In India Temples are famous religious and spiritual places, but also big business for travel and tourism. The Shivoham Shiva Temple, located at Old Airport Road, Bangalore, India was built in 1995. It features a Shiva statue that is 65 feet tall.

The temple is considered of being one of the most powerful Shiva temples in the world, a temple where its believed that dreams come true and prayers are answered. Therefore, on the sacred day of Maha Shivratri, it is not surprising that lakhs of devotees visit the temple to perform poojas and offer prayers to their beloved Lord Shiva.

The Shivoham Shiva Tem Murgesh Pallya by Humanitarian Hands Trust is celebrating 25 years and wants attention by visitors.

The Shivoham Shiva Temple, however, is considered to be more than just a temple that propagates faith. It is a temple that seeks to guide believers to become seekers and leads them to the realization of the truth of Shivoham, that God is everywhere and in everything; that everything is a manifestation of the Divine power. The temple, thus, strives to take seekers Godward, finally, to attain the ultimate goal of life – Liberation, Moksha, Mukti, Nirvana, Enlightenment.

The Maha Shivratri celebrations at the Shivoham Shiva Temple have to be experienced for the spiritual guidance and support offered there. The core focus of this year’s celebration is spiritual evolution: the evolution from Om Namah Shivaya to Shivoham. It calls upon seekers to go beyond religion, and to evolve from Om Namaha Shivaya to Shivoham, to realize God within – in the temple of their hearts.

24 hours of Bhajans in praise and in gratitude to the Deity; chanting of mantras; the Shivoham Jaagran Express, an all-night vigil that is believed to help devotees stay awake and ‘be awakened’; the Maha Yagna, with a 6-feet-tall yagna kund, reminiscent of ancient days of yogis and sages; the absolutely spellbinding and spiritually uplifting Maha Shivratri Light and Sound Show are some of the key highlights of this year’s celebration. In addition to this, the Shiva Arti, which is performed every two hours, and several other spiritual activities and special poojas have also been organized to engage devotees and make their spiritual experience quite unlike what they have experienced before.

To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Shivoham Shiva Temple and 25 years of Maha Shivratri Celebrations, a special book, ‘The Ladder to Heaven’, authored by AiR, the founder of the temple is scheduled for release on this day.

The Magnificent Statue of Lord Shiva: Ever since its inception, the 65-feet-tall idol of Lord Shiva has been the focal point of the temple, attracting tens of thousands of followers every year. This Maha Shivratri, like every year, is no exception. In fact, because of the 25th-anniversary celebrations, the crowds are only expected to be larger. Every year on Maha Shivratri, devotees with enthusiasm want to catch a glimpse of Lord Shiva- even senior citizens or those with physical challenges patiently wait in eager anticipation for the darshan of Bholenath.

Other Attractions: Devotees are also drawn to other attractions at the temple that make the temple singular in all that it embodies and offers. Devotees seek the blessings of the 32-feet-tall idol of Lord Ganesha, pray at the Navgraha Temple, and undertake the sacred, the beautifully recreated Amarnath Paanch Dham Yatra. The Barah Jyotirling Yatra and the Barah Jyotirling Abhishek are also popular with devotees. Incidentally, the Shivoham Shiva Temple is the only temple that brings everything related to Lord Shiva under one roof, be it the lingas or the holy pilgrimages associated with his Divine Grace.

The Shivoham Shiva Temple believes that Service to Humanity is Prayer to God. Hence, it supports the A.i.R. Charitable Home and A.i.R. Transit Home, homes for the poor and homeless run by the A.i.R. Humanitarian Homes. These two charitable institutions care for and look after 600 needy people every day. The residents at these homes are provided with medical care, besides necessities like food, shelter, and clothing.

Proceeds from the temple go towards doing God’s work – serving the destitute, the poor, and the homeless that are sheltered at the A.i.R. Humanitarian Homes.

Celebrate this very special day of Maha Shivratri at the Shivoham Shiva Temple on February 21st, 2020.

The Shivoham Shiva Temple was built with the support and wishes of many. However, it is believed that the inception of the temple was from a divine vision beheld by AiR himself. With the grace and blessings of God, the temple was consecrated by Shri Sankaracharya who made a rare appearance, on February 27th, 1995, the sacred day of Maha Shivratri. Over 3,00,000 people visited and prayed to Lord Shiva on that Maha Shivratri day.

