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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
INTRODUCTION Nidhivan Temple in Vrindavan, is situated near Mathura, and it believed that even today, in this temple, daily night Lord Krishna is visiting here, and dancing with Mata Radha and with other Gopikas, who are in the form of trees, would be changed into...
INTRODUCTION Among god’s several creations, flowers are considered as the most beautiful thing, it is auspicious and used to decorate the deities of the gods and goddesses. Without the presence of flowers, there would be no puja performance to the deities. Each and...