Ashadhi Ekadashi celebration at Gurukul Global School Date:- 16/07/2024
Ashadhi Ekadashi is celebrated in a grand manner at Gurukul Global School. Various cultural and spiritual programs are organized in the school on this day. Students and teachers participate in Bhajan and Kirtan wearing traditional costumes. Lord Vishnu is praised through Bhajans and songs bathed in devotion are enjoyed through Kirtan. Dindi procession of students is organized in the school courtyard, where all the students are dressed up in traditional costumes. Cultural events include dance, drama, and stories of Ashadhi Ekadashi. Art and crafts prepared by students are put for exhibition, including the decoration of images of Lord Vishnu and Bhagwan Vitthal and festival-related painting. Teachers and seniors tell students the stories of Ashadhi Ekadashi in Hindu scripture, which makes students understand the importance of this festival.
Importance of Ashadhi Ekadashi
Ashadhi Ekadashi, also known as Devshayani Ekadashi, is an important Ekadashi festival in the Hindu Panchang. Religious and spiritual importance of this day. The day of Ashadhi Ekadashi shows the beginning of Chaturmas. Chaturmas is a religious period of four months where Lord Vishnu goes to Yoganidra. During this time, devotees express their devotion by holding fast, participating in kirtan and bhajan. Especially in Maharashtra, on this day, the temple of Vithoba is filled with millions of devotees. Vitthal devotees go to Pandharpur on foot and take darshan of Vitthal-Rakhumai. On this day, devotion is offered at the feet of Lord Vishnu and Lord Vitthal by fasting with devotion.
History of Ashadhi Ekadashi
The story based on the history of Ashadhi Ekadashi is that in ancient times, Lord Vishnu had killed the giant Mura to protect the kingdom of Raja Mandhata. That day, there was Ekadashi in the Shukla party of Ashadh month. This is why this day matters. The importance of this day is celebrated by fasting and offering devotion to Lord Vishnu on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi. Especially in Maharashtra, devotees of Vitthal offer their devotion at the feet of Vitthal on this day. Pandharpur Pilgrimage is a unique feature of this festival, where millions of devotees travel by foot and take advantage of Vitthal’s darshan. This way Ashadhi Ekadashi festival holds a special place in the lives of devotees.
