Temple visit on Jan 1, Padsitutes and Makar Sankranti

Temple visit on 1st January?

Actually, we are living in the most chaotic era in post-Independent India. The 1991 reforms were intended as economic measures, but they have silently penetrated our social stability by creating a new mental framework at the individual level. Although rhetorical socialism remains in our minds—particularly at the mass level against the government and state—economic prosperity has made people confident.

Gatherings at temples are visible outcomes of the so-called Hindu renaissance, although temple visits are ostensibly for seeking God's blessings and peace. But the outcomes through reels and shorts contradict this. I don't understand why a Mandir event on January 1st. We don't need to convert or fit our Devi Devta into Christianity. The Gregorian calendar is a colonial legacy still followed in administration. Its application should not be extended to our dharmic beliefs and practices. Our pooja path must align with the Hindu system of time calculation. Please don't force our lords to adjust to Christianity.

Podcast by Shrimati Seema and Shri shubhankar Mishra

The recent podcast by Seema Anand and Shubham Mishra is a classic case of left-liberal wokeism. In the leftist style of storytelling, both podcasters present ideas in a sensational manner, but their work is entirely shallow and founded on unsound morals. Seema Anand’s books The Art of Seduction and Easy Speaks do not reveal groundbreaking truths; they simply stir up new controversies to gain fame, hits on their website, and YouTube views. She knows how to draw attention amid the chaotic behavior of the internet-driven generation. Certain things demand secrecy, and sexual desire/fantasy—the most pious of them—falls into that category.What she is saying is just sensation. Data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) and recent public health research indicates that the so-called tabooness in Indian society is nonexistent.National Averages

Overall average: Indians have an average of 3 sexual partners over their lifetime.

By gender: The mean number of lifetime sexual partners is 3.29 for males and 2.40 for females.

Regional trends: In 11 states and union territories—including Rajasthan, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu—women reported a higher average number of sexual partners than men.Rajasthan: Women average 3.1 partners compared to 1.8 for men.Meghalaya: Reported the highest average for males at 16.85 partners.Factors Influencing Partner Numbers

Residence: Average numbers are slightly higher in rural areas. Rural women average 1.8 partners compared to 1.5 for urban women; rural men average 2.3 partners compared to 1.7 for urban men.

similar is the case with male






India consistently ranks among countries with the lowest lifetime "body count" averages—often at the bottom of global lists alongside nations like China and Vietnam. In contrast, countries like Turkey report averages as high as 14.5. While reasons exist for these differences, attempts by podcasters to divert attention from deeper issues deserve condemnation. Health must remain the primary concern: she may be a nymphomaniac with underlying mental health challenges.Materialistic pleasures are inherently fleeting—the more intense they are, the shorter they last. Men's psychology is often driven by sexual attraction, but this is far from the ultimate goal. At a certain point, men seek true recognition and deeper fulfillment instead.Indian culture teaches that sexual desire and pleasure have natural limits. These can be transcended through spirituality, with discipline, meditation, and self-realization providing the path to lasting balance.

Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti is a festival that marks the Sun’s entry into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makara). It is celebrated every year on January 14. According to the Surya Siddhanta, an ancient Indian astronomical text, Makar Sankranti signifies the Sun’s transition into Capricorn—one of the foundational divisions of the solar months in Indian astronomy. 

Although the date now falls on January 14 or 15, in ancient times it coincided with the winter solstice (December 21–22) due to precession (the gradual shift in Earth’s rotational axis).The Surya Siddhanta states that the solar year consists of 365 days, 6 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds, based on the sidereal (Nirayana) year. Between 400 BCE and 0 CE, Makar Sankranti aligned with the winter solstice, when the Sun used to rise in Capricorn. Around 285 CE, the sidereal and tropical years matched, placing Makar Sankranti on December 21. Due to precession (at a rate of 50 arcseconds per year), the festival has now shifted about 23 days later than Uttarayana.

