Like many Indian arts‚ Indian dance also has its root in religion. Without the religious and cultural background of India‚ the growth and beauty of Indian dance is not possible. In Natya Shastra’‚ there is a small story about the origin of Indian dance. According to Hindu mythology‚ dance first existed in heaven. There was always a constant conflict between the Asuras and the Devas for wealth and power. The Devas were tired of the Asuras’ greediness and jealousy. It was during this long
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between the sixth and the tenth century‚ and the major participants in this magnificent activity were a group of saint-poets known as the Nayanmars and the Alwars‚ Nayanmars are the devotees of lord Shiva and Alwars are the devotees of lord Vishnu and his incarnations (lord Rama and Lord Krishna). Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu were the most influential deities in the life of Tamil Nadu since the sixth century onwards. Both the deities are considered to be as ancient‚ as because
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The magnificent statue of the fine lord Shiva‚ is referred to as the Nataraja. The term Nataraja means ‘the king of Dancers’ and the reason imbedded behind the term ‘Nataraja’ comes from two India words combined together (Sanskrit nata which means dance and raja which mean ‘king’). The statue was made during the late 9th and early10th century during the Chola period (880-1279 CE). In addition‚ it was developed in the southern state (Tamil Nadu) of India and has very strong believers and is mostly
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HISTORY Project 1 Death and Destruction in Hindu Mythology Thomson Muriyadan F.Y.B.M.M Div: A Roll no. 38 If one’s perception of mythology is that of mystical creatures‚ gods and demons and boons and curses‚ then Hindu mythology fits the bill perfectly. A glance at the introduction of any of the books written on the subject could make one dizzy at the sheer number of gods‚ demons and stories about the world it encompasses. The Hindu view with respect to birth‚ life and death is very
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(1.) All religious traditions have a "story" - whether you believe in that particular religion or not dictates whether the story is real or not for you. Why do you think that myths persist in our modern society? What function do they serve? Although the existence of myths in our society today compared to those during the beginning days of the world differ; the presence of myths in our modern society still holds the sense of relevance in our modern day religious traditions. The reasons
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Fame". The Sutta Nitapa commentary says that Vaisravana is derived from a name of Kubera’s kingdom‚ Visana. Once‚ Kubera looked at Shiva and his wife Parvati with jealousy‚ so he lost one of his eyes. Parvati also turned this deformed eye yellow. So‚ Kubera gained the name Ekaksipingala ("one who has one yellow eye"). He is also called Bhutesha ("Lord of spirits") like Shiva. Kubera usually is drawn by spirits or men (nara)‚ so is called Nara-vahana‚ one whose vahana (mount) is nara. Hopkins interprets
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CULTURAL BACKGROUND There are several myths or legends associated with kamkhya devi temple. There is a legend attached to the history of the temple‚ which goes way back to the mythological age. According to the legend‚ Sati the wife of Lord Shiva (one of the holy Trinities in Hindu mythology) took her life at a `Yagna` ceremony that had been organized by her father Daksha‚ because she could not bear the
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self-realizing. Though this is a different approach from other Hindu sects‚ they believe it to be effective. Aghoris worship Shiva‚ the destroyer‚ or its female manifestation‚ Kali‚ the goddess of death. Each deity in Hinduism is just one manifestation of the same God. There are Different orders of worship and different deities‚ thus satisfying all manifestations of God. What Shiva and Kali demand from the followers‚ most people will not find acceptable or normal. Therefore the Aghoris are the only ones
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Shiv Chalisa (The Shiva forty in Hindi) By Ayodhya Das Translated by P.R.Ramachander Jai Ganesh Girija Suvan Mangal Mul Sujan Kahat Ayodhya Das Tum Dey Abhaya Varadan 1 2 Victory to Ganesh son of Girija‚ Who is the root cause of all that is good‚ Ayodhya Das you requests for boon of fearlessness. Jai Girija Pati Dinadayala Sada Karat Santan Pratipala Bhala Chandrama Sohat Nike Kanan Kundal Nagaphani Ke Victory to the consort of Girija‚ Who is very kind to the oppressed‚ You always bless the
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weapons which were believed to be used by the gods of the Hindu theology‚ some of which are Agneyastra‚ Brahmastra‚ Chakram‚ Garudastra‚ Kaumodaki‚ Narayanastra‚ Pashupata‚ Shiva Dhanush‚ Sudarshana Chakra‚ Trishul‚ Vaishnavastra‚ Varunastra‚ and Vayavastra. Some of these weapons are explicitly classified ( for example‚ the Shiva Dhanush is a bow‚ the Sudharshan Chakra is a discus and the Trishul is a trident)‚ but many other weapons appear to be weapons specially blessed by the gods. For example
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