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IntroductionMurugan
worship was prevalent even during the Vedic period, and the
significance of Lord Murugan was mentioned in the ancient Sangam
Literature, which dates back to the first century AD. Lord Murugan
was worshipped by some ancient Tribal people, as the tribal god
Mayan, by considering him to be the lovely consort of his tribal
consort Ma Valli. Murugan worship was also prevalent in Indonesia,
Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia, since ancient Tamil people were
settled down in large numbers in those countries.Arulmigu
Katargama or Kadirkamam Murugan Temple is a famous temple d..
IntroductionOnce
Lord Daksha Bhagavan, the mind born son of Lord Brahma Deva, has
teased Lord Shiva and while conducting a Yagna, he didn’t even
invite Lord Shiva. But, however his daughter, Ma Sati Devi went to
the Yagna, and there she was severely humiliated by his father Lord
Daksha, and as a result, she committed self-immolation through her
spiritual powers. And due to that, Lord Shiva had got severe anger
with Daksha, and hence he created Lord Veerabhadra, through his
superior powers, and asked him to destroy the Daksha Yagna. As per
the command of Lord Shiva, Veerabhadra went to..
IntroductionTripura
Sundari also
called as Lalita
Tripura Sundari is
a powerful goddess and considered as one among the Mahavidyas. She
is the consort of Lord Shiva, and an aspect of Mata Parvati Devi.
Lalita Tripura Sundari is none other than Goddess Sati, Durga
and Mahakali.
Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi is considered to be the most important
incarnation of Adi Parashakti. She, along with Lord Shiva creates,
protects and destroys the world. Her glory is mentioned in the Lalita
Sahasranama and
features her greatness and kindness among all the ..
Introduction
Both
Rama Nama and Shiva Nama are considered as auspicious, but with
regard to its simplicity, Rama Nama can be considered as most easy to
recite. As per the advice of Rishi Narada, the great Valmiki Bhagavan
had recited the Rama Mantra, in backwards, that is, he has recited
the Rama Mantra, as Mara, and if we also frequently recite the Mantra
‘Mara’, we could get the sweet name of Rama. Even in note books,
writing Rama Nama is very easy, since it contains only four letters,
“R A M A”.
The great Saint Sri Thyagaraja once had the divine darshan of Lord
Rama, since he h..
IntroductionSri Shiva Bala Siddhar
was the main person towards the formation of the Mailam Murugan Temple, which
is situated in Villupuram District. Bala Siddhar in his previous birth was
served as one of the Chief Divine Guard of Lord Shiva’s holy abode, the
Kailasa. In order to promote Shaivism and in order to spread the Shiva Bhakti
amongst the people, Lord Shiva had made a divine play by cursing him to be born
as a pure hearted Shaivite Saint in the earth.Sri Shiva Bala Siddhar
was born before few centuries ago at a village in the present day Villupuram
District. From his birth its..
More number of shrines
of the Bhagavathas needed to be installed in Shiva and Vishnu Temples, like
shrines of Prahalada, Dhruva, Markandeya, Narada, Tumburu, Nakeerar,
Nambiyandar Nambi etc. Bhagavathas act as the main pillar for the establishment
of religious faith, devotion and religious sentiments. Only through the life
history of the Bhagavathas, we are able to thoroughly understand the significance
of the deities. If there is no Prahalada, then Narasimha Avatar itself would
not occur. Likewise, if there is no Narada, then we could not know about the
significance of the “Narayana M..
Saturn Transit 2023: శని మూడు రకాలు, మీకున్నది ఏ శని -ఎన్నాళ్లుంటుంది- ప్రభావం ఎలా ఉంటుంది, పరిహారాలేంటి!?
జాతకాలను, గ్రహస్థితిని నమ్మని వారు గ్రహాలు అనుకూలంగా ఉన్నా లేకపోయినా పెద్దగా పట్టించుకోరు.. కానీ.. జాతకాలను విశ్వసించేవారు మాత్రం గ్రహస్థితిని చూసుకుని ఏం జరుగుతుందో అనే టెన్షన్ పడతారు. ముఖ్యంగా ఏ గ్రహం అనుకూలంగా ఉన్నా లేకపోయినా శని సంచారానికి భయపడతారు.
