Deivathin kural Vol 3 Pg 157
Charity--Intrinsic benefits of service:
Creating confidence in all sections that they can continue to be in our religion with self respect is through public service which is to be rendered by everyone coming together.I will talk about those /1

services later. Like this all Hindus coming together & undertaking services itself become them fencing for our religion & will ensure it is not a public land.Since all sections of the religion will get the feeling that' this is our own religion this situation that anybody /2

outside our religion can claim them as their own will go away. It is not necessary for us to indulge in counter propaganda & create quarrels to take care of the condition of Hindus & ensure that there is no religious conversion.If our negligence & hardness goes & we undergo /3

a change of heart & include all of our people in service to others, religious conversion will stop.This is the peaceful way for protecting the Hindu society & ensuring it remains intact.Instead of helping others keeping religion as the ulterior motive,we should do it as /4

fulfillment of love & side by side protect our religion.More than offering ceremonial welcome & garlanding me except if all Hindus come together in rendering service & protect our religion that will be the greatest help you will be doing & best way of extending courtesy to me. /5

Do you know?

The Lonar Lake also known as Lonar Crater is the world's third largest Mateorite lake located in Buldhana district of Maharashtra.

Around this Crater there are almost 12 Mandir of Mahadev.

हर हर महादेव...🙏🌺🙏

Approximately 52,000 years ago, a 60m wide meteorite weighing 2 megatons made an impact which formed a circular crater 1800 meters in diameter and 150 meters deep in Buldhana district of Maharashtra.  This crater is the only hypervelocity meteoritic impact crater on basalt...

...rock and the lake that formed on it is both saline and alkaline in nature.  It is also the third largest Crater Lake in the world. 

Known as the Lonar Lake, the crater has been described in many ancient texts such as RigVeda, Ramayana, Puranas etc.

The Skanda Purana states that a demon named Lonasur used to reside here with his sisters and harassed the people in the area who appealed to Lord Vishnu to destroy him.  Lord Vishnu took the form of his avatar named Daityasudan and slayed the demon.

It is believed that the water of Lonar Lake gets its colour from the mixing of his blood &the salts through his flesh.

The Lonar area has been a part of various kingdoms ruled by Ashoka,Satavahana, Chalukya,Rashtrakuta, Mughals,Yadavas,Nizams, Marathas &the British respectively.

One of the powerful Devi Kshetra in Karnataka

Dasarighatta Chowdeshwari Temple

Chowdeshwari temple is located at Dasarighatta of Tumkur district, Karnataka. Shakti Devi is worshipped as Chowdeshwari Ammavaru here.
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Temple is said to be 300 years old, & Vigraham is of Panchaloham. Temple holds a great & beautiful speciality, in which we can write each and every question directly & Devi will answer our questions.

It is also said that Devi answers all questions even in the mind of a devotee.

The question can be asked in any language of Kannada, Hindi, English, Telugu etc. The poojari is believed to write down the answers in the Kannada on  rice flour or ragi flour base.

सर्वमंगलमांगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
शरण्ये  त्र्यम्बके गौरी नारायणि नमोSस्तु ते ।।

CHOTTANIKKARA BHAGAWATHY, KOCHI (Ker)

Ma, known as Rajarajeswari (Adiparashakti), is worshipped here in 3 forms-Saraswati in morning, Lakshmi at noon and Durga in evening.

There is a murti of Maha Vishnu on the same pedestal, together worshipped as Ammenarayana.
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Legend says that Adi Shankaracharya Ji wanted to bring Ma Sharadamba to Kerala.
Ma followed him on the condition that he will not look back.
When he moved, he could hear only sound of anklets behind him. At a point, the sound stopped and he looked back. This place was Kollur.

Devi decided to stay there but on his request, she agreed to be present here as Saraswati in the morning.

Pavizhamalli thara is the moola sthana of Devi. She was moved to the current location by Villwamangalam Swamiyaar after the presence of Devi was discovered by locals.

