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Lessor known facts of Sudarshan Chakra or Neela Chakra of Puri Jagannath Temple.

The metal wheel at the top of Bhagwan Jagannath temple is also known as Neela Chakra (Blue Wheel). The wheel is made of eight metals comprising of.. 1/n

iron, copper, zinc, mercury, lead, brass, silver & gold. It's circumferance is about 36 feet & it is so designed that there is a wheel within the wheel. The circumferance of the inner wheel is about 26 feet. Eight hubs join together the inner and the outer wheels. 2/n

There are decorative designs on the outer wheel. The thickness of the Neela Chakra is 2 inches.The wheel is said to be Bhagwan Vishnu's most powerful weapon, Sudarshana Chakra. Inside Jagannath temple, Lord Vishnu's wheel is also worshipped in the name of 'Sudarshana'. 3/n

But inside the temple Sudarshana is not in the shape of a wheel, but in the shape of a small wood pillar placed to the left of image of bhagwan Jagannath. It is believed that the same Sudarshana is also at the top of the temple and is known by the name of Neela Chakra. 4/n

There is a specific category of people among the temple sevaks to serve the Neela Chakra and they are known as Garuda Sevaka or Chunara Nejoga. The pilgrims hold these sevaks in high esteem because everyday at Sunset. 5/n

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Benefits of writing SRI RAMA Jayam!!!

Writing Sri Rama Jayam is known as Likitha Japam- Writing Meditation. This gives one a complete sense of surrender to an inner conscience and peace while writing or chanting the mantras.

#Sri_Rama_Jayam #RamaNavami

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You can write this in any language of your choice. It is the connecting chords with the divine and your inner self.

Below are some points that we came across on the benefits :

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1. Vedas tell that as the sun dispels the darkness, the chanting of Rama Nama dispels all evil and obstacles of life. It is a way of liberation and salvation of human suffering.

2. When you think, that all roads are blocked to walk away from day to day problems..

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writing ‘Sri Ram Ram Ram’ gives you the most needed clarity of thoughts to find away out of odd situations.

3. It was told that a calmness engulfs as one indulges in writing the Sri Rama Jayam bringing in more clarity of mind, tolerance & strength to withstand obstacles in life.

4. Devotion of service of life and its varied forms is devotion to God. So there is no right or wrong way of writing this. The very thought and process to write is a connection with god and finds a inner meaning.

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Sri Devi Karumariamman mandir, Chennai, Tamilnadu

Sri Devi Karumariamman mandir is in Thiruverkadu, a suburb of Chennai. It is said that God Muruga came here and obtained the 'Vel' (spear) from His mother, Goddess Karumari (an avatar of Parvathi) 1/n

to fight the demon Suran and hence this place was called as 'Vel kadu' and became as Verkadu. As per legend Devi Karumariamman once disguised as a soothsayer visited Bhagwan Surya, the Sun God, to predict His future. 2/n

Not realising that the soothsayer is none other than Sakthi Matha, Surya ignored Her. Angered by his indifference, Devi Karumariamman immediately retreated. Bhagwan Surya lost His glory and the earth plunged into darkness. 3/n

Bhagwan Surya then realised His folly and pleaded forgiveness from Devi Karumariamman. In order to pacify mother Karumariamman, Suryadev said that His rays would fall on Her directly twice in a year and touch her feet. (in the month of Panguni (March- April) & during (Sep - Oct)

Mother Karumari Amman is worshipped here in two forms.A swayambu (self manifested) with only head visible above the ground and another one in a graceful sitting posture with all Parasakthi features,with four arms holding skull, sword, trishul, udukkai (damru). 5/n

Bhu Varaha Swamy Temple

Bhu Varaha Swamy temple is a Hindu temple, located at Srimushnam, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture...

the temple is dedicated to Varaha (Bhu Varaha Swamy), the boar-avatar of the god Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi as Ambujavalli Thayar.

The temple had contributions from Medieval Cholas of the 10th century with later expansions by Thanjavur Nayak king Achuthappa Nayak.

A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all the shrines and the temple tanks. There is a seven-tieredrajagopuram, the temple’s gateway tower.

Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Chariot festival....

celebrated during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (April–May), being the most prominent. The festival also symbolises Hindu-Muslim unity in the region – the flag of the chariot is provided by Muslims; they take offerings from the temple and present to Allah in the mosques.

Source & Pic credit : Anusri

Sri Parasurameswara Swamy Mandir, Gudimallam, Andhrapradesh

Gudimallam is a small village located in Chittoor district. It is seven miles away from Tirupati. This small village came to significance,due to it's very beautiful Shiva Mandir with history of thousands of years. 1/n

The main importance of the mandir lies in the Linga which is housed in the Garbhagriha of the temple & considered as the only one of such type. It is the earliest Linga discovered so far and it has been assigned to the 3rd century BCE.(Satavahana period) 2/n

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Did you know ?

When India got independence, West Bengal was a role model state, and the industrial capital of the nation. It was reflected in the statistics as well, with Bengal regularly securing either 1st or 2nd rank in per capita income..

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throughout the 1950s and early 1960s (its closest competitor was Maharashtra). Even in terms of human development indicators like literacy, healthcare, etc, Bengal was always in top 3. But in mid 1960s, something changed.

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Surprisingly, high literacy which was supposed to be a boon, started turning out to be a double edged sword, as most of the well educated intellectuals in Bengal gradually started opening up to Karl Marx's ideologies i.e. Communist agenda.

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Suddenly, the same industries which helped them gain literacy and better living standards, began to be looked down upon as enemies of humanity, because Marx said so. The menace of labour strikes were on the rise, and entrepreuners were portrayed as villains.

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Here is one quick example to illustrate the point. Mr Birla, who was admired globally for his business acumen, was dragged out of his car by a group of communist workers, and his clothes were torn down.

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Swetarka mula Ganapati Mandir, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

Swetarka Mula Ganapati Mandir is one of the famous mandir in Andhrapradesh after Kanipakam. Its located in Vishnupuri of kazipet mandal ,warangal district and its very nearer to Kazipet railway Station. 1/n

Meaning of Swayambhu is Self-Created and Swetha means White , Arka Means Gigantic swallow wort and Finally Mula means root .Sri SwayamBhu Swetharka Mula Ganapathi is self incarnated ganapthi from the roots of white caracus plant.. 2/n

at Nalgonda District in Shri Mada Prabhakar Sharma house Premises around 1996 Year ,as per instructions from Bhagwan Ganesha in dreams to him Idol moved to Kazipet Temple .From there Day by Day pilgrims are marking greatest number from year to year..3/n

to offer there prayers to Bhagwan Ganesha. This Mandir was constructed with 400 SFT with vast Place to Accommodate Pilgrims. Mandir was Designated and Cravatting with 1 Cr Rupees to facilitate the Pilgrims.4/n

In History of India first time has done with honoring Rajithakavachadharana and Golden Throne. 5/5

Distance from Major Cities to reach this mandir.

Bangalore : 702 Km
Chennai : 665 Km
Nagpur : 450 Km
Hyderabad : 140 Km

#IncredibleIndia
#dekhoapnadesh
#GanapatiBappaMorya

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India's biggest SCAM done by Congress with the help of a Pakistani.

In 1992, popular US company Enron made an agreement with Indian Govt & Maharashtra Govt to open a power project in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district's Dhabol.
@narayanagl @chittukuruvi4

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But this project was dumped because of the strong opposition from the locals. Angered with this, Enron filed a case against Indian Govt in International Court of Justice to pay the losses it incurred!
@HarbirSinghSuri @anexcommie

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The then BJP govt led by Vajpayee Ji appointed popular Advocate Harish Salve to lead India at ICJ.

But what was surprising is that P Chidambaram, who was an Indian citizen and a lawyer by profession, agreed to fight against India by joining hands with Enron. @nsbchd

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Unfortunately, Vajpayee ji lost in 2004 & Sonia Gandhi led Congress Govt came to power.

