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“Sukh Bat-ne se Badh-ta hai aur Dukh Batne se Ghat-ta hai”
We all celebrated Diwali with our family and friends and busted crackers and enjoyed a lot but what about those who either don’t have a family or those whose family have left them…
Divine Heart Society took an initiative to make this Diwali a special one for a few of them by spending time with them and distributing among them sweets and fruits.
A few members of DHS went to Asha Dham Ashram,MullaTalai, which serves those aged and mentally unstable people who either have no one to take their care of, or are left by their children. We went there at about 3 pm on the 5th November 2010 and stayed there till about 6 pm. We distributed sweets and fruits among them and also talked to them and tried on our part to make them feel better and needed and tried to make this Diwali their Special Diwali. We at DHS had also gathered some old clothes donated to us by our DHS members, those clothes which were in good condition were also given to them.
Our DHS members who went there were Jujar Ali Bohra(President, DHS), Muslim Sabunwala(Treasury, DHS), Heena Pathik, Anant Jain, Mehul Jain, Mayank Seth, Abhishek Bansal.
We at DHS heartily thank Asha Dham Ashram for giving us a chance to perform such a noble act. We also thank the DHS members who went to Asha Dham Ashram for their timely support and cooperation and for giving their precious time even on the Festive day. We also thank all our members who supported us with their service in cash, clothes and kind.
DHS President’s message:
We hope to repeat these kinds of events in future and for this we request the people of our city to kindly support us in large numbers specially the youngsters.
Guys and Gals of India, it’s time to be a hero… because yes “Together we Can create miracles”
Divine Heart Society, Dedicated through Heart towards Society
Article by :-
Ali Asgar Kanchwala (DHS Media Coordinator)
With Support of Jujar Ali Bohra (DHS Founder and President)
Yesterday was a Unforgettable day to Visit The City and See the Beauty of the Gleaming Lights, Diyas and Fireworks. It was a Joyous time and I decided to move out to see whats Hot and Buzzing to make you all updated about the Udaipur City By Just Sitting at Your Home. So I moved from Hiran Magri Sector 4 to Bapu Bazaar. The Crowd was something I can’t forget… Take a Glimpse over what I Captured. 🙂 😀 Have a Great Time.
Dhanteras marks the first day of five-days-long Diwali Festival. Dhanteras takes place two days before Diwali. 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.
Legendary stories to explain the Origin of Dhanteras :
One Popular story, when the gods and demons churned the ocean for Amrit or nectar, Dhanavantri (the physician of the gods and an incarnation of Vishnu) emerged carrying a jar of the elixir (Amrit) on the day of Dhanteras. It was because of this reason that the Dhanteras was celebrated in his honor.
Another interesting story about this day is of the sixteen year old son of King Hima. As per his horoscope he was doomed to die by a snake-bite on the fourth day of his marriage. On that particular fourth day of his marriage his young wife did not allow him to sleep. She laid all the ornaments and lots of gold and silver coins in a big heap at the entrance of her husband’s boudoir and lighted innumerable lamps all over the place. And she went on telling stories and singing songs. When Yam, the god of death arrived there in the guise of a serpent his eyes got blinded by that dazzle of those brilliant lights and he could not enter the prince’s chamber. So he climbed on top of the heap of the ornaments and coins and sat there whole night listening to the melodious songs. In the morning he quietly went away.
Thus the young wife saved her husband from the clutches of death. Since then this day of Dhanteras came to be known as the day of “YAMADEEPDAAN” and lamps are kept burning throughout the night in reverential adoration to Yam, the god of death.
Also a girl child born on Dhanteras day is considered as the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi into the house and is considered lucky by certain communities in North India. When girls born on Dhanteras get married and leave for her husband’s home, she leaves her footprints on a plate covered with ‘kumkum’ (red powder used in Hindu puja), this is to ensure that Goddess Lakshmi does not leave the house.
Dhanteras Preparations :
To mark the auspicious day, houses and business premises are renovated and decorated. Entrances are made colorful with lovely traditional motifs of Rangoli designs to welcome the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity. To indicate her long-awaited arrival, small footprints are drawn with rice flour and vermilion powder all over the houses. Lamps are kept burning all through the nights.
Singnificance of the white color on Dhanteras :
If we probe into the significance of the color, white in Hindusim, the image of Goddess Saraswati strikes in our mind. She is depicted as wearing a white sari, which further signifies the enlightenment of mind. Being a benefactor of knowledge and education, her white attire encourages us to adopt the traits of cleanliness, purity and peace. On the other hand, the color of Lord Shiva’s body is also white too. Thus, the color white has prominent place in the religion of Hindus.
According to Indian Astrologers, white represents the planet Venus. It is believed that the Kundali (Horoscope), there is strong influence of this particular planet, would be favored with luck, fame, glory, love and peace. The fact to be noticed here is that all these favors are mundane. And the same is purpose of celebrations of Dhanteras. Thus buying gold, silver, platinum and even steel are considered auspicious.
Mahalakshmi Mantra (महालक्ष्मीमन्त्र) :
The seed or beej Mantra for Goddess Lakshmi is based on the word bhreem (भर्ीम).
Dhanteras 2010 Puja muhurat (correct or best time) :
Laxmi Pooja – Aaso Vad Dwadasi (Ashwin Krishna Dwadashi / Kartik Krishna 12) – November 3, 2010.
