INTRODUCTION Sri Surakkai Siddhar (18th century AD) was born and brought up in Narayanavanam at Andhra Pradesh. It is believed that he would have lived for a few hundred years and blessed his devotees. Even he blessed the British officials and cured their diseases and solved their personal problems. He was a sincere devotee of Lord Shiva, and was very much interested in worshipping him from his childhood onwards. He was a kind hearted saint and loved each and every creation of god, and showed great affection on them. He solved the dreaded diseases of his devotees using bilva leaves…
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INTRODUCTION Sri Mannuruti Swamigal (20th century) was lived in Pondicherry and used to wander in the streets of Pondicherry and finally settled in his devotee’s house at Pondicherry. He was born in Pondicherry into a pious Hindu family, but left his house at his younger age towards seeking spirituality. Initially people didn’t realize his powers and thought that he was a mad man, but after seeing his spiritual powers, they have regarded him as a great saint. For his sincere devotees he used to give the holy vibudhi (Sacred ash) as prasadam. Those who consume it with water would be…
INTRODUCTION Somappa Swamigal, was a great saint who was born in Madurai, and at his teenage, he went to Thirukkoodal Malai, Madurai, and settled there. He was taken care by the great saint Sri Mayandi Swamigal and his devotee Irulappa Konar. He was properly fed by Sri Irulappa Konar and his descendants. Somappa Swamigal has got many devotees, and would affectionately call his devotees using their own name, even without asking their names. He has done this, through his great spiritual powers. He has blessed his devotees with all sorts of prosperities in their life. Somappa Swamigal was very much…
INTRODUCTION Siddhar Srivastav Guruji was one among the living siddhars who could remove the human problems through his spiritual powers. He was born and brought up in Coimbatore. After completing his basic education, he has concentrated his attention on spirituality. He used to visit the Vellingiri mountains and used to sit in deep meditation. He spread the bhakti spirit among the tribes in the Vellingiri mountains, and insisted them to worship the god by chanting his holy names. His spiritual guru was Sudalai Muthu Pillai. He is a sincere devotee of Lord Shiva, and used to chant his holy names…
INTRODUCTION Several centuries back, there lived a siddhar in Tamil Nadu known as Punnakisar. He was brought up by his mother, and she used to serve him with the “KRISHNA TEMPLE HOLY PRASAD” from his younger age itself. He will go along with her to the Krishna temple and eagerly worships the great Lord Sri Krishna. After his mother’s death, he left his home and sat inside the hole of a fig tree and performed intense meditation on Lord Krishna for several days. He was also a devotee of Lord Shiva. After finishing his meditation, he will used to cry…
INTRODUCTION Sri Balasubramaniya Swamigal was born in the year 1937 in Karur into a pious Mudaliar Family. He was taken to nearby temples by his mother at his younger age itself, and made him to be a staunch Shiva Bhakta. His affectionate mother and his sisters were died at his younger age. But, since he was deeply involved in spirituality, somehow he has changed his mind, and concentrated his attention on doing service to Lord Shiva. He will used to regularly visit Lord Pasupatheeswarar and perform puja and abhishekham to the Shiva Lingam. He is residing in a small house…
INTRODUCTION Serman Swamigal was born in a village in Thoothukudi District in the year 1880, into a pious Hindu Nadar family. His birth name was Arunachalam. He was born through the blessings of Lord Shiva. He has studied his basic education in a school nearby his village. Even, when he was a playful little boy, he spent his time towards worshipping Lord Shiva in the temples. Due to his good knowledge, British government has appointed him as a tax collector. After some time, he was disinterested in doing his job, and left the job and concentrated his attention on spirituality.…
INTRODUCTION Satyabama is the consort of Lord Krishna. She is believed to be an incarnation of Bhu Devi, the Goddess of Earth. She helped Lord Krishna in killing the demon king Narakasura. She also brought the divine wish fulfilling tree Kalpavriksha from the heaven with the help of Lord Krishna. Satyabama was the daughter of Yadava King Satrajit. And due to some issues he disliked Lord Krishna. But after some time, he realized the greatness of Lord Krishna, and willingly offered his daughter to Krishna. Satyabama was a close friend of Mata Draupadi. After the death of Krishna, Satyabama has left her physical body, and…
INTRODUCTION Sandhananda Swamigal was born in a pious Brahmin family in a village near Madurai. He became the disciple of Sri Mayandi Swamigal and learnt Divine scriptures under his guidance. He has done meditation and attained great powers through that. He took sainthood at a village near Salem from Swayam Prakasha Brahmendra Saraswathy Swamigal and from then onwards, he was called as Sathguru Sandhananda Swamigal. He settled in Puthukkottai, and constructed Shiva and Sakthi temples and introduced various puja schemes in the temples. He also provided annadanam to the devotees in the temple complex and also done various charitable activities…
INTRODUCTION Rukmani was the princess of Vidarbha and she was born in the holy city of Haridwar, and she is the consort of Lord Krishna. Due to the dislike with Krishna, her brother Rukmi arranged her marriage with Sishupala. But Lord Krishna fought with the kings and got married with Rukmani. She was mentioned in Bhagavata Purana, and was considered as a divine incarnation of Mata Lakshmi. Due to her marriage with Lord Krishna, Dwaraka’s citizens were happy, and they celebrated their marriage as a festival in their homes. Everybody prepared various sweets and savouries and offered it to their great master Krishna and…
