INTRODUCTION Mahabali is also known as Bali is the son of Virochana , he was a noble Daitya King. He is the grandson of BhaktaPrahlada. The festival of Onam is celebrated in Kerala towards honoring him and welcoming him to the homes of the kerala people. Mahabali grew up under the guidance of his grandfather, Prahlada, who helped him to lead the spiritual path. He […]
INTRODUCTION Sakkiya Nayanar (7th century AD) was a Nayanar saint, and is considered as one among the 63 Nayanars. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva, and he would never take his food, without worshiping Lord Shiva. LIFE Sakkiya Nayanar was born in the village Sangaramangai at Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu. The village was occupied with full of Buddhist […]
INTRODUCTION Sakkiya Nayanar (7th century AD) was a Nayanar saint, and is considered as one among the 63 Nayanars. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva, and he would never take his food, without worshiping Lord Shiva. LIFE Sakkiya Nayanar was born in the village Sangaramangai at Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu. The village was occupied with full of Buddhist […]
INTRODUCTION Kali also called as Kali Devi is one among the Mahavidyas and considered as a great goddess in Hinduism. She is worshipped for getting relieved from black magic, prolonged illness, to get great spiritual power and to obtain more mental and physical strength.Kali appeared in order to destroy the evil forces. She is the incarnation of Shakti, […]
INTRODUCTION Annapurna Devi is the goddess who provides food for all the living beings in the earth. The name Annapurna itself indicates as the giver of sufficient food. Annapurna is an important goddess, through her blessings only, we are able to eat food and sustain in this world. She is an incarnation of Mata Parvati, the consort of Lord […]
INTRODUCTION Lord Satyanarayana is a form of Lord Vishnu, who is worshiped by his devotees during full moon days. Satyanarayana Vratha is a famous vritham (fasting) which will be observed by the devotees during the performance of satyanarayana pooja. Though it is not compulsory to observe fasting, but observing fasting and worshiping the Lord with […]
INTRODUCTION Kannaki Amman is the divine form of the pious and noble woman Kannagi, who was worshiped mainly in Sri Lanka and Kerala. She is considered as the goddess of chastity, rain and fertilization.She is also worshiped by the Sinhalese Buddhists as Pattini Deviyo. There is also a statue of Kannaki at Bharathi Salai, Marina Beach, Triplicane, Chennai – 600005. Silapathikaram, the ancient work […]
INTRODUCTION Kochchenganan was an ancient chola king.He was supposed to have lived before several thousands of years ago. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, and spent his life towards devoting Lord Shiva in shiva temples and offering various puja services and performed abhishekhams and homams to please the god. He also ruled his kingdom […]
INTRODUCTION Lord Jagannath also called as Puri Jagannath, Panduranga, Vittala and Vithoba is an incarnation of Sree Krishna Bhagavan. The Jagannath temple is situated in Puri, odhisha and it is a very famous one among the hindu devotees. Every year, during the rathyatra festival, lakhs of pilgrims would visit this temple to get the divine […]
