INTRODUCTION Gnayiru Sun god temple also known as Sri Pushparatheswarar temple is situated at the Gnayiru village and it is considered as one of the sacred navagraha temples located at Chennai and dedicated to Lord Surya Bhagawan and the main deity is Lord Shiva, who is known as Lord Pushparatheswarar. For visiting this temple, bus […]
INTRODUCTION Lord Krishna is the supreme god, and he is the avatar of Lord Vishnu. He was born during the Dwapara Yuga, and done lot of mischievous activities and performed many miracles. He used to steal butter in the neighbor’s house, replace the things in their house, but pretends himself to be an innocent boy. […]
INTRODUCTION Ekalavya is a noble person who is mentioned in the great epic Mahabharata, and he was the adopted son of a tribal king. Ekalavya wants to learn archery from Guru Drona, but he was not taught, since he was born in a lower caste. Ekalavya used to worship Drona from his mind, and had self-studied […]
INTRODUCTION Gandharvas are the celestial musicians and they are mentioned in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism texts. Gandharvas are male demi gods and the consorts of the celestial dancers also called as the Apsaras. They contain feathers and contain an attractive face and a handsome look, and they possess good musical skills. Mostly Gandharvas used to sing in the court of the […]
INTRODUCTION Satyaki was a great Yadava warrior and an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. He was the adopted son of Satyaka. Satyaki fought from the side of Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War. He went along with Lord Krishna for meeting Duryodhana during peace talks, in order to avoid the war between the Pandavas and Kauravas. He also had seen Lord […]
INTRODUCTION The relationship between a bhakta and the bhagavan is that of a mother and a child. In this picture itself, we can see that Lord Narasimha is gently holding Bhaktprahalad in his hands. God expects only a true devotion from his devotees, and he didn’t expect any rich contribution from them. Bhagavan Krishna tells, […]
The yakshas are considered similar to demi gods, but sometimes they would do mischievous activities like taking the belongings of the people in the earth, and giving sounds like thunder in order to make them to get afraid of them. But after some time, they would appear in their true form and bless the people. They are […]
INTRODUCTION The Daityas belongs to the family of demons, Khalakeyas and Dhanavas. In general, as per ancient puranas, Demons are considered as wicked and cruel persons. They used to perform severe penance on Lord Brahma and would get the desired boons, and try to invade the earth and the heaven. The demi gods would pray to the […]
INTRODUCTION Apsaras are considered as celestial dancers who reside in the Indra Loka. They are specialized in diversified fields of arts like sculpting, dancing, and painting and are treated as the most respectable women in the Swarka Loka. The most famous among the Apsaras are Urvasi, Menaka, Rambha and Tilottama. Apsaras are very beautiful and excellent in dancing and they […]
As per Agama, Pooja bell is rung To invite god. To chase away evil spirits. To control wandering mind Sound is used by all living being either to invite or to warn. Now human started using Electrical, Electronic devices, but others continue using their voice. Example of invitation: if the person rings the bell from […]
