Narayan, Lakshmi, Surya and Chandra names of various months

The following is the list of months and the corresponding Narayan, Laksmi, Surya and Chandra names.

महिना	नारायण	लक्ष्मी	सूर्य	चन्द्रमा
वैशाख	मधुसूदन	मोहिनी	भानु	निशाकर
ज्येष्ठ	त्रिविक्रम	पद्माक्षी	इन्द्र	त्रिनेत्रसम्भव
आषाढ	वामन	कमला	रवि	शम्भुभूषण
श्रावण	श्रीधर	कान्तिमती	गभस्ति	इन्दु
भाद्र	हृषिकेश	अपराजिता	यम	कुमुदबान्धव
आश्विन	पद्मनाभ	इषा	सुवर्णरेता	ताराधिपति
कार्तिक	दामोदर	राधा	दिवाकर	पूर्णचन्द्र
मार्गशीर्ष	केशव	विशालाक्षी	मित्र	सोम
पैाष	नारायण	लक्ष्मी	विष्णु	निशापति
माघ	माधव	रुक्मिणी	अरूण	शीतांशु
फाल्गुण	गोविन्द	धात्री	सूर्य	सिन्धुनन्दन
चैत्र	विष्णु	रमा	वेदाङ्ग	चन्द्रमा

Compiled from various sources by Om D Rajopadhyaya.

Public reading of religious scriptures

Public reading of the Mahābhārata

Photograph by W. Kröger (November 1971)

A Brāhmaṇ by profession, Paṇḍit Rāmshakti Rājopādhyāya (1925-1987), reads the Mahābhārata in Sanskrit and conveys a summary in Newārī herein this photograph. 

This public reading was held in November 1971 for a total of 120 days during the Caturmāsa (four months from new moon July to new moon November when Lord Viṣṇu is believed to be at dreamless sleep).

The photograph is taken at Salan Gaṇeś square, Bhaktapur.

At the center of this photograph on a straw mat (sukuḥ or sukul) are spread fried wheat, popped rice and beans, in the form of bākhampāḥ.

Taleju icon at Golden Gate (Lũ Dhvākhā)
Bhaktapur Darbār Square

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Khali Dance Ritual

Imagine anybody walking on fire.

        AND

Let me add some more fear factor to it. 

You do not have any safety jacket or other equipment.

        plus

NO SHOES.

Yup! You got that right, no shoes -- walking on the fire completely bare-foot.

More surprise to come.

A Walk Around Changu Narayan Temple

A Walk Around Changu Narayan Temple  - Kathmandu, Nepal by Jeromet Ryan

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