10 Kms away from Kathmandu at the base of Shivapuri Hill lies South Asia's sculpture wonder, the Budhanilkantha temple, the Abode of Bhagwan Vishnu. The temple houses the world's largest and most beautiful stone-carved idol of Bhagwan Vishnu.

This idol is made with a single block of black basalt stone of unknown origin.Sculpture is 5m long & lies in a resting position in a 13m long pond also called the 'cosmic sea. Vishnu idol in the lake is believed to have been built during the reign of 7th century King Vishnugupta.

It was rediscovered later during reign of Malla Dynasty.Water in lake is believed to have originated from Gosainkund,a lake formed as a result of Bhagwan Shiva's Trident striking with mountain.Local legend describes existence of mirror-like image of Bhagwan Shiv under the statue.

Have you ever wonder, how the hate against the Hindus in India look like ?

(1) On the auspicious day of Navratri, first day of the Hindu New Year, 3 temples in Dwarka, Delhi, were attacked and the Murtis of Hindu gods were destroyed at around 3 am.

(2) A Hindu SI lynched by Mob of M after calls from local Mosque loud speaker. The SI went into “Mini-Pak” area for a stolen bike case. Thief and his mother engaged in the lynching while mother of Hindu inspector died after hearing the brutal death of her son. Total media silence

(3) No monthly salary to Hindu Priests from any govt. while govt. in Delhi Telangana, Bengal and many other states give monthly 12k-35k rupees to the care takers/pastors/mulvis of other religions.

(4) Innocent Hindus were arrested in Delhi for last few years for celebrating Diwali and Holi. Crushing the bravery of majority Hindus by slapping legal cases against the youth.

The recipe to destroy any society is to Reward the Criminals and Punish the Good people. The outcome is very much visible on the streets of India.

Now it’s easy to imagine how Europe and Middle East lost its Hinduness over last 2,000 years.

#Hindutva #StopHinduGenocide

Significance of offering vada mala to Lord Hanuman:

When Hanuman was a child, he took a liking to look at the Sun blazing in the Sky. He didn't stop with that. He went on to catch the Sun with his hand.

At the same time, 'Rahu Devatha' was also racing to catch the Sun God to eclipse the Sun.

In the race between Hanuman and Rahu, Hanuman, being the Son of Vayu, the Wind God (Vayuputhra) won with ease.

In appreciation of Hanuman's valor, Rahu Deva sanctioned a boon in whoever worshiped Hanuman with a food item made of Urad Dal, will get relieved from 'Rahu Dosha' or that Rahu Graha will not trouble them anymore.

Further the item offered to Hanuman should be in the form of a garland or bent like a serpent which is how 'Rahu God' appears.

Rahu also admitted that Urad Dal is his favorite cereal and food item prepared with Urad Dal is to his immense liking.

Andhakasuravadha Samharamurti -#story #Thread
Sculpture of Bhagwan Shiva as the destroyer of the Asura Andhaka - Cave 29,Ellora caves

Asura Andhaka hangs on to a trishula held by 6-armed Shiva.

Once Parvathi & Shiva were relaxing in the pleasant gardens of Mount Mandhara.

Bhagwan Shiva sat down there to enjoy the happiness.Parvati closed the eyes of Shiva playfully & darkness covered the whole universe.Parvati was perplexed & her palms were wet with perspiration.A few drops of her sweat mixed with sweat from Shiva’s body& fell to the ground.

From this sweat,a fierce creature was born,it started to roar.Child was born blind as Shiva's eyes were closed so was named as Andaka.Andha means darkness&also ignorance.Around the same time Asura Hiranyaksha was performing rigorous tapas Shiva for a boon of powerful son.

Bhagwan Shiva was pleased by tapas of Hiranyaksha & blessed him with darshan.Hiranyaksha asked for a powerful son,Shiva told him that he cannot have his own son,but can adopt a blind child who would become very powerful later.Shiva gave child Andaka to Hiranyaksha.

