Devotional

Introduction.Sri Vasishteswarar Temple is situated in Thittai village, a few kilometres faraway from Thanjavu, and it is a Temple dedicated to Lord Vasishteswarara, a form of Lord Shiva. As per legend, Sage Vasishtar has once visited and worshipped Lord Shiva at this temple. The temple was built by the Chola Kings during 12th century AD.The chief deity is also called as Swayambootheswarar, since the Lingam is supposed to be self-emanated Lingam and Ma Parvati, is known as Ulaganayaki. Nayanar Saints have glorified this temple Shiva by singing wonderful son..

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..

INTRODUCTIONKumbakonam is famous for many things like temples, coffee hotels, sight-seeing places and lovely homes etc. Among those things, Kumbakonam Filter Coffee is considered as the best coffee by the coffee lovers due to its rich taste and aroma, and though Kumbakonam Degree Coffee is a type of coffee available in Kumbakonam, but, now, it is available in many hotels throughout Tamil Nadu. This coffee would be prepared using fresh cow’s milk and no preservatives would be added in this coffee in order to get the natural taste of the degree coffee. B..

Yamuna is the holiest river as per Hinduism, and she is worshipped by innumerable number of her devotees. She is also referred in vedas and divine scriptures, and her importance is also mentioned in the divine texts. She is also called as Yami, since she is the sister of Lord Yama.She is the daughter of the sun god, Surya and Saranyu. Her brothers are Yama, Shanidev and Ashwin Kumaras, the divine physicians. And her sisters are Tapti and Badhra. Bathing in River Yamuna will remove our sins, and there is no need to afraid about our death and also our death will natural..

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..

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 ..