Today's post - When to celebrate Bhima Ratha Shanthi?

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Dear Members,

 

Here is the post for today - a clarification from dharma sastra on Bhima Ratha Shanthi:

 

A respected member of this forum contacted me and wanted to get it clarified whether the Bhima Ratha Shanthi karma is to be celebrated at the beginning of 70th year or at the completion of the 70th year. He wished I reply through the forum in some details.

Well, I may say, at the beginning that this doubt is very common now and people generally gets confused over this particular shanthi karma unlike Sashtiabdha purthi celebrations.

Read more: http://periva.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=clarifydharma&action=display&thread=2108#ixzz24SdzkdOJ

 

This article is provided by our Dharma Sastra expert & Moderator on the Forum - Sri Sarma Sastrigal. He has also authored an excellent book on "The Great Hindu Tradition" which clarifies many more such queries - details of this book is available at:

http://periva.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=dharmasastra&thread=1701&page=1

 

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