The only civilization which taught Mathematics in the form of Shlokas 🙏🏻🚩

Lilavati (Story) #Thread

‘Lilavati’ is a ‘Treatise’ of the great Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya which was written in 1150. It is the first volume of his main work, the “Siddhanta Shiromani”.

(👆🏼A problem from the ‘Lilavati’ by Bhaskaracharya. This appeared in the “Mathematical Mystery Tour” by UNESCO in 1989)

It was named after his daughter Lilavati. She was a very beautiful child and very intelligent too, which was a rare combination.

Bhaskara was apprehensive about his daughter's inquisitiveness and curiosity. The little girl asked her father many questions and gained a lot of knowledge this way.

As she grew up, Bhaskara decided to get Lilavati married. In the process, Bhaskara perused Lilavati's horoscope.

He was shocked when he found out that Lilavati would not have a happy married life if she did not get married at a particular auspicious time.

He did not tell Lilavati about this, as he despised hurting his daughter.He made all arrangements to make sure that

Lilavati would get married at the auspicious time.
In order to make sure that he did not miss this particular time, he kept a cup with a small hole at the bottom of a vessel filled with water, arranged so that the cup would sink at the beginning of the destined auspicious hour.

Shri Maha Ganapati Temple, Gokarna, Karnataka

The Temple is dedicated Lord Ganesha, located at about 100 meters from Mahabaleshwar Temple. Lord Ganesha Idol is a standing one which is quite unique and dates back to Ramayana Period.

🌸 जय श्री गणेश 🌸 🚩🙏🙏

The Sri Maha Ganapathi temple was built in honour of the boy Ganesha. As Ganesha deceived the demon Ravana and saved the Atmalinga that is now installed in the Mahabaleshwar temple.The image of Vinayaka bears a dent, said to have been caused when Ravana,

enraged at the loss of the Athma Lingam had hit him.This is a very small temple located in the vicinity of Mahabaleshwar Temple. This Temple houses the granite image of Ganesha. The image is 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and two-handed;

at the top of its head there is hole that is said to be a mark of a violent blow inflicted by Ravana.
It is a custom that devotees need to visit this temple first before heading towards Mahabaleshwar Temple.

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My Op-ed on yesterday's attack on Shobha Yatras across many states.

I will try to cover why a particular community is feeling so agitated in the present scenario.

This is my personal opinion, so you can feel free to counter, make suggestions or add your own points.

Let's look at this situation from the recently concluded 5 state elections. Whr BJP won 4 states out of 5. The 5th state which was won by AAP has very less presence of that community, so it doesn't bother them much but the biggest state which has hurt them is Uttar Pradesh.

For almost 70 years they had a dominant presence in Uttar Pradesh politics, be it Congress, SP or BSP, they had a sizeable represention in the govt & in the assembly. But in post 2017, their presence from the assembly has diminished & this pattern will be replicated across India

Recent attacks were seen in Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat which are going for state elections next. Most likely results of UP will be replicated & other state is Jharkhand whr change of guard is speculated in media. Let's see why state elections could be one of the reason of frustration

Let's look at some of their strong or so called Bahubali netas in Hindi heartland. Azam Khan, Atique Ahmad, Mukhtar Ansari, Mohammed Shahabuddin, etc

All these are criminals turned politician who enjoy tremendous support in their home constituencies & in minority dominated areas

आप सभी ने सोरहा, सौरठा और बधाई के बारे में सुना या पढ़ा होगा? बृज क्षेत्र में बच्चे के जन्मोत्सव के समय बधाईयाँ बजाते हैं, गाते हैं। ऐसी ही एक बधाई-सोरहा मैं आपको बताती हूँ, आप भी गा सकते हो -

श्रीराम जन्मोत्सव बधाई 🙏🏻
राजा जू के आँगने री बधाइया बाजै।
पुत्र जन्म उत्सव अति आनंद,

आढ़यो बहुती भागने री।
छठी दिवस कुल रीति कीन्ह सब,
रात दिवस लव लागने री।
विविध बाजने बजत मधुर मधु,
सोहिल सुखकर रागने री।
गायक गुनी बिदूषक निज निज,
करहिं कला कल पागने री।
नचहिं अपसरा नारि नगर की,
बीती रजनी जागने री।
भूमि अकाश अनन्द अथाही,
देव मुनी नर नागने री।

