Lord Vishnu is one of the most worshipped and recognized Gods in India. Devotees of Lord Vishnu are not confined to any one religion but Lord Vishnu has devotes of varying religions and they find positivity and strength in their prayers and offerings to lord Vishnu. Though, the preponderance of devotees worshipping Lord Vishnu belongs to the Vaishnava Sampradaya.
The Anvadhan and Ishti are the most auspicious days for the natives of this Vaishnava Sampradaya itself. They celebrate the Purnima (full moon) and Amavasya (new moon) as the two sacred days of the month. This custom is very popular and well-recognized in particularly the Hindu religion since both these days Purnima and Amavasya have a special meaning and importance in Sanskrit.
Anvadhan term in Sanskrit refers to the custom of adding fuel to keep the sacred fire burning after carrying out the Agnihotra (a homam or a havan). On this auspicious day, the natives belonging to the Vaishnava Sampradaya as a ritual keep a day-long fast.
Ishti is a custom that the devotees perform for a short period of time in order to pray for the fulfillment of their wishes. This custom is like a 'havan' that that continues for a few hours, different from those that last for a complete day, weeks, months or even years. Ishti in informal term means desire. The Sanskrit term Ishti, in the broader picture, refers to the act of performing a deed and invoking a deity to gain something.
The followers of Vaishnava Sampradaya or the devotees of Shri Vishnu hold the 2 days of Ishti and Anvadhan with much importance. On the day of new moon, the Anvadhan custom takes place and on the day of full moon, the Ishti custom occurs Hence the occurrence of these significant rituals happens two times a month. Devotees worships to the supreme nurturer of this universe, the Lord Vishnu using 24-carat gold plated items.
Vaishnava Sampradaya, also known as Vaishnavism is a section in the Hindu religion where people worship Lord Vishnu as the primary almighty god, the supreme power. Lord Vishnu is one of the gods from the trio of deities that together forms a divine trinity, the other two gods from the divine trinity are Brahma and Mahesh (Lord Shiva). Lord Brahma is believed to be the creator who created everything, Lord Vishnu is the protector, the guardian of everything and Lord Shiva is the destroyer, in times of need Lord Shiva will be the one to carry out the task of destruction. But we talk about Vaishnavites, these people have their world revolving around Lord Vishnu. The several main incarnations or what we call it as avatars of Lord Vishnu are celebrated as Dashavataram. Lord Vishnu has already appeared in the nine different forms and the 10th one is yet to arrive as the Kalki, in the present Yuga, that is the Kaliyuga.
The fundamental and most significant ritual of Ishti & Anvadhan is Yajna. The fascinating fact about the Yajnas conducted for Anvadhan and Ishti is that these do not last for two or more days, like any other religious Yajnas.
Both the Anvadhan and Ishti, Yajnas are conducted only for 1 whole day and this makes it simple for the devotees to come and watch it or even take participation in it in the first place.
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