శని మూడురకాలు
ఏలినాటి శని
అర్టాష్టమ శని
అష్టమ శని
ఏలినాటి శని జన్మ రాశి నుంచి 12,1,2 స్థానాల్లో శని సంచరించే కాలాన్ని ఏలినాటి శని అంటారు. ఒక్కో రాశిలో రెండున్నరేళ్లు చొప్పున మూడు రాశుల్లో జన్మరాశి నుంచి 12, 1,2 స్థానాల..
Introduction
Chithirai
Festival,
which is associated with Meenakshi
Kalyanam is
a wonderful festival celebration held in the city of Madurai during
the month of April. The festival, celebrated during the Tamil month
of Chithirai,
in the Meenakshi
Temple,
is dedicated to Ma Meenakshi,
a form of Parvati and
her consort Lord Sundareshwar, a
form of Shiva.The
festival takes place for about one month. The first 15 days mark the
celebrations of the coronation ceremony of Ma Meenakshi who once
ruled the City of Madurai and her mar..
IntroductionGod
contains very good qualities, he is highly efficient, intelligent and
powerful person, but sometimes, mostly in his child form, he used to
pretend as if he seems to be very “INNOCENT”. If we see
the child pictures of Lord Krishna and Muruga, they appear very
awesome. The real nature of god is of very soft, polite and gentle!
But due to our own problems, sometimes we used to consider him as a
dreaded demon!
The
great Shaivite Saint, Sri Sundarar, in one of his songs, describes
Lord Shiva as a huge demon! He comments on him like that, since for
the eyes of the wrong d..
IntroductionLet’s
spend some money towards purchasing the idols of the deities, since
the idols are eagerly waiting for us to take them to our homes, like
the child which cheerfully waits for its parent to take care of it!
We can also keep the idols of the deities at our puja room, but we
have to maintain it properly, by cleaning it frequently. Holy bath
can be done to these deities, by considering them as our sweet
babies. In my home, we have a small Annapurna Idol, Guru Raghavendra
Swamy Idol, Vinayaka Idol and the Gomatha Idol. Daily we used to
perform milk bath to those Idols in o..
IntroductionNakeerar
was a famous Tamil poet who lived before two thousand years. He wrote
several Tamil poems, and he was the author of the famous poem, which
was known as “Sri Thiru Murugan Bhakti Padalgal”, and it was
written by him in Tamil in praise of Lord Muruga. He was a great
scholar and a great devotee of Lord Muruga. Most of the kings and the
common people were very fond of his poems, and all of them respected
and highly honoured him for his great knowledge in penning bhakti
poems on the almighty.Some
of the songs from his wonderful collection of “Sri Thiru Murugan
Bhakti ..
IntroductionPadikasu
Nathar Temple also
known as Sri Swarnapureeswarar
Temple
is a popular
temple situated
at Azhagaputhur
village in Thanjavur
district. Here
Lord Shiva is
worshiped as Padikasunathar, in the form of Shiva lingam,
and his consort Ma Parvati is
worshipped as Soundaranayagi. This temple Shiva was praised by the
Nayanar Saints like Sundarar in their famous Shaivite Text, Tevaram. The
great Pugalthunai
Nayanar,
who was one of the 63 Nayanmars,
was born in the village Alagaputhur. Chola Kings hav..
కాశీ క్షేత్రాన్ని మహా స్మశానం అని పిలుస్తారు..ఇక్కడ ప్రతి ఫాల్గుణ మాసంలో ఏకాదశి నుండి రంగ్ భరి పేరుతో మొదలై పౌర్ణమి వరకు హోళీ ఉత్సవాలు జరుగుతాయి.ఇక్కడ హోళీ కి ముందురోజు మణి కర్ణికా ఘాట్, హరిశ్చంద్ర ఘాట్ ల వద్ద కాలిన శవల నుండి వచ్చిన చితా భస్మము తో సాధు సంతులు, అఘోరాలు, నాగ సాధువులు హోళీ ఆడతారు వారి మనసు సాక్షాత్తు శివుడి తో నే హోళీ ఆడినట్టు భావిస్తారు.హరహరమహాదేవఈ ఉత్సవం చూడాలని చాలామంది వెళుతూ ఉంటారు అంత అద్భుతమైనది ఈ ఘట్టంఓమ్ నమః శివాయ....
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