पुष्प-इन-घन वर्षत सबहीं,
हर्षण हर्षित मागने री।।

आप सभी श्री राम-जन्म के बधाई महोत्सव की अनन्त शुभकामनाएँ। 🙏🏻😊

#रामनवमी_की_हार्दिक_शुभकामनाएं
#जयश्रीराम #रामनवमी२०२२

जय श्री राम! 🙌🏻💐

Wish you all a very #HappyRamNavami
Ravi Varma Press printed almost entire life story of Lord Ram which became most popular as RAM is not only religiously but emotionally attached across India. He is the one GOD that almost all states worship with equal devotion.
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Sharing the Oleographs from Ravi Varma Press covering Life span of Lord Ram.
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#RamNavami #ramnavmi #ramnavami2022 #Ram
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#RamNavami #ramnavmi #ramnavami2022 #Ram
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#RamNavami #ramnavmi #ramnavami2022 #RamNavmiSpecial
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Koluvu Srinivasa Perumal - Bali Beram at Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala, Tirupati.

Bali Beram / idol is known as Koluvu Srinivasa Murthy or Lekhana Srinivasa Murthy in Tirumala.

This idol is made of five precious metals and resembles the silver idol of Bhoga Srinivasa Murthy.
A court (Koluvu) is held in the Snapana Mandapam on the golden throne supported by sculptured lions every day after Tomala Seva before the Archana.

In this court, Koluvu Srinivasa Murthy is offered royal felicitations with chatra (the royal umbrella) and chamara (a fly-flap) befitting an emperor.

The particulars of tithi (the number of the day in a month), vaara (weekday), and nakshatra (the presiding star) of the day are read from the Hindu Calendar (Panchanga Shravanam) along with the income and expenditure statement of the earlier day to this deity.

Obviously, Koluvu Srinivasa Murthy is regarded as the supervising authority of the temple’s income and expenditure.
Hare Srinivasa!
Govinda Hari Govinda!

Kushmanda Durga Mandir, Varanasi
UP

This Temple is dedicated to Maa Kushmanda (Durga) and was built by Rani Bhabani of Natore in the 18th century
 
या देवी सर्वभू‍तेषु मां कूष्‍मांडा रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नम:

जय माँ कूष्मांडा 🔱🚩🙏🙏

in Nagara style of architecture in red sandstone.Temple is also locally called as "Monkey temple" because of the presence of large number of monkeys around the temple. Here the vigraha of the Goddess is swayambhu (self appeared).The temple has multi-tiered spires and is stained

red with ochre. The Temple has a rectangular tank of water called the Durga Kund. The Kund was initially connecteud directly to the river thus the water was automatically replenished. This channel was later closed, locking off the water supply, which is now replenished only by

Rain or drainage from the Temple. Every year on the occasion of Naga Panchami,the act of depicting Lord Vishnu reclining on the coiled-up snake or "Shesha" is recreated in the Kund.
Inside the temple, besides Swayambu Durga amman, Bairava,Saraswathy,Laxmi & Vishnu are enshrined.

"Brahmins are not a privileged caste""
By Kanchi Paramacharya.

It is alleged that Brahmins created the dharmasastras for their own benefit. You will realise that this charge is utterly baseless if you appreciate the fact that these sastras impose on them the most stringent rules of life.

If anyone criticises a judge he will be charged with contempt of court. People who call themselves democrats and socialists have managed for themselves special allowances, special railway passes, etc, that the common people are not entitled to.

In contrast, the Brahmins who have preserved the dharmasastras have bound themselves to vigorous discipline, roasted themselves, as it were, in the oven of ritual practices. If the Brahmin's purity is affected by someone he punishes himself by bathing and fasting.

The Brahmin must be conversant with the fourteen branches of the Vedic lore. He must be proficient even in Gandharva-veda or music and must be acquainted with agricultural science, construction of houses, etc. At the same time he must give instructions in these subjects to pupils

🌺अट्ठारह पुराणों का संक्षिप्त परिचय🌺
पुराण शब्द का अर्थ ही है प्राचीन कथा, पुराण विश्व साहित्य के सबसे प्राचीन ग्रँथ हैं, उन में लिखित ज्ञान और नैतिकता की बातें आज भी प्रासंगिक, अमूल्य तथा मानव सभ्यता की आधारशिला हैं, वेदों की भाषा तथा शैली कठिन है,...

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...पुराण उसी ज्ञान के सहज तथा रोचक संस्करण हैं।
उन में जटिल तथ्यों को कथाओं के माध्यम से समझाया गया है, पुराणों का विषय नैतिकता,विचार,भूगोल,खगोल, राजनीति,संस्कृति,सामाजिक परम्परायें,विज्ञान तथा अन्य बहुत से विषय हैं, विशेष तथ्य यह है कि पुराणों में देवी-देवताओं,राजाओं,...

