Parama Ekadasi and the TOVP, 2023

Tue, August 08, 2023 by Sunanda Das

The Parama Ekadasi is one of the Adhik Mass or Mala Maas Ekadasi, which comes once in 3 years. This Adhik Maas Krishna Paksha Ekadasi is dear to Lord Vishnu, to whom all Ekadasi Vrat observance is dedicated. Observing Parama Shuddha Ekadasi Vrat alleviates poverty, brings prosperity and wealth. It dissolves past sins of the

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Tagged under: Ekadasi, Parama Ekadasi, Skanda Purana

Padmini Ekadasi and the TOVP, 2023

Thu, July 27, 2023 by Sunanda Das

The Padmini Ekadasi holds a special significance among the Vedic festivals due to its rarity and spiritual importance. Occurring once every 32 months, according to the Vedic calendar, this sacred day falls on the Ekadasi (11th day) of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of the moon) during the Adhik or Purushottama Maas (month). This year,

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Vijaya Ekadasi and the TOVP, 2023

Thu, February 09, 2023 by Sunanda Das

According to the Vedic calendar, Vijaya Ekadasi falls on the 11th day of the month of Phalgun during the Krishna paksha (dark fortnight), waning phase of the Moon. The significance of Vijaya Ekadashi has been described in the several Vedic scriptures. The term ‘Vijaya’ in literal meaning signifies victory. Observance of Vijaya Ekadashi and its

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Utthana Ekadasi and the TOVP 2022

Sun, October 30, 2022 by Sunanda Das

This Ekadasi has four names: Utthana – Haribodhini – Prabodhini – Devotthani, and it is the second Ekadasi (Kartik Shukla, light fortnight) in the month of Kartik. It is said that Lord Vishnu goes to rest for four months during the period known as Chaturmasya. Starting from Sayana Ekadasi, which is the first Ekadasi that

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Tagged under: Devotthan, Ekadasi, Haribodhini, Prabodhini, Skanda Purana, Utthana

Utthana Ekadasi and the TOVP 2021

Thu, November 11, 2021 by Sunanda Das

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Tagged under: Devotthan, Ekadasi, Haribodhini, Prabodhini, Skanda Purana, Utthana

Why Build the TOVP? Do We Really Need Another Temple? Part 3

Wed, October 03, 2018 by Sunanda Das

In Part 1 of this series of articles we summarized the overall spiritual and philosophical reasoning behind building temples for Vishnu/Krishna as opposed to focusing on altruistic or philanthropic welfare work for human society through the opening of hospitals, feeding the poor, etc. Part 2 offered several important specific reasons from various perspectives why we

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Tagged under: Agni Purana, Narasimha Purana, Skanda Purana, Srimad Bhagavatam, Vishnu temple

Happy Kartika: Even A Mouse Get’s Mercy

Fri, October 06, 2017 by Sunanda Das

“In a temple of Lord Visnu, there lived a mouse that daily ate the ghee from the extinguished ghee lamps, which had been offered to the Lord. One day when the mouse felt hungry, she tried to eat the ghee from a lamp that was not yet extinguished. While nibbling at the lamp, the cotton

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Tagged under: Hari Bhakti Vilasa, Kartika, Padma Purana, Skanda Purana