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Did you know in Adhi Vinayakar (The word aadi or aadhi (आदि) means the 'first', and aadi-vinaayaka = "Vinayak in his first form") when he had a human head temple Ganesha worships in a human face form (which portrays Ganesha with a human head, prior to being decapitated by his Image
father,Shiva), the vigraha of Ganesha installed here has a human head and this is the only type of vinayagar where he has a human face who known as Nar mukha vinayakarThe brilliantly sculptured granite idol of Lord Ganesh is truly captivating.
He can be seen holding the axe, symbolising the destruction of all desires, a rope to indicate his willingness to rescue anyone from the mire of vasanas, the modaka representing the joyous reward of spiritual life, and the lotus symbolising that all can achieve the supreme
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Gajanan - The Magnificent

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This manifestation of Shri Ganesh was Sankhya Brahm and to destroy greed. Once Kuber, the Lord of wealth, went to Kailash to pay respect to Shiv and Parvati. He was mesmerised by the divinity of Mata Parvati and could not look away from Image
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her face & this annoyed #Shiva. The anger of Shiv gave birth to a demon, called #Lobhasur. Being born from the anger of Shiv, Lobhasur was a formidable opponent. He went to become a disciple of demon guru Shukracharya, who gave him the knowledge of sacred Pachakshari hymns.
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Lobhasur prayed to Shiva for very long and ultimately Bholenath promised him a boon. Lobhasur asked for fearlessness. With the power of boon from Shiv, Lobhasur went on conquering every world and realm. He became lord of all three worlds including Heaven. Lobhasur reigns
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From Vinayaka to Ganesha
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Though Shiva and Shakti are husband and wife, Shiva did not want to be a father. “I am God. I will never grow old or die. Why do I need children?” But Shakti wanted a child, one who will help all creatures realize God. She decided to create Image
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one on her own. She anointed herself with turmeric and oil. When the mixture had soaked her sweat and dried on her skin, she scraped it off and from the rubbings created a child, her son. She called him Vinayaka, a child created without (vina) the help of a man (nayaka), and
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ordered him to guard the gate of her cave and not let anyone in.

#Vinayaka, who had never seen #Shiva, stopped everyone from entering his mother’s cave, even Shiva. This infuriated Shiva so much he raised his trident and destroyed Vinayaka’s head. When Shakti learnt of
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Sunday, 02nd August 2020

Today, #moon is transiting Purvashada Nakshatra during sunrise till 6:52. Moon is conjunct #Jupiter in mooltrikona #Sagittarius just opposite to #Venus and #rahu. #Mars is aspecting Venus and rahu with its 4th aspect.

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the two watery planets are afflicted in the sky. You may fall short of liquid money in the next 2 days. Dont indulge your mind in un- necessary fights in relationships and deal with anger issues. You also keep a check on your sensuality.

Chant Aditya Hrudyam strotam and surya
Gayatri mantra for blessings of #sun God on this day. Praying to #LordGanesha when moon transits through #uttarabhadrapada will ensure that there are no obstacles on your path and you will attain success.

#GajananSays #Astrology #astroquote #SundayWisdom #sundayvibes #astrology
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#HoysaleswaraTemple is a 12th-century temple dedicated to #LordShiva, located in Halebidu, Karnataka. It was built on banks of a large man-made lake & sponsored by King Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala Empire. Its construction started around 1121 CE & was complete in 1160 CE.

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The #HoysaleswaraTemple is a twin-temple dedicated to Hoysaleswara & Santaleswara Shiva lingas, named after masculine & feminine aspects. It has 2 Nandi shrines outside, where each seated Nandi face the respective Shiva linga inside.

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Both main temples & Nandi shrines are based on square plan. Temple was carved from soapstone, notable for its sculptures, intricate reliefs, detailed friezes as well its history, iconography.

📷A pillared panel right in front of the temple houses a massive Nandi Maharaj.

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#RajaraniTemple is an 11th-century  temple located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The temple is believed to have been known originally as Indreswara. It is locally known as "love temple" because of erotic carvings in the temple.

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#RajaraniTemple is built in pancharatha style on raised platform with 2 structures: a central shrine called vimana (sanctum) with bada (curvilinear spire) over its roof rising to height of 18 m & a viewing hall called jagamohana with a pyramidal roof.

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📷The front portion of the jagamohana depicts nagins and guarding deities in the doorjambs, with vimana in the background. The jagamohana measures 5.43 m *5.43 m from the inside & 11 m*11 m from the outside.

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📷 #PrambananTemple is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Special Region of Yogyakarta, #Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti {Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva).

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#PrambananTemple is the largest Hindu temple of ancient Java & first building was completed in mid-9th century. It was likely started by Rakai Pikatan of Hindu Sanjaya Dynasty.

📷Shivagrha inscription dated 856 CE.

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Construction of massive #PrambananTemple signifies that Medang court had shifted its patronage from Mahayana Buddhism to Shaivite Hinduism.

A temple was first built at site around 850 CE by Rakai Pikatan & expanded extensively by King Lokapala & Balitung Maha Sambuthe.

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The #LordGaṇeśha statue of Singosari is an expression of Indo-Javanese culture that developed from the eight to the fifteenth century. The statue is sculpted from andesite & is 1.54 meters tall and weighs as much as 2500 kilos.

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Gaṇeśha is seated on pedestal of skulls & behind statue there is wall, which on both sides display some kind of circles – possibly a sun & a moon. His seated posture consists of a bent left leg that rests on pedestal, & a pulled up right leg.

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Statue shows Gaṇeśha with 4 arms. On both sides of the upper part of the statue a broken tusk is depicted. In the upper left hand Gaṇeśa holds a rosary, while holding an axe – with the blade pointing upward – in the upper right hand.

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