Varalakshmi Vratam or Mahalakshmi Vrata or Varalaksmi Vratha is a sacred day to do Varalakshmi Pooja Vidhanam in Hinduism on varamahalakshmi festival 2010. The Varalakshmi Pooja ceremony is performed by married Hindu ladies on the Friday before the full moon in the month of Sravana in the Hindu calendar. Those who cannot perform it on that Varalakshmi Vratam day, can do it on any other Friday in that month. This is an important Vratha, meaning a vowed religious observance in Sanskrit. Varamahalakshmi Vratha or Varalakshmi Pooja is performed more commonly in the southern Indian States of Andhra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and also in parts of Maharashtra and Orissa. People in these places want to know How to do Varalakshmi Pooja Vidhanam ? to seek the blessings of the goddess Mahalakshmi, wife of Lord Vishnu, who is considered to be the abode of wealth and prosperity. Checkout here for varalakshmi vratham pooja audio, about Varalakshmi Vratam and way to perform Varalakshmi Vratam/ Vrata

Legend behind Varalakshmi Vratam or Mahalakshmi Vrata or Varalaksmi Vratha:

1. There is a legend that says that this vratam was recommended by Lord Shiva to his wife Parvati to gain wealth and prosperity.

2. There is also another legend that tells of a very pious lady Charumati who was asked by the goddess Varalakshmi, in her dream, to do the vratam in order to fulfill her wishes. She performed the vratam along with other ladies in her village with great devotion. They offered the deity lots of delicacies and once the vratam was completed, they were amazed to find their bodies decked with expensive jewels and their homes full of riches. From then on, women started performing this vratam every year seeking wealth and prosperity in their families.

How to do Varalakshmi Pooja Vidhanam ?

On the day of Varalakshmi vratam, women clean their homes and decorate their front yards with rangolis. Later, they take a bath and deck themselves with beautiful clothes and jewellery. They then begin the process of performing the vrata by first arranging the kalasha or sacred pot. They fill the pot with rice and water which symbolize prosperity and cover it with mango and betel leaves. They then place a coconut smeared with turmeric and vermilion on the kalasha and also decorate the coconut with a new cloth. Some people decorate the kalasha with many kinds of jewels to make it look more beautiful. They place this kalasha on a plate filled with rice.

The main puja begins by worshiping Lord Ganesha, who is believed to drive away all obstacles and evil forces. Later, goddess Mahalakshmi is invoked into the kalasha. They then worship a couple of torams (a bunch of nine threads with nine knots) and tie one to the kalasha while the other one is tied around the right hand wrist of the lady performing the pooja. Later, they chant the Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamam. They then offer the goddess nine varieties of delicacies including both sweets and savories. In conclusion of the vratam, they sing hymns in praise of goddess Varalakshmi and also invite another married woman assuming her to be goddess Varalakshmi and offer her sweets. That evening, they invite all the neighboring laides to their homes and offer them tamboolam, an offering consisting of betel leaves, fruits, betel nuts, vermilion, turmeric and dakshina (money). They also collectively sing songs in praise of goddess Varalakshmi.

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UCO Bank Recruitment for 1000 Clerk vacancy or UCO Bank Recruitment 2010 Clerk Posts has been announced by UCO Bank on its official website at www.ucobank.com. Candidates can check here UCO Bank Recruitment 2010 and UCO Bank online application form as UCO Bank a leading listed Public Sector Bank is inviting online applications  from Indian citizens for recruitment in the Clerical Cadre posts. Interested can apply for this UCO Bank Recruitment for 1000 Clerk vacancy or UCO Bank Recruitment 2010 Clerk Posts as candidates are requested to apply Online between July 21, 2010 to August 28, 2010 only through Bank's website after making payment of application fee/postage. No other means/mode of application / printout will be accepted.

