@HelloNNewman @BramhaAham @aparnaAD2 If I can't hire somebody who can replace me, I'm fearfully autocratic or abysmally mediocre

If I don't groom someone to replace me, I'm awfully mortal or painfully paranoid

If I don't surround myself with smarter folks, I'm myself doltfully dufferesque or arrogantly idiotic

Story of Mahaperiya -
We also need to restore the name of River Purna - which is called in the name of stooge 'Periyar" now

One day a very reputed Geologist happened to visit Kanchipuram to have darshan of Mahaswamigal.
After enquiring about his family
#SaturdayMotivation

Swamigal asked him if he would do Him a favour. The geologist was overwhelmed he wondered what it was that he, a mere mortal could help the Saakshaat Deivam with. He immediately agreed. Mahaperiya asked him if he knew about Kaladi.
He replied even as a young child

he knew that it was the birth place of Adi Shankaracharyar
Periyava then told him that the river Purna ran through that place and that Shankarar's mother used to bathe in it every day. He then requested him to arrange for a diver

to dive and take out sand from two different locations of the River Purna (presently called River Periyar).

One location, He said, should be where the River Purna enters Kerala before it diverts into entering Kaladi and the other location should be at Kaladi, where the river

makes a small U-turn and reaches Shankarar's home itself. Swamigal asked him to use the technique of carbon dating to ascertain the age of the sand at these two locations. The geologist promised to return with the results at the earliest overjoyed that he could actually

SREE POORNATHRAYEESA MANDIR, KOCHI (KER)

First among 8 royal Mandirs of erstwhile Kochi Kingdom.
Sri Poornathrayeesa/ Vishnu is sitting under the shade of five hoods of Ananthan, whose folded body acts as the throne.
Also called Santhana Gopala Moorthy (Saviour of infants).

It is said that the murti of Sri Poornathrayeesa was given to Arjuna by Vishnu, when Arjun sought his help to give rebirth to the ten children of a brahmin. Arjuna along with the ten children and the murti returned in his chariot and handed over the children to the brahmin.

Arjun then sent Ganesh to search a place for installing the murti. He was attracted by the holiness of Poornavedapuram (now Tripunithura), and tried to occupy the place for himself. However, Arjuna moved him to the southern side of the Mandir and installed the murti.

He then plucked some mustard seeds from surrounding fields and lit a lamp in front of the murti. Devotees consider the evershining “Valia Vilakku” here as the oil lamp lighted by Arjuna. Burnt oil of this traditional lamp possesses great medicinal value. 
@JumbuTweeple

Poornathrayeesa is also known for his elephant love. More than 40 elephants participate in his Vrishchikotsavam and most of the elephants are sent for the utsavam without a money return expected by the elephant owners as Poornathrayeesa is considered to be elephant lover.

Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple 
Pathanamthitta, Kerala.
#keralatemples 🚩

Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple is one of the important Siva temples in Kerala which is also called Thrikkaviyoor Mahadeva Temple. The temple is famous for the Hanuman Prathishta inside.

Kshetram is situated on a small hillock, and 21 steps leading to Gopuram.

Shatla puranam tells, here Prathishta of Shiva was done by Sri Rama in the presence of Mata Sita, Hanuman, Sugreeva and Vibhishana on his return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. Sri Rama asked 👇

Plz take a moment to read this & watch the video.
#threadstorytime
Story of 3D
So when i shifted to Mumbai, a batchmate of mine helped me in finding a rented house. He was fooled by one of his acquaintances, & me with my sister ended up in an under construction building
1)

Near slum.
It is horrific. But I had no choice since we reached by car 2 am, with my 3 dogs. Area was not safe. Even police avoided to enter it

One day when I got down to get in my car to go for work, I heard a growling.
I bent down to see a dog just in bones, feeding puppies 2

Tried to get her out but her one leg was badly broken & bleeding.
One puppy half eaten by rats, coz rats there were bigger than her puppies.
I used auto but contacted many NGO
Got no help.
I started mixing antibiotics & pain killer in rice to feed her.
Initially I had to push
3

