Birthday Havan
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Birthday Havan is India's first community Birthday celebration. Birthday Havan is a modern incarnation of the traditional Ayush Havan which has been conducted since the Vedic period. A free social website initiated this for children and grownups of Mumbai and Thane and it was held in March 2016 for the first time in Mumbai.
Introduction
The main purpose is to celebrate birthdays in an ancient Vedic way. People having birthdays in a particular month perform this homa, on the first Sunday of their birthday month.
The ritual starts with invoking Lord Ganesha and Kuladevi and concludes with purnahuti. Birthday Havan is an ancient Hindu way of reaching one's prayers to Paramatman with vedic mantras. Ingredients like cereal, ghee etc. are offered to Agni and it reaches Parmatma to fulfill the desired object of Havan or Yagna. Another important aspect is giving one's Nakshatra(Birth Star) to the priest conducting the Havan.[citation needed]
There is a taboo about blowing candles off on birthday cakes, as extinguishing a lamp is considered to be equivalent to the soul leaving the body after death. The fire of the birthday homa signifies health and long life. This auspicious Havan fire is worshiped and Agni is invoked to carry the offerings to Ishwara. Birthday Havan is done in order to live a healthier, longer, and successful life.[1] The event is open for people of all ages, sex, economic background, jati.[2]
Celebrations
Many parents bring along chocolates and distribute them among families present at the community birthday celebration. It is currently being held at Sri Ayyappa Vishnu Temple, Hiranandani, Powai, Mumbai. There is a policy of first come, first served, where people can sit where they want and there is no yajamana here. The organisers of the initiative see around 25 people registering either themselves or their family members every month.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Celebrate birthdays to Vedic chants and havan at this Mumbai temple | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ "'Birthday Havan' App launched on Google Play Store at Sri Ayyappa Vishnu Temple, Powai - POWAI INFO". POWAI INFO. 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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