Guru Mantra: Its Significance "Today is Guru Purnima. What its significance? Gurur-Brahma Gurur-Vishnu Gurur-Devo Maheshwara Guru Saakshaat Param Brahma Tasmui Shri Guruve Namah. The Trinity of Brahma‚ Vishnu and Maheshwara are within us. That is why I often say you are not one‚ but three. This is the meaning of the three words Bhur‚ Bhuvah‚ Svaha in the Gayatri Mantra. Bhur means Bhu-loka (earth). The earth is made up of matter. Therefore human body‚ which is also made up of matter
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Pongal Festival Pongal is a four-days-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu‚ a southern state of India. For as long as people have been planting and gathering food‚ there has been some form of harvest festival. Pongal‚ one of the most important popular Hindu festivals of the year. This four-day festival of thanksgiving to nature takes its name from the Tamil word meaning "to boil" and is held in the month of Thai (January-February) during the season when rice and other cereals‚ sugar-cane
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We all enjoy decorating our homes as beautifully as possible‚ especially when it comes to statues or small sculptures that depict various symbols. Powerfully attracted by the complex history of Buddhist idols‚ a lot of people have discovered an entire array of objects presented online‚ included in the gold collection. For them‚ these religious murtis (idols) are just what they needed for beautification and adoration at the same time. Each idol is unique but any of the Hindu God idols that you
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Rudraksha Benefits 1. Rudraksha is considered as incarnation of Bhagwan Shiva. The person who wears Rudraksha possess always good health‚ is respected by all and is capable of attracting everybody & any body. 2. Rudraksha is a very important and mystical bead of Hindu Mythology & Meditation & Rishi Cult. 3. Rudraksha has a high profile in Tantrism and spiritualism specially Nara gosha & Graha dosha. 4. Rudraksha worshipped as a source of good luck‚ good health‚ prosperity‚ medical values‚ success
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Athakambha ..12 Fig. 3‚ Loose Sculpture of Vishnu with His Wife Lakshmi on the Bird Man .12 Fig. 4‚ Celestial Woman ...13 Fig. 5‚ Kandariya Mahadeva Temple ...13 Fig. 6‚ Doorway to the Sanctum of a Shiva Temple 14 INTRODUCTION Statement of the Problem. Many people look at the temples of Khajuraho as profane and entirely sexual. Anyone who knows their true meaning knows that is not the case. These temples are sanctuaries and
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A few lines about Chennai: Chennai is located off the Bay of Bengal on the Coramandel coast in India. This is one of the most visited cities in the world with 47th ranking‚ which attracts mainly tourists for its ancient medicines and health routines. It is one of the remarkable cities in Tamil Nadu‚ famous for its historical heritage spots. Being the capital of Tamil Nadu‚ Chennai has got a lot of phenomenal places with a blend of both traditional and western cultures to visit. Valluvar Kottam- A
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temple tower measuring 60 m (196 ft)is the tallest Hindu temple tower in the world. East of the Rangnathasamy temple is the 17th century temple town of Jambukeshvar Temple‚ in the town of Tiruvanaikka an important destination for worshipers of Lord Shiva. Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli‚ no temple town by itself is a feeder point to several other temple towns and major shrines in Central Tamil Nadu.the ’Ucchi Pillayar’ shrine located at the top of the prominent ruins of the Rock Fort is one such temple
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Festivals of Jammu Lohri (13 January) Lohri bonfire This festival heralds the onset of spring and is also known as Makar Sankranti. The whole region wears a festive look on this day. Thousands take a dip in the holy river‚ called Havan Yagnas‚ and candles light up nearly every house and temple in Jammu. In the rural areas‚ it is customary for young boys to go around asking for gifts from newly-weds and parents of new-borns. A special dance called the Chajja is held on the occasion of Lohri.
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the difference. Following is an example demonstrating the difference in the way nature is perceived in ‘English’ and ‘Bharateeya Languages’ i.e. in the two cultures‚ two different civilisations. Couroupita guianensis trees are grown extensively in Shiva temples in India. In Hindi it is called Shiv Kamal or "Kailaspati. (Nagalingam in Tamil). The flowers are called Shivalinga flowers in Hindi; Nagalinga Pushpa in Kannada; Nagamalli or Mallikarjuna flowers in Telugu. Hindus revere it as a sacred tree
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Fort Destroyed By The British‚Then We Went To Ettayapuram And Saw the Birth PLace Of “Mahakavi “ Bharathiya r .Then We Went To Te Thoothukudi Port We Saw The Magnificiant Ships And Some BATTLE SHIps Of OUR INDIAN NAVY .THEN WE WENT TO THE FAMOUS SHIVA TEMPLE IN THOOTHUKUDI AND THE OUR LADY OF SNOWS CHURCH .WE CAME BACK TO oUR hOME aND sLEPT .tHEN tHE lAST dAY wE wENT tO tHIRUCHENDHUR aND wORSHIPPED lORD mURUGA aND wE wENT tO mANAPPADU A sMALL fISHING vILLAGE wITH a cHURCH.tHEN wE wENt tO kULASEKARANpATTINAM
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