The food below the car. But on 3rd day, she actually came out from under the car to eat from my hands.
She started trusting me. I put bandage on her leg.
Called her 3D 😁 which my sister @doorva207 Found really odd & stupid
3D started recovering. She started gaining health
4

I introduced her to children of out building.
Parents found them dirty, but kids are ❤
We gave all of them bath, vaccination.
They were happy.
But every other day her one pup started getting crushed under a tempo or car
People wouldn't bother to slow down
3D would cry to me
5

பெருந்தலைவர் காமராஜர் முதல்வராக பதவியேற்பது தனது அமைச்சரவையில் 7 பேரை மட்டுமே சேர்த்து கொண்டார்... அவர்களில் ஒருவர்

#கக்கன்...

இவருக்கு ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட துறைகள்
#போலீஸ்
#பொதுப்பணி
#விவசாயம்
#சிறுபாசனம்
#கால்நடை_பராமரிப்பு
#உள்துறை
#சிறைத்துறை
#நிதி
#கல்வி
#தொழிலாளர்_நலம்
#மற்றும்

#மதுவிலக்கு.

கண்ணை கட்டுகிறதா... அது தான் உண்மை

இத்தனை துறைகளின் அமைச்சராக இருந்தவர் .. பத்து வருடங்கள் அமைச்சராக இருக்கும் போது வெளியூர் சென்றால் தன் துணிகளை தானே துவைத்து கொள்வார்..

ஒரு முறை அவர் திருச்சி மாவட்டத்தில் பல நிகழ்ச்சிகளில் பங்கேற்ற பிறகு இரவு ரயிலில் சென்னை

செல்ல வேண்டும்.. நிகழ்ச்சிகளை முடித்து திருச்சி ஜங்ஷனுக்கு வந்த போது அவர் செல்ல வேண்டிய ரயில் கிளம்பி விட்டது.. அடுத்த ரயில் அதிகாலையில்...

அமைச்சராக இருந்தாலும் யாரையும் உதவிக்கு அழைக்கவில்லை.. ரயில்வே அதிகாரிகளையும் அணுகவில்லை. பேசாமல் ஒரு துண்டை விரித்து பிளாட்பார பெஞ்ச்சில்

படுத்துவிட்டார்..

நடு இரவில் ரோந்து வந்த ரயில்வே போலிஸ்சார் யாரென்று தெரியாமல் லட்டியாய் இரண்டு தட்டு தட்டி எழுப்பினர்...

யார்_நீங்கள்
எழுந்து_செல்லுங்கள்
இங்கெல்லாம்_படுக்கக்_கூடாது
என்றனர்

அதற்கு அமைதியாக பதிலளித்தார்..

அய்யா_என்_பெயர்_கக்கன்
நான்_போலீஸ் மந்திரியாக

இருக்கேன்
அடுத்த_ரயில்_வந்தவுடன்_சென்றுவிடுகிறேன் என்றார்
அதிர்ந்தனர் போலீஸ்காரர்கள்.

அய்யா_மன்னித்துவிடுங்கள்_நீங்கள்_முதல்_வகுப்பு_ஓய்வறையில்_போய்_படுங்கள்.. என்றனர்

வேண்டாம்.. இந்த வசதியே எனக்கு போதும் என்று அந்த பெஞ்ச்சிலேயே படுத்து உறங்கிவிட்டார்... அவர் ரயில் ஏறும் வரை

Pandava Thoothar Perumal (Kanchipuram)

This temple is 49th among the 108 Divya Desams. The temple is approximately 2000 years old, and as per the inscription on Temple walls, Chola King Kulottunga Chola I carried out significant amount of work in rebuilding the temple between +

+ 11th & 12th century CE.

