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Cycle Pure Agarbathi’s Vedic Shri Krishna Puja Kit for Janmashtami
Mumbai: Cycle Pure Agarbathi, India’s leading agarbathi manufacturer, has unveiled their Vedic Sampoorna Puja Kit, tailored for celebrating and honouring the birth of Lord Krishna, this Janmashtami. This extensive puja kit comprises a statue of Lord Balakrishna, sacred attire (Puja Vastra), rice grains (Akshata), vermilion (Kumkum), turmeric (Haridra), and other essential ingredients required for conducting the puja. The significance that the puja kit holds is that it is meticulously crafted using natural and pure components.
Cycle Pure Agarbathi has collaborated with skilled artisans from Channapatna, a well-known hub for wooden toys, to offer substantial aid and empowerment for their livelihoods. This partnership is aimed at motivating them to create unique wooden swings (Jhulas) specially designed for this year’s Janmashtami celebration. Hence, these Jhulas are traditionally used during Janmashtami to cradle and gently swing Bal Gopal, also known as Laddu Gopal, as devotees express their deep love and devotion towards him in beautifully adorned cradles.
Janmashtami, the celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth, falls on the Ashtami (eighth day) of the Krishna Paksha in the lunar calendar. To assist devotees in performing Krishna puja in adherence to age-old traditions, the Vedic Parampara Sampoorna Shri Krishna Janmashtami Puja Kit has been meticulously crafted by knowledgeable
scholars. This kit not only contains essential items for the puja but also offers a modern touch with step-by-step video instructions accessible through a QR code scan, making it easier for devotees to follow the rituals faithfully.
Cycle Pure Agarbathi managing director Arjun Ranga said, ‘Cycle has always been Cycle has always been an inseparable part of individuals’ prayers, symbolizing hope, faith, and devotion. This year, in honour of Lord Krishna’s birth and to start the festive season, we are delighted to offer our Puja kit, designed to enhance the ease of celebration. We are optimistic that this year’s festivities will be truly magnificent. Through our thoughtfully crafted Sampoorna Puja kit for Janmashtami, we aim to simplify the essence and significance of the puja for the devotees. Our ultimate aim is to be an integral part of every prayer, serving as a conduit to connect with the divine.
In India, it is a widespread tradition for individuals to offer their finest offerings to the supreme deity, aligning their lives with the principles of the gods. A prominent element of this festival involves setting up a “jhula” or swing within homes to welcome Lord Krishna. To enrich the celebration and make it even more special, Cycle Pure Agarbathi provides its customers with personalized pooja packs and exquisite hardwood Jhulas. These swings are meticulously designed to provide a divine and comfortable resting place for Lord Krishna on this particular day, elevating the occasion to a truly sacred experience.
The puja kit is priced at Rs 799, whereas the wooden jhula is available on their website for Rs 1400 only.
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Apple bites back: the $599 MacBook Neo is the cheapest Mac ever made
The tech giant unveils a budget laptop that packs a punch — and a lot of cheek
CALIFORNIA: Apple has never been shy about charging a premium. So when Cupertino rolls out a MacBook at $599 (approx. Rs 55,000) , it’s worth sitting up straight.
The MacBook Neo, unveiled Tuesday, is Apple’s most affordable laptop to date — undercutting its own MacBook Air and taking a sharp swipe at the budget PC market in one fell swoop. It starts at $499 for students, which, for a machine with Apple silicon inside, is frankly a steal.
At the heart of the Neo is the A18 Pro chip — the same muscle that powers the latest iPhones. Apple claims it is up to 50 per cent faster for everyday tasks than a rival PC running Intel’s Core Ultra 5, and three times quicker on on-device AI workloads. Fanless and featherweight at 2.7 pounds, it runs silently and promises up to 16 hours of battery life. Try doing that on a Chromebook.
The 13-inch liquid retina display clocks in at 2408-by-1506 resolution with 500 nits of brightness and support for billion colours — sharper and brighter, Apple says, than most rivals in this price band. It comes dressed in four colours: blush, indigo, silver, and a zesty new citrus, with matching keyboard shades to boot.
Connectivity is modest — two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 6 — but this is a budget machine, not a pro workstation. The 1080p FaceTime camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and Spatial Audio speakers round out a package that punches well above its weight class.
Apple senior vice-president of hardware engineering John Ternus alled it “a laptop only Apple could create.” That’s the kind of line that makes rivals wince — because, annoyingly, he might be right.
The Neo runs macOS Tahoe, with Apple Intelligence baked in for AI writing tools, live translation, and the sort of on-device smarts that keep user data away from the cloud. It also boasts 60 per cent recycled content — the highest of any Apple product — for those who like their bargains with a side of conscience.
For $599, Apple isn’t just selling a laptop. It’s selling an argument — that good design and real performance needn’t cost the earth. The PC industry had better have a decent comeback ready.
