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ārumukha-nāvalar-gurupūjai
Vṛścika (वृश्चिक) rāśi, sidereal, Maghā nakṣatra, at प्रातः
## Event On 5 December, at his residence, माहेश्वर-s gathered to recite the द्राविड-स्तोत्र around him, knowing that the hour of …
अग्रसेन-महाराज-जयन्ती
Āśvina (आश्विन) māsa, Śukla Pakṣa Pratipat
काशि-विश्वनाथ-मन्दिर-स्थापनम्
February 27 (Gregorian calendar)
In 1585, the shrine of Kashi Vishweshwara established. It was built with by minister Todar Mal, unopposed by Akbar (who had by …
कुमार-व्यास-जयन्ती
Pauṣa (पौष) māsa, Śukla Pakṣa Pūrṇimā
गणितज्ञ-रामानुज-जन्म
December 22 (Gregorian calendar)
The fine autodidact pure math genius rAmAnujan was born by the grace of nAmagiri-amma to shrInivAsa ayyangAr. Under the devI's …
ज्ञानानन्द-गिरिः आराधना
Dhanu (धनु) rāśi, sidereal, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Dvitīyā, at अपराह्णः
Swami Gnanananda Giri is a famous saint, who performed several years of penance in the Himalayas and performed pilgrimage across …
झूलेलाल-जयन्ती
Caitra (चैत्र) māsa, Śukla Pakṣa Dvitīyā
तिरुवनन्तपुर-देवायतन-प्रवेश-घोषणा
November 12 (Gregorian calendar)
On this day, Maharaja Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma of Travancore issued the Temple Entry Proclamation. ## Context Kerala is …
त्रैलङ्ग-स्वामि-जयन्ती
Pauṣa (पौष) māsa, Śukla Pakṣa Ekādaśī
Paramahamsa described Him as “walking Shiva of Varanasi”
निर्मलेन केतु-गिरि-जयः
January 16 (Gregorian calendar)
Nirmal Purja, along with nine other Nepali mountaineers, made history as the first to ascend K2 in the harsh weather conditions of …
निर्मलेन चतुर्दशानाम् उत्तमानां शिखराणां जयः
October 29 (Gregorian calendar)
On this day, Nirmal Purja climbed all 14 eight-thousanders (mountain peaks above 8,000 metres or 26,000 feet) in a record time of …
पून्तानं-जन्मदिनम्
Kumbha (कुम्भ) rāśi, sidereal, Aśvinī nakṣatra
Poonthanam Nambudiri, a great devotee of Guruvayurappan, enriched Malayalam devotional literature with his renowned poetic …
प्रवासि-भारतीय-दिवसम्
January 9 (Gregorian calendar)
The date was originally picked to coincide with MK Gandhi's return from Africa in 1915.
प्रोक्लस्-जन्म
February 8 (Julian calendar)
Roman Polytheist Platonist sage Proclus was born on this day
प्रोक्लस्-मृत्युः
April 17 (Julian calendar)
The yavana polytheist sage died in Athens on this date in 485 CE. Proclus died aged 73, and was buried near Mount Lycabettus in a …
ब्रह्मश्री-त्यागराज-मखी-जयन्ती
Vṛṣabha (वृषभ) rāśi, sidereal, Śravaṇa nakṣatra, at साङ्गवः
Raju Sastrigal, or Brahmashri Tyāgarāja Makhi, popularly known as ‘Mannargudi Periyava’, was a revered scholar and a significant …
वन-रक्षक-वैष्णव-हत्या
September 11 (Julian calendar)
On roughly this day, several biShnoi-s died protecting khejri trees from the king's men. The king came, apologized and turned the …
विवेकानन्द-भाषणं चिकागोनगरे
September 11 (Gregorian calendar)
On this day, Vivekananda gave a brief speech representing India and Hinduism. He was initially nervous, bowed to Saraswati (the …
शबरी-जयन्ती
Māgha (माघ) māsa, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Saptamī
श्री-शेषाद्रि-स्वामि-आराधना
Dhanu (धनु) rāśi, sidereal, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Navamī, at अपराह्णः
करुणासागरं शान्तम् अरुणाचलवासिनम्। श्रीशेषाद्रिगुरुं वन्दे ब्रह्मीभूतं तपोनिधिम्॥
श्री-शेषाद्रि-स्वामि-जयन्ती
Makara (मकर) rāśi, sidereal, Hasta nakṣatra, at प्रातः
करुणासागरं शान्तम् अरुणाचलवासिनम्। श्रीशेषाद्रिगुरुं वन्दे ब्रह्मीभूतं तपोनिधिम्॥
सती-अनसूया-जयन्ती
Vaiśākha (वैशाख) māsa, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Caturthī