This place was called as Thirupadagam earlier. This is probably only temple in world where Bhagwan Sri Krishna is in the sitting pose at the height of 25 feet.
@RajiIndustani @Kishoreciyer1 @HelloNNewman @devkshetra @sambhashan_in @Krishna_Priiya

Boothath Azhwar, Peyazhwar, Thirumazhisai Azhwar and Thiru  mangai Azhwar were the Azhwars (Vaishnav Saints) who sung about this temple.

As per legend, Sri Krishna went to Kaurava to negotiate on behalf of Pandavas (before Mahabharat war),
@Dharma_Yoddhaa @LostTemple7

thus Bhagwan here is called 'Pandava Thoothar Perumal). King Janemajaya (great grandson of Arjuna) heard story from Sage Vaisampayana about how Sri Krishna showed his Vishwaroopam, when Kaurava tried to humiliate & kill him during His visit as a negotiator (Thoothar).

Sage Vaisampayana advised King Janamejaya (when later wanted to see Bhagwan's Vishwaroopam) to visit Kanchipuram and do penance towards Krishna. It is believed that Sri Krishna appeared before King Janamejaya in 'Pandava Thoothar' form.
@Prisma_Me @luna_destrozada @Go_Movie_Mango

1/n
People often talk about right and left and all that. But over the last few decades what has played out in US and is being pushed into India in the earnest is this.

Used to be that faith, family and love for one’s country were stabilizing forces of one’s life.

2/n

The role of the govt was to enforce the rule of law; people got help from govt when they fell out of the ride. So safety net was always there as a last resort.

Now that doesn’t suit those who see govt as end all and be all of our lives. So somethings have to be taken out.

3/n
So the left went after the three pillars. Faith, family and national identity/ patriotism.

Let’s take family the last as that is what is the target of left in India after having dealt it a blow in the west.

4/n
What is faith? People living in a society identify with a religion that shares some common beliefs, code of conduct and in general creates an identity for that. You have judeo-Christian societies, Islamic and Hindu societies and others.

Left took a shot at this in the west

5/n

They have successfully attempted to make any expression of faith of American Christians as bigotry. For example they wanted to force a Catholic Xtian organization to provide birth control in their insurance plans knowing they will resist.

STORY OF DEVI KANNAGI

Kannagi is worshipped as Devi in many areas. She is the epitome of chastity. In Kerela, she is worshipped as Bhadrakali and Attukal Devi.
For Sinhalese Buddhists of Sri Lanka, she is Devi Pattini and Kannaki Amman for the Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus.

Kannagi was the wife of Kovalan, a merchant from Kaveripattinam. He left Kannagi for a dancer Madhavi and spent all his wealth on her. Kovalan, later, returned to Kannagi when he was penniless. The only asset left was a pair of anklets filled with rubies.
@GampaSD @RajeAiyer

Both went to Madurai which was ruled by Pandyan Nedunj Cheliyan 1. Kovalan wanted to sell the anklets and restart his life. However, around the time he set out to sell the anklets, one anklet (out of a pair) was stolen from the queen by someone and it resembled Kannagi’s anklet.

Kovalan was caught and beheaded without any trial. Furious Kannagi reached the court and broke open the anklet to prove Kovalan’s innocence. She flung her anklet and cursed that the entire city would burn. The entire city caught fire and her curse became a reality
@DubeyYash1911

After this, Kannagi on her way to Kodungalloor in Kerala, gave "Darsan" to the natives at Attukal in Thiruvananthapuram. It is said that the Devi finally reached Kodungalloor and settled at Kodungalloor Devi Mandir.

Kannagi is also the main character of the epic Silapathikaram.

Alathiyur Hanuman Temple
Malappuram, Kerala 🚩
#keralatemples

One of the Powerful Anjaneya Temples in Kerala. Hanuman temple is adjacent to Shri Ramar Sannidhi. Here Hanuman's head is tilted towards the left to hear Shri Rama's words. Shri Rama is entrusting Hanuman👇

Task of locating Mata Sita in Lanka.