There is an old mandir near the main one known as Kizhukkavu. People who feel haunted by evil spirits visit here.

The trees around the mandir are full of long nails.
When mental illness gets cured, people put a nail here.

Makom Thozhal is the most important festival.

🌺भीमबेटका शैलाश्रय🌺

भीमबेटका (भीमबैठका) भारत के मध्य प्रदेश प्रान्त के रायसेन जिले में स्थित एक पुरापाषाणिक आवासीय पुरास्थल है। यह आदि-मानव द्वारा बनाये गए शैलचित्रों और शैलाश्रयों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है। इन चित्रों को पुरापाषाण काल से मध्यपाषाण काल के समय का माना जाता है।

ये चित्र भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप में मानव जीवन के प्राचीनतम चिह्न हैं। यह स्थल मध्य प्रदेश की राजधानी भोपाल से ४५ किमी दक्षिणपूर्व में स्थित है। इनकी खोज वर्ष १९५७-१९५८ में डॉक्टर विष्णु श्रीधर वाकणकर द्वारा की गई थी

युनेस्को विश्व धरोहर स्थल भीमबेटका शैलाश्र भीमबेटका क्षेत्र को भारतीय पुरातत्व सर्वेक्षण, भोपाल मंडल ने अगस्त १९९० में राष्ट्रीय महत्त्व का स्थल घोषित किया। इसके बाद जुलाई २००३ में यूनेस्को ने इसे विश्व धरोहर स्थल घोषित किया।

यहाँ पर अन्य पुरावशेष भी मिले हैं जिनमें प्राचीन किले की दीवार,लघुस्तूप, पाषाण निर्मित भवन,शुंग-गुप्त कालीन अभिलेख,शंख अभिलेख व परमार कालीन मंदिर के अवशेष सम्मिलित हैं।

ऐसा माना जाता है कि यह स्थान महाभारत के चरित्र भीम से संबन्धित है एवं इसी से इसका नाम भीमबैठका (भीमबेटका)पड़ा।

ये गुफाएँ मध्यभारत के पठार के दक्षिणी किनारे पर स्थित विन्ध्याचल की पहाड़ियों के नीचे हैं।इसके दक्षिण में सतपुड़ा की पहाड़ियाँ आरम्भ होतीहैं।यहाँ600शैलाश्रय हैं जिनमें275 शैलाश्रय चित्रों द्वारा सज्जित हैं।पूर्व पाषाणकाल से मध्य ऐतिहासिक काल तक यह स्थान मानव गतिविधि का केंद्र था।

Have a glimpse of the only wonderful self-styled
"Ardhanarishvara Shivlingam"

Born in a Brahmin family in Mahan village, Lakshmi Narayan Das (later known as Pauhari Maharaj - I) took a bath in the Rapti river flowing near the village from his childhood, under a huge peepal tree in the temple premises to worship Lord Shiva.

Used to worship People tell that that Mahakal Bhole Shankar, sitting in the form of Ardhanarishvara, used to give enlightenment to them and the lion used to guard the said place.

Seeing the sage attitude of Lakshmi Narayan Das, his parents tried to tie him into the household life by marrying him, but even after marriage, his routine did not change.

The husband leaving the house early in the morning and coming back home late in the evening started knocking the wife.