By around 1500 CE, Makar Sankranti had stabilized around January 14, possibly due to the calculations of Nilakantha Somayaji. The day also became associated with the sesame (til) harvest. Since 1900, it has generally remained fixed on January 14, though astronomical calculations show that it once fell on January 12 or 13 and gradually moved to January 14. Around the time of Aryabhata (c. 500 CE), Makar Sankranti coincided with Uttarayana, which now occurs on December 21. Since 2019, Makar Sankranti sometimes falls on January 15. Because of axial precession (Ayanamsa), the Sun’s entry into Capricorn shifts ahead by one day every 72 years. Thus, over the centuries, the date has slowly changed.During the supposed birth year of Lord Rama (around 5114 BCE, January 10), Makar Sankranti likely occurred between December 22–25 on the modern calendar—when the Sun entered sidereal Capricorn. This period marked the transition from Dakshinayana (southern course) to Uttarayana (northern course), coinciding with the beginning of the gods’ day, as noted in Vedic traditions.

Vedic ConnectionsSun Worship: The Rigveda reveres the Sun as the sustainer of the world and source of light. Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the Sun’s northward journey (Uttarayana), the start of the gods’ daytime, extending ancient Vedic solar worship traditions.Uttarayana: This is the period when the Sun moves from the southern to the northern hemisphere—considered auspicious and holy in Vedic and later Hindu traditions.It is believed that on Makar Sankranti, Lord Surya (the Sun God) visits his son Shani (Saturn), the ruler of Capricorn; hence, the festival’s name derives from this event.

 In the Mahabharata, Bhishma Pitamah chose Makar Sankranti—the day marking Uttarayana—to leave his mortal body. 

According to another legend, on this day, Goddess Ganga followed King Bhagiratha to the ocean, blessing the occasion with great sanctity. It is also believed that Yashoda observed a fast on this day to be blessed with child Krishna.Thus, Makar Sankranti symbolizes the Sun’s transition from Sagittarius to Capricorn, the reunion of father and son, and the celebration of charity and harvest (with sesame and jaggery offerings). Although rooted in Vedic solar worship, it evolved through later Puranic traditions, incorporating legends of Ganga’s descent and Vishnu’s triumphs over demons.

Regional Celebrations Across India

Punjab & Haryana: Celebrated as Lohri one day before Makar Sankranti. In the evening, people light bonfires and offer sesame, jaggery, rice, and roasted maize to the fire while singing traditional songs.

Uttar Pradesh: Known as the Khichdi Festival. People donate and eat khichdi (a rice-lentil dish) as a pious act.

Rajasthan: Married women prepare sweets like sesame laddus and ghevar, placing coins on them to offer to their mothers-in-law and seek blessings. Women also perform rituals involving fourteen sacred items and donate to fourteen Brahmins.

Maharashtra: Married women give gifts such as cotton, oil, and salt to other married women on their first Sankranti. The custom of sharing sesame-jaggery sweets prevails, accompanied by the phrase “Til-gul dhya ani god god bola” (Take this sesame and jaggery, and speak sweetly).

Uttarakhand: Celebrated as Uttarayani or Ghughuti. People prepare sweets called ghughute and offer them to crows, inviting them to eat. A grand fair is held in Bageshwar.

West Bengal: People bathe and donate sesame on this day. A large Ganga Sagar Mela is held where the Ganges meets the ocean.

Assam: Known as Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu, marking the end of the harvest season.

Tamil Nadu: Celebrated as Pongal, a four-day festival—Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and Kanya Pongal. On the second day, sweet rice (Pongal) is cooked outdoors in earthen pots and offered to the Sun God before being shared as prasad.

Gujarat: Known as Uttarayan, where people fly kites to celebrate the changing season.

Odisha: Celebrated as Makara Chaula. Fairs are held at sacred places like the Konark Sun Temple.

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