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1 . In Sanskrit, Linga means a ‘mark‘ or a symbol, which points to an inference.
Thus, Siva Lingam is a mark that reminds of the Omnipotent Lord, who is formless.

2 . Original Siva Lingas were Salagramas, which were oval/egg shaped, representing the shape of solar system and also the galaxy.
They are still worshipped as Siva Lingas, after being placed vertically on a mount(peetham or Paanapattam) across many temples.

3 . This Linga is shaped like an egg, and represents the ‘Brahmanda‘ or the cosmic egg.
Linga signifies that the creation is effected by the union of ‘Prakriti‘ and ‘Purusha,’ the male and the female powers of Nature.

4 . Linga Purana says that the foremost Linga is devoid of smell, colour, taste, etc, and is spoken of as ‘Prakriti‘ or Nature itself.

5 . Siva Purana describes formation of Lingam as a pillar of light for which top and bottom were never found.
The night when this pillar of light appeared is celebrated as Mahasivaratri.

SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA, YADAGIRIGUTTA (TELENGANA)

Believed to be the abode of Narasimha, this is one of the most popular mandir dedicated to him.

Narasimha is known as Vaidya Narasimha and it is believed that He cures anyone of chronic disease, if one visits here.
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Legend says that Narasimha appeared here before Yada Rishi in five different forms as Sri Jwala Narsimha, Sri Yogananda, Sri Ugra Narasimha, Sri Gandaberunda and Sri Laksmi Narasimha.

First he appeared as Jwala Narasimha but Rishi was unable to bear the intensity of this form.

So Narasimha appeared in a peaceful form as Yoga Narasimha. Yada Rishi desired to see him with his consort. Hence, he appeared with Lakshmi on his lap as Lakshmi Narasimha.

Yada Rishi was also granted a boon whereby the hill would be known after his name as Yadagiri.

Jwala Narasimha appears like Serpent, Yoga Narasimha is in meditative posture. Ghandabheranda is formless and acknowledged in the form of a lamp that burns continuously.
Ugra Narasimha is in the form of cave entrance.
Lakshmi Narasimha murti represents Kalyana and Vaidya form.

Ayurvedic Health Clock :

The Ayurveda Clock is a 24 hr guide that aims to nurture our natural circadian rhythm.

During a 24 hour period, one of the dosha (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) becomes more active at certain times of the day/night.

The Ayurveda clock shows each active dosha at its respective time and what activities we should do to best serve our mind, body & soul so we can adapt to our natural rhythm, offering us energy, vitality, rest and rejuvenation at appropriate times.

The Ayurveda clock is divided into six 4 hr cycles, three of which occur during the day and three during the night.

6 am- 10am- KAPHA time:

This is the best time for exercise as physical strength is great during these hours. Kapha is the most stable and grounding dosha.

If we do our exercise routine during the morning Kapha hours, we have the best chance of developing an enduring habit. If you feel lazy and difficult to get out of bed, then Kapha dosha is the culprit here. So, try getting up before 6am to avoid feeling sluggish.

10am - 2pm- PITTA time:

Pitta dosha governs digestion and appetite. Our Agni is strongest during these hours. So, eat your largest meal of the day during this time. The Pitta energy aids our ability to concentrate. We are most focused and alert during the Pitta times of the day.

Bannari Amman Temple
Erode

Bannari Amman Temple is located in Sathyamangalam, Erode Dt of Tamil Nadu. Devi is worshipped here as Mariamman a form of Ma Durga, one of the powerful Devi temple in TamilNadu.
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This place called as Dhandanayakkan
was once used as a place for grazing Cows. Cows fed the grass here and were taken for milking. One such cow didn't allow the owner for milking nor did it allowed calf to go near. Cowboy developed doubts and decided to watch that cow.

When all other Cows went for grazing this one went alone near a Vengai tree and stood beneath it. Milk began to flow from automatically. The cow repeated this everyday & the villagers went to see the place and found an anthill. When villagers removed the anthill they found out

Swayambhu Vigraham of Mariamman here. Thus temple was constructed here. Dhandanayakkan forest was called Bannari from which, this name Bannari came. Bannari soil is given as prasadam.