ప్రాణాలకు తెగించి #శబరిమలను కాపాడుతున్న
#హిందూవీరులను తయారుచేసిన ఈ #వీరవనిత ఎవరో తెలుసా.?
********ఈరోజు రాజకీయాలకు అతీతంగా కేరళలో బంద్ ఎందుకు జరుగుతున్నదో తెలుసా.?
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అది 1975 సంవత్సరం.
కేరళలోని పాలక్కాడ్ జిల్లాలో ఒక ఉన్నత పాఠశాలలో 9వ తరగతి గదిలో చరిత్ర ఉపాధ్యాయుడు పాఠం

చెబుతున్నాడు.
ఆరోజుటి పాఠం #ఔరంగజేబు దండయాత్రలు-#శివాజీ మరియు #శంభాజీ లు ఔరంగజేబు ఆగ్రా బంధీఖానా నుంచి తప్పించుకుని ప్రతాప్‌ఘడ్ కోటకు చేరుకున్న ఘట్టం..
15 ఏళ్ళ బాలిక చెవులు చాటంత చేసుకుని ఏకాగ్రతగా వింటున్నది.
పాఠం అయిపోయిన తరువాత తిన్నగా ఉపాధ్యాయుని దగ్గరకెళ్ళి ఔరంగజేబు

దౌర్జన్యాలూ/అరాచకాల గురించి మరింతగా వివరంగా చెప్పమని ప్రాధేయపడింది.
చుట్టూ ఉన్న పరిస్థితుల రీత్యా చెప్పడానికి ఆ ఉపాధ్యాయుడు నిరాకరించాడు.
కానీ ఆ బాలిక చలాకీతనాన్ని ఏకసంథాగ్రాహ నిశితాగ్ర బుధ్ధిని గమనించిన ఆ టీచరు కొన్ని పుస్తకాల పేర్లు చెప్పి లైబ్రరీకి వెళ్ళమన్నాడు.
అంతే.

ఆ బాలిక సరాసరి లైబ్రరీకి వెళ్ళి.. లైబ్రేరియన్ "ఈరోజు సమయం అయిపోయింది, ఇక తలుపులు మూసేయాలి.." అని చెప్పేవరకు ప్రతిరోజు అనేక చరిత్ర పుస్తకాలు చదివేది..
ఆతరువాత 6 ఏళ్ళకు 1981లో టీచర్స్ రిక్రూట్‌మెంట్ పరీక్షలో Social Studies & History విభాగంలో ఈ బాలికే జిల్లాలో ప్రథమ

స్థానం దక్కించుకుని #ఉపాధ్యాయురాలిగా తన ఉద్యోగ జీవితాన్ని ప్రారంభించింది..
ఆమె చరిత్ర పాఠాలు చెబుతుంటే విద్యార్థులు నిజంగానే చరిత్రలోకి (ఆదిత్య 369 సినిమాలో మాదిరి) వెళ్ళినంతగా ముగ్దులయ్యేవారు..
మన దేశంపై 712 AD లో #మహమ్మద్_బీన్‌ఖాసిం తో ప్రారంభమైన దండయాత్రలు

🌺महाकाल मंदिर ,दार्जिलिंग एक अनोखा मंदिर है, यहां एक साथ विराजते हैं भगवान शिव और गौतम बुद्ध🌺

दार्जिलिंग में वेधशाला पहाड़ी के ऊपर प्राकृतिक प्राचीन शिवलिंग है। इस स्थान का पता तब लगा जब यहां पर लामा दोरजे रिनजिंग 1765 में दोर्जे-लिंग मठ बनवा रहे थे।

इसके बाद यहां के महत्व को देखते हुए लामा द्वारा 1782 में मंदिर का निर्माण कराया गया था।

भारत में मंदिरों की अनगिनत श्रृंखलाएं हैं। जो अपने रहस्‍यों या फिर अद्भुत इतिहास के चलते पूरे विश्‍व में जाने जाते हैं।

इन मंदिरों में कभी पंरपराओं के जरिए मानव सभ्‍यता को संभालने के संदेश मिलते हैं तो कभी अनेकता में एकता का सूत्र देखने और सुनने को मिलता है। ऐसा ही मंदिर है दार्जीलिंग की वादियों में। जहां दो धर्म एक साथ पूजे जाते हैं। वह भी अलग-अलग स्‍थानों की बजाए एक ही स्‍थान पर।

Dasa Mahavidya (दशमहाविद्या).