Hiranyaksha returned to his kingdom with Andaka.Later after the vadh of Hiranyaksha, Andaka is said to have lived with his cousins.He was ridiculed,so dejected Andaka went to forest.He did severe tapas for over many years towards Brahma Dev. Brahma dev appeared before him.

What is wrong about Bharat becoming a Hindu Rashtra?

Bharatvarsh is a 5000 yrs old civilization &its the original homeland of Hindus,where about 95%of all Hindus in the world live. Its the birthplace of Sanatan Dharma then why should Bharat not recognise its true identity?

Why should Bharat not recognise its true identity of Hindu Rashtra?
Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world after Christianity & Islam but it's demographics are not the same. Xtianity and Islam are spread world wide, whereas Hinduism is geographically concentrated.

97% of all Hindus live in only India, Mauritius & Nepal. Out of it 95% of world's hindus live in India alone whereas only 1.6% of Muslims remain in Arabia. You can see that Muslims are spreading exponentially everywhere other than their birth place ie Arabia.

Wheras the left-liberals have no problem with 53 Muslim countries,out of which Islam is the official religion in 27 & 100 plus Xtian countries,out of which Xtianity is the official religion in 15,but when we talk about India becoming Hindu Rashtra,their secularism is endangered.

All faiths(Parsis, Jains, Sikhs ,Muslims,Xtians etc.)have flourished in India bcoz Hindus r not intolerant towards another religions.There is no concept of conversion in Hinduism.There r Xtian&Muslim nations in the world, who raise voice on Human rights&Muslim Xtian persecutions.

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अस्य श्री गायत्री ध्यान श्लोक:
(gAyatri dhyAna shlOka)
• This shloka to meditate personified form of वेदमाता गायत्री was given by Bhagwaan Brahma to Sage yAgnavalkya (याज्ञवल्क्य).

• 14th shloka of गायत्री कवचम् which is taken from वशिष्ठ संहिता, goes as follows..

• मुक्ता-विद्रुम-हेम-नील धवलच्छायैर्मुखस्त्रीक्षणै:।
muktA vidruma hEma nIla dhavalachhAyaiH mukhaistrlkShaNaiH.

• युक्तामिन्दुकला-निबद्धमुकुटां तत्वार्थवर्णात्मिकाम्॥
yuktAmindukalA nibaddha makutAm tatvArtha varNAtmikam.

• गायत्रीं वरदाभयाङ्कुश कशां शुभ्रं कपालं गदाम्।
gAyatrIm vardAbhayANkusha kashAm shubhram kapAlam gadAm.

• शंखं चक्रमथारविन्दयुगलं हस्तैर्वहन्ती भजै॥
shankham chakramathArvinda yugalam hastairvahantIm bhajE.

This shloka describes the form of वेदमाता गायत्री.

• It says, "She has five faces which shine with the colours of a Pearl 'मुक्ता', Coral 'विद्रुम', Gold 'हेम्', Sapphire 'नील्', & a Diamond 'धवलम्'.

• These five faces are symbolic of the five primordial elements called पञ्चमहाभूत:' which makes up the entire existence.

• These are the elements of SPACE, FIRE, WIND, EARTH & WATER.

• All these five faces shine with three eyes 'त्रिक्षणै:'.

A thread about Prithu, The King of Earth!

Long back there was a King called Anga from Dhruva's lineage. Anga was a religious person and followed the righteous paths. His wife's name was Sunitha, daughter of Mrityu. Mrityu was famous for his evil ways and deeds.

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Anga and Sunitha had a son called Vena. Vena was grownup with Mrityu and picked up with evil sides. He gave up all the religious activities that which mentioned in the Vedas and stopped all the Yajnas. He commanded his Praja to worship him and not other Gods.

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All the sages visited Rishi Marichi and told these incidents. Marichi accepted to meet Vena along with Sages. After reaching Marichi's place, Marichi asked Vena to become a good person and follow religious path by explaining the bad deeds done by him.

