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	Havan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Havan is a sacred purifying ritual in Hinduism that involves a fire ceremony.
		It is a ritual of sacrifice made to the fire god Agni.
		After lighting a Havan Kund (sacrificial fire), objects such as fruits, honey, or wooden goods are put into the sacred fire.If there are any evil spirits around you or even inside you they get burned off in the sacred fire.It is believed that this sacrifice will bring health, happiness, luck and prosperity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Havan (127 words)

	Storeowner claims $21 million lottery prize: 2/18/98
		But the store's owner, Nick Havan, told state lottery officials that someone else bought the winning ticket, not Kantges, and hinted that it might be among the hundreds of tickets he purchased.
		According to Massachusetts Treasurer Joseph Malone, Havan acknowledged taking the telephone bets from Kantges, but said when Kantges called back to confirm the transaction, the elderly widow said she didn't want to play her birthday number because she had played it earlier that day.
		Havan told lottery officials that because the bet could not be reversed, he absorbed the loss, and paid for the ticket himself.
	www.s-t.com /daily/02-98/02-18-98/a01sr007.htm (609 words)

	Electric Havan Kund,Hawan Kund,Diwali Gifts,Havan Samagri
		Havan Kund is one of the most important part for the ritual.
		Havan is a sacred fire ritual that has been in prominence in Hinduism and prevalent in a few other ancient cultures and religious groups in one way or the other.
		Havans are age-old sacred rituals to invoke and propitiate various energies (deities) using the sacred fire as a medium for the attainment of various wishes and boons in the materialistic and the spiritual worlds as well.
	www.gemofnet.com /havankund (431 words)

	Yajna is based not only on faith but also on science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The heat and light that are generated by the combustion of samidhas and the Havan samagri in the kuñdas of different sizes and shapes give rise to various changes in the environment.
		The effect of distilled essence of Havan samagri is not so pronounced as compared to that produced by performing Havan with the same samagri.
		There are elements in the havan gas, which cause the parjanya and the clouds to purify and nourish the grains and the herbs.
	www.akhand-jyoti.org /julaug05/article6.html (1764 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Massachusetts Lottery Commission rejects appeal of lottery agent
		Storeowner Nick Havan's lottery license was suspended in 1998 after a dispute with a customer, Paraskeve Kantges, of Watertown.
		Kantges said she phoned in her bet, as was her routine, but Havan said Kantges had canceled her bet, forcing him to buy the ticket himself.
		Lottery officials accused Havan, who initially said he didn't know who the ticket's owner was, of lying.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/gaming/2000/jun/12/510374439.html (222 words)

	Havan's Ecotourist Bed and Breakfast Retreat - FarNorthCoast - Travel
		It's built of mud bricks and recycled timbers, the windows glow with leadlights, rain rattles on the iron roof, and - to the trepidation of my companion, who worries how she would retrieve an ear-ring should she lose one - the lavatory is self-composting with a drop of three or four metres.
		Havan's attracts people who are not afraid to get off the beaten track, and who don't require three-star cuisine (though, I must say, Brigitte's cooking is better than most restaurants around here), gaming arcades and a multiplex cinema around the corner.
		At Brigitte Havan's hideaway you don't need any hallucinogens, apart from the magic of the night, the scent of jasmine, the sounds of the forest...
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/02/13/1076548212023.html (977 words)

	outlookindia.com \| wired
		It was an emotional remembrance of the victims of the blast, with a large number of people, including bereaved family members, gathering at the site of the explosion to pay their tributes.
		The `havan', organised on the 13th day after the blasts as per Hindu tradition, had 21 priests chanting 1.25 lakh vedic mantras.
		He said the mood in the market has been that of sadness since the blast and the `havan' was organised with the hope of cleansing the place of its "depressing air".
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=334134 (555 words)

	Starteller
		My child, the havan is related with the presence of fire, and the presence of fire is associated with all religions.
		According to the rules of the spiritual world, the havan can be performed at any time of day and night, before or after bath, in any convenient position sitting on the ground, or aasan, or chair, or even on a bed.
		By constantly looking at the havan fire, and by chanting this divine mantra, all disturbing and wavering thoughts will be destroyed in the fire which will result in concentration and equanimity.
	www.starteller.com /estart27.html (1682 words)