Prathishta of Hanuman is done by Sage Vasishta. Eventhough this is Shri Ram Temple, importance is given to Hanuman
Shri Rama shares with Hanuman the Abhignana Vaakhyam, the words that would enable him to gain the confidence of Mata Seetha.

Hanuman stands leaning a little towards the left, showing how he hear Shri Rama's words and also assuring him Your Wish is my Command.
The Vigraham of Hanuman gives us the Strength, Confidence and Bhakthi.
There is a place marked here to show Hanuman’s leap to Lanka over sea.

Devotees run and leap over the stone for better health.Aval Naivedhyam is famous here. Those children who have nightmares are told to pray Alathiyur Hanuman. Mantra 👇

Alathiyur Hanumane
Pedi Swampnam kanarudhe
Pedi Swapnam Kandalo
Val Kondu Thattiyunarthename
🙏🕉🙏

WHY DOES KRISHNA WEAR MOR-PANKH

Mormukutdhari (मोरमुकुटधारी) is one of the names of Krishna.
It so happened that once Krishna was playing his flute and roaming with his cows in the forest. The soulful music enchanted the peacocks and they danced. Krishna,too, danced with them.

When the dance ended, the King of peacocks expressed his gratitude to Krishna. He requested Krishna to accept his plummage (feathers) and wear them on his crown as decoration. Since then, Krishna started wearing mor-pankh in his crown.
@vedvyazz @SriRamya21 @satya_AmitSingh

Another meaning of wearing mor-pankh is that a peacock feather contains all the seven primary colours in it. Just as the Universe is covered by akasha (ether) which appears blue during the day and black at night, so Krishna is identified by both blue and black colours.

By wearing the peacock feather, Krishna implies that the entire range of colours are present in him.

It is also said that Krishna wears mor-pankh to honour Bhagwan Kartikeya whose mount is peacock.
@iamkamyabuch @youngndharmic

Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple
Malappuram, Kerala

#keralatemples 🚩

Situated on the banks of River Bharatappuzha, Navamukunda Kshetram is one among 108 Divya Desams of Maha Vishnu. Temple is very famous for Pithrtarpanam (Bali Tarpanam). Temple is said to be 5000 years old.

Sthala Puranam says that Navayogis, the sons of Hrishabha while wandering found Salagrama from Gantaki River. The Eldest Navayogi, did Prathishta of Salagrama in Thirunavaya but it sank into earth. Later the 7 brothers also did the same but all Salagrama deeply sank into earth.

The 9th yogi, understood why all the Salagrama sank. It was because proper rituals should be performed at the time of the Prathishta. He did Prathishta of Salagrama, as Mukunda giving Moksham to the departed souls with all rituals.Thus name of Temple came as Nava Mukunda temple.

Mamankam was done here earlier every 12 years. It is believed that Gajendra Moksham happened here. Bali Tarpanam is famous here. Thousands of people come here to perform Tarpanam. As Trimurthy's stay here, the ashes of departed souls can also be immersed here.
Hare Krishna
🙏🕉

WHY IS CONCH/SHANKH NOT BLOWN IN BADRINATH DHAM

Though the conch always accompanies Sri Vishnu, still in Badrinath Dham, it is not blown.
It is said that once there was a great terror of Rakshasas in this region. So Brahma Rishi Agastya prayed to Bhagwati to end the menace.

Devi Kushmanda ended the Rakshasas but two of them, Aatapi and Vatapi escaped. Aatapi hid in the Mandakini river while Vatapi went into Badrinath Dham and hid inside a conch. Blowing a conch would have made Vatapi come out of the conch. Since then, the practice has continued.

It is also believed that once Ma Lakshmi was meditating in Badrinath Ji while Sri Vishnu killed Shankhachur Rakshasa. He avoided blowing the conch as a sign of victory so as not to disturb Ma Lakshmi. Ever since then, conch blowing was stopped in Badrinath Dham.