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..और ऋषि-मुनियों के साथ साथ जन साधारण की कथाओं का भी उल्लेख किया गया हैं,जिससे पौराणिक काल के सभी पहलूओं का चित्रण मिलता है।
महृर्षि वेदव्यासजी ने अट्ठारह पुराणों का संस्कृत भाषा में संकलन किया है, ब्रह्मदेव,श्रीविष्णु भगवान् तथा भगवान् महेश्वर उन पुराणों के मुख्य देव हैं,..

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..त्रिमूर्ति के प्रत्येक भगवान स्वरूप को छः पुराण समर्पित किये गये हैं, इन अट्ठारह पुराणों के अतिरिक्त सोलह उप-पुराण भी हैं।
पुराणों का संक्षिप्त परिचय:

🌺ब्रह्म पुराण🌺

ब्रह्मपुराण सब से प्राचीन है, इस पुराण में दो सौ छियालीस अध्याय तथा चौदह हजार श्र्लोक हैं,...

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...इस ग्रंथ में ब्रह्माजी की महानता के अतिरिक्त सृष्टि की उत्पत्ति, गंगा अवतरण तथा रामायण और कृष्णावतार की कथायें भी संकलित हैं, इस ग्रंथ में सृष्टि की उत्पत्ति से लेकर सिन्धु घाटी सभ्यता तक की कुछ ना कुछ जानकारी प्राप्त की जा सकती है।

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In the North Jhalkari Bai
In the south Maa kuyili

Before 1857 a war was fought against The combined forces of britishers and the Nawab of Arcot.

If we have the swami bhakta like Bhamashah,jhalkari bai,Gora Badal and Mana Jhala in North so we have also ledends in south.

Forget Batman,superman,spiderman like imaginary stories.
Learn your history books and remember the trio of Maa kuyili,Udaiyal and the queen Velu Nachiyar,
These 3 showed what is called patriotism and how a lady can defeat the army of britishers and Nawabs.

Queen Velu Nachiyar the first female freedom fighter against British Empire, Udaiyal who sacrificed her life to protect her queen and Kuyili who burnt herself to detonate the British weaponry should have been the Symbol of Gallantry and Sacrifice of Indian freedom Movement.

It was Kalaiyar Koil war in 1772, when her Husband King Muthuvaduganatha Udaiya Thevar martyred against the British and Nawab of Arcot. A personal tragedy, loss of Kingdom, tactical escape from the Sivaganagi and her depleted column of army, yet she remained unnerved.

Velu Nachiyar and Vellachi Escaped British, Kalaiyar Koil war in 1772 against British saw the loss and martyrdom of King Muthuvaduganatha Udaiya Thevar. She was informed about this tragedy while she was camping at Kollangudi.

This Beautiful Mandir of Mohini Devi or Mahalsa Narayani is located at the small village of Mardol,near Panji capital of Goa. It is almst 450 years old mandir.

Mandir is dedicated to Mohini who is worshipped as Mahalasa Narayani or Mahalasa. She is incarnation of Maa Parvati with the beauty of Mohini .During the Samudra manthan (churning of the ocean of milk) by the gods and the demons, the demons steal the pot of amrut.

Thn bhagwan Vishnu took the form of the enchantress, Mohini. Mohini seized the amruta from the demons and served it to the gods.

Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swami,Annavaram, AP

This Temple is dedicated to Veera Venkata Satya Narayana an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.The temple is situated on Ratnagiri hill on the banks of river Pampa.

जय श्री हरि विष्‍णु 🚩🙏🙏

Annavaram is one of the most famous holy shrines enjoying popularity next to Tirupati. The temple is built in Dravidian style.The temple is situated on the sacred Ratnagiri hill and devotee can reach by foot step – around 460 or by road (3 km).

The Temple resembles a chariot with four wheels in four corners.
The main sanctum is in two floors and main entrance had been gold plated. It is second most famous sacred shrine of Andhra Pradesh after the Tirupati Balaji Temple. Initially temple was constructed by

Raja Ramanarayana in 1891 and the subsequently re constructed in 1933-34 and during 2011-2012.

