GOVARDHAN PUJA

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Govardhan Puja as it is also known, as a Nature worship Hindu festival in which devotees Workship Mountains like Govardhan parvat and prepare and offer a large variety of vegetarian food to Bhagwan (God) Shri Krishna as a mark of gratitude. For Vaishnavas, this day commemorates the incident in the Bhagavata Puran when Bhagwan Shri Krishna lifted the Govardhan Hill to provide the villagers of Vrindavan shelter from torrential rains. The incident is seen to represent how God will protect all devotees who take singular refuge in him. Devotees offer a mountain of food, metaphorically representing the Govardhan Hill, to God as a ritual remembrance and to renew their faith in taking refuge in God. The festival is observed by most of Hindu denominations all over India and abroad. For Vaishnavas this is one of the important festivals. For the Vallabh Sampradaya (Pushtimarg), the Gaudiya Sampradaya of Chaitanya, and the…

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UNITED NATIONS DAY 2022

United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, to “be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for” its work.

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In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a further resolution (United Nations Resolution 2782) declaring that United Nations Day shall be an international observance or international holiday and recommended that it should be observed as a public holiday by United Nations member states.

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🪔 DEEPAVALI 🪔

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Diwali (Deepavali or Divali) is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November). One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance”.

The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity, with many other regional traditions connecting the holiday to Sita and Rama, Vishnu, Krishna, Yama, Yami, Durga, Kali, Hanuman, Ganesha, Kubera, Dhanvantari, or Vishvakarman. Furthermore, it is, in some regions, a celebration of the day Lord Rama returned to his kingdom Ayodhya with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana after defeating Ravana in Lanka and serving 14 years of exile.

In the lead-up to Diwali, celebrants will prepare by cleaning, renovating, and decorating their homes and workplaces with diyas (oil lamps) and rangolis. During Diwali, people wear their finest…

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🇮🇳 NATIONAL AYURVEDA DAY ~ DHANTERAS

National Ayurveda Day is observed on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti (Dhanteras) every year since 2016. The 7th National Ayurveda day this year is celebrated today – October 23, 2022.

It aims to introduce Ayurvedic principles of healing to the younger generation and to establish awareness among them.

Theme 2022:

This year, India is celebrating Ayurveda Day under the theme of “Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda”.

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Dhanteras also known as Dhanatrayodashi is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India.

It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik. Dhanvantari, who is also worshipped on the occasion of Dhanteras, is considered the God of Ayurveda who imparted the wisdom of Ayurveda for the betterment of mankind, and to help rid it of the suffering of disease.

The Indian ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy, announced its decision to observe Dhanteras, as the “National Ayurveda Day”, which was first observed on 28 October 2016. Usually, Gujarati families will enjoy a meal of daal baath and malpura to ring in the new year.

Dhanvantari is the god of health.

Dhanteras is the worship of lord Dhanvantari. Lord Dhanvantari, according to Hindu Mythology, emerged during Samudra Manthan, holding a Kalasha full…

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ON SILENCE

Silence is a very powerful weapon…

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INTERNATIONAL CHEFS DAY

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International Chefs Day – 20th October

International chefs day is celebrated on 20th October every year. This day focuses on educating kids around the globe on healthy eating habits. It’s also a day for chefs to share their knowledge and build the next generation of chefs by teaching them culinary skills.

Some more detailed information in the links as follows:

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/international-chefs-day-october-20

Top 10 Chefs in India – Most Famous and Successful

https://www.therecipe.com/most-famous-chefs-world-signature-dish

https://www.bosch-home.in/experience-bosch/living-with-bosch/fresh-reads/7-easy-recipes-for-lazy-people

https://www.pinkvilla.com/lifestyle/food-travel/6-indian-cooking-shows-and-channels-watch-satisfy-your-inner-chef-522739?amp

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A THOUGHT ON DISCIPLINE

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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY

2022 Theme: “Dignity For All in Practice”.

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – 17th October

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated each year on October 17 throughout the world. The first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honor victims of poverty, hunger, violence, and fear at the unveiling of a commemorative stone by Joseph Wresinski, founder of the International Movement ATD Fourth World. In 1992, four years after Wresinski’s death, the United Nations officially designated October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

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WORLD FOOD DAY

Theme 2022: This year’s theme is “Leave NO ONE behind”.

Every year, a large number of events – from marathons and hunger marches, to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests and concerts – are organised in around 150 countries across the world to celebrate World Food Day.

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Theme for 2021: “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”.

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on 16 October to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with hunger and food security, including the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. WFP received the Nobel Prize in Peace for 2020 for their efforts to combat hunger, contribute to peace in conflict areas, and for playing a leading role in stopping the use of hunger in the form of a weapon for war and conflict.

The World Food Day theme for 2014 was Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth”; in 2015 it was “Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty”; in 2016 it is…

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A THOUGHT ON LEADERSHIP

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN

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INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY ~ 2022

Celebrated on the third Saturday of October every year.

https://www.archaeological.org/programs/public/archaeologyday/

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NOBLE THOUGHTS # 66

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WORLD SIGHT DAY 2022

World Sight Day (WSD) is an international day of awareness held every October to focus attention on the global issue of eye health.

World Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment. This year it falls on 13th of October.

It was originally initiated by the SightFirstCampaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000. It has since been integrated into VISION 2020 and is coordinated by IAPB in cooperation with the World Health Organization.

Theme: The theme for this year’s World Sight Day is ‘Love your eyes.’ The theme is dedicated to informing people to put their eye health first for better vision and getting an accessible health care facility.

https://www.iapb.org/world-sight-day/

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