The ten major Devis of Great Wisdoms are a group of 10 aspects of Adishakti in Shaktism.

The 10 Mahavidyas are
Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari (Shodoshi), Bhuvaneshvari, Tripura Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi & Kamala.

In Tantra, worship of Devi-Shakti is referred to as a Vidya. Of the hundreds of tantrik practices, the worship of these 10 major Devis is called the Dasa Mahavidya.

According to Devi Maha Bhagavata creation of Mahavidyas is associated with Devi sati & Daksha's Yagna.

After futile attempts to convince Shiva, the enraged Sati transforms into the Mahavidyas, who surround Shiva from the ten cardinal directions.

Why You Should Not Sleep With Your Head Towards North?

The human body has a magnetic field, known as the heart's magnetic field, because of the flow of blood Earth is a giant magnet. When we sleep with our head towards the north,

our body’s magnetic field becomes completely asymmetrical to the Earth’s Magnetic field. That causes problems related to blood pressure and our heart needs to work harder to overcome this asymmetry of Magnetic fields. Apart from this, another reason is

that Our body has a significant amount of iron in our blood. When we sleep in this position, iron from the whole body starts to congregate in the brain. This can cause headaches, Alzheimer’s Disease, Cognitive Decline, Parkinson's disease, and brain degeneration.

वो क्रान्तिकारी थे बटुकेश्वर दत्त.
देश आज़ाद होने के बाद बटुकेश्वर दत्त भी रिहा कर दिए गए. लेकिन दत्त को जीते जी भारत ने भुला दिया. इस बात का खुलासा नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट द्वारा प्रकाशित किताब “बटुकेश्वर दत्त, भगत सिंह के सहयोगी” में किया गया है.

नवम्बर 1947 में उन्होंने अंजलि नाम की लड़की से शादी की. अब उनके सामने कमाने और घर चलाने की समस्या आ गई. बटुकेश्वर दत्त ने एक सिगरेट कंपनी में एजेंट की नौकरी कर ली. बाद में बिस्कुट बनाने का एक छोटा कारखाना भी खोला, लेकिन नुकसान होने की वजह से इसे बंद कर देना पड़ा.

सोचने में बड़ा अजीब लगता है कि भारत का सबसे बड़ा क्रांतिकारी देश की आजादी के बाद यूं भटक रहा था.
भारत में उनकी उपेक्षा का एक किस्सा और है. अनिल वर्मा बताते हैं कि एक बार पटना में बसों के लिए परमिट मिल रहे थे. इसके लिए दत्त ने भी आवेदन किया. परमिट के लिए जब वो

पटना के कमिश्नर से मिलने गए तो कमिश्नर ने उनसे स्वतंत्रता सेनानी होने का प्रमाण पत्र लाने को कहा. बटुकेश्वर दत्त के लिए ये दिल तोड़ने वाली बात थी.
बाद में राष्ट्रपति राजेन्द्र प्रसाद को जब ये पता चला तो कमिश्नर ने बटुकेश्वर दत्त से क्षमा मांगी उनके मित्र चमनलाल आज़ाद ने

एक लेख में लिखाः “क्या दत्त जैसे क्रांतिकारी को भारत में जन्म लेना चाहिए, परमात्मा ने इतने महान शूरवीर को हमारे देश में जन्म देकर भारी गलती की है. खेद की बात है कि जिस व्यक्ति ने देश को स्वतंत्र कराने के लिए प्राणों की बाजी लगा दी और जो फांसी से बाल-बाल बच गया, वह आज नितांत

KARTHIGAI DEEPAM: STORY BEHIND THE FESTIVAL

Karthigai Deepam is the festival of lights that is celebrated in Tamil Nadu, Andhrapradesh, Karnataka and Kerela during the month of Karthigai (Nov-Dec).

Tiruvannamalai Mandir is known for Karthigai Deepam festival.