	NewStandard: 6/30/98
		Kantges called the lottery the day after the winning number was announced to say convenience store owner Nick Havan took her nearly 100 bets over the telephone but gave her receipts for all but the winning number the next morning.
		Havan originally said Kantges phoned in the number, but in a phone call later asked him to cancel it, so he kept the ticket himself.
		During yesterday's hearing, Havan said he is now not sure she ever requested the number.
	www.s-t.com /daily/06-98/06-30-98/a03sr024.htm (547 words)

	indiayogi.com - Yogi Shop - Spiritual Accessories - Details of Havan Kund - india, indian, prayer, meditation, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The fire sacrifice or havan is regarded as the most ancient and important religious ritual practiced in India extending back to Vedic times.
		Known as a Havan Kund, it is constructed in the traditional material of copper as required by the scriptures.
		Each Havan Kund also comes with an inbuilt copper stand, both for safety reasons as well as for the spiritual requirement that a fire sacrifice take place at a level, or platform, that transcends the mundane ordinary plane.
	www.indiayogi.com /eshop/sadetail.asp?id=1835 (289 words)

	Arya Samaj (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Havan will start at 6 pm and end at about 9 pm and will be performed in the beautiful outdoor Yagya Shala (weather permitting).
		After the Havan, there will be a short Pravachan by Swamiji followed by Maha Prasaad.
		The havan will be held at the Arya Samaj of Greater Houston, located at 14375 Schiller Road (off Highway 6), Houston, TX 77082.
	www.aryasamajhouston.com /htmdocs/hvn_060603.html (111 words)

	Ved Mandir - Simple method of doing Havan at home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Havan must be in sunlight then it is more beneficial.
		Havan samagri, ghee, camphor and match box must be there with you.
		The country came to know from somewhere about Yajyen and not Yajyen but a simple havan without Ved mantras was started there and slowly, the whole jungle was recovered and became greens, duly free from disease.
	www.vedmandir.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=94 (1485 words)

	Lottery resolution may take years
		Havan said he had already played the numbers, however, and he kept the winning ticket for himself.
		But if Havan presses an appeal, Malone said he will appoint a retired judge to conduct a formal hearing, take testimony and make recommendations to the Lottery Commission, which will rule.
		Havan's lawyer, Laurence Johnson, said he doesn't expect a fair hearing before the commission and is prepared to challenge the outcome in court.
	www.recordonline.com /1998/03/03-06-98/lottmy.htm (182 words)

	Universal Shaiva Fellowship
		The first was a Havan, or fire ceremony, performed in memory of his Masters Mahasamadhi, i.e., the day his Master left this world and entered the abode of Shiva.
		This traditional Havan, was performed on a grand scale with Swamiji personally supervising every detail.
		The performance of the Havan is accompanied by the recitation of traditional hymns from Kashmir Shaivism.
	www.universalshaivafellowship.org /usf/events.html (446 words)

	Fasting, 'havan' mark 'Maha Ashtami'- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The meditation shivir (camp) organised by the Divya Jyoti Sansthan here continued for the seventh day on Friday in which 110 'sadhaks' under the guidance of Vimalji performed havans.
		Havans were also performed by a good number of other devotees under the auspices of Gayatri Shaktipeeth.
		In all, 101 kunwaris were fed by the organisation.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=215585 (257 words)

	jonimitchell.com LIBRARY: Jaco Pastorious, Noted Jazz Guitarist: Miami Herald, September 23, 1987 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Luc Havan, manager of the Midnight bottle club, had been charged last week with aggravated battery.
		Pastorius had become a tragic figure, living on the streets of Fort Lauderdale, where he had lived since he was 7.
		Havan said he opened the door, saw Pastorius and shoved his right shoulder.
	www.jonimitchell.com /library/view.cfm?id=926 (570 words)

	The Telegraph - Ranchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The havan was performed amid chanting of mantras.
		The NSUI activists, who took part in the havan, were on a daylong fast.
		He added that the NSUI would perform another havan if there are no rains in a day or two.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050616/asp/ranchi/story_4872822.asp (241 words)

	Havan Dictionary
		Havan Dictionary is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Havan: a fire ritual accompanied by the chanting of the sacred Vedic mantras for a communal or common purpose.
		In the Vedic age, Havans were performed to give offerings of ghee, milk or grain to please the deities.
	www.experiencefestival.com /havan_dictionary (552 words)

	Arya Samaj
		It is up to the parents to follow through with this learning at home and encourage children to apply these lessons in their daily lives.
		The school door is closed after that and any child arriving late is asked to attend the Havan in the main Hall along with his/her parents.
		Dry fruit prasad to be distributed by two parent volunteers at the end of the Havan.
	www.aryasamajhouston.com /dav_docs/schl_rules02_1.html (839 words)

	Lesson7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		La ordinara yero havan 365 tagos, sed la superyero havan 366 tagos.
		Un yero havan kwar sezonos: printempo, somero, awtumno ko wintro.
		Un weko havan sep tagos: lundo, mardo, merkredo, turzdo, frido, saturdo ko
	c.1asphost.com /heyafu/lesson7.htm (171 words)

