shake 1933 calendar draft

Hindu Svayamsevak Sangh , Bruhaspati Shakha,Clarksburg, MD

Shake 1933 Calendar

IntroductionIn this calendar, you will find a regular calendar with the dates marked in English and in Devanagari. There are also fabulous pictures and some “articles” written by the Elementary School kids!!! (With some help, support, and encouragement from the parents) The articles tell you in more detail about some of the festivals in the Hindu culture. The calendar not only shows festivals but also when full moon is and when new moon is for each month.

The purpose of this calendar that the kids worked so hard on is to let the kids learn and understand about the Hindu festivals and the calendaring system.

The Shukla paksha or Shuddha Paksha Calendar

There are many calendaring systems in India but the one the kids will be using is called the Shukla paksha calendaring system. The Shukla paksha calendaring system is a system that began long ago, 2067 years ago to be precise. It was started by a king named Shukla paksha. The calendar is moon based. There are 14-15 days when the moon is waxing. This group of days is called Shuddha paksha or Shukla paksha. Then, there are 14-15 days when the moon is waning. This group of days is called Krishna paksha. The calendar starts on Nava Varsha Din. It is named in many ways such as Ugadhi, Gudhi Padava, Ishu.

Everybody has put a lot of effort into this project. We hope you will enjoy this Calendar (and its convenience) as we all did.

Words to Note Krishna paksha Shuddha paksha/Shukla paksha Waning: A time when the moon gets smaller. Waxing: A time when the moon gets bigger.

चैत्र शके १९३३ Chaitra Shake 1933Vikram Samvat 2067-2068

April - May 2011Vasant Rutu

सोमवार Monday मंगळवार Tuesday बुधवार Wednesday गुरुवार Thursday शुक्रवार Friday शनि�वार Saturday रनिववार Sunday

१ 4

Ugadhi/Gudhi Padava

२ 5 ३ 6 ४ 7 ५ 8 ६ 9 ७ 10

८ 11 ९ 12

Ram Navami

१० 13 ११ 14

Tamil New Year/ Varusha Paruppu

१२ 15 १३ 16 १४ 17

१५/१ 18 २ 19 ३ 20 ४ 21 ५ 22 ६ 23 ७ 24

८ 25 ९ 26 १० 27 ११ 28 १२ 29 १३ 30 १३ 1

१४ 2 ३० 3

वैशाख शके १९३३Vaishakh Shake 1933

Vikram Sambat 2067-2068

May-June 2011Vasant


१ 4 २ 5 ३ 6

Akshay Tritiya

४ 7 ५ 8

Adi Shankara Jayanti

६ 9 ७ 10 ८ 11 ९ 12 १०/११ 13 १२ 14 १३ 15

१४ 16 १५ 17

Buddha Purnima

१ 18 २ 19 ३ 20 ४ 21 ५ 22

६ 23 ७ 24 ८ 25 ९ 26 १० 27 ११ 28 १२ 29

१३ 30 १४ 31 ३० 1

Guru PoornimaFor Hindus around the world, Guru Poornima is considered a very special day. Guru Poornima occurs once a year,

during the first full moon in July. This year, in 2011, it comes on Sunday, July 15th.

What is Guru Poornima?

It is believed that this date originally celebrated the birth of Veda Vyasa, Vyasa was a great saint who lived more than 5,000 years ago, composing the famous Bhagavad Gita and other seminal works still widely in use today. As

time went on, Guru Poornima became a day to honor not only Vyasa, but every Guru.

What is the meaning of Guru Poornima?

In Sanskrit, ‘Gu’ means “ignorance” and Ru means “remover of”. Thus, a Guru is someone who removes our ignorance. Poornima indicates a full moon. Guru Poornima is a celebration of the fullness of the Guru, the person

who removes ignorance. It is symbolic that it is celebrated in July, when the moon shines brightly and the summer season is at its height.

The imagery of the full moon at night illuminating the landscape in summer’s fullness is symbolic of the Guru removing the devotee’s ignorance with the light of his or her wisdom.

How is Guru Poornima Celebrated?

