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Mangala is the root of the word 'Mangalavara' or Tuesday in the Hindu calendar. [4] The word मंगल also means "auspicious" but the planet मंगल is considered malefic. Similarly, the names of Tuesday in other Indo-European languages are often derived from the Roman god Mars , [ 22 ] (such as the Latin word Martis "Tuesday") or a ...
A mangalacharana (Sanskrit: मङ्गलाचरणम्, romanized: maṅgalācaraṇam) [1] or a mangalashloka [2] is a benedictory verse traditionally ...
Mangala sutras are made in a variety of designs. The common ones are the Lakshmi tali worn by the Telugus of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which contain images of Lakshmi, the goddess of auspiciousness, ela tali or minnu worn by the Malayalees of Kerala, and the Kumbha tali worn by the Tamils of the Kshatriya caste in Tamil Nadu.
Mangala Aarti or Hārati (హారతి) After Mangala Snanam, the family members perform Aarti. They pray for the bride and groom to be granted the wisdom to lead their lives happily. [6] Snātakaṃ (స్నాతకం) Snātakaṃ means "graduation" or "Post graduation".
The Maṅgala Sutta is a discourse (Pali: sutta) of Gautama Buddha on the subject of 'blessings' (mangala, also translated as 'good omen' or 'auspices' or 'good fortune'). [1] In this discourse, Gautama Buddha describes 'blessings' that are wholesome personal pursuits or attainments, identified in a progressive manner from the mundane to the ...
Ashtamangala prasnam is a certain type of practice of the prasna branch of Hindu astrology. The terminology indicates the use of eight (ashta) auspicious (mangala) objects in its practice.
Fasting on Tuesdays of this month is known locally as "Mangala Gauri Vrat". [2] Dashama Vrata is dedicated to Dashama and is observed on the first day of Shravana as per Gujarati tradition. [ 3 ]
Mangala Dosha (IAST: Maṅgala-doṣa), also known as Mangal Dosh because of schwa deletion, is a Hindu superstition, [1] [2] prevalent in India. A person born under the influence of Mars ( Mangala ) as per Hindu astrology is said to have "mangala dosha" ("mars defect"); such a person is called a Mangalika (or Manglik).