INTRODUCTION Rohini is the star goddess specially created by Lord Brahma and took birth as the daughter of the great DAKSHA PRAJAPATI, who was the son of Lord Brahma. She was one among the 27 stars, who were also the daughters of Lord Daksha. Among these 27 stars, Rohini Star occupies an importance place in the sky. She looks brighter and shines with great energy. And she is the giver of boons to us. All the 27 star goddess were got married with Lord Chandra. Among the 27 wives, Chandra paid more love and affection on Rohini, and due to…
Zimbabwe Hindus plan to observe birth of Hindu deity Lord Hanuman in their respective homes by lighting divo (oil lamp made from clay) in front of his image and chanting Hanuman Chalisa seven times simultaneously at 06:30 pm on April eight. The Hindoo Society Harare (HSH) has sent this directive for Hanuman Jayanti to its members “to create positivity and obtain strength and courage to pass through this uncertain period”. Hanuman Chalisa consists of 43 verses; including 40 chaupais, two introductory dohas, and one doha in the end. Hindus, numbering around 1.1 billion, are observing Hanuman Jayanti worldwide…
Within few hours of Hindu protest; Tweed Heads (NSW, Australia) based jewelry retailer The Belly Ring Shop (Tummy Toys) apologized and removed ten belly button rings carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; which Hindus had called “highly inappropriate”. Helene Holtsbaum, owner of The Belly Ring Shop (Tummy Toys), in an email today to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: “I would like to confirm that all ten belly rings have now been removed from our website and the sale of these items has permanently ceased…I profoundly apologise for my actions to all Hindus around…
Upset Hindus are urging Tweed Heads (NSW, Australia) based jewelry retailer The Belly Ring Shop (Tummy Toys) for immediate withdrawal of belly button rings carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s belly button or used as a “navel toy” or become a tool for “sexy navel fashion”. Inappropriate usage of sacred Hindu deities or concepts or symbols or icons…
INTRODUCTION Revati, is the daughter of King Kakudmi and the wife of Lord Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna. She is mentioned in the Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana. Revati was the only daughter of King Kakudmi, a ruler of Kusasthali kingdom. In order to find a proper match for his daughter, Kakudmi took Revati with him to Brahmaloka to seek Lord Brahma’s advice for finding a suitable husband for Revati. When they arrived at the brahma’s abode, Brahma was watching the performance of the celestial musicians, and hence they waited patiently until the performance was finished. Then, Kakudmi made his request. Brahma has recommended Balarama as a worthy husband for…
INTRODUCTION Sri Reddiapatti Swamigal(1856-1923) was born in a village in Tamil Nadu, who lived a saintly life, and implicated certain teachings for the well-being of the people in this Kali Yuga. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Vinayaka. His teachings are simple and straight forward in nature, and focuses on spirituality, good behaviour, obedience and honesty. The collection of his teachings, are known as Divine Law. During his period, he showered his kindness to everyone and treated all of his devotees in a proper manner. His main objective is to raise the living standard of the people, to remove…
INTRODUCTION Puja means expressing our love and devotion on god by doing certain kind of activities, like worshipping the god by chanting his names, performing deeparadanai, abhishekham and doing homams in the temples. There are various types of puja like Shiva Puja, Satyanarayana puja, Lakshmi puja, durga puja etc. Whatever puja we performs, we must do it with sincere dedication and devotion on god, and must have utmost faith on him. We should not lose our hope and keep on worshipping him even while doing our daily routines. By performing puja to the deities, we would feel a sense of…
INTRODUCTION Pozhichalur is situated nearby Palavaram, and it has an ancient Shiva temple built by Chola Kings. The main deity in this temple is Sri Agatheeswarar and Goddess Sri Anandhavalli. This ancient and marvellous temple is one among the Navagraha temples of Chennai dedicated to Lord Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan. It is believed that the great saint Agastya had stayed here for many years and worshipped Lord Shiva at this place and got his divine dharshan in this temple. Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan also worshipped Lord Shiva and got great powers. Sri Sani Bhagavan is called as Mangala Saneeswarar and by worshipping…
INTRODUCTION Poondi Mahan (20th century) is a great Saint and lived in poondi village, near Tiruvannamalai Tamilnadu. From his younger age itself, he was deeply attached with spirituality and used to regularly visit the temples and do the pujas, and sometimes wander in the streets by chanting the mantras of gods. Initially he was recognized as a mad man by the people, but after knowing about his spiritual powers, they gave great respect to him. He was a great man, who lived a simple life, and was very kind over others. He was not interested in worldly attachments, and kept…
INTRODUCTION Sri Odukathur Swamigal(19th century) was born in a pious Naidu’s family in the North Arcot District. He was born after performing many pujas and observing fasts by his parents. His birth name was Seshiah. Seshiah, even at his childhood, showed no interest in worldly matters, and concentrated his attention on doing Shiva Puja and performing meditation. At his younger age itself, he left his home in search of spirituality and wandered throughout South India. He visited many holy temples and worshipped the deities and finally settled at Odukathur, a village in Vellore. And due to that he was called…