Devotional

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..

ఏమిటీ ముత్యాల తలంబ్రాలు ? ఎందుకా రంగు? భద్రాచలం ఆలయం గురించి ప్రతీ విషయం ఓ ప్రత్యేకత సంతరించుకున్నవే. ఇక్కడ జరిగే ఆచార వ్యవహారాలు అంతే. మనందరికీ కళ్యాణ తలంబ్రాలు అనగానే గుర్తుకు వచ్చేది పసుపుమయం. కానీ ఇక్కడ మాత్రం గుర్తుకు రావలసింది గులాబీమయం. ఈ ఆలయం తానీషా ప్రభువు ల కాలంలో రామదాసు గారి చే నిర్మింపబడినదని అందరికీ విదితమే. ఇక ఈ ప్రత్యేక కళ్యాణ తలంబ్రాలు ఎలా చేస్తున్నారో చూద్దాం. ఫాల్గుణ శుద్ధ పౌర్ణమి (హోళీ)నాడు బుక్కా, గులాలు, అత్తరు, పన్నీరు,  ఆవునెయ్యి, బియ్యం (తండూలాలు) తో కళ్యాణ తలంబ్రాలు కలుపుతారు.ఇదే రోజున రాములవారు పెళ్లికొడుకు అవుతారు. ఇక్కడ ఈ విధంగా తలంబ్రాలు కలపడం ..

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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 ..

IntroductionSimilar to thanking Ma Annapoorna while eating our daily food, we also must thank to Lord Indra and Varuna while drinking water. While Lord Indra is the god of rain, Varuna is the god of oceans, and both of them are related with water. Apart from thanking these celestial deities, we must also perform Homams in the temples in order to please these deities. Similar to food, water is also considered as an essential thing in order to sustain in our life. But most of us forget to worship these deities, by considering them as minor gods.Lord Indra and Varuna are praised in the V..