta Panchami: Festivals in Hinduism -Vasanta Panchami

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* Worship in Hinduism for different Hindu Gods

Religious observances, traditional worship and Vratas have, at times, more than one significance. Apart from being the adoration of the Divine, they are commemorative of stirring bygone events, allegoric when interpreted from the occult standpoint, and are significant pointers guiding the Jiva on his path to Realisation.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

Read more here: » Hindu Worship: Worship in Hinduism for different Hindu Gods

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* The Devayana And The Pitriyana

 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

Read more here: » Karma: The Devayana And The Pitriyana

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