The presiding deity Lord Satya deva and his consort Sri Anantha Lakshmi on one side and with Lord Shiva on the other side.The idol is about 13 feet high in a cylindrical form,

the base being in the lower sanctum representing Lord Brahma and the top is in the upper sanctum representing Lord Vishnu. The middle portion represents Lord Shiva. The image of the Lord forming a single idol representing the Trimurthis- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva is of

Rajasthan is one of India’s many exotic destinations. With its breathtaking palaces, rich history, it’s a truly unique holiday experience with wide variety of delectable and exquisite Rajasthani dishes. #RajasthanDiwas

Let's have look #thread @LostTemple7

🌸 Dal Baati Churma 🌸

The round Baatis are served with Panchkuti Dal along with a hearty dose of Churma.

The bastis are these round balls of dough that are stuffed and baked over charcoal fire, as a distant plump cousin of usual Indian rotis! 1/15

🌸 Ghevar 🌸

This disc shaped sweet is prepared with ghee, flour, paneer and sugar syrup. It comes in various varieties like Malai Ghevar, Mava Ghevar and Plain Ghevar. No Rajasthani ceremony is complete without this delectable dishes. 2/15

🌸 Mawa Kachori 🌸

Unlike other variants of kachoris, Rajasthani Mawa Kachori is a wholly different story!
It is stuffed with sugary goodness, of Mawa, is a traditional dessert that originated in the royal land of Jodhpur.
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🌸 Mirchi Bada 🌸

Large green chilies dunked in mildly spiced dough of besan and deep fried to crunchy goodness. This nack is a tough competitor to samosas and Kachoris. 4/15

A thread on the roots of Hinduism in Indonesia
Recently found out the Indonesia, a country with 87% of its populations muslim has an image of hindu god Ganesha on its currency.There is a very interesting story as to how Lord Ganesha was placed on currency notes of Indonesia

The story suggests that in 1997, the currency of several Asian countries was getting devalued. After all attempts to curb the devaluation failed, somebody suggested that they have an image of Ganesha, bringer of good fortune on the note.

Luckily, it worked and the superstition has stuck ever since. Since then, the image has stayed on the currency note and natives have accepted it.
Hinduism has deep embedded roots in Indonesia. It is said that Indonesia was a hindu nation until 15th century under Majapahit empire

The last ruler of Majapahit, Brawijaya V, converted himself to Islam in 1478. And the spread of Islam thus began. But before that Indonesia had flourished in art, culture, literature and architechture inspired by Hindu gods.

Even today the influence of Hinduism is quite prominent in the country. For instance, Ramayana and Mahabharata tales are widely popular among the locals. There is a Krishna-Arjuna statue at Jakarta square. The Indonesian military has Hanuman as their mascot.

Saptapadi - Hindu Marriage Vows

"The legal recognition of a man and a woman's formal union, by which they become husband and wife."

Saptapadi, also known as Sagnik Saptapadi, is one of the most important Hindu wedding rites. It's known as Satpak in Bengal.
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Dharma, Artha (Wealth), Kama (Desires), and Moksha are the four Purusharthas (Four main pursuits of life) prescribed by our Hindu Dharma. The goal of the marriage sanskar is to complete the Purushartha of 'Kama' before progressing to 'Moksha.'

In Sanskrit, Saptapadi translates to "seven steps." Sapta is the Sanskrit word for "seven," whereas Padi is the Sanskrit word for "steps." The seven steps that a couple takes jointly during their wedding ceremony are referred to as this.

In the presence of Agni, the holy fire, which bears testimony to the seven marriage vows symbolized by these steps.

The legend of Saptapadi:

When Sathyavan, her beloved husband, dies at a young age, his faithful wife, Savithri, follows Yama, the God of Death, as he takes his soul away. Yama asks her to turn around when he notices she is following him.

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The Martand Sun Temple was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida, the third maharaja of Kashmir under the Karkota dynasty, in the 8th century AD. While it has been thought to have been built between 725–756 AD....

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the foundation of the temple dates back to around 370–500 AD, with some attributing the construction of the temple to have begun with King Ranaditya,who ruled Kashmir around 223 CE. The construction of smaller panels around the main shrine is attributed to

Queen Amritprabha, his wife. It is believed that King Ranaditya built Martandeshwari temple in front of his Royal Palace in the city called Babul.

Some also believe that the foundation of Martand Surya Mandir was laid as early as between 370 and 500 CE.

Few claim that Samdhimati Aryaraja (35 BCE) built the Martand Surya Mandir.

Destruction:-

Martand Sun Temple was destroyed in early 15th century during the rule of Sikandar Butshikhan who was responsible for forced conversion of Hindus into Islam. .

He was also called the ‘Sikandar the Iconoclast’ or Sikandar Butshikan. He was the sixth sultan of Kashmir’s Shah Miri Dynasty. He ruled between 1389 to 1413.

