ANNADANA SHELTERS INTRODUCTION Annadana shelters are those places wherein free food would be offered to the people. It would be offered in most of the temples, and also in private Annadana choultries. Food is very essential to survive in our life, and without taking food, we cannot live our life. Hence those who provide food are considered as the forms of Mata Annapurani Devi, and they would be immensely blessed by her. Apart from temples and private choultries, free food is also offered in some ashrams and institutions run by noble people, like Ramakrishna Mission and Ramanashram. In Shirdi and…
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CHILDHOOD PLAYS OF LORD HANUMAN INTRODUCTION Lord Hanuman is the best avatar of Lord Shiva, and he is an obedient servant of Lord Rama. Though he remained as a humble servant of Lord Rama, Lord Rama didn’t treat him as his slave, but treated him as his dear friend, and considered him as his affectionate companion. Though Hanuman is a Shiva Avatar, he didn’t get pride on himself, and he is still living as a Chiranjeevi at a cave in the Himalayas, by chanting the Rama Mantra. Hanuman was born in the Treta Yuga as an incarnation of Lord Vayu. His…
VIDHYADHANAM INTRODUCTION Vidya Dhanam means gifting of education to the children. Those who are unable to bear the huge expenses of their studies would seek the help of the generous and kind hearted philanthropists. Most of the schools and colleges are granting scholarship to the brilliant students and for the poor children. The TTD is granting scholarships to meritorious students. Several other social welfare organisations are also giving their helping hand towards educating the poor and the clever students. Several orphanages in India are giving free education to their children, and they are also helping them to pursue higher studies…
THIRUVABHARANAM INTRODUCTION Thiruvabharanam is the golden ornaments of Lord Ayyappan, which was made as per the instructions given by the Pandalam king, the foster father of Lord Ayyappan. Thiruvabharanam would be kept in a box, and would be protected by the Royal family members of the Pandalam Palace, which is situated nearby Valiyakoikkal Temple at Kerala. During the end of the Sabarimala season, in the month of January, every year, the ornaments are taken from the Pandalam palace to Sabarimala in the form of a procession and various pujas would be performed to the Ayyappa idol. Three beautiful boxes would contain…
MANDALA PUJA INTRODUCTION Mandala Puja is an important ritual followed by the Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala, and also by other Ayyappa Temples situated throughout India. During the year 2020, the Mandala Puja would begin in the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple on 16th November and ends on 26th December and during that time, strict fasting and discipline would be observed by the devotees of Lord Ayyappa. During the period of Mandala puja, Ayyappa devotees would also visit the ‘Guruvayur Temple’, the abode of the divine child Lord Krishna, and during this period, ‘Special Abhishekam’ would be done to Lord Guruvayurappan, considering him…
VEDA PATASALAS INTRODUCTION Veda Patasalas are founded for teaching Vedic subjects to the students, and it was founded before few centuries, and still in some places, new Veda Patasalas are constructed for the benefit of the students, who have interest in learning Vedic subjects. Vedas acts a backbone for Hinduism. As per the principles of Hinduism, Vedas are considered as very sacred similar to the holy Puranas. Recitation of Vedas was done by the ancient sages, and due to that, they have got great powers. Mata Gayatri Devi, the consort of Lord Brahma is considered to be the deity of…
PATHINETTAMPADI INTRODUCTION Pathinettampadi are the 18 divine steps of the popular Sabarimala temple which is situated at Kerala. These steps were previously made out of precious granite stones, and in the year 1985, it was coated with metals like gold and silver. Sabarimala pilgrims must climb up on these holy steps, by carrying the ‘irumudi’ and after observing the fast of 41 days. Those who visited Sabarimala for 18 times would be known as ‘Guruswami’. Lot of devotees are visiting Sabarimala for more than 18 times, and after becoming a ‘Guruswami’, they would guide the Sabarimala devotees, and would help them in preparing the ‘Irumudi’,…
KAVADI DANCE INTRODUCTION Kavadi Dance is a type of honour given to Lord Muruga by the devotees during the time of the festival of Thaipusam. The kavadi is an item made out of wood or steel, and it would be decorated with flowers and peacock feathers, and Murugan devotees would carry it during the auspicious Thaipusam festival day on their shoulders, as a part of showing their sincere devotion on Muruga. Some devotees would hold the Kavadi in order to get rid from their diseases and from their other problems in their life. During their journey with the Kavadi, Murugan Devotees would sing and dance…
KALLAZHAGAR TEMPLE INTRODUCTION Kallazhagar Temple in situated in Alagar Koyil, Tamil Nadu, and it is a Vishnu Temple. This temple was mentioned in the Divya Prabandha, the collection of divine poems written by the Alwar saints. It is also one among the 108 Divyadesam of Lord Vishnu and he is worshiped as Kallazhagar and Mata Lakshmi is worshipped as Thirumamagal. Kallazhagar had given his divine vision to sage Suthapava and relieved his curse, which was given to him by sage Durvasa. Daily rituals and annual festivals are properly performed at the temple, out of which the float festival performed during the Tamil month of Masi (February–March), the Navrathri festival performed during September–October and Vaikunta…
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN HIMALAYAS INTRODUCTION The another name for the holy mountain Himalayas is Himavan, and he is the son of Lord brahma, and his consort is Mata Maina also called as Menavati, and his brothers are Jambavan and Narada. His children are Mata Ganga, Mata Parvati and the Holy Mountain Mainaka. The holy rivers Ganga and Yamuna also flows through the Himalayas, and the Himalayan Mountain is considered as very sacred by the people belonging to Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. A rare flower known as Mahameru Pushpam which would be flowered once in 400 years can also be found…
