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Zeeth Yaer
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Nandikeshwara BhairavaA painting by Omkarnath Sadhu, Srinagar, Kmr.
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Sharada - Goddess of Learning Goddess of Learning SHARADA, the Presiding Deity of SHARADA PEETH (Kashmir). Annual festival GAURI TRITIYA falls on Magha Shukla Tritya, usually in the month of February. On this day family Guru presents a picture of Sharada to the children and blesses them. Painting by Bhushan Kaul.
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Lakshman Joo
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Pandrethan
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Durganath
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Bhairav Temple, Maisuma
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Nand Babh
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Mathura Devi
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Mahakali Asthapan
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Posh PoozaAt the end of the ritual of marriage, saptapadi etc. the bride and the groom are made to sit in a comfortable posture. A red cloth is placed on their heads, and then all the people around offer them flowers (posh) in accompaniment of Veda mantras. This is called worshipping the couple with flowers. The rationale behind this custom is that the couple is considered to be Shiva and Parvati and the two are duly worshipped. First there are mantras for the bride and the groom separately followed by those meant for the two jointly. We are of the view that marriage is a spiritual union between a boy and a girl and they have to live this life of Artha (wealth) and Kama (desires) with due regard to Dharma (righteousness) and aspire for Moksha (emancipation). The four together are called Purusharthas. That is why the newly-weds are treated as Shiva and Parvati and worshipped as such at the time of the Posh Puza.
Excerpts: "The Festivals of the Kashmiri Pandits" by T. N. Dhar, 'Kundan'
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Parmanand
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