Bengali‚ Oriya‚ etc. Thus‚ Vidyapati’s influence on making these languages has been described as "analogous to that of Dante in Italy and Chaucer in England." Poetry Vidyapati is as much known for his love-lyrics as for his poetry dedicated to Shiva. His language is closest to Maithili‚ the language spoken around Mithila (a region in the north Bihar and region surrounding Janakpur in Nepal)‚ closely related to the abahattha form of early Bengali. The love songs of Vidyapati‚ which describe
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and traditions since a long time‚ this area has a vast and colourful array of people who originate from different tribes and cultural heritage. The origin of the Chenchus tribe from India‚ is connected with the Lord Mallikarjuna of the Srisailam temple‚ who was the personification of Lord Shiva. There was a couple who lived in a small hut near the Srisailam temple. This couple lived happily but there was an empty space between them because they had no children‚ the woman could not reproduce. There was
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NAYANMARS ADIPATTHAR: Adipatthar or Adhipattha Nayanar is one of the 63 Nayanmars. He was a sincere devotee of Lord Shiva and lived in the Chola kingdom at present day Naagapattinam (referred in sangam literature as Naagai) by the sea shore. Life He was the head of his group of people called Paradhavar. The main source of income and food for them was fish gotten from the sea. As a way of expressing love to God Siva‚ Adipatthar would toss the very first fish he earned every day back into the sea
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Jaichandra for friendship.There came king Jaichandra to Talana but only brought three soldiers with him to test Talana. 2 Soot jee said:-“In Indraprastha there ruled king Anangapala. To have his own sons he started doing yagya to satisfy lord Shiva. Then lord Siva got pleased with him and king Anangapala got two daughters namely Chandrakanti and Keertimalini. Granddaughter Chandrakanti got married with king Devpala of Kanyakubja and smaller daughter Keertimalini got married with Ajmer king Someshwara
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the Devas approached Lord Indra too find good ways and means of entertainment. Lord Indra‚ who was also tired of the Asuras‚ approached Lord Brahma (believed to be the creator of the Universe) and asked him to help them. They made a request to Lord Brahma that this method of entertainment should be pleasing to both the eye as well as the ear‚ and that it should be enjoyed by the masses of both higher and lower classes. Lord Brahma gave a long thought to the request of Lord Indra and finally decided
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the source of the river Mandakini that joins Alakananda at Rudraprayag. This place is approximately 150 miles away from Hardwar and 132 miles north of Hrishikesh and is accessible by foot. The temple at Kedarnath enshrining the Jyotirlingam of Shiva opens only 6 months a year (April-November) when the sun enters the zodiac sign of Aries and it is closed when the sun enters Scorpio. The priests then go to Ukhimath‚ where the worship of Kedareshwara is continued during the winter season. Tradition
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The magnificent statue of the fine lord Shiva‚ is referred to as the Nataraja. The term Nataraja means ‘the king of Dancers’ and the reason imbedded behind the term ‘Nataraja’ comes from two India words combined together (Sanskrit nata which means dance and raja which mean ‘king’). The statue was made during the late 9th and early10th century during the Chola period (880-1279 CE). In addition‚ it was developed in the southern state (Tamil Nadu) of India and has very strong believers and is mostly
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between the sixth and the tenth century‚ and the major participants in this magnificent activity were a group of saint-poets known as the Nayanmars and the Alwars‚ Nayanmars are the devotees of lord Shiva and Alwars are the devotees of lord Vishnu and his incarnations (lord Rama and Lord Krishna). Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu were the most influential deities in the life of Tamil Nadu since the sixth century onwards. Both the deities are considered to be as ancient‚ as because
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with many pillars. Shiva as Natraja with 18 arms is seen in 81 dancing poses. Column beams are exquisitely crafted. On the ceiling one can see the paintings of passionate couples. One also comes across sculptures of the deities of Harihara (half-Vishnu‚ half-Siva)‚ their consorts Lakshmi and Parvati and‚ and Ardhanarishwar. The square shaped sanctum hollowed in the control back wall enshrines the Shiva-linga. Cave 2: The second cave is perched on a sandstone hill. The Lord is depicted in his
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Ganesha is one of the most important gods in Hindu mythology‚ he is also worshipped in Jainism and Buddhism. He is the lord of good fortune. Ganesha is recognized by his elephant head and the human body which represent the soul and physical respect. He is generally shown with four arms each carrying an item with important significance. Things such as a lotus flower signify purity of the body‚ speech‚ and mind. An axe used to cut off all bonds of attachment‚ a bowl of sweets indicates that the world
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