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Gayathri japam (गयथ्रि जपम्).—Every Brahmin is bound to repeat it anumber of times at a sitting thrice everyday early in the morning, at noon and at the time of sun-set. The form created by the repetition of this mantram goes by the name Gayathri Devatha. Certain occasions are very favourable for creating these forms and surcharging them with energy. The occasion of solar and lunar eclipsesare said to be specially favourable for this purpose.

The people believe that the first day of the dark fortnight in the month of Avani (August-September) is highly conducive to the purpose of producing maximum effect with minimum effort. So this day of all the days in the year is selected for Gayathri Japam or the repetition of the incantation going by the name Gayathri a number of times.

This potent incantation of the Hindus going by the name Gayathri is derived from the Rig Veda. The burden of the incantation is that the individual prays to the sun to give him light, knowledge, and energy. In fact he is in the midst of all these but a certain amount of will is essential to absorb and assimilate some of these energies of the sun and the repetition of Gayathri enables him to accomplish it with a more or less amount of success.

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