A gajra is a flower which
women in India wear during festive
occasions, weddings or as part of everyday traditional attire. They are made
usually of varies types of jasmine flowers but rose, crossandra and barleria are also widely used
in gajras . It can be worn both
on the bun and with the braid coiling. Women in South Asia usually wear them
with traditional attire...#getflowersdaily
Amavasya and Pitra tharpanam The ' no moon ' or ' new moon ' day is referred to amavasya. When amavasya falls in the month of Aadi it is Aadi Amavasya . This month aadi amavasya falls on 23rd July. In the month of Aadi the planet sun is in the Kataka raasi or zodiac sign of Cancer. Moon is the lord of the Kataka raasi . Amavasai is the day when the Sun and the Moon rise and fall at the same time. Aadi month is the fourth month in the Tamil calendar and this year aadi month its between July 17th to August 16th 2017. As amavasya falls on 23rd in the aadi month, it is normally referred as Aadi amavasya . Aadi amavasya is believed to be a day to connect to the departed souls of ancestors and seek their blessings. According to Upanishads departed souls cross higher planes from Pitraloka to Chandra loka depending on their deeds in their past lives also known as Karma in spiritual terms. Such rituals performed on aadi amavasya eases the cross over for the dep
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