Manmohan Singh became PM & Chidambaram was the finance minister. At this position, it was impossible for Chidambaram to fight for Enron. @SoniaGurnani19 @AjayPandey__ @narendramodi177

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Yet he was Enron's legal advisor. What happened next was unimaginable & beyond shocking!

Finance Minister Chidambaram misused his powers & removed patriot advocate Salve, who was appointed by Vajpayee Govt.
@khanna248 @diptisingh7812

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अट्ठारह पुराणों का संक्षिप्त परिचय

पुराण शब्द का अर्थ ही है प्राचीन कथा, पुराण विश्व साहित्य के सबसे प्राचीन ग्रँथ हैं, उन में लिखित ज्ञान और नैतिकता की बातें आज भी प्रासंगिक, अमूल्य तथा मानव सभ्यता की आधारशिला हैं..

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वेदों की भाषा तथा शैली कठिन है, पुराण उसी ज्ञान के सहज तथा रोचक संस्करण हैं। उन में जटिल तथ्यों को कथाओं के माध्यम से समझाया गया है, पुराणों का विषय नैतिकता, विचार, भूगोल, खगोल, राजनीति, संस्कृति, सामाजिक परम्परायें, विज्ञान तथा अन्य बहुत से विषय हैं,..

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विशेष तथ्य यह है कि पुराणों में देवी-देवताओं, राजाओं, और ऋषि-मुनियों के साथ साथ जन साधारण की कथाओं का भी उल्लेख किया गया हैं, जिस से पौराणिक काल के सभी पहलूओं का चित्रण मिलता है।

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महृर्षि वेदव्यासजी ने अट्ठारह पुराणों का संस्कृत भाषा में संकलन किया है, ब्रह्मदेव, श्री हरि विष्णु भगवान् तथा भगवान् महेश्वर उन पुराणों के मुख्य देव हैं, त्रिमूर्ति के प्रत्येक भगवान स्वरूप को छः पुराण समर्पित किये गये हैं, इन अट्ठारह पुराणों के अतिरिक्त सोलह उप-पुराण भी हैं।
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पुराणों का संक्षिप्त परिचय:

1. ब्रह्म पुराण

ब्रह्मपुराण सब से प्राचीन है, इस पुराण में दो सौ छियालीस अध्याय तथा चौदह हजार श्र्लोक हैं, इस ग्रंथ में ब्रह्माजी की महानता के अतिरिक्त सृष्टि की उत्पत्ति, गंगा अवतरण तथा रामायण और कृष्णावतार की कथायें भी संकलित हैं,..

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Sita Ramachandraswamy Mandir, Bhadrachalam, Telangana

Bhadrachalam mandir is the abode of Shri Sita Ramachandra Swamy. This mandir is in honor of Prabhu Shri Rama. This mandir is on the banks of the Godavari river. 1/n

It also relates to the life events of Sage Kancharla Gopanna, who was a great devotee of Prabhu Rama.
According to the history of Bhadrachalam mandir Gopanna the Tahasildar of Bhadrachalam (second half of 17th century), used money from government treasury to build this mandir 2/n

and hence faced imprisonment in a dungeon at Golconda. Prabhu Rama miraculously gave the Sultan the money spent by Gopanna, after which he released him.Gopanna then became Bhadrachala Ramadasa and went on to compose innumerable songs in praise of Rama. 3/n

Ramadasa heard the news that the villagers of palvoncha paragana were proceeding to witness Jatara at Bhadrachalam. He found the deities in an amazing appearance; and Ramadas then asked the villagers to contribute liberally for the construction of mandir. 4/n

So, the villagers appealed to him to spend the revenue collections for the construction of mandir with a promise to repay the amount after harvesting the crops.The Golconda king Tanishah realized the devotional spirit of Ramadas. 5/n

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Importance of Lotus in Hinduism 🌷

In Hindu spiritual contemplation the lotus has a special place. It is not only considered pure and beautiful, but also a symbol of goodwill, peace, prosperity and happiness. @GunduHuDuGa @chittukuruvi4

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It helps get rid of unpleasant things and is referred to as the king of flowers.