सुनको भाउ अहिलेसम्मकै उच्च भएको छ। २३ गते ७६ हजार ५ सय रुपैयाँमा पुगरे सुनको मूल्यले त्यसअघिका रेकर्ड तोडेको थियो। सुनचाँदी व्यवसायी महासंघकाअनुसार मंगलबारका लागि नेपाली बजारमा प्रतितोला छापावाल सुनको मूल्य ७६ हजार ७ सय पुगेको छ। अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय बजारमा सुनको मूल्य प्रतिऔंस १५ सय ८८ अमेरिकी डलरमा कारोबार भइरहेको छ। अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मिडियाहरुले सुनको मूल्य अझै बढ्ने बताइरहेका छन्। नेपाली सुनचाँदी व्यवासायी महासंघले पनि सुनको मूल्य अझै बढ्नसक्ने अनुमान गरिरहेको छ। सुनको मूल्यले नयाँ कीर्तिमान कायम गरेको  हाे। अहिले अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय बजारमै सुनको मूल्य बढेको छ।

काठमाडौं : प्रधानमन्त्री केपी ओली अस्वस्थ्य भएपछि मनमोहन सेन्‍टरमा भर्ना भएका छन्।
अहिले प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीको सेन्टरको क्याथ ल्याबमा स्वास्थ्य परीक्षणका लागी मनमोहन सेन्‍टरमा भएका छन्। प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीको मिर्गौलाको कार्यक्षमतामा पूर्ण ह्रास नआइसकेका कारण असहज महसुस भए मात्र डायलासिस गरिँदै आएको थियो मनमोहन कार्डियो थोरासिक भास्कुलर एण्ड टान्सप्लान्ट सेन्टरमा भर्ना भएका हुन्। ०६४ सालमा ओलीको भारतको अपोलो अस्पतालमा मिर्गौला प्रत्यारोपण गरिएको थियो। प्रत्यारोपणपछि उनले औषधि सेवन गर्दै आएका छन्। गत १८ साउन र ५ भदौमा सिंगापुरस्थित नेसनल युनिभर्सिटी अस्पतालमा उपचार गरिएको थियो। प्लाज्माफेरेसिस पद्धतिबाट शरीरमा बढेको एन्टिबडी नष्ट गरिएको थियो।

In an unorthodox attempt to boost religious tourism, Indian Railways has reserved a special seat for the omnipotent Lord Shiva on the Kashi Mahakal Express, which is India’s first privately owned train that will run between India’s three holy cities. From now on, the Hindu god will have seat 64 reserved for him on a sleeper train, that was launched on Sunday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The train set out from the ancient holy city of Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh, heading for two other major Hindu sites.

The vacant berth, heavily decorated with garlands and pictures of Lord Shiva himself, is actually a small Hindu temple set up in a sleeper coach. But its presence is intended to remind passengers that the god is somewhere nearby. “It’s the first time that a seat has been reserved and left vacant for the deity Lord Shiva,” Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar said. He said the company will decide on whether to keep seat 64 vacant forever.

Kashi Mahakal Express, which is India’s first privately owned train, will cover 1,131km between Varanasi and Indore in Madhiya Pradesh via Lucknow in approximately 19 hours. Intended to boost religious tourism, passengers on the express train will be offered only vegetarian cuisine, with light devotional music being played on board continually.

६ फागुन, काठमाडौं : स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालयका अनुसार संकलित र्‍याल परीक्षणका लागि टेकुस्थित राष्ट्रिय प्रयोगशालामा नेपालीमा कोरोनाको लक्षण देखिएन
। आजका अखबारहरूमा प्राथमिकता पाएका छन् । यसबाहेक कोरोना संक्रमण, निम्न आए भएकामाथि लघुवित्तले गरेको ज्यादतिलगायत विषयलाई पनि पत्रपत्रिकाहरूले समेटेका छन् ।

४ फागुन, काठमाडौं ः पशुपति बहुमुखी क्याम्पसका प्राध्यापक तथा कवि नारायण नेपालको प्रमुख आथित्यमा कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न भएको हो ! कार्यक्रममा वाेल्दै प्रमुख अतिथि प्राध्यपक नेपालले साहित्य सृजना जगेर्नाकाे उद्वेश्य वाेकेर स्थापना गरिएकाे पशुपति साहित्य समाजलाई उद्वेश्य प्राप्तिकाे शुभकामना दिनुभयाे ! यस्ता देशले चिन्नुपर्ने प्रतिभाहरु धेरै छन् ! बिद्यार्थी भाइबहिनीहरुले यो अत्यन्तै राम्रो कार्य गरेको नेपालले बताउनु भयो ! यो कार्यक्रम हजारौं शृङ्खलासम्म पुगोस शुभकामना छ भन्नुभएको थियो ! क्याम्पसमा अध्ययनरत विधार्थिहरूले एक वर्ष पहिले स्थापना गरेकाे पशुपति साहित्य प्रतिभालाई उजागर गर्ने उद्वेश्यले स्थापना भएकाे समाजले सायित्य क्षेत्रकाे जगेर्ना गर्ने उद्वेश्यले स्थापना गरिएकाे कार्यक्रमका सभापति एवम् अध्यक्ष अर्पना आपागाईले वताए ! कार्यक्रमा विभिन्न प्रतिभाका सृजना वाचन गरिएका थिए ! कार्यक्रम औपचारिक र अनौपचारिक गरि दुई चरणमा गरिएको थियो ! पहिलो चरणमा विशेष वाचन भएको थियो जसमा चोनाङ रोदुङले कविता, मिरा सङ्कल्पले मुक्तक, उज्ज्वल “उजागर” गौतम र अर्पना आपागाईले गजल वाचन गरेका थिए भने दोस्रो चरणमा रचनाकार लगायतले अाफ्ना रचना समेत वाचन गरेका थिए !

