Here’s an excerpt:

Madison Square Garden can seat 20,000 people for a concert. This blog was viewed about 68,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Madison Square Garden, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Rather than seeking help in the form of chemically-formulated sleep meditations that are often addictive and are known to have serious side-effects, it is better to opt for natural aids. The safest and probably the mos undemanding solutions to all your sleep problem is food.

Following are the five dinner meals that will help to optimize you overall sleeping pattern and halt your progress towards serious complications due to sleep deprivation such as insomnia:

1) Whole Wheat Rotis With Potatoes.

Most Carbohydrate sources, particularly those rich in complex carbohydrates, like whole wheat are recommended for ensuring better sleep. This can be easily used for dinner by opting for whole-wheat flour. Rotis made from such flour helps you to promote sleep by stimulating release of insulin. This hormone is stimulant for ensuring that tryptophan is directedtowards the brain . Here, tryptophan is metabolized into serotonin which in turn is the primary biochemical for establishing a general feeling of wellness. It fights stress or anxiety-induced sleep disturbances. Ideally, these rotis should be combined with at least one potato-based dish. Potatoes are known to breakdown the acids that interfere with the metabolism of tryptophan.

2) Spinach Combined with Low-fat Yogurt

Whether consumed with whole wheat chapattis or brown rice, spinach is a recommended dietary sleeping aid. Most leafy green vegetables like spinach are a rich source of iron that is vital to neutralize a common sleep deterrent referred to as Restless Legs Syndrome. This condition is actually a form of subdued hyperactivity or an anxious reaction to any persistent thought that prevents onset of sleep. A recommended combination with spinach is having low-fat yogurt. This is a proven source of magnesium and calcium. These two micronutrients are essentially sleep-supportive minerals that promote deeper, more relaxing sleep. Eating yogurt with spinach is also recommended to ensure that absorption of iron is comprehensive.

3) Beans With Flax Seed Rotis

Beans in form of kidney beans are a rich source of B vitamins including Folic Acid, B6 and B12. These are vital, sleep vitamins, i.e. they help in regulating the sleep cycles and assist metabolic process related to serotonin. This is why vitamin B supplements are commonly recommended to people diagnosed with insomnia. Flax seed or Alsi is commonly used as a fiber and nutrition resource in the form of flax seed oil or as a flour ingredient. A bit of grounded flax seed should be added to the whole wheat flour. Flax seeds are enriched with Omega 3 Fatty Acids that help to fight-off sleep disturbances like stress by aiding the complete absorption of serotonin.

4) Cauliflower/ Kale (Javi) With Whole Wheat Rotis

Many green vegetables are a natural source of Tryptophan. Among these, Kale or Javi is recommended for dinner. Javi also contains biochemicals that fight-off anxiety. When combined with tryptophan-boosters like whole wheat bread or rotis, it acts like the perfect sleep-promoting meal. If you cannot find Javi in your area, you can use cauliflower or cabbage.

5) Cooked Lentils With Brown Rice

Carbohydrate foods that are high in fiber tend to aid the gradual release of Tryptophan, ensuring that the stress-fighting capabilities of Tryptophan are sustained over a longer period. Among these high-glycemic foods like Brown Rice are recommended which can be combined with cooked dals. Lentils are another high-tryptophan food item. These are easy-to-digest and also provide the body with essential proteins.

This year My ganpati festival was lost… Missed all kinds of  gestures of Ganpati .. Missed the story based ganapti…

I was unbelievable for me that very soon the ganpati festival ended.  And this time my mobile also didnt supported me . Due to which this time no  much snpas of gnapati. Also snaps of laubaug cha raja got deleted

But I took decision and ordered myself that I will see Anant Chaturthi..

So here are some pics of anant chaturthi 2011. Click on the image Below to see more snaps or click here

Ananth Chatruthi 2011

Click here to See photographs and videos of  Ganesh Festival And Ananth Chaturthi 2010

Click here to know about gnaesh festival

Click here to see some downloaded photos of ganapti bappa 

Sadyojat Shankara, Chritrapur Math

“Guru is creator Brahma,
Guru is preserver Vishnu,
Guru is also the destroyer Siva and he is the source of the Absolute.
I offer all my salutations to the Guru. “

The full moon day in the month of Ashadh (July) of the Hindu calendar is celebrated as Guru Purnima by all Hindus. This day is celebrated as a mark of respect to the ” Guru ” i.e. a teacher or a preacher.

This day is celebrated in the sacred memory of the great sage Vyasa, the ancient saint who compiled the four Vedas, wrote 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata and the Srimad Bhagavata.

The day, also known as “Vyasa Purnima” is observed by devotees who offer pujas (worship) to their beloved Gurus. Sage Vyasa is known to be the Adi (original) Guru of the Hindu religion. The auspicious day of Vyaasa Poornima has a great significance as everybody knows that the role of a Guru in real life is very much important.

Your Prediction For This Guru Purnima

Those who are following the spiritual activity will get peace of mind, wisdom to handle life, blessings of the benevolents: the Guru, the Angels, Jupiter

Spiritual pursuits will bring the fulfillment of desires and profits.

Those who worship Lakshmi or Radha will receive abundant blessings as she will be able to descend quickly from the Heavens to grant financial and material success.

Your relationships both intimate and otherwise will take on an entirely new dimension infused with divine love and ease.