Scientifically also, conch sound creates waves of a certain frequency which in turn creates turbulence in the ecological environment. It may cause snow storms in ice-covered Badrinath Dham. So blowing a conch is prohibited here.

Pazhayannur Bhagavathy Temple
Thrissur, Kerala
Also called "Rooster temple"
#keralatemples 🚩
#Thread
Pazhayannur Bhagavathy Temple, earlier known as Pallipurath Mahavishnu temple is of about 500 years old. This was a Mahavishnu temple, before Bhagavathy Prathishta.

Sthala puranam says that Devi came from Varanasi with the King of Cochin who was a great Devi Bhakth. Sri Moolasthanam is in a peepal tree which is at the entrance of the temple. Interesting story tells how Devi came inside the temple from Sri Moolasthanam. 👇

During a festival here, a small girl came inside the Thidappally (cooking area) of temple and asked for food. She sat inside Thidappally and ate the food provided to her and suddenly disappeared. The King who realized it was Devi, made all arrangements for
@SriramKannan77

Prathishta inside Thidappally itself.

There is a strange ritual here, which is Kozhi parathal ( flying a rooster)
It is said that Devi came in the form of a rooster.

A custom of offering live roosters to Devi and feeding them which will destroy the all our Doshas important here.
We can see many roosters roaming inside the temple freely.
Amme Sharanam

#VACCINATIONDEATHS

With PM Modi soon launching "BJP's vaccine" against COVID19, we will have to get used to "Vaccination Deaths" like those infamous "Demonetization deaths". Here is an attempt to compile a list of potential news reports during the vaccination drive.

71 year old man collapses and dies, standing in serpentine queue during Modi's ambitious vaccination program. 32 year old Kerala youth dies 7 hours after COVID vaccine. The two wheeler he was riding was run over by a truck.

His friends claimed, "He never had such accidents before taking the vaccine."
One more vaccine death. 36 year old Doctor, who had received first dose of COVID vaccine just 8 days ago, was beaten to death by bystanders of a patient who died in the ICU due to heart attack.

Modi's Vaccine consumes another life. A 46 year old lady from Aligarh, who received a shot of COVID vaccine 3 weeks earlier has hanged herself to death.
Aluva youth succumbs to Modi's vaccine. 28 year old man from Aluva in Kerala, who had recieved the first dose of COVID vaccine

drowned in the Aluva river. His friends blamed the vaccine for his death. Faisal, his close friend told the media, "Because he had to go for vaccination, he applied for leave from office. Since vaccination was over quickly, he went to Aluva river for swimming.

I am writing this thread since informal exchanges with a few friends motivated me to write. I am writing purely based on my experience and gut feelings. I don't have scientific knowledge on this subject. Feel free to ignore this or laugh at it:) I will not mind if you laugh:) 1/n

This thread is about a healthy lifestyle. Now, anyone seeing my DP (I am only 47) can understand how qualified I am to write on this subject:) However, this is a free platform:) Therefore, I will share my "knowledge" too:) 2/n

Good "health" is not about big muscles, flat abs, 6 packs, or running 35 km. It might include all or some of them, however, it's certainly not limited to them. "Good health" has 4 dimensions. 3/n

The 1st dimension is "Soul". We talk about priorities, right? So, this is the 1st priority. Unless we fix this, we can't have good health despite heavy exercise or dieting. 4/n

Various religions might talk about various ways to build a powerful soul. We have Sanatana Dharma, where we consider the soul as the one, unified, all-pervading entity. Without knowing anything about spirituality, I find this as the most practical definition. 5/n

We all know that Kareena Kapoor is expecting a second child.

We know that Anushka Sharma is expecting her first child and her husband, India Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli has come back from Australia to be with her.

We also know which actor wears which designer clothes.

But do we care to know who was Cadet Amit Raj?

We don’t.

I don't completely blame you for this.
We all waste our news appetite on junk news which never adds any value to our society.
On 3rd of Dec, Cadet Amit Raj of Sainik School Purulia, was at his hometown Nalanda in Bihar.