Important Dates:

• Payment of Application Fee/Postage Charges From 21.07.2010 – To 28.08.2010
• Opening Date for Online Registration 21.07.2010
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• Tentative Date of Written Examination 14.11.2010

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Total No of Vacancies for all the 23 States/4 UTs together : 1000

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Tnteu B.Ed Result 2010 Tamilnadu or Tnteu Results 2010 has been released on the official website of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU) at www.tnteu.in. Candidates can check their Tnteu B.Ed Result 2010 Tamilnadu or Tnteu Results 2010 as these Exam Results were announced by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU). Get your Tnteu B.Ed Result 2010 Tamilnadu or Tnteu Results 2010 by just a click on the given links below.

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Parsi New Year 2010 is celebrated today on August 19, 2010 and Parsi New Year SMS Messages, Pateti festival Parsi New Year Greetings is given below for you. The Parsis celebrate this day with enjoyment and laughter. They start the New Year by praying at the fire temple and putting on new clothes. The Parsis also love to watch comedy plays. Lots of people like watching Parsi-Gujarati genre comedies during this festive season. Zoroastrian community is all set to bring in the Navroze or the Parsi New Year 2010 on Thursday with customary fervour. On the auspicious occasion of Navroz, we are updating some information related to Parsi New Year 2010 and Parsi New Year SMS Messages, Parsi New Year Greetings, Pateti festival Parsi good wishes to all Parsi brothers and sisters.

“The 10 days before Navroze are marked by prayers for the departed, at Agiaries in the city. The 10th day is called Pateti, which was on August 18, 2010,” said businesswoman Persis Katpitia. “Pateti is a day of repentance for people, to reflect on their thoughts, words and deeds in the preceding year and to repent any mistakes. Thus, everyone may bring in the New Year or Navroze on a fresh and positive note.”

Nowruz is the traditional celebration of the ancient Iranian New Year. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year.It is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some ethnic groups in Albania, Bosnia, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia.

New Year’s Day or Navroze begins early with families offering prayers at the Agiary. Sev’ (a vermicilli preparation roasted in ghee and choc-a-bloc with dry fruits) is a favourite preparation for breakfast. It is eaten with yoghurt and enjoyed by young and old alike. People decorate their homes beautifully with floral torans along their doorways. In the old days, every door in the house was decorated with torans, but these days, it’s usually just along the main door. Intricate and creative rangolis dot the floor as well, indicating the sanctity of the festival. Fish and floral motifs (rangolis) are considered especially auspicious.

Following are some Parsi New Year SMS Messages, Parsi New Year Greetings, Pateti 2010 festival Greetings:

May the glory of King spread all over,
May Lord praise us in galore,
Lets pray for happiness and prosperity..
May this Parsi New Year gives us Happiness.
Lasting ever and ever !!…

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Like birds, let us, leave behind
what we don't need to carry…
Grudges Sadness Pain Fear & Regrets
Life is beautiful, Enjoy it.
Happy Pateti

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Nights are Dark but Days are Light,
Wish your Life will always be Bright.
So my Dear don't get Fear
Coz, God Gift us a "Brand New Year"
Happy New Year & Pateti

Pateti Wishes Geeting

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World Photography Day 2010 is celebrated on August 19th 2010. Some Events will be conducted on this World Photography Day 2010 in each state. As part of the World Photography Day 2010 event there will be an exhibition on this centuries photography equipments which is conducting in Kerala on this occassion of World Photography Day at Priyadarshini auditorium by All kerala Photographers association (AKPA).

World Photography Day is all about celebrating photography and remembering how special a photograph can be captured, uploaded and shared. Today, we take our photographs for granted. But next time you’re flicking though photos from your last holiday, remember that there was once a time when photography didn’t exist. On August 19th, celebrate photography day.

World Photography Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Louis Daguerre.  On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift "Free to the World."

Another photographic processes, the Calotype, was also invented in 1839 by William Fox Talbot (it was announced in 1841). Together, the invention of both the Daguerreotype and Calotype mark 1839 as the year that photography was invented and as such we celebrate the day 19th August as World Photography Day.

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International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2010  is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. This ICM meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and IMU Prizes were awarded. This year International Congress of Mathematicians, ICM 2010 will be inaugurated at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). The Fields Medals, the Nevanlinna Prize, the Gauss Prize, and the Chern Medal Award are awarded during the congress’ opening ceremony. Each congress is memorialized by a printed learned Proceedings recording academic papers based on invited talks intended to be relevant to current topics of general interest.

