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Trichambaram Priest Dancing With Utsava Murti On Head |
Karhepathar Temple - Khandoba Benignty |
| Extension
of gratitude assumes many forms and compels to part with precious possessions
unmindful of their worth.
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Khandoba
is the local name of that Kailasaspipati Paramasiva in the state of Mahaarastra,
particularly in the region around Pune...
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Yamunotri Temple |
Kanyakumari - Closing of the Eastern Gate |
| The
power of devotion is not restricted to place or person. Gods have not monopolized
this field.
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Temples,
the places of worship are designed and built in accordance with Vastu and Silpa
sastras motivated by ideal of emancipating the manavali buried in the transitory
pleasures.
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Suchindram - Suchindram Pratyayam |
Kanipakkam - Sarvasiddhi Vinayaka Temple |
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In the days of yore, speaking lies was an unusual occurrence and people were
terribly afraid of resorting to lies to defend their wrong doing, or to heightening their
status, for it is a sin.
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In
Kanipakam Sarvasidhi Vinyaka temple, though the procedure is a little bit
different from the above....
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Sakshi Gopal Mandir |
Dharmasthala - Manjunatha Swamy's Verdicts |
| This
sort of taking oath is in practice in the Sakshi Gopal
mandir lying near Konark temple in the state of Orissa....
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Now
listen to another bizarre method, where the defaulter is put to untold
suffering both financially, mentally....
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Rameswaram Temple - Agra Puja To Kasiviswanath Linga |
Palani
Temple - Prathama Pooja To Idumban |
| Front
line honour is a prerogative meant for the celebrities and
persons of superior birth and exalted status.
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Now
comes Palani Andavar, who like Srirama magnanimously ordained....
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Mantralaya - Agrapuja To Manchalamma |
Srirangam - Ekadasi Fast |
Now
move to Mantralaya, the holy seat of Madhva Pithadhipathi Raghavendra
Swamy....
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Observance
of fast has a great spiritual significance.
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Tirukkaikunram - Eagles' Visit |
Kancheepuram - Kamakshi Amman's Episode |
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Human mind is an inexhaustible treasure house stocked with numerous types
of ideas and sentiments.
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Inscrutable
are the ways of the Almighty God! A known fact. Man must realise this eternal
truth for graceful living.
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Melmaruvathur -
Admission of Women Into Garbhagriha during Mestruation |
Opillappan Koil - Lavanvarjta Venkateswaraswamy |
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Out
of boundless mercy, that Highest Providence blessed the created with certain
rights
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Food
to be palatable, it must be cooked with necessary
ingredients. They are six in number. And they must be used
in right proportion.
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Vaideeswaran Koil - Small Globules of Mud Cures Diseases |
Chidambaram - Aakasalinga |
| Diseases
are cured with several systems of medicines made with a wide variety of
ingredients that set at nougat worms etc.
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Everything
emerges from something mysterious. Acceptable.
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Tiruvannamalai - Lord Mourning The
Death Of Kings |
Tiruvannamalai - Kartheeka Deepam |
| Hindu
scriptures are replete with several instances of people from high to low longing
for snathanaprapti.
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That
valivilakku, the Akhanda paranjyoti is installed in the sheltered part of the
the temple...
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Tirumala - Agrapuja Aadivarahaswamy |
Simhachalam - Nijararupa Darsan of Narasimha Swamy |
| Offering
agrapuja to an adorable deity other than the archamurti the principal presiding
divinity is a highly commendable tradition seen here and there in Hindu India.
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However
magnificent or costly, colorful or attractive the outfit one wears is changed
often.
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Srisailam - Sakshi Ganapathi |
Bhadrachalam - Tanisha's Farmana Of Annual Presents |
| Proper
maintenance of accounts in any kind of dealing, though arduous establishes good
relations between the giver and taker.
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If
a dog bites a man. it is nothing extra-ordinary, and no cause for surprise: but
if man bites a dog upraises a surprise leading to discussion.
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Tuljapur - Mother Bhavani's Unusual Hunger |
Tulajapur Bhavai's Test of Rama's Monogamy |
| The
Goddess Tuiajabhavani, like her counterpart Sri Krishna of
Trichanbaram temple demands breakfast first soon after
opening the temple doors.
