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IntroductionKing Purushottam (4th century BC) also known as Porus, was an ancient Indian king, who ruled the present day Punjab region in a glorious manner, and his significance was mentioned in ancient Greek texts. Porus was an excellent archer, he was talented in all kinds of arts, and he was also a great warrior. While waging a war with Alexandar, he fought with him bravely, also challenged him face to face, but finally he was defeated by Alexandar, he was dragged by the soldiers of Alexander and brought before him. Even after seeing the well-built ..

In tradition, gender is considered an indicator of energy, divine potential. Previously, they used to worship Lord Shiva in the form of an idol. Pashupathi statue found in Harappa ruins can be examined.In the story related to the incarnation of Venkateswara Swamy in Varahapuranam, in the Bhrugu Maharshi curse Siva, "From today onwards, there will be no poojas to your Linga only, not to your idol". It means before that, the idol will have poojas.The custom of worshipping Shiva Linga by considering it as the image of Shiva is ancient.No one has been sure until now when this started.The meaning o..

IntroductionRecently we would have read in the social medias, that Lord Surya, the sun god chants the “OM” Mantra from the Surya Mandala, the divine abode of Lord Surya, likewise, the great Vishnu devotee Sri Dhruva also still chants the great Vishnu Mantra, “OM NAMO NARAYANA”, from his Dhruva Mandala, and these details were mentioned in the Holy Text, Srimad Bhagavatham. Even sometimes I used to think, how come a child has become a powerful star on the skies just by meditating the god only for a few months! But actually it is not like that! Vishnu Bhakti was mixed up in the blood of ..

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..

INTRODUCTIONKali, also called as Kali Devi is one among the Mahavidyas, and she is considered as a great goddess in Hinduism. She is worshipped for getting relieved from problems like black magic and prolonged illness and to get great spiritual powers, and also to obtain more mental and physical strength. Kali was formed in order to destroy the evil forces. She is the incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi, and she is worshipped widely in Saivism sect.  She is a great protector and would offer salvation to us.  There is a small, but an excellent temple b..

INTRODUCTIONYes. It’s true. Apart from acting as a protection god, Lord Venkateswara also acts as a guardian deity, and this can be known from the ancient legend of Sri Venkateswara Mahatmya Purana.As per the ancient legend, while some of the devotees of Lord Venkateswara were climbing on the Tirumala Hills during early morning time, they have witnessed a tall, good looking person with a shining face, who was riding in a white horse, and he was wandering on the sacred Tirumala Hills, and when the devotees tried to have glimpse of him by running faster behind him, suddenly the divine p..

INTRODUCTIONRaghavendra Swamy is a great Guru, and he can also be treated as a Demi-god, since he is the incarnation of Lord Shankukarna, the Divine Attendant of Lord Brahma. But some of the devotees would call him as “KADAVULE”, “BHAGAVANE”, god, due to their staunch bhakti on him. As per the Madhwa Philosophy, Raghavendra Swamy must be considered only as a Guru, but, based on the significance of his previous avatars we can also consider him to be the Chief most demi-god, similar to the Prajapatis, Lord Daksha Bhagavan and Lord Manu. Most of his devotees believe him to be an incar..

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..

శనిగ్రహ జపంఆవాహం :అస్యశ్రీ శనిగ్రహ మహా మంత్రస్య హి ళింభి ఋషిః శనైశ్చరగ్రహోదేవతా ఉష్టిక్ చంధః శనైశ్చర గ్రహ ప్రసాద సిద్ధర్ద్యేశనిపీడా నివారణార్దే శనిమంత్ర జాపే వినియోగఃకరన్యాసం : ఓం శామగ్ని అంగుష్టాభ్యాసం నమఃఓం అగ్ని భిస్కరత్ తర్జనీభ్యాం నమఃఓం విష్ణుశంనస్తపతుసూర్యః        -     మధ్యమాభ్యాం నమఃఓం శంవాతః                            -     అనామికాభ్యాం నమఃఓం వాత్వరపాః                         -     క..

INTRODUCTIONThe Skanda Guru Kavacham, also known as armour is written by Sri Santhanatha Swamigal, who was a great saint, staunch devotee and a slave to Lord Skanda. He has formed a wonderful temple for Lord Muruga, also called as Sri Skandasrama located near Salem.Similar to Sri Kanthar Sashti Kavasam, Sri Santhaanantha Swaamigal's "Skanda Guru Kavasam," is another popular Tamil Holy Text, which was written in praise of Lord Murugan by considering him as the Universal Divine Guru. Guru is a spiritual teacher, mentor and he is the one who removes the darkness of his discipl..