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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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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Brahma‚ Gurur Vishnu‚ Guru devo Maheshwaraha - Gurussaakshaath param brahma tasmai shree gurave namaha‚" which translates as "The Guru (Teacher) is the Lord Brahma (the Creator)‚ the Guru is the Lord Vishnu (the Preserver)‚ the Guru is the Lord Shiva (the Destroyer). The Guru is the Supreme Brahman (Ultimate Reality) visible to our eyes. To that Guru we offer our
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(present Sri Lanka) started relieving himself; a gleeful expression filled his faces. His eon long penance at the foothills of the mythical Mt. Kailash‚ the abode of Shiva in the Himalayas‚ had borne result. Not only the fiery had god appeared before him but also‚ as a boon‚ agreed to go with him and live in his kingdom. “And with Shiva on my side‚” Ravan thought while surveying the landscape‚ which his discharge had turned into a pond‚ “I would be unconquerable.” As I waded my way through the labyrinthine
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A Project Report On “Need of Widennig of PAJNAKA Bridge AtBhavanathJunagadh” Year 2012-2013 Noble Group of Institutions - Junagadh ABSRACT The Junagadh – Bhavnath road is an important road connecting GirnarTaleti with Junagadh. On this road before “DAMOKUND” Sonrakh river is crossing the said road and at the crossing‚ the masonary arch bridge was constructed in old state time‚ with right angle curve. The existing bridge was constructed in old state time‚ with
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IMPORTANCE OF SPRITUAL KNOWLEDGE In this article‚ I am going to elaborate some facts of life which are based on my own experiences and some Hindu Scriptures. (Not a new thing‚ every person has to some or the other day pass through this phase of life‚ either in this birth or in future births to come.) If one feels the subject boring‚ then certainly he/she can stop reading‚ but I can assure you that you have nothing to lose by reading this article. One can agree or disagree with my viewpoint
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700-728)‚ most of the temples and rock carvings of this place were built. Although the first kings of Pallava dynasty followed Jainism‚ the conversion of Mahendra Varman (AD 600-630) to Shaivism resulted in majority of the monuments to be related with Shiva or Vishnu. Mahabalipuram experiences a hot and sweltering climate all year round with a maximum temperature of 35°C and minimum temperature of 19°C. A trip to Mahabalipuram can best be enjoyed from October to March; however the monsoons should be
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