Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple Nada Closure for Chandragrahan
Are you looking for whether the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple Nada will be closed during Chandragrahan? Well,the temple will be closed on 10 December 2011 during the grahan time. Here you will get more details like chandragrahan in Kerala, story and importance of chandragrahan and many more.
Sabarimala Nada Closure for Chandragrahan
Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, one of the famous temples in Kerala will be closed for Chandragrahan on 10 December 2011. 
Deeparadhana will be held before grahan begins and there won't be any pushpabhishekam. After grahan, parihara poojas will be performed in the temple and thereafter only darshan will be allowed. Inside the sanctum sanctorum, punyaham as well as shudhi will be done. Most people may be searching for the reason why temples are closed during chandragrahan? Remember that our earth gets the energy and life from moon and sun respectively. Another fact is that those idols in these temples are placed in a way so as to get the first rays of this moon and sun respectively. So during the time of grahan, the temples are closed in such a way to destroy any evil that affects the purity of the god or goddess. Want to know more details of chandragrahan? Check the below points.Chandragrahan in Kerala
Chandragrahan, popularly known as the Total Lunar Eclipse is familiar to majority of the people present in the world. In 2011, Chandragrahan date will be on 10 December. This is the second lunar eclipse in 2011. The recently occurred total lunar eclipse was on 15 June 2011. In Kerala state located in India, the Chandragrahan time will be between 6:16 PM and 9:48 PM on 10 December 2011. Not only in India, but also in foreign countries like USA, Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, Oman, Sri lanka, Singapore, Malaysia as well as Australia, this Chandragrahan is visible. As the name indicates, Chandragrahan means the moon is fully covered. But in India, the eclipse begins during the moonrise and so the initial phase may not visible to all parts of our country. It's an interesting fact that Chandragrahan is having some importance in Hindu religion. I know most of you are having a curiosity to know the fact.Importance of Chandragrahan in Hindu religion
Among the different religions in India, Chandragrahan is having an important role in the Hindu religion. Before the Chandragrahan begins, certain communities in the Hindu religion will observe a fast. Another fact is that this upvaas starts about 9 hours before the Chandragrahan begins. People take a bath in cold water and chant mantras that are dedicated to lord Shiva or Vishnu. Apart from this, pregnant women will chant the Santana Gopala Mantra, dedicated to Lord Krishna for a safe pregnancy and to get a healthier baby. But there is a belief that women, who are pregnant, will be affected by Chandragrahan. So for safety, pregnant women should remain in door during the grahan time and must avoid fasting and should not get tensed. Some persons also say that it is not good to go outside during this grahan. There is an interesting story related to chandragrahan in Hindu religion. Do you want to know about it? Story of Chandragrahan in Hindu religion
Rahu(an asura), Mohini(an incarnation of lord Vishnu), Surya(sun god) and Chandra(moon god) are the main characters of an incident that took place during the churning of an ocean for obtaining amrit. This amrit was cunningly stolen by asuras. The devas then approached lord Vishnu, who took the form of a beautiful girl(ie mohini)and went to the asuras to get back the amrit. The asuras who were attracted by mohini's beauty handed over the amrit to her. Mohini with this amrit returned back to devas and started distributing it. At that time, rahu an asura found that they were tricked by devas. So rahu took the form of a deva and sat in the line between Chandra and Surya for receiving amrit from mohini. But Chandra and Surya realized that rahu was an asura and soon mohini severed the head of rahu. After this, rahu decided to punish Chandra and Surya by periodically engaging in a war with them. It should be noted that lunar eclipse or chandragrahan takes place when this rahu swallows moon and at the same time when rahu gobbles up sun, suryagrahan takes place.
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