Matan­­i S­hakya

Eleven kumaris reign in different cities of Nepal, each having her own palace and retinue.

The Kumari is a tradition that goes back over three centuries, and one the Maoists have not dared to challenge
Selected on the basis of several criteria from among Buddhist families
the kumaris were not allowed to step out of their palaces and not allowed to tread the ground, either having to walk on a red carpet or be borne in a chariot.

A three-year-old girl who will be worshipped as the new Kumari or Living Goddess for at least the next seven years.Tiny Manita Shakya, a three-year-old from Nepal’s Newar community, a Buddhist clan famed for their business acumen and skill in fine arts, was ceremonially appointed the new Kumari of Kathmandu Tuesday — celebrated in Nepal as Maha Ashtami with fervent worship at the temples of nine Hindu goddesses.

The key criterion for selection is to have
The 32 prerequisite physical perfections

1. who are typically selected as toddlers
2. must have a voice as soft and clear as a duck’’s
3. the body of a Banyan tree
4. the chest of a lion.
5. flawless skin
6. hair
7. eyes
8. teeth
9. A suitable horoscope is mandatory was chosen on the basis of her horoscope, which had to be compatible with the king’s.
10. being afraid of the dark is not allowed.
11. A Kumari can eat whatever she likes
12. act with impunity at least her parents, who receive a small cash stipend, are not allowed to tell her off.

For 240 years, before the abolition of Nepal’’s monarchy in May after a Maoist uprising, the Royal Kumari was asked to approve the rule of the king.

This year she was called to approve the Himalayan state’’s interim prime minister.

Mr. Jackson was to music what Michael Jordan was to sports and Barack Obama to politics.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4709318.cms

Three eclipses in a month

• Solar eclipse : Sun ---- Moon ------Earth


• Lunar eclipse : Sun----- Earth ------ Moon

Solar eclipses take place on new moon day (Sun-Moon-Earth). Lunar eclipses take place on full moon days (Sun-Earth-Moon) which happens 15 days before and 15 days after new moon. Eclipses do not always happen, because the moon is either above or below the ecliptic plane (the plane in which the earth orbits). If, however, it is in the plane during a new moon, it is very likely to be still close to the plane during the following full moon. Hence, normally solar and lunar eclipses come together.

Equations to find eclipses

"equations" are easily available in astronomy books (

1. Our panchangam (which is started more than 5000 years) can also be used to find the past eclipses with the equations...


2. As per panchangam, when rahu & ketu are closure to moon or sun accordingly lunar eclipses & solar eclipses will be formed.


3. Timings and features of eclipses will be similar for the eclipse which is forming after 27 years from the current .


4. simple ones like Duffet-Smith on Astronomy calculations using a pocket calculator gives the formulae.


5. No ancient text (including as late as Aryabhatta's works) are able to predict eclipses accurately. This is because the motion of the moon is extremely complex as it is affected by the Earth and the Sun.


6. The end of the 19th century that Delauny correctly calculated perturbation terms to predict lunar motion.


7. Empirical observations like the Saros cycle (which can be used to make reasonable predictions about eclipses), they were known about 5000 years ago.

Mahabharatha says there were 3 eclipses in the same month... Few years back scientists/archiologists have found from research that that civilization was there around 5000years back...Mahabharatha war says it started around nov/dec... Since bheema died in jan 14-15.. (uttarayana).. Previous months there were 3 eclipses... at the same time our panchangam (which is started more than 5000 years) can also be used to find the past eclipses with the equations...

These eclipses were accurately predicted using mathematical calculations 1000s of years back much before Kepler rediscovered the equations.

August 6th is the 3rd eclipse and on next day August 7th, at 12hrs and 34 mins and 56 seconds another very rare thing happens. The time at that point will be 123456789 or12:34:56 07/08/09. It happens only once. Maybe related?

Monsoon, Madagascar coast & Mascarenas High

The south-west monsoon travels thousands of kilometres from its place of origin off the Madagascar coast to Somalia from where it gets deflected to India to its retreat to Tibet in September and its final dissipation in Madagascar again -- a journey transcending continents, cultures and different climates.

1. The monsoon is born due to a high pressure area called the Mascarenas High.


2. The moisture laden currents then travel northwards to the African country of Somalia


3. From Somalia a jet stream formed in the month of May brings monsoon from Somalia to India.


4. Met officials explained the reason why India attracts the south-west monsoon from Madagascar:


5. The land in Indian subcontinent heats up in the month of May in summers but the ocean surrounding it does not heat up as fast as the land.


6. The hot air over the land mass rises creating a low pressure area.


7. The air from the high pressure area rushes to fill the void created by low pressure.


8. The jet stream brings moisture laden winds from high pressure area to India, hitting from south-west direction. That's why the monsoon is called `south-west monsoon'.


9. This south-west monsoon enters India through two areas


10. -- winds that gather moisture over the Arabian Sea lash the Western Ghats


11. ---those collecting moisture over the Bay of Bengal hit north-eastern states.


12. This further brings rain to West Bengal and Bihar. Both the streams merge over Central India to power the monsoon towards UP, Delhi and Jammu.


13. However, by this time the winds lose most of their moisture, hence northern states receive less rain than coastal areas. The last place to be hit by monsoon in India is west Rajasthan.


14. The monsoon starts withdrawing from the month of September. As temperature starts dropping in September, a high pressure area gets formed over Tibet, known as Tibetan High.


15. The anti-cyclone movement over this area pushes the winds coming from Bay of Bengal to assume an easterly direction, creating an easterly tropical jet which takes the winds back to the coast of Madagascar where it finally sinks into Mascarenas High the place of its inception.

The entire cycle of formation and departure is going on for thousands of years

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lucknow/Monsoon-in-UP-delayed-by-a-week/articleshow/4664396.cms