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Malayalam Calendar 2017 in pdf for download is provided by
the Deepika Newspaper, Janmabhumi and Kerala Kaumudi in Kerala.
Mathurbhumi used to provide calendar for free but they have stopped it.
Malayala Manorama too does not provide the 2017 calendar online for free. The
2017 Malayalam calendar contains important festivals in Kerala and uses
Malayalam language to mention Nakshatram and festival details.

Janai Malai Devi is a form of Mother Goddess Shakti
worshipped in Goa and Maharashtra especially in Satara District. She is Grama
Devata or village deity. She is also the patron Goddess of many communities.
There is no proper authentic information regarding her origin but she is a
deity who protects people from evil forces.

Janai Malai Devi is worshipped in murti form. She is
depicted either in standing or sitting position.
Sometimes devotees only get to view her head. She is
depicted with two or four arms. She holds various weapons.

Festivals associated with her vary from region to region.
Numerous different types of rituals are dedicated to her.

In some regions there is a palkhi dedicated to her.
She is worshipped for early cure from diseases, for good
rains and farm yield, for defeating enemies and for fulfillment of desires.

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is the largest and loftiest
temples among the shrines at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. This Shiva temple, built
during the 10th century, measures 30.5 meters in length and 20 meters in width excluding
the platform.

Facing the east, the temple consists of porch, hall, large
hall, oriel windows, vestibule and sanctum enclosed by ambulatory.

The shrine is famous for its sculptures they depict an animated
array of gods and goddesses, couples, heavenly damsels, mythical animals and
serpents. The lofty base of the temple has numerous and elegantly ornamented moldings,
which include two rows of processional friezes teeming with elephants and
horses, warriors and hunters, acrobats and musicians, dancers and devotees and
erotic sculptures.

Daily prayer and meditation are all wonderful therapeutic
agencies in building up peace and happiness within an individual.
A mind held at concentration brings into view the deeper thoughts
that were till then hidden from it due to its own fluctuations.
The joyous expansion of mind experienced in prayer, and the
hushed silence and restful inner dynamism experienced in meditation are the sculptors
that fashion our character and conduct.
Great ideas are conceived only by alert minds held steady in
meditative pose, in unbroken concentration and dynamic vigil. – Swami Chinmayananda