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Hindu Calendar - 2024

Key days in 2024 Monday - Jan 15, 2024 - Makarsankranti / Pongal Friday - Mar 8, 2024 - Mahashivarathri  Monday - Mar 25, 2024 - Holi Tuesday - Apr 09, 2024 - Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year Wednesday - Apr 17, 2024 - Ramanavami Tuesday - Apr 23, 2024 - Hanuman Jayanti Tuesday - May 21 2024 - Narasimha Jayanti  Sunday - Jul 21, 2024 - Guru Purnima Monday - Aug 26, 2024 - Krishna Janmashtami Saturday -   Sep 06, 2024 - Ganesh Chaturthi Thursday - Oct 03, 2024 - Navaratri begins Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 - Saraswati Puja Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 - Durga Puja Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 - Vijayashtami  Friday - Oct 11, 2024 - Navaratri ends / Maha Navami Saturday - Oct 12, 2024 - Dusshera Friday - Nov 01, 2024 - Diwali Wednesday - Dec 11, 2024 - Geeta Jayanti Poornima days:  Friday, 23rd February 2024 - Magha Purnima Sunday, 24th March 2024 - Phalguna Purnima  Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 - Chaithra Purnima  Thursday, 23rd May 2024 - Vaisha...

Qualities of Rama from Valmiki Ramayana

Valmiki Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - Sarga 1 स हि रूपोपपन्नश्च वीर्यवाननसूयकः | भूमावनुपमः सूनुर्गुणैर्दशरथोपमः || २-१-९ Rama was beautiful in form, a hero of valor and without envy. By virtues, he was like Dasaratha. In this way, he was an incomparable son on earth. स च नित्यं प्रशान्तात्मा मृदुपूर्वं तु भाषते | उच्यमानोऽपि परुषं नोत्तरं प्रतिपद्यते || २-१-१० That Rama was always peaceful in mind and spoke softly. He did not react even to the hard words spoken by others. कथञ्चिदुपकारेण कृतेनैकेन तुष्यति | न स्मरत्यपकाराणां शतमप्यात्मवत्तया || २-१-११ That Rama, because of his good bent of mind, feels glad even by whatever way a good thing is done to him. He does not remember any number of bad things done to him शीलवृद्धैर्ज्ञानवृद्धैर्वयोवृद्धैश्च सज्जनैः | कथयन्नास्त वै नित्यमस्त्रयोग्यान्तरेष्वपि || २-१-१२ Whenever he finds some time even while practising archery, Rama used to converse with elderly people, elder by way of conduct or wisdom or age or with good- natured people. बुद्धिमान...