TEMPLE OF THE DAY: Thirumeeyachur Sri Lalithambiga sametha Sri Meganatha swamy.
This ancient temple is in Thiruvarur district of TN and the present temple complex is ~ 1200 -1300 years old...contd (1/n) @punarutthana@ReclaimTemples@SaveTemplesBH@Temple369
Many Chola kings & queens including Chembian Mahadevi had contributed to this temple. Lord Shiva is in swayambu Linga form as Meganatha swamy. The supreme mother blesses all as Lalitha Tripura Sundari in Sri Chakra Raja Simhasanam (throne)..contd (2/n)
This is the birth place of Sri Lalitha Sahasranama. Lord Hayagriyar blessed Sage Agastya the 1008 names of Sri Lalitha. It is also the same place Sage Agasthya with his wife Lopamudra sang the well known ‘Sri Chakra Raja Simhasaneshwari’ song.
Stalapuranam: This is the birth place of Garuda and Aruna ( charioteer of Sun). When sage Kashyapa along with his wives Vinatha and Karthru prayed for child boon, Lord gave them two eggs. Garuda was born from egg of Vinatha while Karthru hurriedly broke the other one..contd (4/n)
Due to while, Karthru’s child became disfigured. But the ever merciful Lord blessed him to become the charioteer of Sun.
There is also a wonderful sculpture of Sri Kshetrapuraneeshwarar in which Lord Shiva is seen cajoling Goddess Parvati.
You can see Ambal’s face having both expressions of anger and joy at diff angles.
A very recent miracle I would like to highlight. In early 2000, a pious woman from Bengaluru had a dream in which Godess asked for a pair of anklets as gift...contd (5/n)
However she was completely unaware to where she has to donate. She made a pair of golden anklets, went in search of every temple where it would fit the vigraham. One day, she saw the image of Sri Lalithambiga and recognised immediately. She set out and offered at Thiruneeyachur
May the supreme mother Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari bless us all 🙏🏻
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Skanda/Kandan worship was once prevalent across geographies but now mostly restricted to southern India, Malaysia etc. Let's see some ancient skanda iconography. 1. Khmer Kandan - 7th CE- Kdei Ang Temple, Kampuchea 2. Skanda - 2nd CE - Gandhara, Afghanistan
3. Skanda - coin of Yaudheya - 1st CE - Punjab 4. Karthikeya - Gupta Period - 5th CE
5. Skanda - Kannuaj - medieval 6. Skanda - 9th CE - Central India 7. Karthikeya - 9th or 10th CE - Central India
Massive 6 ft Shivalingam unearthed at Arasampalayam in Karur dt, TN near the sangam of Amaravathy & Kudakunaaru rivers. Happened on Diwali day. It seems the land owner received divine direction in his dream to unearth after few dharmics approached him. Check this thread for pics.
Aap Chronology Samajhiye.. 1. 300 kg heroin, 5 AK-47 rifles & 1,000 live rounds of 9mm ammunition seized off the coast of Vizhinjam, Kerala in March 2021.
2. Suresh Rajan, a Sri Lankan, arrested in August 2021 from Angamaly, Kerala linked to Pakistani drug lord, Haji Salim.
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3. 5 Srilankans arrested in Chennai near Porur, in March 2022 with fake passports.Check the names Mary Jensika, Reginold, Mary Sanchika
4. Annamalai exposes fake passport scam involving Srilankans in 12-13 July 2022;ADGP Intelligence David Devaseervatham directly implicit
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5. NIA raids Trichy special camp for Sri Lankan refugees today (20th July 2022) with several incriminating evidence seized. Raids are going on in places around Chennai
6. Annamalai flies to Delhi to meet @HMOIndia to discuss on this matter
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My first impression on #PS1 teaser #PonniyinSelvan1 1. Looks completely devoid of Shaivaite symbols. No Vibhooti/Thiruneeru on anyone's forehead.Cholas were stauch Shaivaites.. removing such symbols is a grave injustice.Remember Raja Raja called himself 'Sivapatha Sekaran' 1/n
2. Cholas were pioneers in engineering, spiritually, art, literature, democratic civic system, Navy. Yet, the teaser portrays them as some barbaric warlords 3. Chola's Shiva Bhakti is world renowned. Not an iota of this very important dimension is shown in the movie
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In toto, looks like Manirathnam tried to make a secular version of Ponniyin Selvan. Kalki must be dejected wherever he is.
Om Namah Shivaya 🙏
During these challenging times, Gurukataksham trust has been doing Annadanam for last 30 days in Chennai.
Till date, the trust has distributed 7300 meals and 450 grocery kits to the needy.
Meals and Grocery kits were distributed to sanitation workers, homeless people, Irulars (Adivasis), elderly in Sembakkam , Selaiyur , Hasthinapuram, Perungalathur, Madambakkam, Chittlapakkam, Vengadamangalam, Rathinamangalam areas.