🕉#RamNavami Darshan :
One of the Most beautiful Bhagwan RamJi temples:
16thCentury Stunning VijayanagaraEra Sri Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy Hill temple, #Hampi#Karnataka built around a boulder.Bhagwan RamJi/LakshmanJi stayed here in Rainyseason,in their search for Ma Sita🚩1/5
🕉 2. Bhagwan Rama & Lakshmana were looking for a shelter during monsoon season. Lord Rama aimed an arrow in the Malyavanta hill direction & there is still A cleft on the boulder atop the Malyavanta Hill is caused by the arrow🚩
🕉 3. Malyavantha Rama Temple has images of the deities are carved on the face of a massive boulder. Bhagwan Rama & Lakshmana are sitting posture, Ma Sita is standing next to them & HanumanJi in a kneeling posture with great devotion 🚩
🕉4. The massive temple complex is built around this boulder,keeping Main Deity in inner shrine.A gap on floor is filled with water, which is made by LakshmanJi’s arrow! On Temple south, there is natural well with image of Lord Krishna playing flute carved on inner wall boulder🚩
🕉 5. Right behind the temple is a cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.The Outer Walls has motifs of fish & marine creatures carved on it. A steep road leads to Malyavantha ShriRam Temple, one of the few Amazing Hampi temples which is active since its inception🚩
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🕉 #Pongal#MakaraSankranthi 4day festival in #TamilNadu
Bhagwan God Surya enters 'MakaraRashi' frm 'DhanuRashi' -1st day of Holy Uttarayana
Period
Day 1: Bhogi
Day 2: Thai Pongal
Day 3: Maattu Pongal
Day 4: Kaanum Pongal #Pongal is celebrated from last day of Margazhi 🚩1/6
🕉 2. Bhogi-celebrated on the last day of Margazhi by discarding old clothes/materials, setting them on fire, marking end of the old & emergence of the new. In villages there will be a simple ceremony of 'neem' leaves kept along walls & roof of houses to eliminate evil forces 🚩
🕉 3. Thai Pongal - 1st day of Tamil month Thai starts with the solar cycle when sun starts moving towards the summer solstice -Uttarayana. It is celebrated by boiling rice with fresh milk & jaggery in new pots, topped with brown sugar, cashew nuts & raisins early morning 🚩
🕉 Today #VaikuntaEkadashi is Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Ekadashi in Lunar calendar #MokshadaEkadashi Vaikunta Dwar-Gate to Lord's Inner Sanctum’ is opened today. Vishnu Purana says fasting on #VaikunthaEkadashi is equal to fasting on rest of 23 Ekadashis of Hindu year🚩
🕉 2. Padma Purana says Devas, unable to bear the tyranny of Demon Muran approached Bhagwan Shiva, who sent them to Bhagwan Vishnu. In the Battle between Lord Vishnu & the demon,Bhagwan realized that a new weapon was needed to slay Muran🚩
🕉3.When Muran tried to slay Bhagwan Vishnu, who was resting to make the new Weapon, the female power that emerged from Bhagwan burned Muran to ashes with her glance. Bhagwan Vishnu pleased, named her Goddess #Ekadashi 🚩
🕉Today is Famous #GuruvayurEkadashi 5,000yrs Guruvayurappan Temple, #Kerala
The Abode of Bhagawan Krishna as seen by parents VasudevJi & Devaki at His Birth.The Ancient Main Murthy is made of highly powerful stone -Patala Anjanama having healing & miraculous properties🚩1/4
🕉Ancient Guruvayur temple in built in typical Kerala Temple architecture- On Kerala NewYear Vishu,Sun’s rays fall on Lord Guruvayurappan’s Feet & Lord can be seen from Entrance.Bhagawan Krishna stands with 4 hands carrying Shankh-conch,Chakra- discus,Gadha-Mace&Padma-lotus🚩2/4
🕉Lord Krishna asked 2 sages to take this Murthy created by Lord Vishnu from Dwarka Temple while Dwaraka was being destroyed &install it in Kerala.Lord Krishna’s Murthy was brought by VayuDeva & Brihaspati & placed in Guruvayur -merger of both names-Guru -Brihaspati & Vayu🚩3/4
🕉 Divine #Narayaneeyam Day 🙏 #Guruvayur Temple
It was on the 28th of Malayalam month Vrishchikam, Bhagawan’s ardent devotee Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri - had completed Sreemad Narayaneeyam with 1036 shlokas & offered to Bhagawan Guruvayurappan 🚩1/6
🕉 Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri was the student of Achyuta Pisharadi. While his Guru was afflicted with rheumatism, Bhattathiri transferred the ailment to his own body through his yogic powers & cured his Guru. This was his Guru Dakshina🚩2/6
🕉 Afterwards Melpathur suffered a lot due to this disease & Ezhuthachan, author of Killipattu Ramayanam, advised Melpathur to go to Guruvayur Temple & then – 'Meen Thottu Kootuga' – the translation means ‘start with tasting fish’ in Malayalam 🚩3/6
🕉#SkandaSashti
Thiruchendur temple, #TamilNadu Among 6 Holy abodes of Lord Karthikeya,it is built just 200mtrs near Bay Of Bengal.2004 Tsunami Didnt Touch the temple But Everything Around It Was Destroyed.Sea waves went back 2 km & saved piligrims&temple town from disaster🚩1/n
🕉 #SkandaSashti is on the 6th day of Shukla Paksha of Karthik Month as per the Tamil Calendar. Dedicated to Bhagwan Skanda/Karthikeya/Murugan -God of war.. the day he defeated Demon Soorapadman🚩2/n
🕉 When the devas could not tolerate the evil doings of this demon, they approached the younger son of Bhagwan Shiva and Ma Parvati for his assistance. He fought Demon Soorapadman for 6 days, at the end of which the Bhagwan Skanda vanquished the Asura 🚩3/n
🕉 #Navratri - 9 Nights of Worshipping Ma Durga 🙏 8/9 - Maa Mahagauri
‘Gauri’-clean & pure, MahaGauri is bright ray of hope spreading love in World. Severe penance done by her for Bhagwan Shiva as her consort was attained in this form, when Lord cleaned her with Ganga jal 🚩1/4
🕉 Ma Ganga Ji acted as an enhancer to the beauty of Goddess Parvati & so her shining white appearance was named as MahaGauri 🚩
Governing planet: Rahu
Colour : Peacock Green/Pink
Flower: Rose
Neivedhyam: Kheer-Sweet Porridge 🚩2/4
🕉 3. Thithi: Ashtami/8th Day of the Lunar Fortnight/ Paksha of Hindu Calendar
Kolam: Traditional Lotus shaped rangoli
Raagam: Punnagavaraali
Mantra: Om Devi Mahagauryayi Namah
Shwete Vrishesamarudha Shwetaambardhara Shuchih |
Mahagauri Shubham Dadyanmahadev Praodadaa || 🚩3/4