Dhanteras, the day on which Yamaraja was defeated

Dhanteras celebrates the victory of the bride of the 16-year-old son of king Hima over death who it had been predicted would die of snakebite on the night. Yamaraja who assumed the form of a serpent was so dazzled by the lights and the piles of gold that gleamed in the palace that he stopped on the pile as the young bride narrated story after story to her husband so he would not fall asleep.

When the time of taking the young prince's soul passed, Lord Yamaraja quietly slipped away as the sun rose. The bride defeated death on this day!

May Mother Lakshmi, the ruling deity of this auspicious day, shower her devotees with love, happiness and abundance! Wish one and all a very Happy Dhanteras!

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Shri Radhe Guru Maa - Diwali Festival special - Mother Lakshmi among the Africans

Goddess of Wealth - Ashiakle

Just as Hindus honor Mother Lakshmi on Dhanteras, among the people of Ghana in Africa, the Goddess of Wealth, known as Ashiakle (Pronounce Ah-She-Okle) is honoured. Mother Ashikale is also ruler of the sea and the treasures within the Sea. 

May Mother Ashikale bless us all!

                                                              - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Dhanteras

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Dhanteras marks the first day of five-days-long Diwali

Festival.  Dhanteras Festival, also known as Dhantrayodashi or Dhanwantari Triodasi, falls on the auspicious thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindu month of Kartik (October/November). 

In the word Dhanteras, "Dhan" stands for wealth. On Dhanteras Goddess Laxmi is worshiped to provide prosperity and well being. Hence Dhan Teras holds a lot more significance for the business community.

Dhanteras Celebrations 

 
Dhanteras is celebrated with gusto and enthusiasm. "Lakshmi-Puja" is performed in the evenings when tiny diyas of clay are lighted to drive away the shadows of evil spirits. Bhajans ir devotional songs- in praise of Goddess Laxmi are sung and "Naivedya" of traditional sweets is offered to the Goddess. There is a peculiar custom in Maharashtra to lightly pound dry coriander seeds with jaggery and offer as Naivedya.

In villages cattle are adorned and worshiped by farmers as they form the main source of their income. In south cows are offered special veneration as they are supposed to be the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi and therefore they are adorned and worshiped on this day. 

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The Gupta family holds a 'Bhakti Sandhya' every 15 days, which is open to all devotees free of cost.

It is a religious gathering at Radhe Maa Bhavan, organised to worship Maa Jagdambe. Load Shiva and other deities are honored with prayers and bhajans. It involves ritual worship (puja), bhajan (singing of devotional hymns), prasad (grace in the form of a gift from Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa) and langer (communal meal) followed by darshan of Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa.

All are welcome to attend Next Bhakti Sandhya and to take divine darshan of Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa, which is on November 17 , 2012 from 8pm onwards (IST). For more details call on +91 982 096 9020

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