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Why did Lord Ganesha curse the Moon?

  As we all know  Lord Ganesha  loves to eat and because of that his stomach is very  prominent. It’s believed that one day  Lord Ganesha  was invited to a big feast, and to show him their devotion to Lord Ganesha, they had to prepare varieties of special sweets and his favourite dishes. That day Lord Ganesha  ate till everything got over. Due to overeating his stomach was swollen and a huge tummy was visible. So he decided to leave at night so no one could notice his huge bouncy stomach. At night when Lord Ganesha was on his way, he heard a loud laughing sound and he saw that the shining moon was laughing at his stomach. Because of the moon's satirical laughter Lord Ganesha got embarrassed and angry. He cursed the moon that his shine will be lost forever from the day onwards. The moon begged for pardon to the Lord Ganesha. After some time Lord Ganesha calmed down, but unfortunately the curse cannot be taken back. So Lord Ganesha proclaimed that the mo...

Sankashti Chaturthi 2

*10 . 01 . 2023*   *Angarika Chaturth* (अंगारिका चतुर्थी) is a Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday. It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthi days. Once, Sage Durvasa was travelling from Vaikuntha to Kailasa. He came upon Lord Indra, who was spending time with the apsara Rambha. Lord Indra bowed before Sage Durvasa in reverence, and Sage Durvasa, who was pleased, handed him a Parijata flower, and spoke the following words: “O Indra, this is a flower given by the lord which removes all the obstructions and the person whose head it will be placed will be victorious all around. He will be adored by the people first of all and will be the foremost of all gods. Mahalakshmi will not part company from him and follow him like a shadow.He will be more powerful than all gods and will be valorous like Vishnu.” Sage Durvasa left after this, and Lord Indra, still intoxicated by the presence of Rambha, placed the flower on the head of his elephant. The elephant thu...

Sankashti Chaturthi

*10 . 01 . 2023*   *Angarika Chaturth* (अंगारिका चतुर्थी) is a Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday. It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthi days. Once, Sage Durvasa was travelling from Vaikuntha to Kailasa. He came upon Lord Indra, who was spending time with the apsara Rambha. Lord Indra bowed before Sage Durvasa in reverence, and Sage Durvasa, who was pleased, handed him a Parijata flower, and spoke the following words: “O Indra, this is a flower given by the lord which removes all the obstructions and the person whose head it will be placed will be victorious all around. He will be adored by the people first of all and will be the foremost of all gods. Mahalakshmi will not part company from him and follow him like a shadow.He will be more powerful than all gods and will be valorous like Vishnu.” Sage Durvasa left after this, and Lord Indra, still intoxicated by the presence of Rambha, placed the flower on the head of his elephant. The elephant thu...