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But Vena didn't listen to the words of Rishi. All the sages became angry killed him, Vena was in the verge of death. Sages and Rishi Marichi decided to churn his body. They started churning the right thigh of Vena, from their, a horrible creature emerged.

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It was in dark color. He had coppery hair, red eyes & was of short stature. Sage Atri was shocked after seeing this dwarf. The Sages asked the Dwarf to "Nishida" which means "Sit". By that, the dwarf was called as Nishada. This Dwarf Nishada, was Vena's sins.

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AARTI AND ITS SPIRITUAL, SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE

Aarti is a means for a man to realize the God. Its a medium of calling out to God. The hymns in an Aarti that are chanted in praise of the Deities are an eternal and divine prayer which wins us the grace of God.

Aarti is a Hindu pooja ritual which means an auspicious light that is offered to the deities in order to get blessed with the divine consciousness and grace of the Gods.

How it's done?

A lighted lamp is held in the right hand and we wave the flame in a clockwise circling...

...direction to illuminate the entire form of God. During the Aarti, loud chants of the hymns are sung in the praise of the God. At the completion, we press our hands onto the flame and gently touch our eyes and head.

Aarti plate is usually of silver,bronze or copper.A lamp made of kneaded flour, mud or metal is filled with oil or ghee. Cotton wicks must be placed in the lamp and lighted. The plate must also contain flowers,incense and akshat(rice).

The Deities are pleased with praises and worship of the person who offers Aarti &in turn bestow him with their Divine Grace.
Most of the Aartis r composed by our great ancient sages &evolved devotees,so these Aartis contain the divine energy&blessings of the spiritually evolved.

SRI KUMARIAMMAN, KANYAKUMARI (TN)
#bharatmandir #navratri2021

Created by Maharshi Parasurama and also one among the 108 Shakthi Peethas in the world. The name Kanyakumari stands for Kanya(Virgin) and Kumari(girl).
Devi took this form to vanquish the demon Banasura
@GunduHuDuGa

Once, Banasura(grand son of Mahabali) obtained a boon from Shiva that he could be vanquished only by a virgin.
So, Devi took the form of a kumari and started meditating with the desire to marry Shiva at Suchindram.
Pleased Shiva fixed the midnight hour for marriage with Devi.

Devarshi Narada knew that the marriage would end the chance of killing Banasura. So, he assumed the form of a cock and crowed. Shiva returned back to Suchindram thinking that it was dawn.
Angered, Devi cursed that all food and articles meant for wedding turn into sand and shells

When Banasura heard about Devi’s beauty, he tried to take her by force. Devi, then, killed him and granted the wish of Devas to remain there always protecting them.
The murti of Devi stands with a rosary in hand. Her diamond nose-ring is said to be visible even from the sea.

Once an ancient mariner mistook it for a lighthouse and sailing towards it, his ship wrecked upon the Kanya Kumari rocks. In order to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, the eastern door of the shrine is opened only on five special occasions throughout the year.

#தினம்_ஒரு_திருவாசகம்
தொல்லை இரும்பிறவிச் சூழும் தளை நீக்கி
அல்லல் அறுத்து ஆனந்தம் ஆக்கியதே – எல்லை
மருவா நெறியளிக்கும் வாதவூர் எங்கோன்
திருவாசகம் என்னும் தேன்

பொருள்:
1.எப்போது ஆரம்பித்தது என அறியப்படமுடியாத தொலை காலமாக (தொல்லை)

2. இருந்து வரும் (இரும்)

3.பிறவிப் பயணத்திலே ஆழ்த்துகின்ற (பிறவி சூழும்)

4.அறியாமையாகிய இடரை (தளை)

