Incorrect. It is actually Rāma, Shiva, Krushna, Mahābhārata.

The suffix “a” is not to indicate “आ ki Matra” but to highlight the need to pronounce the suffix अ that is required in Sanskrit but we mispronounce in Hindi.

ā = आ
a = अ

हर व्यंजन में ‘अ’ जुड़ा होता है। जब अ नहीं जुड़ा होता तो वह हलन्त से दर्शाते हैं। हलन्त वाला व्यन्जन जिसे आधा व्यन्जन भी बोला जाता है, जब दूसरे पूर्ण व्यन्जन के निकट लिखा होता है तो वह उसमें मिल जाता है।

जैसे: क् + ल = क्ल (हिन्दी कीबोर्ड में भी यही पद्धति उपयोग की जाती है)
Having said that, many people do pronounce both the ‘a’ in Rāma in the same way and that indeed is incorrect. The first ā should prolonged, the second a should be short and abrupt.
For those interested in reading about the implied अ in all vyanjans, its available in all Hindi grammar books, which unfortunately both we and our teachers ignore and even on Wikipedia:
https://t.co/Bke6AztRB4
By the way, another mispronounciation of Hindi speakers is the devanagari letter ज्ञ

We think ज्ञ = ग्+य when actually ज्ञ = ज + ञ
Another one is the debate on whether it should be samskrita or sanskrit. Contrary to popular understanding ं is not n all the time.

Perhaps someday I will blog on this.
I have been asked by several non-Hindi speakers why Hindi doesn’t have a ड़ !! We DO!! Iike सड़क, खिड़की! This is because non-Hindi speakers are mistaught words like सड़क which they pronounced as सडक (note the missing dot)

ड is very distinct from ड़ https://t.co/Ugk8qbpcec

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Margatha Natarajar murthi - Uthirakosamangai temple near Ramanathapuram,TN
#ArudraDarisanam
Unique Natarajar made of emerlad is abt 6 feet tall.
It is always covered with sandal paste.Only on Thriuvadhirai Star in month Margazhi-Nataraja can be worshipped without sandal paste.


After removing the sandal paste,day long rituals & various abhishekam will be
https://t.co/e1Ye8DrNWb day Maragatha Nataraja sannandhi will be closed after anointing the murthi with fresh sandal paste.Maragatha Natarajar is covered with sandal paste throughout the year


as Emerald has scientific property of its molecules getting disturbed when exposed to light/water/sound.This is an ancient Shiva temple considered to be 3000 years old -believed to be where Bhagwan Shiva gave Veda gyaana to Parvati Devi.This temple has some stunning sculptures.

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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:'.