🚩Beauty of Sanatan Dharma🚩

Only temple in the world
Where two brothers with their
sister are worshipped together as

" Balabhadra, Subhadra and
Mahaprabhu Jagannath " 🙏❤

He is the Kashtabhanjan
He takes away all our sorrow!!

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जय श्री राम🚩

Shree Kashtabhanjan Dev Hanumanji Mandir Salangpur, #Gujarat

It is dedicated to Hanuman ji in the form of Kastbhanjan.
It's exterior is built in tiers of dome structures with golden tops. There are carvings on the exterior walls. The mandir is big and spacious.

The murti here is a stout figure with a handlebar moustache, crushing a female demon under his foot & baring his teeth.

The back ground for the murti is sculpted trees with fruit bearing monkeys. The 'gadha', which is the weapon of the prabhu is placed in from of the murti.

It comes under the Vadtal Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday.
The murti was installed by
Sadguru Gopalanand Swami.
It is the only Swaminarayan mandir which has the murtis of neither Swaminarayan nor Krishna as the primary object of worship.

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Divine Mahaprasad of Mahaprabhu Jagannath ji 🚩

Mahaprasad is the term applied to the 56 food items offered to bhagwaan Jagannath ji in the mandir of Puri  #Odisha

The Prasāda offered to him and later to Maa Bimala devi is known as Mahaprasad.

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The specialty of 'mahaprasad' preparation lies in its massive cooking by unique steaming process in earthen pots, kept on above the other

Mahaprasad are sold in Anand Bazar. It is the biggest open-air kitchen in the world where every day 1000s of devotees purchase & eat together

Mahaprasad is of 2 types.
1.Sankudi mahaprasad includes items like rice, ghee rice, mixed rice, cumin seed & asaphoetida-ginger rice & dishes like sweet dal, plain dal mixed with vegetables, mixed curries of different types etc.

Sukhila mahaprasad consists of dry Sweet food.

Daily Bhoga is offered five times to mahaprabhu.

1.Gopala Vallabha Bhoga: it is 1st offering to prabhu in the morning that forms his breakfast.

2.Sakala Dhupa:
it is the next offering at about 10 am in the morning.
it consists of 13 items including the
Enduri cake & Mantha puli

3.Bhoga mandapa bhoga: The next repast and the offering consists of Pakhala with dahi and Kanji payas. The offerings are made in the bhog mandapa, about 200 feet from the Ratna Vedi. This is called Chatra Bhog.

4.The Madhyanha dhupa forms the next offering at the noon.

Kailash 🚩
The center of Devotion
The abode of Mahadev!!

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Mount Kailash is located in western Tibet.
At an elevation of 6,656 meters above sea level, Mt.Kailash is not a high mountain Tibet.
However, no one has climbed to the Mount Kailash summit.
Kailash Parvat is considered the axis of the universe, the center of the world.
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As you can see from Google Maps, the distance from Stonehenge in the UK to Kailash is 6,666 km, which is also the distance from Kailash Range to the North Pole.

The distance from Mt Kailash to the South Pole is 13,332 km, which is exactly twice the distance to the North Pole.

Two beautiful lakes, namely Mansarovar and Rakshas Tal, are located at the base of Mount Kailash.
Of the two, Mansarovar, which lies at an altitude of 14, 950 ft, is considered the highest freshwater body in the world.

Viewing from the south of the ridge, you can see the Kailash Parvat's Hindu OM(ॐ) symbol.
The huge ice trough and horizontal rock formations from the top of the mountain constitute this symbol.

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15. Mantras which every hindu should learn.

1. Mahadev
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्!!

2. Shri Ganesha

वक्रतुंड महाकाय, सूर्य कोटि समप्रभ
निर्विघ्नम कुरू मे देव, सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा!!

3. Shri hari Vishnu

मङ्गलम् भगवान विष्णुः, मङ्गलम् गरुणध्वजः।
मङ्गलम् पुण्डरी काक्षः, मङ्गलाय तनो हरिः॥

4. Shri Brahma ji

ॐ नमस्ते परमं ब्रह्मा नमस्ते परमात्ने।
निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं सदुयाय नमो नम:।।

5. Shri Krishna

वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्। देवकी परमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम।।

माँ 🙌❤

माँ की क्या परिभाषा दू
वो खुद में संपूर्ण भाषा है।
प्रभु भी जिसकी भक्ति करे
वो " माँ " स्वयं में भगवान हैं।

उनकी मुस्कराहटो से सुबह होती
उनकी लौरीयों से हमारी रात।
वो तो बिन बोले जान लेतीं
हमारे हर जज़्बात।

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निश्चल निष्कपट प्रेम माँ का
कौन भला हमें कर सकता हैं।
उसकी अथाह ममता को
कौन भला माप सकता है।

वो दुनिया में लाई हमे
साँसो पर उनका ही तो कर्ज है।
उन्हें सारी खुशियाँ देना
हमारा पहला फर्ज है।

