Feature
Sharad Purnima 2018: Laxmi Puja Or Kojagiri Purnima,Know its Significance
Sharad Purnima is on 24th October this year . Ashwani Shukla Paksha’s full moon is called Sharad Purnima. Purnima, which falls in Ashwin month, has special significance. It is especially important to awaken the night of Sharad Purnima and keep the moon light in the night. On this night, the Moon appears to be performing in its entire sixteen arts. Sharad Purnima is also known as Kojagari or Kojaggar Purnima.
Goddess Lakshmi was born on the day of Sharad Purnima. It is believed that on this day Goddess Lakshmi comes to visit the earth with Lord Vishnu on her riding owl. Therefore, the moon also shines from the sixteen arts on the sky. The devotees who worship Goddess Lakshmi and their vehicle, including Lord Vishnu, at Dhal moonlight night of Sharad Purnima.
If rituals are performed on this day, it will certainly be successful. It is believed that on this day Lord Krishna made Maharashta with the Gopis. On this day there is amrit rain in the moon rays. For this reason, keeping Kheer on this day and keeping it in the moonlight overnight, it is the law of eating in the morning in the morning. On the night of Sharad Purnima 2017, the moon is very close to our earth. According to the scriptures, Goddess Lakshmi was born on the day of Sharad Purnima. It is believed that on this day Goddess Lakshmi comes to visit the earth with Lord Vishnu on her riding owl. Therefore, the moon also shines from the sixteen arts on the sky. The devotees who worship Goddess Lakshmi and their vehicle, including Lord Vishnu, at Dhal moonlight night of Sharad Purnima.
It is believed that on the day of Lakshmi Puja, Goddess Laxmi goes to see who is awake for them. Therefore people awake all night. To cut time, the pachisi is played from cows. Gambling is also a tradition of play so that newlyweds find out the importance of victory in life.
On this day, human beings fasted fast by bathing and staying with Jindari. The wealthy person installed the statue of Swarnamayi Lakshmi covered with cloth or copper clay, and worshiped him with various treatments.
Then, after the moonlight in the evening, burn 100 lamps filled with gold, silver or clay ghee. After this, prepare ghee mixed kheer and put it in many characters and keep it in the moonlight moonlight. When one Prahar (6 hours) passes, then offer all kheer to Lakshmiji.
After this, devotionally devotee Satavik Brahmins to the food of this Prasad Kheer and singing the Manglik songs along with them and doing auspicious work awakening the night. After bathing in the Arunodaya period, the golden statue of Lakshmiji should be presented to the teacher.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
Cheers and Cheers: Barzilla’s Joyful Ode to Inclusivity and Celebration
Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists
Lockdowns in China Force Urban Communities to Defy Censorship and Vent Frustration Online
What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
IPL 20202 UPDATE: KXIP vs MI IPL Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match, Update Point Table of all Team.
In a Live debate AAP leader Syed Asad Abbas hurls abuses to BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
‘India’s Most Wanted’ trailer out Arjun Kapoor on hunt of Osama-Bin-Laden
Time to move on: Sonakshi on Shatrughan’s joining Congress