According to the Puranas, it is said that a lotus emerged from the navel of Lord Vishnu. Brahma was seated on the lotus. Thereafter, he proceeded to create mankind. @nsbchd @khanna248

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Brahma, Saraswait, Lakshmi and other Gods and Goddesses have used the lotus as a seat. When it was important to them, could it be any less to others?The symbol of Lakshmi and prosperity, it is customary to offer the lotus in prayer to several Gods. @AnkitaBnsl @sadhavi

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In many instances, the number of flowers to be offered is also mentioned as a condition for conducting certain yagyas and ceremonies. The lotus grows in mud and water, yet it is untouched or affected by either of them. @ShwetaA06735841 @NandiniVenkate3 @BaluSreevidya

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This quality motivates one to live a life and is symbolic of the fact that undesirable elements can be refined and converted into superior and useful items. The blossoming of the lotus is considered auspicious and blesed. @MuraliAthreya @sridhariyer5 @swamy64

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How many of you know that..??

Partition of India was done SEVEN times in 61 years by the British rule.

Afghanistan was separated from India in 1876,

Nepal in 1904,

Bhutan in 1906,

Tibet in 1907,

Sri Lanka in 1935,
@saket71 @sanjeevsanyal

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Myanmar (Burma) in 1937

and...

Pakistan in 1947.

India's Partition of Akhanda Bharat

Unbroken India extended from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean & from Iran to Indonesia. India’s area in 1857 was 83 lakh square kilometers, which is currently 33 lakh square kilometers. 👇👇

From 1857 to 1947, India was fragmented many times by external powers. Afghanistan was separated from India in 1876, Nepal in 1904, Bhutan in 1906, Tibet in 1907, Sri Lanka in 1935, Myanmar in 1937 and Pakistan in 1947.
@chittukuruvi4 @SriramKannan77 @_PreetiPandey

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Sri Lanka

The British separated Sri Lanka from India in 1935. The old name of Sri Lanka was Sinhaldeep. The name Sinhaldeep was later renamed Ceylon. Sri Lanka’s name was Tamraparni during the reign of Emperor Ashoka. @Bhartiy__ @desh_bhkt

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Mahendra, son of Emperor Ashoka and daughter Sanghamitra went to Sri Lanka to propagate Buddhism. Sri Lanka is a part of united India.

Afghanistan

The ancient name of Afghanistan was Upganasthan and Kandahar’s was Gandhara. Afghanistan was a Shaivite country. @SanjeevSanskrit

Sri Maha Bhairavar Rudhra alayam, Chengalpet, Tamilnadu

This temple is being constructed merely on the instructions from Bhairava by his devotee Shri Bhairava Siddhantham Swamy. The Temple is fully enshrinedin a transparent glass enclosure..1/n

with Rudrakshas on both the sides of the entrance This temple has a circular Sanctum Sanctorum which has twelve stepseach representing a sign of zodiac and after that twelve steps we find the supreme deity of this temple Sri Kshetra Paata Bhairava. 2/n

Beneath the Bhairava, in the lower level are installed the Ashta Bhairavas, SapthaRishis in the form of stones, and Saptha Kannis in the form of brass lamps. Thereare a number of little blue and white lights in the ceiling that is shaped like a dome.. 3/n

which give an ethereal atmosphere when switched on. The steps representthe twelve signs of the zodiac and when one steps over them to reach thesanctum sanctorum all the doshas pertaining to the horoscope are cleared onceand for all..4/n

The Sthala Vriksham ”Peepal Tree” which is grown on a pedestal, a trident which is considered as Bhairavi, Pancha Mukha Anjaneya, Prathyankara Devi, Subramanya, Rudra Vinayaga, Vaishnavi Devi, Naga Rudra, Eswara, Vana Durga etc. 5/5

#IncredibleBharat
#DekhoApnaDesh

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Why the statue of Jagannath of Puri is still incomplete today..?

According to a very popular story, Mother Yashoda, Devaki ji & sister Subhadra came to Vrindavan from Dwarka. The queens requested her to tell them about the child pastimes of Shri Krishna.

