Dear Bimal ji and Nabha ji This mail is for story teller group pl In South India people follow the sun calender, as we know the sun goes to south and north on either side of the equater. In correct scientific way earth rotates in such a way that we see sun going to south from equater, then comes back to equater, goes to north, comes back and cycle continues. If you know these are called as utterayan and dakhinayan. Each side to go and come back on equater it takes 6 months.We celebrate Makarsankrant when sun starts its Dakshinayan. We say new sankraman started. So from 14th January it reaches to extreme south till 14th April and starts its backward journy. This day is celebrated as new year in south known as Yugadi \ Pongal. On this day in south kannada we keep a miror infront of god. Infront of the mirror we keep all colourful vegetables, like brinjol, kakadi, capcicum, tomato, bhendi, chillies, and many more. We also keep lot of fruits. Decorate the mirror with gold chain and flower garland. All decoration is kept ready by the lady of the house on 13th night when everybody goes to sleep. In the morning when everyone weak up they see this wealth in the light of the lamp lighted in front of god and see there own face in the mirror and take blessings. It might be one way of offering the natural wealth to god, multipling it in mirror, and witnessing it self. The lady of the house then makes some fabulous food along with grand payas. Happy Yugadi again. Nabhaji you are correct it is Chaitra and on 4th we celebrated chitra padava which is again a new year for Maharashtrians About Vaishakhi Gurucharanji please. Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-----Original Message----- From: Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:36:54 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67162] CELEBRATION TIME Thank you very much for your appreciation.Will you please let me know about YUGADI for my education. Regards Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar Mobile: 9434194942 --- On Fri, 4/15/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67162] CELEBRATION TIME > To: "Col Bimal Sarkar" <[email protected]>, "Efloraindia" > <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Date: Friday, April 15, 2011, 2:31 AM > Great! > Very nice greeting cards too. > Thak you sir > Wish you all happy Yugadi too > Madhuri > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:41:10 > To: <undisclosedrecipients> > Subject: [efloraofindia:67162] CELEBRATION TIME > > Dear Friend, > Wish you and > you family > HAPPY BAISHAKHI > HAPPY BIHU > HAPPY PONGAL > SHUBHA > NABABARSHA > I think you will like the cards. > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 >