	::: Who does the Havan For You :::
		Some of these Dasas, who are endowed with immense mystical vision and also are capable of helping you across space and time and perform the Havans for you.
		The vibrations of these Havans have been empirically tested to produce results across continents to those for whom it has been conducted.
		These Havans have been very powerful and yielded positive results in a large number of cases, because the people, who perform these Havans are not merely doing the physical rites, but themselves being in an enlightened State of Communion with Amma and Bhagavan hold you with in their hearts.
	www.havans.org /who.htm (155 words)

	Havan and Arati
		Havan and Arati is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		During Kirtana, worship, Puja, Havan and Arati, the devotee offers sweet rice, fruits, jaggery, milk, coconut, plantain and such other articles to the Lord, according to his ability.
		Havan and Arati: The different steps in a Homa and their significance
	www.experiencefestival.com /havan_and_arati (616 words)

	Welcome to Hanuman International Mission... Jai Shree Ram! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		People who attend this Havan get a lot of blessings from Lord Ganesha and wherever the smoke of this Havan goes, there is a lot of prosperity and good luck.
		Devotees can learn and thereafter perform this Havan in their own towns to bring about goodwill and awareness of the Sanatana Dharma.
		Shree Ganesh Havan is done on the 1st Thursday of every month at Shiva Temple at 5.00 AM.
	www.hanumanmission.com /poojas.html (228 words)

	::: All Havans Page :::
		It is stated in the Suta Samhita (Ancient Scripture) that none other than Vishnu himself bestowed knowledge of this Havan on Sanatkumara, who in turn instructed this to sage Bodhayana.
		This Havan is done to remove ill effects of not constructing a house according to the tenets of the Vaastu Sastra, which prescribes various principles and techniques for constructing houses and temples.
		This Havan is performed as a part of Grihapravesa (house warming) ceremonies for the overall happiness for those who live in the house.
	www.havans.org /havans.htm (1117 words)

	Cong does `havan’ to protest Mahajan’s remark - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mr Mahajan had said at the public meeting that by “merely acquiring the Gandhi surname, by marrying into the family, does not mean she (Sonia) can lead the nation”.
		After the “havan”, the Sevadal activists chanted “mantras” and sprinkled water of river Ganges and collected all the garbage and put them in “havan” fire, the release said.
		By performing “havan”, we have purified the area as per the Hindu ritual and set ablaze the “intellectual garbage,” the release said.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jan222004/n12.asp (288 words)

	Haidakhandi Universal Ashram
		Havan: Havan (or fire ceremony) is an ancient Vedic form of worship where the fire is seen as the mouth of the Divine.
		Havans are performed on the new and full moon and other festivals.
		Fasting from grains and other heavy foods before participating in a havan is part of the discipline as well as wearing ceremonial clothes.
	www.babajiashram.org /hua/Visiting_Ashram.html (1014 words)

	Communal tension over havan and bhandara, The Milli Gazette, Vol.6 No.01, MG128 (16-31 May 05)
		Aligarh: Communal tension prevailed in Aligarh over havan and bhandara programmes (offering lunch and dinner to religious leaders and saints) in the communally sensitive area of Dahi Wali Gali on the occasion of Nau Durgey festival.
		The havan was being performed in a temple in Mohalla Dahi Wali Gali for some days but no one objected to it but when some people arranged bhandara, the members of the other community objected to it saying that such a programme was never held on earlier occasions.
		Police officers arrived at the place and insisted that as per the agreement, havan should be held inside the temple but the organisers did not listen to them.
	www.milligazette.com /Archives/2005/16-31May05-Print-Edition/163105200526.htm (392 words)

	Sena holds havan for soldiers killed in Bluestar- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		AMRITSAR: In stark contrast to the function organised at the SGPC complex, Shiv Sena (Hindustan) organised a âhavan yajnaâ for the Armymen and common people who were killed by terrorists during Operation Bluestar.
		The havan was performed at a âsaraiâ near Hathi Gate.
		Gupta alleged that the police had even withdrawn his security to prevent him from participating in the âhavanâ.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-10505,prtpage-1.cms (138 words)

	February 6th
		After about 2 months of continuing construction with short spurs of heavy rains and cold weather the temple gopuram and the havan kund is coming up pretty well.
		The walls are plastered with the pillars having come up and the gopuram getting cemented.
		Tiled sitout along the periphery of the havan kund and the walkway
	imageevent.com /fremonttemple/templeconstructionprogress/february6th (130 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh
		A maha havan started today at Bajjreshwari temple here in order to pay homage to persons who died on April 4, 1905, in an earthquake.
		Mr Umesh Sharma, one of the trustees of the temple, said the havan would continue for three days and “puran ahaoti” would be performed on April 4.
		He said a havan would be organised daily in the temple for 365 days from April 4 and 365 families would participate in it.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050403/himachal.htm (2108 words)

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