5.அகற்றி (நீக்கி),

6.அதன் விளைவால் சுகதுக்கமெனும் துயரங்கள் விலக (அல்லல் அறுத்து),

7.முழுநிறைவாய்த் தன்னுளே இறைவனை உணர்த்துவதே (ஆனந்த மாக்கியதே),

8.பிறந்து இறக்கும் காலவெளிகளில் (எல்லை)

9.பிணைக்காமல் (மருவா)

10.காக்கும் மெய்யறிவினைத் தருகின்ற (நெறியளிக்கும்),

11.என் தலைவனான மாணிக்க வாசகரின் (வாதவூரெங்கோன்)

12.திருவாசகம் எனும் தேன் (திருவா சகமென்னுந் தேன்)

முதல்வரி: பிறவி என்பது முன்வினை விதையால் முளைப்பதோர் பெருமரம். அந்த ‘முன்வினை’ எங்கு ஆரம்பித்தது எனச் சொல்ல இயலாது. ஆனால் ‘அறியாமை’ ஒன்றே ஆசைக்கும்,, அச்சத்துக்கும் காரணம் என்பதால், அவையே வினைகளை விளைவிப்பன என்பதால், தொடர்ந்து வரும் பிறவிகளுக்கு, ‘அறியாமையே’ காரணம்

அறியாமைக்கு ஆரம்பம் கிடையாது. நமக்கு ஒரு பொருளைப் பற்றிய அறிவு எப்போதிருந்து இல்லை? அதைச் சொல்ல முடியாது. அதனாலேதான் முதலடியில், ஆரம்பமில்லாத அஞ்ஞானத்தை பிறவிகளுக்குக் காரணமாகச் சொல்லியது. ஆனால் அறியாமை, அறிவின் எழுச்சியால், அப்போதே முடிந்து விடும்.

Hindu Calendar NEW YEAR

There are many theories regarding the creation of the Universe, such as the Big Bang theory, the Proto-universe theory, the Inflationary theory, the Bubble Universe theory, etc.

Out of these the Big Bang theory is most widely accepted by the scientific community (still s bit controversial). According to this theory, the big bang occurred almost 13.8 billion years ago and the Universe came into existence.

In a Hindu Scripture, the ‘Chandogyupanishad’, it is said that the Supreme God (Parameshwar) made a sankalp (resolve) ‘I am one, I will manifest in several forms’, and the Universe was created. (Tat Tvam Asi).

The calculation of the number of years since the creation of the Universe as well as the number of years till the dissolution of the Universe has been done by the Rishis in India. Rishi Vasishtha has mentioned that the creation of the Universe happened 34.5 billion years ago.

The creation of the Universe happened on the Hindu Calendar Date (tithi) of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. Thus, the Hindu calendar begins on the sunrise of this tithi. This date usually falls on any day from late March to mid-April on the Gregorian calendar.

MUDRAS AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT.

Mudras – meaning ‘seal’, mark’ or ‘gesture’ in Sanskrit – are said to intensify the effects of our yoga or meditation practice and enhance the flow of energy. They are also used in Indian classical dance.

Any living body is made of 5 distinct elements :
Fire, Wind, Ether/Space, Earth, and Water.

According to Ayurveda, disease is the result of an imbalance in our body caused by a deficiency or an excess of one of these 5 elements.

The 5 fingers represent : Thumb:fire, Forefinger:wind, Middle finger: space, Ring finger:earth, & Little finger: water.

The fingers essentially act as electrical circuits & the use of mudras adjust the flow of energy which balance these various elements & accommodate healing.

The finger tips of every living being have many concentrated nerve root endings which are free energy discharge points. Science also confirms that around every tip there is a concentration of free electrons.

By touching together of the tips of the fingers or the finger tips to other parts of the palms this free energy (Prana) is redirected back into the body along specified channels, back up to the brain.

Because Mudras work on Nerves, they are "Neural Science."

Sri Trinethra Dasabuja Anjaneyar, Anantamangalam, TN.
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Ananthamangalam is known for the temple housing Anjaneya Swami, having three eyes and ten arms holding different armament.