While jogging around 6 am he heard people shouting in the neighborhood. He stepped out to see that a neighboring house was on fire. Without thinking twice he entered the house to save 3 children who were trapped inside. He sustained 85% burns by the time he saved the first two

children but still decided to save the third one. He was in no condition to save the third child but still entered the house to save the third in lieu if receiving 95% burns himself. To his heroics, all three children were saved. He was admitted to a nearby hospital & was later

Shifted to Safadarjang Hospital, Delhi. The braveheart lost his life on 13 Dec 2020. Not even single media house covered this story.
Let us honour this brave soul by using the power of SM. Coz only this will help us imbibe the values of sacrifice that can build a #New_India.

DEVI SHANTA: SRI RAM’s SISTER

Mahabharata refers to Raja Rompada, ruler of Anga, who once visited his close friend Raja Dashrath of Ayodhya. As Rompada had no children, Dashrath fulfilled his wish and gave his daughter, Shanta, in adoption to Rompada.

Once, Rompada was so busy talking to Shanta that he ignored a brahmin who sought his help. The return of the brahmin, empty-handed angered Indra and resulted in a severe draught in Anga
At the same time, in Ayodhya, Dashrath was advised to do Putra Kameshthi Yajna to beget sons.

Only Rishi Rishyashringa could solve both problems: end draught through his yagna and complete the yagna for Dashrath to enable him to get sons.
To bring him to perform Yajna, Shanta decided to set off. Her self-less devotion pleased Rishyashringa and he accepted her as wife.

Yagna by Rishyashringa ended the draught in Anga. Later, Dashrath was blessed with 4 sons through putra kameshthi yagna done by Rishyashringa.
In the Shringi Rishi Mandir, Kullu (HP) Devi Shanta is worshipped along with Rishyashringa Rishi.

Cr: various internet sites

Importance of Ashwattha ( Aal )🌳 Tree
#culture
#thread
मूलतो ब्रह्म रूपाय मध्यतो विष्णु रुपिणे
अग्रथ शिव रुपाय वृक्षा राजायते नमः
🕉
My pranamam to the king of trees.
Whose root is the form of Brahma,
Middle is the form of Maha Vishnu,
And top is the form of Mahadev.

While doing Pratakshinam to the Peepal tree, this mantra should be chanted. Pratakshinam should be done only in the morning as at that time oxygen level is available below the Peepal tree.

Ashwatha tree ( Peepal) which is seen infront of all temples are rich in Oxygen. By doing Pratakshinam to an Aal tree, we get pure Oxygen which makes our Brain Sharp.

Trimoorthy's (Bhrahma, Vishnu and Mahadeva) resides in the tree. It is very auspicious to do pratakshinam.

Hi All, Good Morning 🌼🌼 Today I want to share something I read about the temple ritual "Ashtabandham" which is done every few years to bond the idol to the pedestal. This ritual is mostly seen only in Kerala temples. "

Ashtabandham" means a mix (bandham) of eight (ashta) ingredients, a natural adhesive mixed with oil to fix if any corrosion forms between the pedestal and the idol through milk, water, curd or honey used during abhishekam. If the idol falls off from the pedestal,

it is considered as inauspicious, hence to prevent such an eventuality, usually once in every 12 years new Ashtabandam is applied and the bonding ceremony is known as Ashtabandakalasham. In Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, this ritual was done in 1985 during the reign of

Sri Chithira Thirunal at the Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna temple. The preparation of the adhesive mixture takes a long period of 41 days. The eight ingredients which go into the mixture are 1) powdered conch (Shankhu podi) - 6 palam (1 palam = 60 gm), 2)

powdered chenchalyam or gum secreted from country pine - 4 palam, 3) Kadukka - 2 palam, 4) Kolarakku - 1 palam 5) Kozhipparal - 1 palam 6) River sand from Bharathappuzha - 1 palam 7) Amla - 0.5 palam 8) Cotton used for making sacred thread.