President Pratibha Patil arrived on August 18, 2010 in city for ICM 2010 to inaugurate the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2010) at HICC today on August 19, 2010 (Thursday). She was received at Begumpet airport by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Chief Minister K. Rosaiah and his Cabinet colleagues J. Geeta Reddy, Sabita Indra Reddy, Ponnala Lakshmaiah, R. Venkat Reddy, Sunita Laxma Reddy and D.K. Aruna. Legislative Council chairman A. Chakrapani, Chief Secretary S.V. Prasad and Director General of Police R.R. Girish Kumar were also present.

ICM 2010 will also be remembered for hosting the first ever International Congress of Women Mathematicians. Some 300 women are participating in the congress, breaking the old myth that women cant handle maths. For the first time in the history of the ICM, two sessions will be open to public, at the Global Peace Auditorium, Shanti Sarovar Campus, Gachibowli. On August 23, students from 60 schools will be listening to lecture by Bill Barton from University of Auckland and Gunter Ziegler from the Berlin Maths School. On August 24, Viswanathan Anand will play a game of chess with 40 mathematicians. Though the event is not open to public, it will underline the origin of chess in India.

The entire mathematics community eagerly awaits the announcement, at the opening of the ICM 2010, of the Fields Medals (started in 1936) and the Nevanlinna Prize (started in 1982). At the 2006 Congress another award, the Gauss Prize, was added. A new award, the Chern Prize, will be given for the first time in Hyderabad.

The IMU has been awarding the Fields Medals- generally considered the "Nobel Prize for mathematics" – since 1936, the Nevanlinna Prize in the field of theoretical computer science since 1982, and the Gauss Prize  for applied mathematical work since 2006. The Fields Medals and the Nevanlinna Prize are  given to young researchers below 40 years of age, in recognition of specific path breaking results. The Gauss Prize recognizes mathematical results that have opened new areas of practical applications.

IMU awarded its 2006 prizes on August 22, 2006 during the Opening  ceremony of  the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid, Spain.

Chern Medal Award – a new prize in mathematics

In addition to the above three prizes, a new prize – the Chern Medal  Award – will be awarded jointly with the Chern Medal Foundation (CMF), for the first time at the opening ceremony of ICM 2010, Hyderabad, India on August 19, 2010 to an individual whose lifelong outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics warrant the highest level of recognition.

The Award is established in memory of the outstanding mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern (1911, Jiaxing, China – 2004, Tianjin, China).

For more information, Please visit: http://www.icm2010.org.in/

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Want to know the five most important qualities in a person to make him/her our ideal partner? Roy Sheppard world class specialist Conference Moderator, Speaker, Coach, Networking expert and author of upcoming book on relationships Be the One lists his five in an interview with We Women Today fast growing online magazine for Indian Women:

Here are the excerpts from the interview with Roy Sheppard acclaimed author on these five important qualities

“I'd actually start from a different perspective – I'd work on myself first – in order to BE an ideal partner for someone else – either the person you're with right now, or the person you haven't yet met.

1) Learn to like and love yourself – not in a narcissistic way. It is impossible to love anybody else until you have a healthy relationship with yourself. I believe that developing a strong Emotional Core, as described in my book will help you do that.

2) They never 'plays games' with a date or a partner – ever.

3) They share EQUALLY, the joys and the responsibilities of the relationship.

4) They accept that their life is what it is and NOT the 'better' version they've created in their head. And they realise that no one can live up to the fantasy of the perfect partner they've created! They take people for who they are. If anyone needs changing, they change themselves!

5) They treat their partner BETTER than they treat their best friend.”

So next time in a relationship – remember these Five most important qualities in a person to make him/her our ideal partner – and try to BE THE ONE.

To read full interview check the following link at the Online Magazine for Women in India – We Women Today:

Full Interview with relationship expert Roy Sheppard author of Be the One

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