On the day of Guru Poornima, people go to the temples and offer worships to the respective Gurus. After the worship, the prasad is distributed among the people. People also exchange gifts and greetings between family members, relatives, and friends. Women dress themselves in traditional sarees and decorate themselves with

traditional jewelry. Men also wear new clothes. Traditional dances and music are performed to pay homepage to the gurus. People cook mouthwatering delicacies and have meals together.

ज्येष्ठ शके १९३३Jyeshtha Shake 1933

Vikram Samvat 2067-2068

June–July 2011Greeshma Rutu


१ 2 २ 3 ३ 4 ४ 5

५ 6 ६ 7 ७ 8 ८ 9 ९ 10 १० 11 ११ 12

१२/१३ 13

Shivaji coronationHindu Sangathan Divas

१४ 14 १५ 15 १ 16 २ 17 ३ 18 ४ 19

५ 20 ६ 21 ७ 22 ८ 23 ८ 24 ९ 25 १० 26

११ 27 १२ 28 १३ 29 १४ 30 ३० 1

आषाढ शके १९३३Aashaadh shake 1933


July 2011Greeshma

Guru Purnima is a special day celebrated on the full moon (purnima) day of the month of Aashaadh, to pay homage to all teachers (Guru's) - July 15th (Aashaadh 30th)


१ 2 २ 3

३ 4

Independence Day

४/५ 5 ६ 6 ७ 7 ८ 8 ९ 9 १० 10

११ 11 १२ 12 १३ 13 १४ 14 १५ 15

Guru Purnima

१ 16 २ 17

३ 18 ४ 19 ५ 20 ६ 21 ७ 22 ८ 23 ९ 24

१० 25 ११ 26 १२ 27 १३ 28 १४ 29 ३० 30

Amavasai

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Krishna

This is the story of Krishna. He has pale blue skin and he has a peacock feather in his crown. He always carries a flute and loves butter. With lots of boys, he made a prymaid to get butter that was high above the ground! His first mother was Devaki and father was Vasudev. Krishna's father took him to Yashoda and Nand dev. When Krishna was young, he was very naughty. When ladies carried milk on their heads, Krishna shot the pot with a rock! Krishna's best friend was Bal Ram. One day, his friend was crying. His cows drank poisonous water. Krishna went into the water to fight the snake who poisoned the water. A big crowd came... only to find Krishna dancing on the snake's head! When he grew older, he fought the evil king, Kamsa. Krishna is a great god.

Shravana Shudha 1933 - 2011

Vikram Samvat 2067-2068

July 2011 – August 2011Varsha Rutu


१ 31

२ 1 ३ 2 ४ 3 ५ 4

Naag Panchami

६/७ 5 ८ 6 ९ 7

१० 8 ११ 9 १२ 10 १३ 11 १४ 12 १५ 13

Poornima ORaksha Bandhan

१ 14

२ 15

India Independence day

३ 16 ४ 17 ४ 18 ५ 19 ६ 20 ७ 21

Janmashtami

८ 22 ९ 23 १० 24 ११ 25 १२ 26 १३ 27 १४ 28

३० 29

Amavasya ●

भाद्रपद शके १९३३Bhhadrapada Shake 1933Vikram Samvat 2067-2068

August - September 2011Varsha Rutu


३०/१ 29 २ 30 ३ 31 ४ 1

गणेश चतुर्थी0

५ 2 ६ 3 ७ 4

८ 5 ९ 6 १० 7 ११ 8 १२ 9 १३ 10 १४ 11

अ�ंत चतदु2शी, गणेश निवसर्ज2�

१५ 12 १ 13 २ 14 ३ 15 ४ 16 ५ 17 ६ 18

७ 19 ८ 20 ९ 21 १० 22 ११ 23 १२ 24 १३ 25

१४ 26 ३० 27

Aashvin Shake 20111933Vikram Samvat 2067-2068

September 2011 – October 2011Sharad Rutu


१ 28

Navaratra Day 1

२/३ 29 ४ 30 ५ 1 ६ 2

Gandhi Jayanti

७ 3 ८ 4 ९ 5 १० 6

Vijaya Dashami, Budha Jayanti

११ 7 १२ 8 १३ 9

१४ 10 १५ 11

Kojagiri Purnima

१५ 12

Ashwin Purnima

१ 13 २ 14 ३ 15 ४ 16

५ 17 ६ 18 ७ 19 ८ 20 ९ 21 १० 22 ११ 23

१२ 24

Dhana Trayodashi

१३/१४ 25 ३० 26

Diwali Day 1 and 2 Narak Chaturdashi, Laxmi pooja

The Pandavas are the five brave and famous sons of king Pandu, by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva.

