Devotional

INTRODUCTION : Ayyanar or Sastha  is a Hindu deity worshipped widely in South India and Sri Lanka. His worship is prevalent among Tamils, Malayalis and Sinhalese. Early history suggests that Ayyanar have also been worshipped in South east Asian countries in the past. He is mainly worshiped as one of the guardian deities of Tamil Nadu. The village temples of Ayyanar are usually found riding horses or elephants. History of AyyanarAyyanar is a Tamil adaptation of Aiyan, the chief deity of the rulers   o..

INTRODUCTION : Santoshi Mata is a Hindu goddess. She is described as "the Mother of Satisfaction". Santoshi Mata is particularly worshipped by women of North India and Nepal. Santoshi Mata vrata is mostly performed by women for fulfilling their wishes.Santoshi Mata vrata was gaining popularity with North Indian women and nowadays also among South Indian women. Santoshi Mata images and shrines are popular in Hindu temples. Observance of FastingThe Santoshi Mata fasting is to be observed on 16 successive Fridays, or until one's wish is fulfilled. The devot..

INTRODUCTION : Lord Pavadairayan is one of the Tamil male deities. He is very popular within the villages. He is one of the Kaaval Dheivams of Tamil Nadu, India. He is the son of Goddess Angala Parameswari. He is also said to be the guard for Goddess Angala Parameswari.Once Lord Shiva destroyed the fifth head of Lord Brahma,  and then afterwards he got Brahmahathi Dosha. And then, Lord Shiva came to earth and roamed everywhere. During this period, Pethandavan was a leader for Kalvikkadu. His job was to do robbery in other places and serve his people..

Varalakshmi Pooja Vidhanam Telugu (వరలక్ష్మి వ్రత పూజ విధానము) ENGLISH VERSION వరలక్ష్మీ వ్రతాన్ని ఆచరించే రోజున ఉదయాన్నే లేచి తలస్నానం చేసి, ఇంటినిశుభ్రం చేసుకోవాలి. ఇంట్లోని పూజా మందిరంలో ఒక మండపాన్ని ఏర్పాటుచేసుకోవాలి. ఈ మండపం పైన బియ్యపు పిండితో ముగ్గువేసి, కలశం ఏర్పాటుచేసుకోవాలి. అమ్మవారి ఫొటో అమర్చు కోవాలి. పూజాసామగ్రిని అంతా సిద్ధం చేసుకోవాలి. తోరాలు ముందుగానే సిద్ధం చేసుకునిఉంచాలి. అక్షతలు, పసుపు గణపతిని సిద్ధంగా ఉంచు కోవాలి.కావలసినవి :-పసుపు, కుంకుమ, వాయనం ఇవ్వడానికి అవసరమైన వస్తువులు, ఎర్రటి రవికె వస్త్రం, గంధము, పూలు, పండ్లు, ఆకులు, వక్కలు, తోరములు కట్టుకోవడానికి దారం, టెంకాయలు, ద..

INTRODUCTION : Karuppanna Swamy or Karuppusami, is one of the Hindu deities popular among the rural social groups of Tamil Nadu and also in Kerala. Karuppannaswami is also known as Navaladian and Pattamarathaian. He is regarded as an AMSA of Ayyanar and hence he is considered to be the KAVAL DEIVAM(Demi God) as per Tamil tradition. Karuppusami is also considered as an avatar of Lord Vishnu, since he has appeared out of Vishnus right hand. Temples Karuppanna Swami temple is mostly found in the outskirts of the Village. Usually, the whole village..

INTRODUCTION :Ashwini Kumaras , in Hindu tradition, are twin  gods. Aswini Devas are Divine healers and they are the gods of Ayurvedic Medicine.They are also described in the Rigveda. in Varaha Purana and in many other puranas. They have Horse ‘s face and are reported to be very handsome and good natured devas. They heal and prevent misfortune.They are the sons of Surya  and his wife shangya. They were born, when Surya and Shangya took the form of horse and coupled with each other.IMPORTANCE :Nasatya is the god of health and Dasra is the god of medi..

INTRODUCTION : In Hinduism, the Vasus are residing at Swarka Loka with Lord Indra and they obey his instructions. The Ashta Vasus are described in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Brahma Prajapati. They are the eight gods who represents the pancha bhootas, and are also representing the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. The name Vasu means 'Brilliance' or 'Wealth Givers'. Names of Ashta VasusAccording to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the names of the eight vasus are as follows:-1.Prithvi2.Agni3.Vayu4.Varuna5.Aditya6.Dyaus7.Chandramas8.NakstraniAccording to the Mah..

INTRODUCTION : Sri Padmanabha Teertha is the direct disciple of Sri Madhwacharya. He was a great scholar and was well versed in the Dvaita principles of Sree Madhwacharya. Birth and SanyasaAccording to Madhwa Vijaya, Padmanabha, was born as Shobhanabhatta, and who was a great scholar. The location of his birth is said to be in the region of North Karnataka. After being won over by Madhwa in a debate, and since he is well known for his good knowledge and good qualities, he has  succeeded Sri Madhwacharya and became the pontiff  of Sri Uttaradi Math.He adopted Dvait..

INTRODUCTION : Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609) was a great saint,poet,philosopher,musician and composer from modern Karnataka. He is well known]for his music, and for his various spiritual writings in the Kannada language. Birth and Becoming Hari DasaThimmappa Nayaka was his original name and he belonged to a village chief’s  family of Kaginele in Haveri district. He was born to the couple Beerappa and Bachchamma at Baada village, near Bankapura and he was a great warrior at Bankapura fort. Kanaka Dasa was well educated an..

INTRODUCTION :-Sri Jayateertha or Jayateertharu, also known as Teekacharya  (1365-1388 ) was a holy Hindu madhwa saint and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha. He is considered to be one of the most important saint in the Madhwa tradition. He is given credit to  his works on  the philosophical aspects of Dvaita.  Along with Madhva and Vyasatirtha, he is regarded as one of the three great spiritual sages.Birth and SanyasaDhondupant was his original name before attaining sanyasa. He was born into an orthodo..