Legend of the temple:
Post war while leaving back to Ayodhya with sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman, rama was warmly welcomed by Sage Bharadwaj to his ashram, and offered food and rest.
While he was eating, Sage Naradar came there to meet him. He had some news to share.

Naradar mentioned that although Ravana, and his army were killed in the war, there were still scions of the family who were planning revenge.
Two asuras, by name Rakha Bindu and Raktha Rakshagan were meditating under the sea,

to acquire special powers and they must be stopped immediately and only Rama could do it.

Rama understood the threat but was in a hurry to get back to Ayodhya, as his brother Bharata had vowed to enter the fire, if his brother did not return within a particular time.
So, he instructed Hanuman to slay the two Asuras and join him at Ayodhya.

Srimad Bhagavatham - affection of Yasoda mentioned by Sri Sukar

Yasoda is being described wearing a nice saree with other ornaments and whipping yogurt. Even though she had other servants, she preferred to do it herself as she had so much of affection for Him. 1

kSoumam vAca: prutu kadi tadE biBrati sUtra nadir

க்ஷமும் வாச ப்ருது கடி தடே பிப்ரதி ஸுத்ர நத்தம்

The sound her ornaments were making along with the sound of whipping yogurt was a Shruti gItA to wake Krishna up.

He wakes up lazily from his cradle, saunters over, 2

hugs her neck and places his small chin against hers face with his hand on the churn to prevent her from continuing the work and asks for milk.

She hugs him tightly, starts feeding him whilst continuing her churn.

At that time, the milk on the stove overflowed 3

and she had to leave abruptly (that milk was also for Krishna) to turn it off which annoyed Krishna.

He broke the pot with the yogurt that had just recently been whipped, gobbled it up and left pretending to be angry.

There was a mortar in the back of the house upon 4

which he sat comfortably. His Leela was such that He pretended to cry even though he was eating yogurt.

Subsequently, Yasoda got angry at his petulance, tied Him to the mortar and every time the rope was short. She was so exhausted, and Krishna felt sympathetic and 5

Did you know?

Suniti Choudhary & Shanti Ghosh were amongst the youngest freedom fighters&revolutionaries India ever had.

Born on 22May1917 in Comilla distt of West Bengal(present Bangladesh)to a middle class family,Suniti was influenced by freedom movement at a very young age.

More specifically she was influenced with the freedom fighters and revolutionaries. She was inspired by the revolutionary activities of Ullaskar Dutta who was also a revolutionary from Comilla. She studied in 'Faizunnissa Balika Vidyalaya' where she met Prafulla Nalini Brahma.

Prafulla had a great influence on her. She also gifted Suniti with the books on revolutionary material which were banned by the British.Prafulla also recruited her to the 'Jugantar Party'. The women wing of the party 'Tripura Zilla Chhatri Sangha' was joined by her later.

Later Suniti became the Major of District Volunteer Corps and led the women parade in honour of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who came to town to address the student organisation. On being asked about the role of women in the revolutionary activities, Netaji immediately said...

...,'I would be pleased to see the women leading from the front'.
In the annual conference of 'Tripura Zilla Chhatri Sangha' held on 6May1931,she was chosen as Captain of Women's Volunteer Corps.She became custodian of firearms&incharge of training female members of organisation.

ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION OF INDIA UNDER THE BRITISH RULE

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In 1800 CE, India amounted to a whopping 20% of the total world manufacturing output!

But more importantly the balance of trade went into the Indian economy in the form of goods in

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exchange or bullion and helped Indian people’s standard of living. It had second most powerful economy, the wages and productivity throughout all the sections of society were high. It had a simple, inexpensive education system suited for its needs.

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But, by the year 1900 , India had become synonymous with poverty, its exports accounted for mere 1.7% of the total world trade , and more than 30 million (more than 10 % of India's population) died of starvation in the British rule.

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After 1818 when British became the major power in India Indian manufacturing output rapidly declined while British
increased.