Yudhishthira was very wise and honest, Bheema was exceptionally strong and a good cook, Arjuna was very brave and skilled at archery, Nakula and Sahadeva are always very helpful and obedient, Nakula was very good in Astronomy, these are five expectionally talented brothers whose good nature made their kaurava cousins very jealous. Things only got worse when Duryodhana found that everyone wanted Yudhishthira as king. Duryodhana harboured intense hatred for the five brothers throughout his childhood and youth, and following the vile advice of his maternal uncle Shakuni, often plotted to get rid of them to clear his path to be the king of Hastinapur.

Shakuni and Duryodhana gave money to some workers to construct a palace in Varnavata, which was built by incorporating flammable materials and sealing wax (lakha ghray). Duryodhana then successfully convinced this father Dhritarashtra to send Yudhisthira to represent the royal family in Varnavata during the celebrations of Shiva Mahotsava. The plan was to set the palace on fire during the night while Yudhisthira would likely be asleep. As Yudhisthira left for Varnavata, accompanied by his four brothers and mother Kunti, fortunately for the Pandavas, the plan was discovered by their uncle Vidura, who was very loyal to them and an extraordinarily wise man. Vidura arranged for a tunnel to be secretly built for the Pandavs to safely escape the wax palace as it was set afire. After their flee from the wax palace, the five brothers lived in the forests for some time, in the disguise of Brahmins where Bheema killed the bad demon Bakasura who was creating havoc among the kingdom of Ekachakra. Bakasura forced the Raja of the place to send him daily a large quantity of food, which he devoured along with the men who carried the food. Bhima volunteered to take the food for Bakasura and when he reached their for the delivery by not seeing the demon he started eating rice when Bakasura saw him eating his food he got mad and they broke into a big fight in which Bhima killed him.

When Dhritarashtra heard that the five brothers were alive, he invited them back to the kingdom, however in their absence, Duryodhana had succeeded in being made the crown prince. Upon the return of the Pandavas, the issue of returning Yudhisthira's crown to him was raised. Dhritarashtra led the subsequent discussions and agreed to a partition of the kingdom "to do justice to both crown princes". He kept Hastinapura for himself and Duryodhana, and gave the barren and hostile lands of Khandavaprastha to the Pandavas. The Pandavas successfully developed their land and built a great and lavish/grand city which was considered comparable to the heavens, and known as Indraprastha.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indraprastha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekachakra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuni

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahadeva

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjuna

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhima

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yudhisthira

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunti

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandu

Reeling under the loss of half the lands of his future kingdom, Duryodhana's jealousy and rage were further fueled by the Pandavas' success and prosperity at Indraprastha. Eventually, Shakuni made plan and invited Pandavas over for a game of dice (gambling). Shakuni was a master at gambling and owned a pair of dice which magically did his bidding and produced numbers desired by him, the terms of which were that the loser would be condemned to 12 years of exile into forests, and a 13th year to be spent incognito, and if the cover be blown during the 13th year, another cycle of 13 years would start. Obeying their uncle's orders, the Pandavas played the round, and again lost to Shakuni's cheating. During the 12 years of exile in the forest, they prepared for war. Arjuna performed penance and won the entire gamut of celestial weapons (Divyasatras) as boons from the Gods. The 13th year was spent masquerading as peasants in the royal family of Virata, the king of Matsya, where Bhima acted as cook, Draupadi was queens maid, Arjuna was an dance teacher to royal princess, nakul and sahadev were stable guards and Yudhisthira was royal adviser of the king. Queen’s brother (Keechaka) was a bad person who was bothering Draupadi, Bhima got mad at his behavior and killed him. When Duryodhana came to know about this he raised war against Virata in which Pandavas helped Virata win the battle.