Om Shakthi
Jai Maa
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SHREE MUMBADEVI MANDIR, MUMBAI (MAHA)

Mumbadevi is the patron Devi of Mumbai city.
The word Mumba comes from Maha and Amba.
She is also the patron Devi of Agri (salt collectors) and Kolis (Fishermen).
The fishermen regard her as their protector and as Maha Shakti.
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Legend says that Devi came to earth to end the demon Mumbarka.
After his defeat, Mumbarka begged Devi to take his name. Thus, Devi came to be called Mumba Devi.
The demon Mumbarka also build a mandir and dedicated it to Mumba Devi. The present mandir was reconstructed in 1737.

The murti of Mumba Devi symbolises Mother Earth.
Devi Annapurna on a peacock stands on her left.
Navratri witnesses a huge number of Bhaktas.
Devi blesses her worshippers with good health and prosperity and also known to bless childless couples.

Eri Katha Ramar Temple
Maduranthakam

Eri Katha Ramar temple is located at Maduranthakam near Chengalpattu of Tamil Nadu. Beautiful Kodanda Ramar of about 8ft holding Ma Sita's hand & with Lakshmana. This temple story is connected with Sri Ramanujar.
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It was here Periya Nambigal performed Pancha Samskaaram to Ramanujar under Magizham tree.
Sri Ramanujar was on his way from Kanchipuram to meet Sri Periya Nambigal at Sri Rangam to become his disciple. Sri Periya Nambigal also started towards Kanchipuram to meet Ramanujar.

They both met here at Madurantakam.
Small Mandapam where Ramanujar undertook Pancha Samskaaram is seen in the temple. Separate sannidhi is for Periya Nambigal & Ramanujar & this is the only temple where Ramanujar is seen as a Grahastha (married person) and not in Sanyasa kolam.

Story says about an incident which occurred during British rule. The Madurantakam lake bund was about to breach, due to heavy rain & village will be flooded if it happened. Dt collector was Cl. Lionel Blaze who took efforts to protect the bund & asked for the piles of stones

in the temple to protect it. But it was meant for Janakavalli ( sita) Thayar sannidhi which faced shortage of fund. Lionel Blaze prayed Sri Ramar to save the bund and if so he will provide fund to construct.
That night he saw in the lightning, Sri Rama & Lakshmana walked along

ANTARVEDI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SWAMY, EAST GODAVARI DIST.(AP)

Located where Vasistha Godavari joins Bay of Bengal.

Present structure was built by Kapanati Krishnamma of Agnikula Kshatriya clan in 1823.

It is one of the oldest among 32 Narasimha Kshetras in AP.
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Legend says that here Maharishi Vasishta prayed to Narasimha to end the demon Rakta Vilochana.

Narasimha created Maha Maya, also called Ashwaroodambika or Gurralakka to suck his blood as he got a boon from Brahma that blood falling from his body would produce another demon.

After his death, the stream of blood was let out by Maya to form a pond called Rakta Kulya.

Narasimha,then,washed Sudarshan Chakra at a place called Chakra Tirtha.

Brahma is said to have performed Yagna and installed Shiva Linga here. Hence the place was called Antarvedi.

Later Sri Rama prayed here and Arjun also visited here.

Panchamrita Abhishekam is done every day.
One can have Nijarupa Darshanam (main murti without any decorative shield) between 6.00 a.m. and 8.00 a.m.

Anna Prasadam is very famous and distributed daily from 10:30 to 2 pm.

Vighnaharta always clear the hurdles on the path of his
bhakts🚩

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Shri Khajrana Ganesh Mandir,
Indore #MadhyaPradesh

It is said that the ancient murti in the Mandir was seen in a dream of a local priest.
Later, she excavated the said murti from under the ground & installed it in mandir.
From where the murti was removed, there is a well.

It is believed that in order to safe guard the murti from Aurangzeb, the murti was hidden in a well and in 1735, it was taken out from the well and a temple was established in 1735 by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar ji belonging to the Holkar dynasty.

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📸plz tag

"Twitter bans sharing private media without permission", what does that mean?

well that means, if anyone is sharing someone's else phone number, photos, videos, bank account details which is NOT available in any public domain, WITHOUT their permission will be violation.

First of all lets see what is not a violation-
Sharing your own photos, selfies, phone no. email, video is not a violation.

sharing screen shot, SS of gossips, or putting accusations is NOT a violation.

for ex- if my phone number or email is shared on my website & someone else is sharing it on twitter, it will NOT be a violation, however, sharing someone's address on twitter will be violation even if it is mentioned in public domain except for the situation like natural disaster

Another thing is, if anyone is exposing or threatening to expose someone on twitter using their photos videos etc will be considered as violation.

Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple
Kerala

Guruvayur Krishna Temple, also called Dakshina Dwaraka, is one of the important temples in Kerala where Shri Krishna is worshipped as Guruvayurappan the child form of Krishna. Guruvayurappan is seen with four hands holding
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Shankha, Chakra, Gada and Padma.
The form which was revealed to Devaki and Vasudeva. Vigraham is made out of a special stone called Patala Anjana.

Sthala Puranam says that Vigraham was made by Mahavishnu himself and handed over to Brahma Deva, who transferred it to King Sutapas

and his wife.
After many generations the Vigraham was worshipped by Vasudeva & Devaki and later prathista done at Dwaraka by Krishna. When Dwaraka was flooded the Vigraham was given to Udhava and Krishna instructed Guru (Brihaspati) & Vayu to do prathista in a suitable

suitable place to worship during Kali yuga.

Parashurama lead them here which was a beautiful pond of Paramashiva & Parvati Devi. Shiva gave permission for Guru & Vayu to built a temple here, thus the name Guruvayur (Guru+ Vayu).

Paramashiva & Parvati Devi is worshipped at Mammiyur nearby and the worship at Guruvayur is not complete if one does not visit Mammiyur Mahadevan. Ekadasi is very important here.

Hare Krishna
Guruvayurappa
🙏🕉🙏

MOTI DOONGRI GANESHA, JAIPUR (Raj)

Moti Doongri has a striking resemblance to a pearl drop.
The Ganesh Mandir was built by Seth Jai Ram Paliwal in 18th c. It is one of the most significant mandirs in Jaipur.
Ganesha’s trunk faces left, considered very auspicious.
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Legend is that in 17th century when the King of Mewar was returning home, he carried a Ganesha murti with him on a bullock cart. He declared that wherever the bullock cart first stopped, he would build a mandir for Ganesha.
The cart stopped at the foothill of Moti Doongri.

Thus, the mandir was built here. (Doongri means a small hill).

There are two ledges on both sides of the entrance to mandir.

People believe that Ganesha is pleased if Bhaktas sit here for a few minutes after offering their prayers and do not rush back home immediately.

🌺A STORY FROM SHIVA PURANA , WHERE A GAMBLER ATTAINS SHIVALOKA 🌺

There used to live a man by the name Yagyadutt in Kampilyanagar, who was proficient in the performance of Somyagya. He had a son named Gunanidhi.

Though he was a scholar but at the same time he was irreligious & kept bad company. He indulged in evil activities like gambling.

His father-Yagyadutt was unaware of his evil activities. Whenever he asked his wife about Gunanidhi's habits & conduct,his wife used to tell lies.

Thus Gunamidhi's condition became worst day by days.

Yagyadutt married Gunanidhi with a girl belonging to a well to do family. But his habits had not changed.His mother tried her best to make him understand,but it was of no use.

One day Yagydut saw a gambler wearing his ring.

He asked him about that ring. Gambler told him that his son Gunanidhi had lost it to him in gamble.He also informed him that he had also lost numerous ornaments&other properties in the gamble.

Yagydut became very angry & married with another woman after abandoning his wife&son.

When Gunanidhi came to know about his father's second marriage,he moved to another place,cursing his fate.He kept on walking till he became tired.He sat under a tree&started thinking about his further course of action.His heart was full of remorse&he repented for his past actions

"Mandir todna hai, to karo man ghat"

“If you want to break down the temple, harden your heart”

Aurangzeb, the 6th Mughal Emperor who destroyed multiple Hindu temples, could not touch “Karmanghat Hanuman Mandir” during his reign.

Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb (3 November 1618 - 3 March 1707 CE) was the third son and sixth child of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.

He was born when his father was governor of Gujarat.

Aurangzeb was well known for his rejection of pluralism and expansion of Islam by force.

His father appointed him as viceroy of the Deccan in 1636 CE and he brought the Nizam Shahi dynasty to an end.

After multiple confrontations with his elder brother Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb took control over army and ordered on 10 August 1659, Dara was executed on grounds of apostasy.

Aurangzeb was crowned Sultan and he started expanding his kingdom along with religion.

