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Akshaya Tritiya: A Time for Antah-Shuddhi to Assume the Incorruptible Quality of Gold

Gold can never be tainted by forces of the outer environment. It has the quality of the pure state which is achievable through tapas, following several purification rituals to reach this level. On Akshaya Tritiya, many people purchase gold. However, this is the day for antah or inner purification, to...
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Maha Shivratri: The Union of Shiva and Shakti

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival of immense spiritual significance. Unlike most another Hindu festival this day is celebrated during the night by observing silence, being in an introspective mode and meditating.
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Shakambari Navratri: The Seasonal Festival

Shakambari Navaratri begins on Pausha Ashtami to Pausha Poornima. Pausha is the third-month post-Deepawali festival, a winter season, and hence connected with wellness and well-being through nourishment.
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Datta Jayanti: Shree Dattatreya, Incarnation of Bramha, Vishnu and Mahesh

Shree Dattatreya is the incarnation of Lord Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva in one single form. Being three-headed, is creative, preserving and annihilating. Dattatreya Jayanti is celebrated on Poornima of Margashirsha month of lunar Hindu Calendar.
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World Diabetes Day: Understanding Key to a Healthy Heart

World Diabetes Day was coined together by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2006, and since then, it has been celebrated every year on November 14th.
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