Devotional

1. Thevaram contains portions of texts from the Tirumurai, a collection of Shaiva devotional poetry. The texts are dedicated to the Nayanmars - Sambandar, Tirunaavukkarasar and Sundarar.    The singing of Thevaaram is continued in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu. In the tenth century, during the reign of Raaja Raaja Chola I, the songs were found in the Chidambaram temple, with the help of the divine saint Sri Nambiyaandar Nambi. The 276 temples revered by these verses are called paadal petra thalam. Thevaram was meant for Saivism and Nalayira Divya Prabandham was meant for Vaishnavi..

INTRODUCTION : According to ancient legends, Lord Hanuman was studied under Surya Bhagwan and he was his obedient disciple and mastered in all the divine subjects. Though he was an expert in vedas and other studies, since Lord Hanuman was a bachelor, he could not study the holy Vyakarnas for which he has to obtain the status of a married man. In order to study the vyakarnas, Surya Bhagawan had created a beautiful lady from his supreme powers, and named her as Swarchala Devi, and given all the powers to her and married her to Lord Hanuman.Lord Surya asked him to marry his daughter Swarchal..

INTRODUCTION : Virochana was the noble and pious son of Bhakta Prahalad. He was also a great Vishnu devotee similar to his father. He learnt all the sacred texts at his younger age itself. Though he was born in the family of daityas, he was a humble and a good king, who took the advice of his father and ruled his kingdom in a proper manner. His teachings are very famous. And some of them are as follows:1. Believe in one god, and that is Lord Vishnu.2. Always think and worship Lord Narayana, for getting good prospects in life.3. Be generous and kind to others.4. Don’t be arrogant and adama..

INTRODUCTION : Thirumancheri temple is famous for marriage related activities. Those who do not get married or if their marriage gets delayed due to any reason, if they visit this temple, and pray to the deities, surely they will get their marriage finished quickly due to the grace of Lord Shiva and Parvati.According to legend, once parvati tells her wish to Lord Shiva that she wants to have a wedding with the Lord in the earth. Parvathi then left Kailasa and lived as the daughter of the great sage Sree Bharata. After some time, Sage Bharata contacted Lord Shiva to get married with Parvat..

INTRODUCTION :Vavar also called as Vavaraswami is considered as a friend of Lord Ayyappa. The shrine of Sri Vavaraswami is located at Sabarimala, and his mosque is also situated at Erumely. His shrine and mosque shows us the great friendly relationship between the hindu and muslim. In this Ayyappa temple, devotees of all castes and religions are considered as equal and treated with great respect.According to legend, Vavar was a great warrior who lived in Kerala and once he had a fierce fight with Lord Ayyappa, but he was defeated. Due to the kind words and on seeing the divine face and getting..

INTRODUCTION : Madhav Rao Deshpande also called as Shama was one of the baba’s most sincere devotees, and acted like his personal attendant. Their relationship can be compared to that of Lord Krishna and Arjuna. He was born on Margashirsh Shudda Panchmi day on 6th December 1880 to a Brahmin family from Nimon. He came to Shirdi at his childhood along with his parents and permanently stayed in shirdi till his death. He was educated in Shirdi and became a teacher in a school. Baba only named Mahdav Rao as "Shama" and used to call him as ““HEY SHAMA COME COME” with love and affection. Sh..

INTRODUCTION : Sitaramdas Omkarnath (1892–1982) was an Indian saint from Bengal. He invoked the bhakti path among his devotees throughout the world, and also preaches the importance of chanting Ram Nam. He is considered as a pious and a holy man among his followers and his devotees. Sitaramdas Omkarnath had written many books related to Hindu scriptures, and constructed temples and ashrams throughout india, and also founded a spiritual organisation and through that, he had cultivated the bhakti spirit among the people. He contains great knowledge, wisdom, courage and braveness and was a g..

INTRODUCTION :According to Mahabharata, Shakunthala is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of the great king Bharata. Poet Kalidasa has also written a text on the life history of Mata Shakunthala.Rishi Kanva found her in the forest as a baby, and he took her to his ashram and looked after her in a proper manner. Once King Dushyanta  saw the beautiful Shakuntala and both of them were fell in love with each other and got married as per Gandharva marriage system. Dushyanta gave his personal royal ring to Shakuntala and invited her to his palace. Shakuntala dreamt about her husband..

INTRODUCTION : Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775–1835) was a great  poet, singer, veena player, and a great composer of Carnatic Music. His compositions are highly praised for their detailed descriptions of Hindu gods and temples. His compositions are popular and even today it is sung in classical concerts of Carnatic music. He is also appreciated for his divine music similar to the great musicians Shyama and Thyagaraja. He is considered as one among the three musical doyens. His compositions were developed mainly in Sanskrit. LIFEMuthuswami Dikshitar was born in Tiruvarur. He learnt t..

INTRODUCTION:  Nava Veeras are the nine great soldiers and the brave divine attendants of Lord Muruga. They were born from Nava Shakthis & who were born out of the powers of Mata Parvati. They are also considered as an incarnation of Mata Parvati.The sons of Navashakthis are known as Nava Veerar's. The Nava veeras are: 1. Veerabahu Thevar is the army chief of Lord Muruga and helped Muruga during his fight with Surapadhman and his brothers.2. Veera Kesari is a courageous person and roars like a lion during the time of the war with devas and aruras, and is a great divine helpe..