INTRODUCTION Thirumancheri temple is famous for marriage related activities. Those who do not get married or if their marriage gets delayed due to any reason, if they visit this temple, and pray to the deities, surely they will get their marriage finished quickly due to the grace of Lord Shiva and Parvati. According to legend, once parvati tells her wish to Lord Shiva that she wants to have a wedding with the Lord in the earth. Parvathi then left Kailasa and lived as the daughter of the great sage Sree Bharata. After some time, Sage Bharata contacted Lord Shiva to…
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INTRODUCTION The king of Madra Kingdom, Asvapati, lives with his consort Malavi. He prayed to sun god for having a child. Due to the blessings of Lord Surya, a girl child was born, and she was named as Savitri. Savitri looks very beautiful and after attaining the marriage age, she went on a pilgrimage in search of marrying a suitable person, and finds Satyavan, the son of a blind king of Salwa Kingdom, who lost everything including his eyesight, and lives in forest with his wife and son. Sage Narada announces to Savitri and to his father that Satyavan will die after one year.…
Kannaki Amman INTRODUCTION Kannaki Amman is the divine form of the pious and noble woman Kannagi, who was worshipped mainly in Sri Lanka and Kerala. She is considered as the goddess of chastity, rain and fertilization. She is also worshipped by the Sinhalese Buddhists as Pattini Deviyo. There is also a statue of Kannaki at Bharathi Salai, Marina Beach, Triplicane, Chennai – 600005. Silapathikaram, the ancient work of Ilango Adigal describes the problematic life of Kannaki. It is believed that she would have lived before 2000 plus years ago. She got married with the rich merchant Kovalan. But he has lost all of his wealth due to having an affair with…
INTRODUCTION There is a famous temple dedicated to Lord Kalabhairava, an aspect of Lord Shiva, and it is situated in Morepalayam, Tiruchengodu Thaluk, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, 637205. This temple was constructed by the then ruler of Tiruchengodu, approximately before 300 years ago. Here Lord Bhairava can be seen in the main shrine of the temple, and this temple is also known as South Kasi Temple, for its significance. During Ashtami days, we can see large number of people in the temple premises, with the hope of getting their problems solved, through the grace of Lord Kalabhairava. During 18th century AD, a king was ruling…
Sri Vana Durgaiamman Temple, Kathiramangalam INTRODUCTION Ma Vana Durga Parameshwari Amman temple is situated in Kathiramangalam, Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu and it is situated few kilometres faraway from Kumbakonam, and recently I have visited this famous Temple of Devi Durga and I had attained great spiritual enlightenment and delighted after visiting the shrine of the goddess in the temple. The chief deity of the temple is Vana Durga, who is considered to be a form of Durga, and the Chief Idol of the temple is 6 feet high and puja would be performed in the temple during Raahu Kaalam. Devotees can get the Darshan of the goddess between…
Unknown Facts About Lord Hanuman INTRODUCTION Lot of interesting incidents are associated with Lord Hanuman, especially, when he served as the divine attendant to Lord Rama, after the completion of his exile term, and after he becomes the king of Ayodhya. Lord Hanuman served very faithfully and fondly to Lord Rama, and he is considered to be the most important Bhagavatha of Lord Vishnu, from the Treta Yuga, though Prahalada and Dhruva served as the Bhagavathas of Lord Vishnu during the Krita Yuga itself. Though Hanuman contains good valour, strength and memory power, yet, out of his Rama Bhakti, sometimes…
Hara Hara Shankara Jaya Jaya Shankara INTRODUCTION Whenever Kanchi Mahaswamigal, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal travels in the streets, his disciples would raise the slogan, “HARA HARA SHANKARA JAYA JAYA SHANKARA”, mantra in praise of Lord Shiva. At frequent intervals, Kanchi Swamigal would go on Pada Yatra, foot walk, and would march to the busy streets of Kancheepuram, and also to the nearby areas along with his disciples and devotees. He used to do like that, for the purpose of “LOKA KSHEMA”, Universal well-being. Lot of books were published about Kanchi Swamigal, and still devotees discuss about him with their near…
Visiting The Famous Temples In The World In Just 60 Days INTRODUCTION By using the sophisticated technology, we can visit most of the famous temples in the world in just 60 days. We would have read the famous children’s novel, “Around the world in eighty days”, and in that story, the hero would be visiting the entire world within eighty days, and the story would be mentioned in an interesting manner, and I have read it in my childhood. But according to me, simply visiting the foreign countries for sight-seeing and shopping would not give any valuable benefit for us,…
Jarugandi Jarugandi INTRODUCTION Whenever we visit Tirumala-Tirupati for getting the Darshan of Lord Balaji, we could hear one fine word from the mouth of the few temple staffs, and the word is ‘Jarugandi’, which means move fast and go ahead! They would frequently use this word, in a high pitch sound, in order to control the huge crowd present in the Tirumala Tirupati Temple. Even after waiting for several hours in the temple premises, the devotees would never get tired, but would patiently wait with a cheerful face, in order to have a glimpse of their beloved Lord Balaji. Irrespective…
Gandharva King Chitrasena INTRODUCTION Chitrasena is a Gandharva king, and he is also a close friend of Lord Indra. He was mentioned in the Mahabharata as a charming and a nice person who contains excellent qualities. He is very good in warfare and a great Archer. When Arjuna went to the Indra Loka to meet his father Lord Indra, it was Chitrasena who acted as a friend to him, and when Arjuna was cursed by the celestial dancer Ma Urvasi, he reduced the period of his curse by telling about his significance to Ma Urvasi. When Kauravas tried to wage…