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On this matter, Mother Yashoda and Devaki agreed to tell story to those queens. Kanha and Balaram do not listen to their words, that's why sister Subhadra started guarding the door outside.

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Mata Yashoda started the saga of Krishna's pastimes and as she went on speaking, everyone became engrossed in her words. Subhadra herself forgot the idea of ​​guarding her and started listening to them. Meanwhile, both Krishna and Balarama came there..

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and no one was aware of this, Subhadra was so engrossed that she did not know when Kanha and Balaram came there. Both Krishna and Bhai Balarama started listening to their pastimes from mother Yashoda.

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Hearing their devils and actions, their hair started to grow, due to surprise, the eyes grew bigger and the mouth remained open. At the same time, Subhadra herself became so enchanted that love began to melt in her spirit.

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Swami Shraddhanand was one of the Hindu leaders, freedom fighters & Arya samaj sansayi who propogated the teaching of Vedas .He was k!lled by a fanatic name Abdul Rashid on 23rd December 1926.
He played the important role in sudhi (reconversion) in the 1920s.👇
@Jayalko1

Dr Ambedkar called Shraddhanand “the greatest and most sincere champion of the Dalits.

He started a Holy campaign of purifying the converted Hindus. He opened an office at Agra. There were many Rajputs at Agra, Bharatpur, Mathura etc. @DeshBhaktReva

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who had been converted to Islam ; but they wanted to come back to Hinduism. 5 lacs of Rajputs were ready to accept Hinduism. Swami Shraddhanand was leading this campaign. He organised a huge gathering for this purpose and purified those Rajputs. @Dharma_Ramani

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Many villages got purified under His leadership. This mission created a new consciousness, a new energy and enthusiasm among Hindus and the number of Hindu organisations increased. A Muslim woman by name Ajgaribegum from Karachi was initiated into Hinduism. @narayanagl

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This incident created a furore among Muslims and Swamiji was known all over the world. A Muslim fanatic who was member of Tablighi jamat name Abdul Rashid (also the father of Nargis actor & maternal grandfather of Sanjay Dutt) @AnuSatheesh5

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४ वेद; जानिए किस वेद में क्या है...!

वेद दुनिया के प्रथम धर्मग्रंथ है।
वेद के विभाग चार है:
ऋग्वेद, यजुर्वेद, सामवेद और अथर्ववेद।

ऋक को धर्म, यजुः को मोक्ष, साम को काम, अथर्व को अर्थ भी कहा जाता है।

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वेदों के उपवेद : ऋग्वेद का आयुर्वेद, यजुर्वेद का धनुर्वेद, सामवेद का गंधर्ववेद और अथर्ववेद का स्थापत्यवेद ये क्रमशः चारों वेदों के उपवेद बतलाए
गए हैं।

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1.ऋग्वेद :
ऋक अर्थात् स्थिति और ज्ञान। ऋग्वेद सबसे पहला वेद है जो पद्यात्मक है। इसके 10 मंडल (अध्याय) में 1028 सूक्त है जिसमें 11 हजार मंत्र हैं। इस वेद की 5 शाखाएं हैं - शाकल्प, वास्कल, अश्वलायन, शांखायन, मंडूकायन।

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इसमें भौगोलिक स्थिति और देवताओं के आवाहन के मंत्रों के साथ बहुत कुछ है। ऋग्वेद की ऋचाओं में देवताओं की प्रार्थना, स्तुतियां और देवलोक में उनकी स्थिति का वर्णन है। इसमें जल चिकित्सा, वायु चिकित्सा, सौर चिकित्सा, मानस चिकित्सा और हवन द्वारा चिकित्सा आदि की भी जानकारी मिलती है। 👇👇

ऋग्वेद के दसवें मंडल में औषधि सूक्त यानी दवाओं का जिक्र मिलता है। इसमें औषधियों की संख्या 125 के लगभग बताई गई है, जो कि 107 स्थानों पर पाई जाती है।

2.यजुर्वेद :
यजुर्वेद का अर्थ : यत् + जु = यजु। यत् का अर्थ होता है गतिशील तथा जु का अर्थ होता है आकाश।

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