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Legend says that once Sri Vishnu and Brahma had a fight to know who was the most powerful of the two.
Shiva appeared before them in the form of an enormous pillar of fire. The two decided to find the top and bottom of the pillar.
However, neither of them could find its end.

Shiva, then, appeared as a hill (Arunachala Hill) in Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. The Shivalinga here is Agni linga.
It is believed that small lamps lit during Karthigai are miniature replicas of the fire linga. Every year, thousands of people come to see the Karthigai Deepam.

Lamps called 'agal' are placed in front of Prabhu and in Kolams.

Different patterns of lamps are used - Lakshmi villaku shaped like a woman with folded hands, Kuthu villaku shaped like a five petal flower and the Gajalakshmi villaku—the elephant lamp.

UGRA NARASIMHA SWAMY, MADDUR, MANDYA DIST. (Kar)

Here, Narasimha Swamy gives darshan with eight hands and three eyes, considered a rare sight.

With two hands he is tearing Hiranya Kashipu, lying in his lap.

Bhakta Prahalada is seen standing in Namaskaar mudra.
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This place was known as Arjunapuri. Sthala Purana says that Pandava Arjun wished to see Narasimha roop of Sri Hari.

Since it was not possible, Brahma carved out Ugra Narasimha image, on Krishna’s request, to fulfil Arjuna’s wish.

This was, later, installed here at Maddur.

Kadamba Rishi used to worship Ugra Narasimha here and so the place was called Kadamba Punya Kshetra.

It is believed that if any childless couple performs Thirumanjanam followed by Manjal kaappu and take bath in water mixed with same prasad, they will be blessed with a child.

Today is Karthigai 1
Karthigai Deepam 🪔

Karthigai Month in Tamil is very important & auspicious in both Kerala & Tamil Nadu. In Kerala, Thrikarthika is celebrated which is believed to be day of Kartyayani Devi. In Tamil Nadu Karthigai is dedicated to Sri Muruga.
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This festival is also celebrated as the bonding between brother & sister. Sisters pray for the long life & happiness of brother when they light Deepam. During Karthigai month 2 diyas are Kept in front of our houses, for whole month & Pournami day is celebrated as Thrikarthika or

Sarvalaya Deepam, in which entire house is illuminated with Diyas.

This year Karthigai Deepam is celebrated tomorrow,  Thursday 18th for some houses & on 19th for some, depending upon their practices. Entire house is illuminated with Deepam on 2 days

Concept of this is just like Diya spread light darkness from our life will be removed. In Tiruvannamalai Temple, agni Sthalam, Bharani Deepam is very famous. Wishing a Happy Karthigai month too all.
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SRI SIDDHI VINAYAK (VIGNESHWARA SWAMY), AINAVILLI (AP)

Ganapati is famous here for quickly granting wishes of Bhaktas.

Siddhi Vinayaka murti is placed in southwest corner and faces south.
It is believed that it brings wealth and prosperity if one installs Ganapati this way.

Kshetra Purana says that Daksha Prajapati performed puja of Vinayaka at this place before performing Daksha Yagna.

Another legend says that Vyasa Maharshi, during the beginning of his tour of South, had installed this Ganesha murti, reputed to fulfill the wishes of Bhaktas.

Main festivals celebrated here are Vinayaka Chaturthi, Kartika Masam and Prabha Festival.

The complex also has mandir for Kala Bhairava who is considered kshetrapalaka.

The mandir is famous for performing pooja for new automobile vehicles and students praying before exams.

SRI GALI ANJANEYA SWAMY MANDIR, BENGALURU (KAR)

Gali means air and it is said that the murti of Anjaneya was open to air more than 800 years back at the sangam of river Vrishabhavathi and Paschmavahini.

On one of his visits, Sri Vyasaraya Tirtha did Punar pratishtha here.

Sri Anjaneya is shant swaroopi (Calm) here.

