English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

On sravana-purnima Raksha-bandhan is celebrated traditionally in many regions of North India.
And what are places where a appearance of Lord Baladev (Balaram, Balabhadr) is celebrated???

2007-08-13 00:43:57 · 5 answers · asked by Govrisha 2 in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

5 answers

BALARAMA JAYANTHI is not a very important festival and people observe this day on different dates. It is also called Baldeva Jayanthi in some places.

In Orissa it is celebrated during Rathyatra. In Rathyatra Balram is also worshiped along with Lord Jaganath and Subadra.

In North India many celebrate - Halshashti (Balarama Jayanti)
Bhadropad Krishna Shukl Shsshti. Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Krishna, was born on this auspicious day. The main weapon of this great soul was a “plough” or a spigot. Therefore this festival is also called Hal Shashti (Plough means Hal); as also called “Har Chhat” or “Lalhi Chhat”. India, being an agricultural country, there is a great importance of the plough. This festival and the fast are observed all over India. Moreover this is the only occasion to remember and remind others, of the part played by Balarama in Krishna episodes. On this day, no food, grown in the fields or milk and curd from cows, should be consumed. However buffalo milk can be consumed. The plough and the corn from the fields, are worshipped, along with sticks from berry, Plas trees.

In south India and many other places it is celebrated on Trithiya day of Baishaki month (or Chittirai month in Tamil Calender or April - May month ) along with Akshaya Tridiyai.

This celebration is not done in grand scales and in some houses they perform the puja mainly for Plough. -

2007-08-13 01:19:45 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1 0

It is celebrated in virtually all the Hare Krsna temples throughout India and throughout the world including here in Australia.

2007-08-16 02:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by Prav 4 · 0 1

In all branches of ISKON

2007-08-19 19:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by mythili m 3 · 0 1

check it out here;
toronto.iskcon.ca/major-events.html

2007-08-18 14:10:52 · answer #4 · answered by satishfreeman 5 · 0 1

rajasthan

2007-08-16 04:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

fedest.com, questions and answers