History of Karmanghat Hanuman Temple:

During late 12th century, a comman-in-chief of Kakatiya Dynasty went for hunting and rested under a tree in a forest. He could hear the chanting of Raam and when searched, found stone idol of Hanuman Ji in seated posture.

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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Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple
Mudigere

Mudigere Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple is located in Hassan Dt. of Karnataka. Narasimhar is in Yogasana posture & thus worshipped as Yoga Narasimhar about 7 ft tall. Lakshmi Varaha Swamy prathista is done to calm Narasimhar.
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Temple is constructed in Hoysala style architecture. Manjekaapu seva (turmeric) alankaram for Narasimhar Swamy at this temple is very famous.

Sthala Puranam is says Ugra bhavam of Narasimhar. Before opening Garbha Griham people used to place green husk in front of the door.

The green husk would catch fire because of the Ugra murthy. Thus to calm down ugra murthy, prathista of Lakshmi Varaha Swamy is done here. Before opening Narasimha sannidhi, Lakshmi Varaha sannidhi is opened first & prathista is done such a way that drishti of Narasimhar falls

Straight to Lakshmi vahara murthy.

Narasimha Jayanti is very famous here. Pillars in the temple depicts the brilliant Hoysala architecture.

उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् ।
नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥
#Ekadasi
Jai Narasimha
🙏🕉🙏

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On so called #BegumpuriMosque & #BijayMandal

According to fake historians Bijay Mandal was constructed by Allauddin Khilji & Later maintained by Muhammad Bin Tughluq.

But don't you think that its name Bijay Mandal sounds like it has connection to Hindus?

Pic one : Mahendravadi Rock cut temple.
Pic two : Bijay Mandal Mosque.

Look at the similarities between these two pictures.

I don't think I need to clarify here, the truth is clearly visible from both these pictures.

Now look at this small Shiva Lingam which is located in the courtyard of Begumpuri mosque, where a tomb was built next to it, just to hide this lingam and hurt the faith of Hindus.

One can found these architectural designs in Hindu temples & bhavans easily.

They dont have any historical evidence that the mosque was built by whom?

Triprayar Ekadasi : Tomorrow
Utpanna Ekadasi/ Krishna Ekadasi

Ekadasi tithi in the Krishna Paksha of Margashirsha month is called as Utpanna Ekadasi. In Kerala Ekadasi of Vrishchikam month is celebrated as Triprayar Ekadasi, in Triprayar Temple.
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Ekadasi tithi in the Krishna Paksha of Margashirsha month is called as Utpanna Ekadasi. Also called as Krishna Ekadasi, Ekadashi is said to have appeared on Margashirsha month from Mahavishnu to eliminate asura Murasura.
In Kerala Ekadasi of Vrishchikam month is celebrated

As Triprayar Ekadasi, in Triprayar Temple.

Triprayar Ekadasi

Triprayar Shri Rama Temple is situated on the bank of river Theevra also called Purayar. Rama Vigraham here has four arms with Panchajanya, Sudarsana, Kodanda & a garland.

Triprayar Ekadashi, one of main festival here is observed on the month of Vrishchikam. On the Ekadasi day, Shri Rama is taken in procession accompanied by twenty-one elephants. The temple along with 3 other temples of Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrugna are called Nalambalam.

ऊँ नारायणाय विद्महे, वासुदेवाय धीमहि
तन्नो विष्णु प्रचोदयात्

Dashami vratham from today evening and parana on dwasdashi day
Om Namo Narayanaya
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UTPANNA EKADASHI: KATHA

The fast kept on Utpanna Ekadashi equals to fasting for Tridev- Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.

This year, Utpanna Ekadashi is on 30th November.

This Ekadashi is also called Utpatti (उत्पत्ति) Ekadashi.
Devi Ekadashi originated on this day.
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A demon Mura had become so powerful that the Devas had to seek Sri Hari’s help.

Sri Vishnu and Mura fought for about 10,000 years.
After that, Sri Vishnu went to Badrikashram to take rest at Hemvati Caves.

Demon Mura chased Sri Vishnu and tried to attack him while sleeping.

Then, Shakti adorned with all weapons emerged from Narayana’s body and killed Mura.

This Yogmaya was blessed by Sri Hari who gave her the name Ekadashi.

Ekadashi was given the boon that anyone fasting with devotion on this day would enjoy worldly pleasures and attain moksha.