It was Sikandar Shah Miri who was responsible for the destruction and desecration of the Hindu Martand Sun Temple.

Let's talk about #Bhakti, #Vairagya, #Bhog and #Sanyaas -

Wisdom requires knowledge, body requires renunciation, mind requires dispassion and soul requires devotion.
"Jiveer Swarupe Hoy Nitya Krishna Das!" 🙏🏻

These four departments have been arranged by #Shrimad_Bhagwat.

Now it is necessary to reconcile them. The devotion will remain on the soul. If you keep devotion on your body, you will become pompous.
Knowledge will remain on the intellect, if you give place to knowledge somewhere other than the intellect, then that philosophy...

...will not be displayed. As everyone's seat is reserved.

If you want to give a seat to devotion, then give the seat of your soul, if you want to give a seat to dispassion, then give it to the mind.
Quietness sits on the couch of the mind, dispassion does not...

...sit on the couch of the body. I know many people who have made vairaag sit on the couch of the body and have luxuries on the mind.

Surprise happens when a person sitting on a golden throne says – "this world is Maya, this whole world is Maya."

Leaving a four-bedroom house, now the ashram of four hundred rooms is being maintained?

Don't mind my words. Those who have become are the best, I am talking about those who have to be.

The problem arose when the first problem was a four-room house and...

Saw tweets from Periyarists claiming Saivites(Lord Shiva Devotees) are not Hindus. This is ridiculous and deceit to keep Hindus divided. There are 72 sects in Islam and several in Christianity. If you are an atheist better stay away from all religions.
Skanda Purana told by 1/n

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Lord Muruga ( Tamil Name Kandan) talks extensively about Lord Venkateswara's history till marriage in the 1st chapter and 2nd chapter covers Lord Puri Jaganath's history.
Lord Muruga is Shiva's son. All Tamil saints have revered about Lord Venkateswara. Rishi Agastya

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Was a direct Disciple of Lord Shiva, sent from Himalayas to South for spreading the Knowledge gained from Shiva. Agasthya is the top most Guru of Tamil Siddhas. The same Agastya teaches Aditya Hrudayam to Lord Rama in Ramayana to defeat Ravana. So Shiva and Vishnu are

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2 of many branches of Sanatana Dharma. In Mahabharata Krishna takes Arjuna to Kailasa to get Divine Asthras from Shiva. So there is no proof in our Puranas that Shiva is not Hindu and only Tamil God. These Athiests should practice atheism without interfering in any religion

#TheKashmirFiles
"Not a film, but a real-life story – raw & rustic!"

Kudos to the entire team for capturing the reality without compromising anything, from the title cards to the end credits. 👇

The film is told in flashbacks & largely revolves around fabricating stories & playing the victim card. The so-called sleeping Hindus and secular Hindus would be relieved by this film. 👇

Our Hinduism may be everlasting, but if it is not awakened, it might vanish from the face of the earth. On top of that, the situation in Kashmir Valley during the 1990s was so bad that Hindus had to get permission from Mujahideen terrorists even for cremations. 👇

Due to the hardship endured by local Kashmiri pandits and fellow Kashmiri Hindus, Kashmir, once the country of Rishi Kashyap, lost everything to fellow J!h@d!$ overnight. Losing physical land is not the same as losing some property in the Sanatana Hindu Dharma. 👇

As the land is destroyed, so are all of the scriptures, traditions, priests, and the entire ecology of enlightenment associated with each location.👇

Mirchi Map of India: 5 GI-Tagged Indian Chillies Famous For Their Flavour

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BHUT JOLOKIA
The ghost pepper, locally known as Bhut Jolokia in Assam, this chilli pepper widely cultivated and used in Northeast India, is a definite winner in the heat department. Named as the world’s hottest chilli pepper by the Guinness World Records in 2007.

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KHOLA CHILLI
Ths is probably where it all started wth the Portuguese coming 2 the shores of Goa wth a promise of flavourful culinary integration.Grown in the hilly slopes of Canacona,Goa, ths chilli z a bright red variety known for its taste and ability 2 lend colour to the food.

GUNTUR CHILLI
Andhra cuisine’s pride and joy, Guntur chilli is yet another variety known for its spice and flavour. Although it is predominantly cultivated in Guntur, varieties of this chilli have also found prominence in Madhya Pradesh.

BYADAGI CHILLI
Yet another South Indian cuisine gem, Byadagi chilli grown in Karnataka is a must-try if you are one to prefer colour over spice when it comes to chillies. Named after the town of Bydagi, in the Haveri district of Karnataka, it is an integral part of Udupi cuisine.