He is smeared with sindura. Left hand rests on hip while right hand is in abhya mudra offering nirbhayathvam to bhaktas.

A unique feature is that Anjaneya has moustache and is yathurmuki (facing bhaktas directly with both eyes).

The Rath utsav is held for the last hundred and twenty years.

People visit here to get the blessings of Gali Anjaneya and to get rid of troubles in their life.

They throng here with great faith to get 'Purna Kripa Drishti' from Sri Anjaneya.

#Thread on Sabarimala Yatra

It is said that Sabarimala is part of Shat(6) Chakra temples.

There are 5 sastha temples that one should visit in a specific order before darshan at Sabarimala.

Each of these temples work on one of chakras,from Muladhara to Ajna.The Sabarimala Kshetram
is related to Ajna Chakra.

Soori Muthiyan temple of Sastha
along with -Achankoil, Aryankavu, Kulathupuzha & Erumli are the 5 temples to be visited before Sabarimala - Mukti sthalam.

Those on sabarimala pilgrimage should visit Soori Muthiyan temple to wear the mala & proceed to other 5 temples.

Soori Muthiyan temple is located near Tirunelveli in Tamilnadu - Rest 5 temples are located in kerala.
Do follow this route of sabarimala yatra .Visit all 6 Sastha Kshetrams

Om Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa 🙏

Source text - Aravind Subramanyam - Shanmatha blog

Do see this video for more details...Very Insightful,Perfectly articulated ,explained clearly the scientific & spiritual reasons for the restrictions in sabarimala

Science and spirituality co-exists

Varanasi means the holy land between the Varuna and Assi tributaries of the Ganga. Varuna, still flowing in northern Varanasi, and Assi, today a small stream in the southern part of the city, near Assi Ghat. There are plans to revive the Assi river.

Assi Ghat is one of the most popular ghats in Varanasi, visited regularly by both tourists and locals. It is located in the southern part of the holy city of Varanasi at the confluence of Ganga and Assi rivers.

This ghat finds a mention in various Hindu scriptures like Kurma Purana, Matsya Purana, Padma Purana and Agni Purana.

According to the ancient history, it is said that the Goddess Durga had thrown her sword in Assi River after killing the demon Shumbha-Nishumbha.

That’s why the place has been named as Assi Ghat as it is located at the union of the River Ganga and Assi River.

Assi ghat is described in Kashi Khand as Assi “Saimbeda Tirtha” means the one who gets a dip here once in his life will get Punya of all the Tirtha's.

KASHI VISHWANATH JYOTIRLINGA: VARANASI (UP)

Kashi is the Avimukta kshetra where the Avimukteshwar Linga is eternal. Even the most sinful person can attain Moksha in Kashi.

Kaal Bhairav is the Nagar Kotwal (guardian) of this eternal city of Vishwanath, on the banks of Ganga.

Shiva Mahapurana says that for purpose of creation, Shiva created a city called Panchakoshi.
Here, Sri Vishnu immersed himself in deep penance.
Many watersprings originated from his body. As he tilted his head, a gemstone fell from his ear giving this place the name Manikarnika.

The entire Panch Koshi area of Manikarnika was gathered into the Trident of Shiva.
Then from the navel of Vishnu emerged a lotus flower with Brahma in it and the process of creation was started with Brahma. Shiva kept Panchakoshi city away from the entire universe.

Shiva Himself established the Avimukta JyotirLinga in Kashi.
Then he removed Kashi from His Trident and set it in this mortal world.
The city remains as it is even at the time of pralaya.
During pralaya, Shiva keeps it back on his trident. This makes Kashi an eternal city.

The present mandir was built by Ahalya Devi Holkar in 1777 AD.
The Kaal Bhairav mandir was built by Srimant Baji Rao Peshwa in 1852 AD.
King Ranjit Singh had the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir towers covered in gold.
A huge bell was donated by the King of Nepal.