GAUR GOPAL DAS INTRODUCTION Gaur Gopal Das is a famous spiritual personality who used to give motivational speeches and also he is a spiritual career builder. He is occupying a good position in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was born in Pune, Maharashtra, and he completed his schooling in his native place. He is an Electrical Engineer, and before joining in ISKCON, he was working in a software company and due to his spiritual thirst, he left his high paid job, and joined in ISKCON. He wrote and published many books to improve the inbuilt skills of the people, and through his abilities,…
KURUKSHETRA WAR INTRODUCTION The Kurukshetra War is a war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas and it is mentioned in the holy epic Mahabharata. It is believed that at the present place of Haryana, the Kurukshetra war took place. This war was lasted for a period of 18 days, and after that, the Kauravas were killed in the battle, the Pandavas had won in the battle and began to rule the kingdom of Hastinapura. This war took place approximately before 5,300 years. The place Kurukshetra is considered as a holy place, and due to this, the Holy Pandavas had won in the…
DHARMA SHASTA INTRODUCTION Shasta also known as Sri Dharma Shasta is a famous Hindu god. Lord Ayyanar and Lord Ayyappa are the forms of Sri Dharma Shasta. In some ancient Hindu texts, the incarnations and the significance of Lord Shasta is mentioned. Shasta is believed to be the son of Lord Siva and Lord Vishnu. The great Shaivite saint Sri Appar praises Lord Shasta in the Tevaram text, a great Shaivite text, during the 7th Century AD. Similarly the other Nayanmar Saint Sri Tirugnanasambandar also praises Shasta as one of the Chief attendants of Lord Siva. The Shasta worship is practiced in India for many years, and…
AMMAN ARUL SELVI BOOMIJA RAMAIYER INTRODUCTION Amman Arul Selvi Boomija Ramaiyer is the daughter of Ramaiyer and Jayanthi and her native place is Madurai, and presently she is living in Madurai along with her parents. From her young age onwards, she has been doing divine music concerts along with her mother Jayanthi. Boomija’s spiritual guru is Jagadguru Badari Shankaracharya Sri Sri Krishnananda Teertha Mahaswamigal, Sri Vidya Peetam, Shakatapuram at Karnataka. She got talents in singing divine songs and also she is an expert in Bharatanatyam dance. Due to her talents, she received lot of prizes and awards from Kundrakudi Adigal,…
BALARAMA DASA INTRODUCTION Balarama Dasa (15th century AD) was born in odhisha and was a great saint and poet. He wrote several poems on Lord Rama and Krishna, and sung their glory in temples. His work Jagamohana Ramayana was considered as a famous text among the odhisha people, and it is written in very simple language, and even a lay man can read it. He contains great knowledge in all the subjects and an expert in vedas, and also learnt all the regional languages. LIFE He was born in a village at Odhisha, and his father was also a poet who…
IDOL WORSHIP INTRODUCTION Idol worship exists since ancient times, and it gives a great spiritual pleasure in our life. Idol worship means worshipping the god in the form of a statue. We can get lot of benefits in our life by worshipping the idols. People usually would think about gaining wealth by adopting various methods. Most of the people would busily engage in their day to day work, and for them, each and every day would not go smoothly. Some days they may happily live their life, whereas on some other days, they may get tensions and may suffer from ill…
KING BHARTHARI INTRODUCTION Bharthari was the elder brother of the great king Sri Vikramaditya, and he ruled the kingdom of Ujjain before 2000 years. After properly ruling the kingdom for several years, he crowned his younger brother Vikramaditya, as the king of Ujjain, and as per the advice of his spiritual Guru Gorakhnath, who was one of the Navnaths, and the famous Nath sect saint, he went to the forest and performed meditation on Lord Shiva, and become a great saint, and after his death, he had attained salvation. Stories about the great king Bharthari and Vikramaditya are round in ancient texts, and…
LAKSHMANAA – THE NOBLE DAUGHTER OF DURYODHANA INTRODUCTION As per the famous epic Mahabharata, Lakshmanaa is the daughter of Duryodhana and Bhanumati, and her brother was Laxman Kumara. She was a noble and a beautiful woman, who was liked by both the Pandavas and the Kauravas, and she didn’t find any difference between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, and she completely differs from her father Duryodana in this regard. (Xanax) During the time of exile of the Pandavas, even though at that time she was a small girl, she advised her father Duryodana to act in a righteousness manner, and…
MOUNT GOVARDHANA INTRODUCTION Govardhana Hill also called as Govardhana Giri is an auspicious mountain, and it is located a few kilometres away from Vrindavan, the birth place of Lord Krishna. Govardhan Hill contains the features of Lord Krishna, and it is believed that still Lord Krishna visits this holy mountain, and stays here for some time. This holy mountain is visited and worshipped by the devotees of Lord Krishna, and Lord Govardhana showers his grace towards his devotees, similar to Krishna, and by visiting to this sacred place, devotees would get spiritual enlightenment and permanent peace of mind. In this Govardhan Hill,…
NOMULU VRATHALU INTRODUCTION Nomulu means observation of religious rituals, performance of pujas, and Vrathalu means observation of fasting. It is an ancient system which is still adopted in Andhra Pradesh that a married woman must have to follow certain customs and traditions for the wellbeing of the entire society. The details of fasting, and the various methods of performing the puja is mentioned in the holy texts of Hinduism. It is the duty of every married woman to get up early in the morning, perform pujas and abhishekhams to the holy deities, and must compulsorily offer in the form of…