**कबिता “रासिन्चिये” (चोनाङ रोदुङ)**
तिमी जस्तै म पनि
विवशताले डोर्‍याएको बाटो हिँड्दै छु
अफसोस् ! तिम्रो विवशता र मेरो विवशता एउटै होइन !
तिमी जस्तै म पनि
यो पर्खालले छेकेको
मा…थीको आकाश हेर्दै छु
तर तिमिले देखेको आकाश र मैले देखेको आकाश एउटै होइन-
केवल हामी उभिएको धरातल साझा हो !

हिजो जुन समयले हामीलाई भेटाउन
यत्रो ठूलो नाटक खेलायो
आज त्योभन्दा ठुलो षड्यन्त्र रच्दै छ-
हामीलाई छुटाउन !
मलाई विश्वास छ-
म जस्तै तिमी पनि
बिचलित हुने छैनौ !
बरु (खहरे) खोलाजस्तै बग्ने छौँ
र फेरि भेटिने छौँ
आखिर हामीले बग्ने धरातल साझा हो !

जिन्दगीले दुवाली काट्न सक्छ
परिबन्दले बाटो मोड्न सक्छ-
जता जता बगे पनि-
बग्दा बग्दै जहाँ पुगे पनि-
बगरै भरि दर्शन ढुङ्गाहरु मिल्काउँदै जानू
(म पनि त्यसै गर्ने छु)
कतै सेतो-सेतो ढुङ्गा देखेँ भने म पछ्याउँदै आउने छु
(तिमी पनि त्यसै गर्नु)
मभन्दा धेरै अघि पुगेँ जस्तो लाग्यो भने
कहिँ कतै तलाउ बनेर बिसाउनु
म बादलबाट बर्सिएर
तिमी छेउ
आहाल बन्न आउने छु !

बग्दै जाँदा
बगर छेउछाउ तरुण-तपस्वीहरु भेटिए भने
बिरह गाइ रहेका न्याउलीहरु सुनिए भने
तिनलाई हाम्रो कथा सुनाउनु
(म पनि त्यसै गरुँला)
म न्याउलीको गीत सुन्दै त्यतै त्यतै बग्ने छु
(तिमी पनि त्यसै गर्नु )
समुद्रमा मिसिएर हाम्रो अस्तित्व मेटिनु अघि-
हामी कसैको कवितामा लेखिएर अमर बन्नु पर्छ
सबैको प्रेमगीतमा गाइएर अजर रहनु पर्छ !
सायोनारा !!!

**मुक्तक (मिरा “सङ्कल्प”)**
के छ त्यस्तो खाना भित्र के छ पानीमा?
परिवर्तन ल्याउने कि ! आफ्नै बानीमा
शताव्दीले आज एक्काइस फन्को मारे पनि
कोठा दिन जात सोध्छन् अझै “राजधानी” मा !

सिमा वारी करेसामा साग लाए छोड्ने छैनौॅ
साग रोप्ने जमिनमा दाग लाए छोड्ने छैनौॅ !
जहाॅ पुग लुक्न “चाहे आकाश चाहे पातल”
दुस्मन सामू यो देशलाई भाग लाए छोड्ने छैनौॅ !