Mother Goddess Bettathamma INTRODUCTION Bettathamma, is considered as a mother goddess by her devotees, and her famous temple is situated in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Bettathamma, also called as Bettathamman is worshipped by a certain community of people, who are known as Badagas, and they are the lovely children of Ma Bettathamman, who lives nearby the Nilgiri Hills. The hill goddess, Bettathamma is worshipped as the family goddess by the Badaga community people, and they worship her for a few centuries on a regular basis. Ma Bettathamma is also believed to be the consort of Lord Renganathar, a form of…
Jagath Samhara Moorthy INTRODUCTION Lord Shiva is also called as Jagath Samhara Moorthy, since he destroys the entire universe during the time of Deluge also called as Mahapralaya. While Lord Brahma takes charge of creation work, Lord Vishnu takes charge of protection work, like wise Lord Shiva takes charge of destruction work, which is also necessary to put up an end to a particular Yuga, in order to start a fresh Yuga. Though Lord Shiva is considered as a god of destruction, but he always protects his devotees, and lives in their souls. During the time of destruction, Lord Shiva…
Sri Shakti Vinayaka Moorthy INTRODUCTION Lord Vinayaka is also known as Shakti Vinayaka Moorthy, since he was born out of the powers of Ma Shakti Devi. As per legend, once Ma Shakti Devi created Vinayaka, since she wants a lovely son who is capable of granting boons to his devotees and also to remove the obstacles in their life. Lord Vinayaka contains a pleasing appearance, and he is also blessed by all other gods and goddesses, and they have also granted lot of boons to him. Since Vinayaka was born out from the powers of his holy mother, Ma Shakti…
Sri Vedavyasa Namavali INTRODUCTION We can keep on telling about the significance of Sri Vyasa, who is also known as Sri Vyasa Bhagavan, since he has contained the divine qualities of Lord Vishnu Bhagavan. His birth name was Krishna Dvaipayana, and he was the son of Rishi Parasara and Ma Satyavati. He has attained great name and fame, since he has compiled the 18 Puranas, and also some other holy texts of Hinduism. Vyasa had got the great opportunity to narrate the events of Mahabharata to the first god Vinayaka himself, and made him to write faster. Vyasa also known…
Sri Bhagalamukhi Devi Namavali INTRODUCTION “Bagalamukhi” Devi is one of the mahavidyas, and she clears the confusion in the minds of her devotees and gives great spiritual power. The Devi has 108 names and she is generally known as Pitambari Mata and worshipped by the people in North India, and the goddess complexion is golden colour. Her vehicle is Bagula bird, a kind of divine bird, similar to that of Lord Garuda. Hence she is called as Bagalamukhi Devi. Temples dedicated to Bagalamukhi are located at Assam, Karnataka, Madhya pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kanchipuram district, Tirunelveli district of Tamil nadu and also in Nepal. She…
Shukra Bhagavan Namavali INTRODUCTION Shukra is the planet Venus, who is one of the Navagrahas. He is also the god of Friday as per the Hindu calendar, and he is called respectfully as Guru Shukracharya, and he is the guru for Demons. He is mentioned as the son of Sage Bhrigu, and Kavyamata. And his wife is Jayanti, and their daughter is Devayani. Velleeswarar Temple, Mangadu is a famous temple for worshipping Lord Shukra. It is situated near poonamallee, Chennai. Agneeswarar Temple situated at Kanjanur, near kumbakonam is also a famous temple for worshipping Lord Shukra. As per the great epic Mahabharata, Shukracharya was…
Arulmigu Mathura Kaliamman Temple, Siruvachur INTRODUCTION The Mathura Kaliamman Temple is a famous dedicated to Ma Kali, and it is situated in the village of Siruvachur in Perambalur District in Tamil Nadu. The Divine Chariot procession festival and the Tamil Month Panguni festivals are considered as very important festivals which would be celebrated in a grand manner at this temple. The Chief deity of this temple is called as Sri Mathura Kaliamman, and she is one of the forms of Ma Kali Devi, and this temple was found during the Chola kings regime, and it was exist even during the…
Harmonium Vinayaga INTRODUCTION Lord Vinayaka is a beautiful god, and his appearance would steal the hearts of his devotees, since in most of the pictures, he looks very childish in appearance. Lord Vinayaka is worshipped in various names, and out of that, Vinayaka worshipped as Cricket Vinayaka and as Harmonium Vinayaka are considered as very popular ones. Those who are interested in sports field would eagerly worship Cricket Vinayaka, and those who are interested in Music field would worship Harmonium Vinayaka. Small children loves strange forms of Vinayaka, and we can also find some of the rare pictures of Cricket…
Ma Gundodari INTRODUCTION As per our ancient Puranas, Ma Gundodari is considered as the holy divine attendant of Ma Shakti Devi. She has been named like that, due to her fat body. We could have seen the images of Ma Gundodari in some temple Gopurams of Ma Shakti Devi, who would be eagerly blowing a form of Shanku(Holy Conch). Ma Gundodari is mentioned in Devi Bhagavatha Purana, and in that, she is described as a honest and a sincere servant of Ma Shakti Devi, and she could be always seen fondly serving to Ma Shakti Devi. Once when Ma Shakti…
Ma Pratyangira Devi Namavali INTRODUCTION Ma Pratyangira Devi is an avatar of Parvati Devi. She is also a form of Adi Parashakti and she is the consort of Lord Sharabeswarar, a form of Lord Shiva, who took the Yazhi avatar to pacify Lord Narasimha. She contains lion’s face and human body and contains the combined power of Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Ma Shakti. She was created in order to protect the good ones from the evil forces. Pratyangira is also worshipped as Kali and Narasimhi by the devotees. According to the ancient Vedas, she is mentioned as the lion goddess with great protective and destructive powers. Lord Narasimha, even after…