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It is our Telugu New Year which falls on 20th of March, this year. So, wishing everyone a Happy Ugaadi and a prosperous year ahead. Our day starts with Puja, by later having "Ugaadi Pachchadi" which is a mixture of Neem buds/flowers(Bitterness), Jaggery(Sweetness), Raw Mango(Vagaru), Tamarind Juice(Sour), Chilli Powder/pepper(Hot) and Salt(salty taste). These 6 different flavours are called Shadruchulu.
For more information about the festival, click over here.
For the list of years, click here.

Sri Rama Navami just falls after a week of Ugadi. It is on 27th of this month. The birth of Sri Rama is celebrated. It is also observed as the marriage day of Sri Rama and Sita. The special offering of this day is Panakam(a beverage made of jaggery dissolved in water to which pepper powder and cardamom powder are added) and 'Vada Pappu'(soaked lentil). Happy Sri Rama Navami !
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Just looked back through all my posts. Had a wonderful feeling within. Achieved good virtual blogging friends and satisfaction. And now, I am enjoying and loving this beautiful present moment. I even happened to notice that I crossed my 50th post recently, within a year. And today, is my Brother's birthday too. Happy Birthday, my dear Brother. Wishing Him all success in his future endeavors. Thanks to my dear friend Sush, for introducing me to this blogging world. It is a great place to explore the Self.

Happy Women's Day To All of You. A day late to wish you all. Here is an interesting site which talks about thoughts on women by Swami Vivekananda. Click here.

The Telugu year begins with the month Chaitra (in March or April, depending upon the position of the planet) and ends with Phalguna. Here is the list of months, in order.

Chaitra [Festivals - Ugadi or Telugu New Year, Sri Rama Navami]
Vaisakha
Jyeshta
Aashaadha
Sravanam
Bhaadra [Festival - Ganesh Chaturthi]
Aswayuja/Ashvin [Festival - Vijayadashami / Dasara]
Kaartika [Festival - Karthika pournima]
Maargashirsha/Margasira [Festival - Vaikunta Ekadasi]
Pausha/Pushyam
Maagha
Phalguna [Festival - Holi]

You can just know more about these months from here.
If any idea about any festivals falling in these months, do hint.

Atlast, took up the tag Sush. Now, I tag everyone who visits my blog.

To know more about this festival, browse the following links which gives enough idea.

Makar Sankranti Festival
The Harvest Festival

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Even if you're not responsible for your situation, you're certainly responsible for your reaction to it.

Trouble is a part of your life - if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.

It's said that there is a particular time for everything to happen, one can't go against that and make things happen.

To have peace on earth, it is a must to remove the negative feelings like selfishness, cruelty, hatred.

If you believe in the Lord, He will do half the work - but the last half... He helps those who help themselves.

Thanks Sush for giving me this wonderful gift of quotations. This really makes me think of life. I strongly feel, we all need to learn a lot from it.