MARGASIRA MASAM

We are in one of the auspicious months, Margasira Masam which is the 9th month according to the traditional Hindu calender.
Margasira Masam is mainly particular in South India, in Karnataka, Andhra & Orissa states, but it is being celebrated in almost all over Bharat. It usually comes in the English months of November-December and this year in 2009 it started on Tuesday, November 17th the next after Kartika Somavara Amavasya on monday, November 16th. Margasira masam is particularly important to the devotees of Lord SriKrishna and to the devotees of Sri MahaLakshmi. Lord SriKrishna Himself said that He is Margashiram.
Wednesdays are favourite to Lord SriKrishna and Thursdays are to SriMahalakshmi, hence Thursdays are also called Lakshmivaram.
What do our dear sisters need to do during this holy month of Margasira?
The easiest thing anybody can do is to chant or recite the Maha mantra..

HARE KRISHNA-HARE KRISHNA, KRISHNA-KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA-HARE RAMA, RAMA-RAMA HARE HARE

As many times as possible with devotion whatever we do, wherever we are silently in our mind and also read or watch Sri Bhagavad Gita at least one chapter.
Those of us especially our dear sisters can do SriKrishna Puja on Wednesdays in a very simple way without any eloborate hymns. Please click the link below to know what to do

http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/08/how-to-do-simple-shri-krishna-puja.html

To listen SriKrishna suprabhatam and other divine songsd on srikrishna, please click the link below

http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/moviedetail.asp?mid=AD000058 or

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/devotional/s/album.6407/ both only in Telugu (sorry!)

Those of you who would prefer to watch and listen devotional songs of Srikrishna, please click the link below

http://www.youtube.com/results?search=related&search_query=Krishna%20Shri%20Jai%20joshiva%20Hinduism%20culture%20india%20indian%20media%20presentation%20hindi%20Kanhaiya%20Shree%20Om%20Aum&v=RhTVrwn7xLo&page=2


On Thursdays we need to do a simple puja to Sri kanakaMahalakshmi starting with suprabhatam by clicking the link below

http://www.raaga.com/play/?id=87852

To observe a simple puja to SriMahaLakshmi, please click the link below

http://www.hindupad.com/2009/11/margasira-lakshmi-puja-vidhanam-%E2%80%93-procedure-of-margasira-guruvara-laxmi-vratham/

Please note how simple it is but do not forget to prepare different Prasadams each Thursday in Margasira masam as indicated

Please click the link below for Hindi songs on Lakshmi

http://www.dishant.com/album/Laxmi-Pujan.html

More devotional songs by clicking the link below

http://www.teluguone.com/bhakti/devotional-songs.jsp

Those of you who prefer videos, please click the link below and choose what you want

http://www.youtube.com/results?search=related&search_query=Lakshmi%20Laxmi%20Gayatri%20for%20spiritual%20wealth%20status%20greatness%20fame%20Om%20Mahalakshmyai%20cha%20vidmahe%20Vishnu%20patnyai%20dhimahi&v=FTdwrs_TzcA&page=2

For lakshmi Gayari, please click below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTdwrs_TzcA

For another melodious video in Hindi, please click below

http://www.youtube.com/user/Enigma1990ad#p/a