Look to the Sky!

The planets are uniquely positioned to give this Guru Purnima a fresh perspective and new hope for the spiritually inclined. Spiritual, God Loving seekers often come up short in the world of material success. This Guru Purnima is set to reverse that. Let the Goddess be your Guru and infuse your life with both the material and spiritual!

Om

All things astrologically point to the Goddess reigning supreme for this Full Moon. The key planets supporting this are Venus- the maya, love and material world planet, the Moon- your emotional support planet, Jupiter- the wisdom or Guru planet, Mars- the proactive for successful endeavors planet and Mercury- the mind-set, business and communications planet.

Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu in the form of Radha-Krishna take the lead in teaching us about spiritual action and achieving worldly success through love. Radha- Krishna’s union is considered the ultimate in divine love.

The relationship of Radha-Krishna is the highest of loves to reach for as it embodies divine love, beauty, affection, joy, bliss, effortless manifestation and wealth. On July 15th, 2011 IST, this Guru Purnima, a special ceremony re-enacting their divine marriage will take place at a little known, remote and very small shrine in Tamil Nadu where the couple are said to have joined in union.

The 2011 Guru Purnima Equation for Worldly and Spiritual Success.
Venus + Moon + Jupiter + Mars + Mercury + Lakshmi – Vishnu / Radha – Krishna = Worldly & Spiritual Success

This holiday is relatively modern, being created at the start of the 20th century, and should not be confused with the early pagan and Christian traditions honoring mothers, or with the 16th century celebration of Mothering Sunday, which is also known as Mother’s Day in the UK.

In most countries the Mother’s Day celebration is a recent holiday derived from the original US celebration. Exceptions are, for example, the Mothering Sunday holiday in the UK.

Different countries celebrate Mother’s Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins^,

One school of thought claims this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. This festival was held around the Vernal Equinox around Asia Minor and eventually in Rome itself from the Ides of March (15 March) to 18 March.

The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day.

In addition to Mother’s Day, International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries on March 8.

Click Here ..

Here are some real snaps of holi … Well all you know that Holi (referred to as Phagwa in Bhojpuri), also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, the UK and Nepal.

Holi at Piramal Nagar, 2011

In West Bengal, it is known as Dolyatra (Doljatra) or Boshonto Utsav (“spring festival”). On the third day, burning of the demoness Holika, Hiranyakashipu’s sister, in huge bonfires at night.

Holi at Piramal Nagar, 2011

It is called Kama dahanam in Andhra Pradesh.

Holi at Piramal Nagar, 2011

On the second day, known as Dhulheti, people spend the day throwing coloured powder and water at each other. The spring season, during which the weather changes, is believed to cause viral fever and cold. Thus, the playful throwing of the coloured powders has a medicinal significance: the colours are traditionally made of Neem, Kumkum, Haldi, Bilva, and other medicinal herbs prescribed by Āyurvedic doctors.

Holi at Piramal Nagar, 2011

A special drink called thandai is prepared, sometimes containing bhang (Cannabis sativa). Rangapanchami occurs a few days later on a Panchami (fifth day of the full moon), marking the end of festivities involving colours.

Holi at Piramal Nagar, 2011

These snaps are of piramal nagar, Goregaon (west)..

Holi at Piramal Nagar, 2011

Children play holi every year and make the day full of colors..

Holi at Piramal Nagar, 2011

Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivaratri (Night of Shiva or “Great Night of Shiva”) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Maagha (as per Shalivahana) or Phalguna (as per Vikrama) in the Hindu Calendar (that is, the night before and day of the new moon). The festival is principally celebrated by offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Lord Shiva, all day fasting and an all night long vigil.

By mid-December, most homes also be decorate with Christmas trees, coloured lights and paper or plastic decorations around the rooms. These days, many more people also decorate garden trees or house walls with coloured electric lights, a habit which has long been popular.

Who was Santa Claus?
Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas, which explains his other name ‘Santa Claus’ which comes from the Dutch ‘Sinterklaas’. Nicholas was a Christian leader from Myra (in modern-day Turkey) in the 4th century AD. He was very shy, and wanted to give money to poor people without them knowing about it. It is said that one day, he climbed the roof of a house and dropped a purse of money down the chimney. It landed in the stocking which a girl had put to dry by the fire! This may explain the belief that Father Christmas comes down the chimney and places gifts in children’s stockings.

Here are some real pics of Christmas tree.

Click on the image below

or go to this link: Real Snap of Christmas Tree

Real Snap of Christmas Tree

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 49,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 6 days for that many people to see it.

In 2010, there were 21 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 41 posts. There were 92 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 13mb. That’s about 2 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was September 15th with 3,929 views. The most popular post that day was Ganesh Chaturthi 2010 – The Festival Of India.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were offline.runtime.in, facebook.com, mail.yahoo.com, en.wordpress.com, and orkut.co.in.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for ganpati, lord shiva, ganpati bappa, shiva, and lexiaguo.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2010 – The Festival Of India September 2010
4 comments and 1 Like on WordPress.com,

Janmashtami – The Festival Of Lord Krishna September 2010

Govinda Alla re Alla September 2010

Republic Day Wallpapers January 2010

A Friend Called “Sister” January 2010

Here  are some of the real snaps of Diwali 2010

Click on the image below or go to this link   Diwali Real Snaps

Diwali Real Snaps