See the attached image of table given by Paul Kennedy in his book ‘The Rise and Fall of Great Powers’

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During the same period per capita levels of industrialization (relative to UK in 1900 =
100 scale) is given by Paul Kennedy in the following table.

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Varahi Amman, Madurai, Tamilnadu

Vaarahi is one of the Saivite Shakti deities with the group of goddesses known as SAPTAMATAS.
They are: Brahmi, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Vaarahi, Mahendri and Chamundi. 1/n

They are the Shakti (female) equivalents of their male counterparts. Vaarahi is the Shakti of Bhairavar who is one of the Amsam of Bhairavar.Created from the boar avatara of Vishnu, Vaarahi is often associated with Goddess Kamala (one of the Mahavidyas). 2/n

She is also called Dandini (Lady Commander of the forces of the Mother-Goddess, symbolizing the might of SriVidya). As Vaarahi ("hog-faced" or "the great consumer") she destroys evil forces that obstructs the devotees' progress, paralyses the enemies 3/n

and led the devotees ultimately to SriVidyas. She is also called Panchami). With Kurukalla, she is accorded the parental status to Sri-Chakra (Lalita Tripura-Sundari). While Kurukalla represents the full moon, Vaarahi represents the new-moon. 4/4

Jai Maa Varahi 🙏

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Did you know?
Ahilyabai Holkar was one of India's
greatest women rulers of all time.

Ahilyabai was Born on May 31,1725 in the village of Chondi,Jamkhed distt,Maharashtra to a man named Mankoji Shinde,who was the Patil(Chief) of a village and a member of proud Dhangar Community.

Despite the fact that girls' education was a farther dream in those days, Ahilyabai was homeschooled by her father.
Ahilya didn't belong to any royal family but in a twist of fate she is still remembered as one of the most revered Queen in the history.

While they were living their humdrum lives, one day Malhar Rao Holkar, commander of the Peshwa Bajirao & Lord of the Malwa stopped in Chondi on his way to Pune, where he couldn't help but notice a young 8yrs old Ahilyabai in the temple service feeding the poor & hungry.

He was so impressed by the sheer innocence&beauty with simplicity character of Ahilyabai dat he asked her hand in marriage for his son Khanderao Holkar.Just like that she got married to Khanderao in 1733 at a tender age of 8&became a bride of esteemed Maratha community of Holkars

But destiny had something else in store for her as her husband died in the Battle of Kumbher in 1754 leaving her widow at 29.Distressed Ahilyabai was to commit Sati when her father-in-law Malhar Rao refused to let it happen.

Sri Yaganti Uma Maheshwari Temple is dedicated to Bhagwan Shiva and is located in the Kurnool distt of Andhra Pradesh. Temple houses combined idol of Shiva and Mata Parvati.
It's believed that Sage Agastya wanted to build a temple for Venkateswara here.

But the Idol couldn't be installed as its toenail was broken.Agastya got upset&performed Tapaa. Shiva appeared to him&told him dat site is suitable for a Shiva temple as the region resembled Kailasha. Rishi then requested Shiva to grant him combined Idol of Shiva&Mata Parvati.

Bhagwan Shiv gifted him the Idol as he wished.
Yaganti Temple is one of the most famous temples of Shiva in Andhra Pradesh.Temple dates back to 5th-6th centuries with the contributions from the Kingdoms of Pallavas, Cholas, Chalukyas.

However, some of the major and valuable contributions came from Vijaynagara Kings Harihara and Bukka Raya who completed the construction of quite a lot of structures in and around the temple during the 15th century.
Main idols in the temple are of Shiva, Parvati and Nandi.

Size of Nandi sitting in front of the temple is believed to be growing continuously due to which the temple staff had to remove one pillar.
Temple has caves in &around the vicinity named on Rishi Agastya and Bhagwan Venkateswara.
The temple has a small Pushkarini in the premises.