वो ही ताकत वो ही हिम्मत
ना हारना उनसे ही सीखा है।
उठो लडो़ आगे बढो़
ये जज्बा़ उन्हीं का दिया है।

क्या लिखू माँ ❤के लिए
ये शब्द भी मेरे कम पड़ते हैं।
हम उनकी ही तो परछाई हैं
उनके चरणों में सर ये रखते हैं।

By: Varsha Singh

Puthucode Annapoorneshwari Temple,
Palakkad, Kerala 🚩
#keralatemples
अन्नपूर्णे सदापूर्णे शङ्करप्राणवल्लभे 
ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं भिक्षां देहि च पार्वति 

Temple is also called Puthukode Bhaghavathy Kshetram
Parasurama did Prathishta of Devi here. Temple is one amoung 👇

108 Durga temples
Navarathri festival is celebrated in a grant manner here. Annadanam is done daily on these days. The Idichu pizhinja payasam/ Chathachatayam is the main nivedyam in Annapoorneswari temple during Navarathri.
In the mornings, Devi Mahatmyam and Sundarakandam are

recited here daily.
Sri Godavarma Raja gifted lots of rice fields for the maintenance of the temple.
Annapoorneshwari holds Shanku and Chakra in her hands. Puthucode Annapoorneswari Temple is managed by the Naduvil Madom Devaswom.
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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
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MEENAKSHI AMMAN, MADURAI (TN)
#bharatmandir #navratri2021

A paadal Petra sthalam where Shiva took the form of Sundareswarar (the handsome one) and married Devi Parvati (Meenakshi).
Devi is also known by the name Angayarkanni (mother with the beautiful fish eyes).
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Devi Meenakshi emerged from yagna fire as a 3 year old girl when Pandyan King Malayadwaja and Kanchanamalai were praying for a child.
It is said that Devi was born with three breasts and there was a prophesy that her superfluous breast would melt away when she met her husband.

Devi ruled over Madurai and captured Indralok. She went on to capture Kailasha. When she saw Shiva, her 3rd breast disappeared and she realised that Shiva would be her consort.
The divine marriage was attended by all Devas and Sri Vishnu (as her brother) gave her hand to Shiva.

It is said that Indra found a swayambhu lingam at Kadamba Vanam. He placed it in Madurai where the kshetram stands. Here, Shiva is seen on the vehicle of Indra.
The Golden Lotus Tank is said to be the place where a golden lotus blossomed for the puja performed by Indra.

The Meenakshi Thirukalyanam festival is celebrated in the Chithirai month to mark the divine marriage of Meenakshi Amman. The festival includes a procession where Meenakshi and Sundareshwara travel in a chariot and Sri Vishnu gives away his sister in marriage to Shiva.

How will next 10-15 years be different for India?
In the next 10 years,India will undertake massive infrastructure projects which will propel India to a $5 Trillion economy

A thread🧵on how India is spending big on Infrastructure upgradation like never before

Lets go👇

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How big is India's Infra push?

India spent $14 Trillion on infrastructure in the 75 years since its independence.

$7 trillion was in the last 9 years.

Another $7 Trillion will be spent in the next 9 years!

Big Big Spending is coming in!

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So where is this money being spent?

1. Roads
There has been an increase in the construction of National Highways (NHs)/roads over
time, with 10,457 km of roads constructed in FY22 as compared to 6,061 km in FY16.

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In FY23(until October 2022), 4,060 km of NHs/roads were constructed, which was around 91 per cent of the achievement in the corresponding period of the previous financial year

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The ambition is to take the rate of daily highway construction in India to 100km per day

Dubbed India’s ‘highway revolution’,
Rapid highway construction is central to the country’s push to transform itself into a staggering US$5 trillion economy by 2025.

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In the last couple of days Russian propaganda has published a lot of content alleging that Poland staged provocations against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The content in question has employed narratives in use by the Kremlin in its influence activities against Poland. 1/6

Pattern no. 1
Articles posted to Russian websites pick up false accusations against the Poles. These include bogus claims that Poland sabotaged the construction site of the Russia-to-Germany gas link and carried out a direct attack on the pipeline. 2/6

Pattern no. 2
Some of the articles warn that the Kremlin may take retaliatory actions against Poland. Based on false accusations thrown by Russia, the Kremlin’s propaganda amplifies the calls by some journalists and contributors to embark on aggressive activities against PL. 3/6

Pattern no. 3
The Russian media outlets publish a lot of materials that mock the Polish Navy. The narratives that denigrate this component of the Polish Armed Forces are based on opinions and quotes by single Polish Internet users. 4/6

These information warfare efforts aim to:

- solidify false accusations made against Poland

- threaten the Polish society with a potential response by Russia

- weaken the morale of the Polish soldiers and undermine the image of the army 5/6