Very Inauspicious

This evening India will feel the full effect of the upcoming lunar eclipse. Eclipse’s are considered very inauspicious in Vedic culture. An eclipse is whenever the demon Rahu is attempting to devour the sun or moon. As a precaution all 5,000 temples in Vrindavan were closed by 9AM this morning and won’t open until tomorrow. Every deity in the town has been put to sleep. The Vrajavasis have put auspicious kusa grass around their homes to protect them from the evil effects of the eclipse. Today they will all bath in the sacred Yamuna river and spend most of the time hearing and chanting about Krsna. Me too!


Views: 120 • December 9, 2011 Arcanam, Traditional Life in India, Vrindavana