INTRODUCTION Vishnu Sahasranama contains the thousand names of Lord Vishnu, and it is an ancient mantra.There are many ways to worship the almighty who controls the entire universe through his supreme powers. Among the various forms of worship, recitation of the...
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தஞ்சாவூர் கலை தட்டு/Thanjavur Art Plate
தஞ்சைமன்னர்களால் பிற நாட்டு அரசர்கள், பெரு வியாபாரிகள் மற்றும் முக்கியஸ்தர்களுக்குதஞ்சை சார்ந்த ஒரு தனித்தன்மை வாய்ந்த பரிசு பொருளை உருவாக்க வேண்டும் என்ற முயற்சியில்உருவாக்கப்பட்டதுதான் தஞ்சாவூர் கலை தட்டு . தஞ்சையின் பெருமை ஆன்மிகம் , கட்டிட கலை , சிற்ப கலை , ஓவிய...
HANUMAN CHALISA
INTRODUCTION The Hanuman Chalisais a spiritual poem written in praise of Lord Hanuman by the great saint Sri Tulasidas during the 16th century AD. It is praised as a great text similar to Saint Tulasidas Ramcharitmanas, which contains the life history of Lord Rama....
NARAYANIYAM
INTRODUCTION Narayaniyam is a holy Sanskrit text, which consists of beautiful poems from the Bhagavata Purana. It was written by Narayana Bhattathiri, during 16th century AD, who was one of the famous poets in Kerala. The Bhagavata Purana is a sacred text, and it...
TIRUMURUGATRUPPADAI
INTRODUCTION Tirumurugatruppadai is an ancient devotional Tamil poem written in praise of Lord Murugan, by the famous poet Sri Nakeerar approximately before 2,000 years. In this poem Lord Murugan is described as the god of gods and he is considered as the supreme...
RAGHAVANKA
INTRODUCTION Raghavanka(12th century) was a famous Kannada writer and a poet in the Kingdom of Hoysala. Due to his talents, he was praised by the great kings and also by the common man. Raghavanka is a great person in Kannada literature. He has written the famous...
SRI KRISHNA SARASWATI SWAMIGAL
INTRODUCTION Shri Krishna SaraswatiSwamigal (1836-1900 AD)was lived in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Swami was also called as Dattaswami.He is considered as an avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was a spiritual saint and born in this earth to propagate the teachings and...
VEDA PARAYANAM
INTRODUCTION The Vedas are one of the holy texts of the Hindu Scriptures. They are very useful in the present day. The Vedas consist of several kinds of texts, which were written during the ancient period. The recitation of Vedas is formed by the Mantras which...
NATHA MUNI
INTRODUCTION Nathamuni (823-951) was a Vaishnavite Saint and a great scholar who compiled the NalayiraDivyaPrabandham, a great collection of sacred texts praising the importance of Lord Vishnu,with the help of Nammalvar. He was the foremost person to propagate the...
BODHALA BAWA-DEVOTEE OF PANDURANGA
INTRODUCTION Once there lived a holy person Sri Bodhala Bawa in a small village at Maharashtra, and he was a small merchant, and an ardent devotee of Lord Vital of Pandharpur. He would visit regularly on every Ekadasi to Pandharipur and would have the darshan of Lord...
UPASAKA
INTRODUCTION Upasaka means devoting to a particular god or goddess throughout his/her life time. When a staunch devotee worships his favourite god by chanting the god’s names / mantras, on a daily basis, with full of bhakti in his mind, he is called as Upasaka. Sri...
LORD DHAKSHINAMURTHY
INTRODUCTION Guru Dhakshinamurthy is a divine form of Lord Shiva and is the universal guru. He is worshiped as the god of knowledge and the giver of all the boons to us. He is the god of yoga and meditation. Apart from worshiping several other Guru’s like Ramakrishna,...