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The
object of test is to bring out the latent potentialities and to high light one's
achievement in any realm of human activity.
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Udipi Krishna Temple - Kanakadas Window |
Udipi Temple - Gruel OIffering As Naivedyam - |
| If
the offering of uncooked rice as naivedyam evokes wonder followed by giggles,
what would gruel offering bring?
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Not
only Kanakadasa's gepuine bhakti broke open the temple wall and created history
in the annals of temple history of Udipi Krishna temple...
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Jejuri
- Offering Haldi To Khandoba |
Puri Temple - The Mulavigraha |
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Gitacharya
Bhagawan Krishna pronounced that the adorable must be
approached with something that is sacrosanct and auspicious.
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"A
thing of beauty is joy ever, its loveliness increases, it will never pass into
nothingness" expressed Keats.
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Amarnath Cave Temple
- Muslims Distributing prasad In A Hindu Temple |
Belur Temple - Cobblers' Substituting The Worn Out Chappals With New Ones |
| "Ram
Rahim ek hain"- Ram and Allah are one and the same.
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Haste
ends in waste. Hasty man never reaps the full benefit of his action.
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Calcutta - Kalima's Preference For Narabalai - Page1 |
Karpara
Ksehtra - Vriksharupa Narasimha |
| Sakthi
worship differs from other forms, say Vishnu, Siva, Muruga, Vinayaka etc.
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"Among
the trees I am aswartha-pipal tree and I am abiding in it.
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Kedarnath Temple - Kedaraswamy Darsan For Humans |
Ujjain Temple - Reoffering Of The Offered Objects - Page1 |
| "Familiarity
breeds contempt" , an adage, holds good for humans of lower evolution of
mental make up.
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Presents
given in token of affection or even reverence establish good rapport between the
giver and receiver.
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Khatmand - Pasupathinath's Terrific Look |
Kullu Valley
Bilji Mahadve Temple - Odd Traditions |
| Language
is the principal medium of communication of emotions crude or refined, and
thoughts elevating or depressing.
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In
the general scheme of creation it is observed, construction is meant for
utilization a process going on-regularly ever since the art of making objects
came into being.
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Unmeltable Ghee - Vadakkunathan Anbalam |
Trissur Temple - Nandi - Siva's Mount At The Entrance |
| Inherent
traits and God-given rights never undergo any change,
despite powerful impact the environs bring upon, or times
exert their weight over them.
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This
very same temple embodies some more oddities and awe some feature....
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Worship Offered With Naked Bodies |
Deshnok - Rats Karnimata Temple |
| "Apparel
oft proclaims the man" thus proclaimed a Western wit observing man's 'craze
for outfit.
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Expression
of aversion to rats is quite instinctive and natural in view of havoc they
cause.
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Tiruvidaimarudur - A Ghost's Image On The Temple Tower |
Uraiyur - Topless
Garbhagriha |
| A
study of "Daivasakti vs pretasakti affords quite a fascinating pastime both
for mature and immature minds.
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Incredible
it sounds that there exist here and there a few temples with topless
garbhagrihas.
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Amarnath Temple - Waxing And Waning Image |
Tiruchangodu - Nandi In Standing Posture |
| Archamuritis,
in general, are made of wood, metal and stone darulohasila -
nirmitas.
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Silpasastra,
like any other has its norms and limitations. In making icons, the artists
strictly adhere to them
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Tirchengodu Temple - Satyapadi |
Tiruvamathur - Satyasathapana Kshetra |
To
root out the evil consequences of falsehood, duplicity and its sinister off
springs, ancient temples, the citadels of Hindu Dharma situated at holy
places...
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Exhortation
by intellectual luminaries or spiritual celebrities, of
course does bring in reform and turn the erring to the
righteous path but the process and result do take longer
periods.
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Tiruvamathur - The Miracle of changing the
Direction of River - |
| If
heaven wills the oasis less deserts turn themselves into
blooming Nandanodyanas, oceans into plateaus, rivers into
hill ranges etc.
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