Mā Skandamātā

स्कन्दमाता

Loving Mother of Lord Kārttikeya (Skanda)

Classical oil painting of Goddess Skandamata seated on a pink lotus throne with infant Kartikeya in her lap and a lion by her side — Mā Skandamātā – Loving Mother of Lord Skanda, showering maternal tenderness.

Select Navadurgā Day (1 – 10)Active Today

Today's ColorPure White (Serenity & Grace)

Today's Prasad (Bhōg)Fresh Bananas & Fruit Offerings

Inner Energy (Chakra)Viśuddha (Throat Chakra · Space)

Today's PracticePrayers for children's well-being and motherly blessings

Day 5 Navadurgā Mantra

ॐ देवी स्कन्दमात्रे नमः॥

Om Devī Skandamātre Namaḥ ||

Daily Fasting Guide · One Meal a Day (Ekabhukta)Simple meal after sunset · Water & fruits during daytime

During the DayWater, fresh fruits (apples, bananas, papaya), coconut water, milk, or soaked almonds.

Evening Meal (After Sunset)Simple satvik food cooked in pure cow ghee with rock salt (sendhā namak): samak rice khichdi, kuttu or singhara rotis, or boiled potatoes.

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SaṅkrāntiWorship · no fast

Tulā Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Tulā

Sunday, 18 October 2015

The Sun crosses at 12:16 AM, your local time

The Sun enters Tulā (Libra), where day and night stand in balance. Kept as Tulā Saṅkrānti, and as Kati Bihu in Assam, a quieter festival of lamps in the fields and prayers for the ripening crop.

What is done, A bath in sacred water, the Tulā-snāna in the Kāverī is especially honoured, and charity.

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Today's Sky (18 October 2015)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:10 AM99° E

Sunset5:59 PM260° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise10:20 AM109° ESE

Moonset10:09 PM251° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

4:30 PM – 5:59 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:04 PM – 1:33 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:40 AM – 12:28 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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