Upon completion of the terms of the last bet, the Pandavas returned and demand their kingdom to be rightfully returned to them. Duryodhana refused to turn Indraprastha over. For the sake of peace, and to avert a disastrous war, Krishna proposed that if the king agrees to give the Pandavas only five villages, they would be satisfied and would make no more demands. Duryodhana refused to part even with land as much as the point of a needle. Thus they declared a war against Pandavas and their supporters, for which the epic of Mahabharata is known most of all.

It was their courage and skill that helped the Pandavas princes survive several evil plans of their cousins and their uncle Shakuni, together, the brothers fought and won in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas, which came to be known as the battle of Kurukshetra, where Lord Krishna recited Geeta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kurukshetra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauravas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuni

कार्तित6क शके १९३३Kartik Shake 1933


October- November 2011Sharad Rutu


1 27

Diwali 3 – Bali pratipada, paadava

२ 28

Diwali 4 - Dooj

३ 29 ४ 30

५ 31 ६ 1 ७ 2 ८ 3 ९ 4 १० 5 ११ 6

१२ 7 १३ 8 १४ 9 १५ 10

Guru Nanak Jayanti

१ 11 २ 12 ३ 13

४ 14 ५ 15 ६ 16 ७ 17 ८ 18 ९ 19 १० 20

११ 21 १२ 22 १३ 23 १४ 24 ३० 25

माग2शीष2 शके १९३३Maargasheer Shake 1933Vikram Samvat 2067-2068

November 2011 – December 2011Sharad Rutu


१/२ 26 ३ 27

४ 28 ५ 29 ६ 30 ७ 1 ८ 2 ९ 3 १० 4

१० 5 ११ 6

Geeta Jayanti

१२ 7 १३ 8 १४ 9 १५ 10 १ 11

२ 12 ३ 13 ४ 14 ५ 15 ६ 16 ७ 17 ८ 18

९ 19 १० 20 ११ 21 १२/१३ 22 १४ 23 ३० 24

पौष शके १९३३ Poush Shake 1933Vikram Sambat 2067-2068

December 2011 – January 2012Hemant Rutu

Makar Sankrant or Pongal is a major harvest festival. Makar Sankrant, or Pongal, marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path.


१ 25

२ 26 ३ 27 ४ 28 ५ 29 ६ 30 ७ 31 ८ 1

९ 2 १० 3 ११ 4 १२ 5 १३ 6 १४ 7 १५ 8

१ 9 २ 10 ३ 11 ४ 12 ५ 13 ६ 14 ७ 15Makar

Sankrant/Pongal

८ 16 ९ 17 १० 18 ११ 19 १२ 20 १३ 21 १४ 22

३० 23

माघ शके १९३३ Maagh Shake 1933Vikram Sambat 2067-2068

January 2012 – February 2012 Shishir Rutu

Mahashivratri is the festival in which people honor Shiva, the god of destruction. The festival is mainly celebrated by offering citrus tree leaves to Lord Shiva, all day fasting and practically no sleep during the night.


१ 24 २ 25 ३ 26 ४ 27 ५ 28 ६ 29

७ 30 ८ 31 ९ 1 १० 2 ११ 3 १२ 4 १३ 5

१४ 6 १ 7 2 8 ३ 9 ४ 10 ५ 11 ६ 12

Mahashivratri

७ 13 ८ 14 ९ 15 १० 16 ११ 17 १२ 18 १३ 19

१४ 20 ३० 21

फाल्गु� शके १९३३ Faalgun Shake 1933Vikram Samvat 2067-2068

February 2012 – March 2012Shishir Rutu

Holi is the festival of colors and marks the end of winter. This was the day demoness Holika was burnt to death by Pralhad with the help of God Bramha. She was the sister of King HiRaNyaKaShyaPu.


१ 22 २ 23 ३ 24 ४ 25 ५ 26 ६ 27

७ 28 ८ 1 ९ 2 १० 3 ११ 4 १२ 5 १३ 6

१४ 7

Holi

१५ 8 १ 9 २/३ 10 ४ 11 ५ 12 ६ 13

७ 14 ८ 15 ९ 16 १० 17 ११ 18 १२ 19 १३ 20

१४ 21 ३० 22

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