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INTRODUCTION Goddess Parvati Devi had taken the avatar of Meenakshi at the beginning of the Kali Yuga, that is before 5000 and odd years back. She came out from a sacrificial fire as a small child. She was brought up by the Pandiyan King, Malayadwaja and his wife...

INTRODUCTION Chanakya was a highly knowledgeable person and he served as a minister to Chandragupta. He was also called as Kautilya, and he is well known for his cleverness and he is the one, who has written the popular political text...

INTRODUCTION Selliamman also called as chelliamman is a famous goddess worshipped mainly by the south Indians, and is considered as an aspect of Mata Chamundi. Selliamman temples are situated throughout Tamilnadu.  Among her several temples, Temple at Vellore is a...

INTRODUCTION Ahobilam is a holy site and is located in the Nallamala forests of Kurnool district  in Andhra Pradesh. It is surrounded by several mountain hills and the place looks very attractive. The temple consists of nine shrines of Lord Narasimha. There is also a...

INTRODUCTION Vidura is one of the main characters in Mahabharata. He is the prime minister of the Hastinapura Kingdom and the brother of the blind King Dhritarashtra. He is considered to an incarnation of Lord Yama Bhagavan, the death...

INTRODUCTION The Holy Sainath temple is situated at Mylapore, Chennai.  This temple was fully constructed during the year 1952 with the great efforts of Sri Narasimha Swamiji, who was an ardent devotee of Sai Baba. He lived a simple and a saintly life and dedicated...

INTRODUCTION Devadasis are the great dance performers who used to live in the temples, by following lifelong celibacy, with dedication and devotion on the almighty. They are considered as the divine mothers, who used to sincerely worship the deities, and would pray...

INTRODUCTION Sharabha also called as Sarabeswarar is a form of Lord Shiva, who took the avatar of Sharabha in order to pacify Lord Narasimha, a Vishnu avatar. This happened in the first Satya Yuga also called as Krita Yuga. During the first Satya Yuga, the powerful...

INTRODUCTION Manchalamma Temple is located close to the Raghavendra Swamy Mutt at Mantralayam. Ma Manchalamma is another form of Ma Shakti Devi. It is a common practice, that before worshipping our holy Guru Sri Raghavendra Swamigal at his Samadhi shrine, we must have...