Muhurat time
08:00 a.m – 10:35 a.m
11:35 a.m – 12:45 p.m
01:11 p.m – 5:59 p.m
Shopping Muhurat(s) (correct or best time) :
It is said and believed that the this whole lucky day of Dhanteras is good to go for shopping but still the shopping of respective things done according to the respective muhurats for shopping, leads to a much better life for the products and gives prosperity and appreciation.
The muhurat for shopping today are :
06.42 a.m to 09.26 a.m – vehicles, jewels, electronics & business deals.
10.49 a.m to 12.11 p.m – property, vehicles, electronics, jewels.
04.17 p.m to 05.39 p.m – garments, electronics and jewels.
07.17 p.m to 12.11 a.m – vehicles, electronics and jewels.
Dhanteras 2010 in Udaipur:
After the terrific shopping of 60(+) crores in udaipur on Pushya Nakshatra last week, its being expected that a record shopping trade of 100-150 crores will take place today on the most auspicious and exclusive day for shopping. It’s being predicted that the maximum of the shopping done will comprise of property, jewels, vehicles (2 and 4 wheeler), silver and gold coins, garments, electronics, fireworks, sweets and dry fruits etc.
Wishing a Very Happy Dhanteras from UdaipurBlog Team.
May goddess Lakshmi grants wealth and prosperity to everyone..
Article contributed by Monika Jain (an active contributor and supporter of UdaipurBlog.com).
This incident happened about a month ago when some of my relatives met with a road accident near Neemuch. Some of our close relative had expired and to attend the funeral my aunty’s family was going there in a car when this unfortunate incident happened. The car in which they were travelling met with a dangerous accident and all the 4 persons inside the car were injured badly. The worst injury happened to my aunt, Shamim Mansuri. She was hit on the head and chest. Her lungs were damaged and due to severe head injury she was unconscious immediately. All the injured persons were taken to local hospital and the doctors suggested that the condition of my aunt is very critical and she should be taken to Udaipur immediately. The other persons escaped with minor injuries. At about 7 in the evening i was informed about the whole incident. I work in Hyderabad, miles away from Udaipur. the situation was tense and we couldnt do anything but turn towards the almighty for his mercy. The night passed and we were totally unaware of the outside world. I was feeling helpless as i was so far and feeling tense that i could not do anything.
Early morning the doctor told us to arrange blood for our aunt. the blood group was O -ve, a very rare group. Feeling helpless, i reluctantly started searching on the net if i can find some people in the Udaipur city who could come to our rescue. Accidently i hit this blog and dropped a mail to Sanjit requesting him to arrange for O -ve blood. I switched off the net and went back to my room praying to God. Surprisingly i got a call at 11 in the night. It was Lakhan. He assured me that he has got in touch with his other friends Sanjit and Neeraj. These three youngsters, Sanjit, Lakan and Neeraj, passed on our request to the entire city by their UdaipurBlog and by next morning the cell phones started ringing with all the donors. Luckily we could get the required units of blood and soon our aunt was declared out of danger. However she went into coma and she is still in it. It will take another two months for her to recover from the trauma.
O -ve group is a very rare group and whatever blood banks we could reach that day, were all out of stocks for this particular group. We are not from the city too. It was a new place for us. We wonder what would have happened if Lakhan,Neeraj and Sanjit had not helped us. Our blessings and well wishes are always with you guys. Keep up the good work!!.
A Post By Nahid Ahmed Ji 🙂
You can Also Contact Lakhan Khodpia at : lakhan@live.in
I see Many People Thinking this Subject of Blood Donation as Useless and think that Blood Donation is just for the people who are into social activities and all but its more than that .. Its For US.
Let me tell you Some Facts About How Donating Blood Is Advantageous for Us:
When We Donate Blood Our Bone Marrows is Stimulated to Produce New red Blood Cells. This Will Lead Our Heart to Function More Effectively and Actively.
The New Blood Formed in our body will be quite Robust and Strong.
Blood Donation also Burns our Extra Calories and reduces our cholesterol level.
We our Informed about our Blood Type or Any Disease in the Blood in Screening Test.
We Feel Good that We Have Done Something Noble and Our Blood Might help To save Someone’s Life. 🙂
We get a Blood Donor card that is valid for 6 Months and It can be used to Get Blood in Case We or Our Relatives are in need of Blood.
So Are You All Set to – DONATE BLOOD
In recent you have seen many blood donation camps being organized and in those troops of Young Social Enthusiasts here comes a Name You All Know..
“The Crew” – a Well Renowned Event Management Group of Student from Udaipur Now organises a Blood Donation Camp inviting all the Individuals of Udaipur By Various Mediums for This Noble Cause. UdaipurBlog Always Supports these kind of Noble Causes and Events and Asks you to Donate Blood Because Your Blood can ‘SAVE LIFE‘
A street-dog who was brutally attacked near Bharam Pole and is now in critical condition. Animal lovers are held awareness programme and protest in his honor from 5-6 PM at Bharam Pole on 1 September 2010.
Watch this fantastic rally of animal-lovers in Udaipur on Sept 1 at Braham Pole, in protest of the brutal beating of a street-dog, named “Bheem” that left him with a broken leg and a severe head-injury. Please circulate it and send prayers for Bheem’s speedy recovery.
‘Please Don’t Hurt Animals Because They are Also a Creation Of The Same GOD who Made Us’.
