Lakshamana In Puranic scripture Lakshmana is described as the incarnation of Ananta Shesha‚ the thousand-headed Naga upon whom rests Lord Vishnu in the primordial ocean of milk (Kshirasagara). The Lord of Serpents‚ Sheshanaga was incarnated to the earth in the form of Lakshmana and during the Dvapara Yuga‚ he incarnated as Balarama. He is said to be an eternal companion of Vishnu in all incarnations. Lakshmana is part of the Mariyada Purshottamm‚ or The Perfect Man personified by Rama‚ by his unswerving loyalty
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Lord Shiva‚ meaning the Auspicious One is Sanskrit‚ is a highly worshipped deity in Hinduism. In Hindu mythology‚ Brahma and Vishnu were born out of Lord Shiva and the three were separated into three different aspects of divinity. Shiva is the Destroyer God as he dissolves the universe for the next cycle of creation and destroys obstacles for his devotees. Today‚ Shaivism is a popular sect in Hinduism‚ predominantly in South India‚ where devotees believe Shiva is All and omnipresent. Lord Shiva
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Chapter-3 Religious attractions in mangalore Introduction to Dakshina Kannada / SouthCanara. Dakshina Kannada‚ also called South Canara‚ is a coastal district of the Karnataka state. It is bordered by the districts of Udupi to the north‚ Chikkamagaluru to the northeast‚ Hassan District to the east‚ Kodagu to the south east‚ and Kasara god in Kerala to the south. The Arabian Sea bounds it west. Mangalore is the capital and chief city of the district. There is also the good presence of mountainous
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About the place and Geological location Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is a magnificent temple of Lord Venkateswara (also known as Balaji‚ Vishnu‚ Govinda and Srinivasa). Nested in the town Tirumala‚ near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh‚ India. Venkatadri‚ one of the seven hills of Tirumala‚ holds the articulately carved temple and so it is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills. The word “tirupati”‚ means the lord of “Lakshmi”. It is located 580 kilometers south of state capital
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INDEX An Eulogy of a Monument Cultural History of India Manipal Institute of Communication Done by‚ Bipasha Mukherjee Devesh Bhatt Manasha Ganeshan Venumadhav Bhat M Vadabandeshwara temple is one of the most prominent and oldest temples of Udupi‚ the temple town.This temple is more than 800 years old. Malpe‚ the coastal part of Udupi houses the Vadabandeshwara temple. The temple is a few kilometers away from the shoreline
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PURI PATTACHITRA Presented By: Tarun INTRODUCTION Pattachitra is a Ritualistic Textile of India. It is a scroll‚ hand painted textile. The word Pattachitra originated from a Sanskrit word. Patta means “a piece of cloth” or “a piece of palm leaf (talapatra)” and Chitra meaning “picture”. They cut the palm leaf into stripes and stitched together with fine needle. This tradition is linked with worship of lord Jagannath. A scene from Ramayana Pattachitra of Lord Jagannath
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Sant Gyaneshwar There was a Sant called Vitthobha in Maharashtra. He dint want to get married and wanted to be a bramachari all his life. He would always meditate upon god and read the holy book of Srimad Bhagavadam. He would get alms and have his food. He once came to Pandharpur and had the darshan of Lord Vitthal and was sleeping on the banks of river Chandrabhaga. That night Lord Pandurang came in his dream and said that a Brahman would bring to him a girl called Rukmani tomorrow and asked
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Thondaiman‚ the Pallava dynasty ruler of the ancient Thondai Mandalam or Thondainadu kingdom with his capital at the present-day Kanchipuram‚ just south-east of modern day Chennai‚ is believed to have first built the temple after visualizing Lord Vishnu in his dream. He built the gopuram and the prakaram‚ and arranged for regular worship to be conducted in the temple. Later on the Pallava kings and Chola dynasty (between 7th and 10th century CE) vastly improved the temple and gave rich endowments
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Description Kubera is the Lord of Wealth. Kubera is also principally revered as the God who bestows fortunes and prosperity. He is deputed as the king of Yakshas (semi-divine species like Rakshasas‚ Guhyakas‚ Kinnaras‚ Kinnoris and Gandharvas) who assist Him in safeguarding the treasures lying in the lap of the earth and in the roots of the trees. He is always remembered with the goddess of fortune‚ Lakshmi. As the God of wealth and material‚ his responsibilities are to distribute them while creating
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Guru-Sishya Parampara C.S.PITCHUMONI. Gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh gururdevo Maheswarah | Guruh-saakshaat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namah || Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Understand the significance of Dakshinamurthy ‚ the lord of teaching. Three periods 1. mythological 2. historical 3. Current. Dakshinamurthy‚ Lord Shiva as a teacher. Veda Vyasa‚ Adi Guru Qualities of a Sishya‚ and Guru Beginning of Guru-Sishya Parampara. Adi Shankara Traditional
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