**गजल (उज्वल “उजागर” गौतम)**
फिर्ता त्यही बट्टा मा मुटु दिन सक्छु
तिम्रो गुलाफको सट्टा मा मुटु दिन सक्छु

माया कति गर्छौ भनी नजिस्क्याउ मलाई
कुनै दिन ठटै ठट्टामा मुटु दिन सक्छु

तिम्रा हात का स्पर्श गराई रहन्छौ भने
खेल्न तिम्लाई गट्टा मा मुटु दिन सक्छु

जुन दिन मेरो दिलबाट अवकाश लिन्छौ
तिम्लाई पेन्सन पट्टा मा मुटु दिन सक्छु

ताजमहल बन्छ भने हाम्रो प्रेमनिशानिको
म त्यो ईट्टा भट्टा मा मुटु दिन सक्छु

नुहाउदा तिम्रो पिना मा नै बसाउने गरि
त्यो तोरि पेल्ने घट्टा मा मुटु दिन सक्छु

**गजल (अर्पणा आपागाई “अनुराग”)**
डर लाग्छ अचेल उडेको विमानसङ्ग
आत्मीय सम्बन्ध राखेछ चिहानसङ्ग

मेरै बुबाको नजर गिद्दे पर्यो म माथी
अब म के गुनासो गरुँ संविधानसङ्ग

म चढ्छु मित्र खुट्टा तानेर लडाउछ्न
मलाई मिलाईदिन खोज्छन रछ्यानसङ्ग

मुर्दा खरानी बन्ने डरले डराएका छैनन
हामी व्यर्थै डराईरहेछौ जाबो शैतानसङ्ग

पत्थरलाई मन्दिरमा सजाएको देखेदेखी
विश्वास लाग्न छोड्यो मलाई भगवानसङ्ग

पशुपति साहित्य समाजको प्रथम वार्षिकोत्सव कार्यक्रम विद्यार्थीहरुकै सक्रियतामा सम्पन्न भएको थियो भने विद्यार्थी संगठनहरुको समेत महत्त्वपूर्ण सहयोग रहेको थियो ! उक्त कार्यक्रम भावना कार्की र हिरा राईले सन्चालन गरेका थिए !

Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) was formed in May 1992 but was formally registered in December 1992 and later registered as Federation of Computer Association Nepal (CAN Federation) in January 2015 with the involvement of professionals, specialists, institutions and related organizations from the Information Communication Technology sector in Nepal. It is an umbrella organization with membership base ranging from ICT Institutions, Associations to Individuals working in this sector. CAN Federation works along with thelines of an autonomous, non-political, nonpartisan,nonprofitable and service oriented sector of ICT.

An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died from the new coronavirus at a Paris hospital, marking the first death confirmed outside of Asia and the first fatality on European soil, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn announced on Saturday. The elderly Chinese man had been hospitalized in Paris, Buzin told journalists on Saturday. He was put into quarantine, but his condition “had deteriorated rapidly,” the minister told local media. She said the 80-year-old arrived in France from the virus-hit province of Hubei.

The patient’s daughter, also suffering from the 2019-nCoV, as the virus is officially called, was also hospitalized, but “her condition is no longer a cause for concern and she is likely to be released soon.”France has recorded 11 cases of the novel coronavirus. Previously, health officials said some of the patients who were being taken care of in hospitals in Paris and Bordeaux were ready to be released. The death toll of the coronavirus epidemic has surpassed 1,500.

काठमाडौं : विशेष व्यवस्था गरेर चीनको वुहान शहरबाट एक सय ७५ जना नेपालीलाई सरकारले स्वदेश ल्याएको छ। एक सय ७५ जनाको स्वास्थ्यमा कुनै समस्या नदेखिएपछि सबै जनालाई भक्तपुरको खरिपाटीमा रहेको नेपाल विद्युत् प्राधिकरणमा बनाइएको क्वारेन्टाइनमा राख्ने व्यवस्था सरकारलु गरेको थियो।
१७० जना विद्यार्थीसहित दुई बालबालिका, दुई पर्यटक र एक जना कामदार नेपाल फर्किएका हुन् । वुहानबाट ५५ जना, झिङझाओबाट ४८, सियनबाट २९ जना, इन्सीबाट २६ जना, जिङमेनबाट ९ जना र यिचाङबाट ८ जना गरि एक सय ३४ जना पुरुष र ४१ जना महिलासहित एक सय ७५ जना नेपाल ल्याइएको थियो ।

Russia’s Deputy Transport Minister Alexander Yurchik announced today that Russian national air carriers stand to lose 1.6 billion rubles ($25.2 million) due to suspension of flights to China.

“These are calculations by the Transport Ministry together with the airlines,” he said. But, according to the official, this is not the final figure. “There is a quite difficult discussion with the financial and economic bloc of the government, because it is difficult to determine how to calculate losses,” he said.

On February 1, air traffic between Russia and China was limited to minimize the risks of the spread of coronavirus. Only Aeroflot, four Chinese airlines operate Sheremetyevo’s China-bound flights. All flights to China are served only at terminal. Until February 1, by Iraero, Aurora, Yakutia, Ural Airlines and Siberia (S7 Airlines) conducted direct flights between Moscow and China alongside with Aeroflot.