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    Aug 30, 2025
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    Mahalakshmi Vrata Aarambha/Gaura Saptami/International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
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    Mahalakshmi Vrata Aarambha

    महालक्ष्मी व्रतआरम्भ

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    Mahalakshmi Mahavrata commences today

    Mahalakshmi Mahavrata commences today with, simplicity and tenderness of the goddess of wealth and prosperity.


    क्षीरोदार्णवसम्भूता लक्ष्मीश्चन्द्र सहोदरा।

    व्रतोनानेत सन्तुष्टा भवताद्विष्णुबल्लभा।।

    Will you observe the 16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat this year?

    Lakshmi who appeared in the Ksheersagar, Mother who is equally bright in the moon, and Bishnu Ballava, be satisfied with this vow I have made.


    Holy 16 days of Mahalakshmi Vrata

    Today, Shukla Ashtami of Bhadrapad, i.e. for the next 16 days, Mahalakshmi's Vrata series is being celebrated. Welcome to this year's 16-day holy series of Mahalakshmi Vrat. In these 16 days, Goddess Mahalakshmi, the goddess of wealth and auspiciousness, is worshiped. Goddess Mahalakshmi appeared during the Samundra Manthan process from Ksheer Ocean (Ksheer Sagar), she is married to Lord Vishnu or Sri Hari. Every now and then metal coins fall from the palm of the hand of Goddess Lakshmi seated on the lotus flower. If you look at these images, the goddess of wealth is an idol of tender heart and an easy presence.

    The gross world pursuing wealth needs to learn a lot from Mother Lakshmi's simplicity and tenderness. In these 16 days, the devotee who worships Goddess Lakshmi faithfully attains wealth and prosperity. The longevity of wealth and prosperity depends on human service and good deeds. Mother Lakshmi is largely pleased with human service and humanitarian work.


    Milk, sandalwood, and dairy products are used to worship Goddess Lakshmi, holding a garland of lotus seeds and chanting Goddess Lakshmi's following mantra is super beneficial.

    करिष्यकहं महालक्ष्मि व्रतमें त्वत्परायणा ।

    तदविघ्नेन में यातु समप्तिं स्वत्प्रसादतस् ।।


    That is to say, O Goddess, I will be faithful to this Mahavrat here and will be faithful to it.


    Best wishes!

    Gaura Saptami

    गौरा सप्तमी

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    Gaura Saptami

    Saptami falls one day before Ashtami, the main festival day of the Gaura festival which runs from Putrada Ekadashi to Gaura Ashtami.


    What is done on Gaura Saptami?

    Women wear a "Saptanne" rope (a rope made by tying seven knots on a single thread) on their waist. The method of the old vratalu (Fast observer) and the new vratalu (First observer) is different, the new vratalu or the one who ties the rope (double thread) must take a paddy plant from the field and places it inside the worship house during the night to install the idol of Gaura Devi. And the Brahmin worships Purvanga and anoints the statue of Gaura (double thread).

    In addition to this, preparations for Gaura Ashtami i.e ​​the main Gaura festival are also going on with great fanfare. We will bring all the information about the Gaura festival in a special article tomorrow, don't miss it.

    International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

    विश्व बेपत्ता विरुद्धको दिवस

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    Background:

    On December 21, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly officially proclaimed August 30 as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The UN General Assembly on December 21 expressed its deep concern about the increase in enforced or involuntary disappearances across the world.


    More than a human rights violation against an individual

    Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within society. The feeling of insecurity generated by this practice is not limited to the close relatives of the disappeared but also affects their communities and society as a whole.

    Enforced disappearance has become a global problem and is not restricted to a specific region of the world. Once largely the product of military dictatorships, enforced disappearances can nowadays be perpetrated in complex situations of internal conflict, especially as a means of political repression of opponents. Of particular concern are:


    the ongoing harassment of human rights defenders, relatives of victims, witnesses, and legal counsel dealing with cases of enforced disappearance;

    the use by States of counter-terrorist activities as an excuse for breaching their obligations; and the still widespread impunity for enforced disappearance.

    Special attention must also be paid to specific groups of especially vulnerable people, like children and people with disabilities.

    Hundreds of thousands of people have vanished during conflicts or periods of repression in at least 85 countries around the world.


    Transitional justice in Nepal

    In Nepal, during the period of conflict, there is a disturbing fact that thousands of individuals have been rendered missing over the course of a decade or so. However, it is incredibly saddening that even after nearly two decades of the cessation of the conflict, the establishment of justice seems almost unattainable. Internationally, human rights organizations such as Amnesty International, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the International Committee of the Red Cross have been conducting global campaigns to pressure the government and insurgents alike, shedding light on individuals missing due to armed conflict in Nepal.

    In Nepal, during the past decade-long armed conflict between the security forces and the Maoists, a significant number of citizens suffered grievously. Even after the conclusion of the prolonged period of armed conflict and the subsequent peace agreement, many individuals who had suffered harm from both the state and the insurgent side have not yet been able to establish contact. The commissions established for transitional justice also progressed sluggishly and were influenced by political interests, resulting in delayed justice for those affected. There is a pressing need to ensure a renewed distribution of justice for the victims of violence and injustice in Nepal.


    The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has recorded that during the course of the armed conflict, a total of 31,014 individuals have been reported as missing, who were victims of enforced disappearance, from both the state and the former insurgent side. The wait for justice is shared by all, and heartfelt best wishes for a meaningful resolution.

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