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Introduction Kamini is the daughter of Lord Kama Deva, the god of love and Ma Rati Devi. She is also known as Harsha, Harshini and as Harani. Still in some parts of North India, people worship Ma Kamini as Harsha Mata, and in West Bengal, she is worshipped as Ma Durga Devi, in the famous temple, Sri Kamala Kamini Durga Mata Mandir, and the address of the temple is: MA Kamini Devi Temple, Banagram, Faridpur-Durgapur 713381 West Bengal. While her parents, Kama and Rati Devi invokes the love effect and develops the lust on the minds of all the people, Ma Kamini, used to induce l..

INTRODUCTIONThere is a wonderful temple for Sri Anjaneyar, and it is situated on Pudupakkam village, on the fast developing Kelambakkam- Vandalur road. For reaching the temple, we have to climb for about 100 steps, and this temple provides a good natural scenic view, apart from the great divinity offered by our Veera Anjaneyar. We can see the gigantic statue of Lord Anjaneyar who looks very brave and handsome, and he steals the souls of his devotees through his pleasant and pleasing appearance.The temple is located in a small hill, and we can also find several trees and beautiful pla..

INTRODUCTIONIf we carefully observe the deity of Lord Venkateswara, we could see two images of the snakes which were installed in a golden ornament, on the two shoulders of Lord Venkateswara. These snake images closely resemble Lord Adisesha, the Divine serpent bed of Lord Vishnu. As per legend, when Lord Vishnu came down to the earth in the form of Lord Venkateswara, the divine serpent bed Adisesha wanted to serve Lord Vishnu who was in the form of Lord Venkateswara. Hence as per his request, Lord Venkateswara made him as an ornament, also popularly known as Nagabarana, and began to ..

INTRODUCTIONSRI SUBRAMANYA CHALISAINTRODUCTIONSri Subramanya Chalisa is the famous text written in praise of Lord Subramanya, who is also called as Muruga, Karthikeya and Kumara. Sri Subramanya Chalisa describes the attributes and virtues of Lord Muruga, and it is written in a simple form.The contents present in the Holy Text, Sri Subramanya Chalisa is as follows:-Lord Subramanya has six faces. He applies sandal paste all over his body. He is the main source of divinity. His Vehicle is the beautiful peacock. He is the Son of Lord Shiva. He is the Chief of the Devas. He is the s..

INTRODUCTIONWe can keep on telling about the significance of Lord Narasimha, day and night and for all the 365 days in a year. The Meaning for the word Narasimha is half lion with human body. Since Lord Narasimha had appeared in this form, even some Vishnu devotees are also getting afraid to worship him. But, the main purpose of the Narasimha avatar is to destroy the evil forces and to maintain proper law and order position in the earth. Actually though the form of Lord Narasimha appears in a fierce form, but for his staunch devotees, he used to appear only in a beautiful form. Still ..

INTRODUCTIONSakthivanesvara Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and it is situated in a beautiful village called Thirusakthimutram, which is located near the famous Durgamma Patteswaram Temple, and this temple is situated a few kilometres faraway from Kumbakonam. Here Lord Shiva is worshipped as Sakthivanesvara and the Lingam can be seen hugged by his consort Ma Parvati, hence he is also known as Sivakozhundeesvara, Sivaambigapaty, Sivashakteeswara, Parvatipriyeswarar and as Siva Sakthi Swamy. It is believed that when one prays to..

INTRODUCTIONChakrapani Temple is a wonderful temple dedicated to Lord Sudarsana, the Holy Chakra of Lord Vishnu, and it is situated in Kumbakonam. This temple is located near Kumbakonam Railway Station, in this temple, Lord Vishnu appears in the form Sudarsana Chakra, and this temple is considered to be one of the popular temples in Kumbakonam. I have visited this excellent Vishnu Temple during August 2022. Lord Brahma, is believed to have installed the idol of Lord Sudarshana at the place where the temple is presently located.  Surya wors..

INTRODUCTIONThere are some holy wells situated in some ancient temples, and water from those wells is considered as very sacred since it would remove even the dreaded diseases of the people. In the Rameshwaram Temple, there are few holy wells, and after getting the Darshan of the Lord, devotees would sprinkle the holy water on their heads, and they would drink it also. Some of them would even carry the holy water in the water bottles, in order to preserve it for future use. Similarly, the water contained in the well in the ancient Gangadeeswarar Temple, Purasawakkam, Chennai, is mixed up ..