There is an ancient temple in #Kerala, India made famous by thieves.
Four times in recent history, thieves stole the temple idol but returned it as they could not go far with it.
The reasons they gave, makes the story even more intriguing.
Mridanga Saileswari 🛕 is a temple at Muzhakunnu, Kannur district in the southern state of Kerala.
The 🛕 is among the 108 temples believed to have been established by Sage Parashuram. There is a story behind the temple getting the name “Mridanga Saileswari”.
Mridangam is a percussion instrument from India of ancient origin.
In ancient Hindu sculpture, mridangam is often depicted as the instrument of choice of Hindu deities like Ganesh & Nandi, the vehicle and follower of Shivji.
It's is known as Deva Vaadyam or the musical instrument of the Gods. It is believed that a piece of rock, perhaps a meteor, in the shape of Mridanga fell from heaven at this place & Parashuram, feeling the presence of Devi, invoked her into the rock & established a temple for her
Mridanga Shaileswari temple is also considered as the birthplace of South Indian Classical dance, Kathakali.
In this temple, Goddess Sakti is present in three forms namely, Kali, Saraswati and Lakshmi.
A couple of years back, Rtd. Director-General of Police of Kerala State, Shri Alexander Jacob made public the stories of 4 robberies that happened in this temple in previous years. The estimated value of the temple idol is around 1.5 cr.
The 1st break in took place in 1979. The idol was stolen and found abandoned just a few meters away. The police couldn't reach the culprits.
A few years later, the story repeated. This time the police couldn't find the idol. T
The temple authorities went for Ashta Mangal Devprashna. On 42nd day, police received the information on an abandoned idol in TN with a note - "This idol belongs to Mridanga Saileswari Temple & we can't take it further. Please return it."
The third time, thieves planned to steal the idol via Wayanad forests. Again the police failed to nail the culprits. Once again, some anonymous call gave information about the idol and the police returned it back to the temple.
The curious Police tried to find the reason behind this stealing and leaving the idol half way through.
They understood that when people touched the idol, they lost the sense of direction and everyone stayed in a confused state of mind. So they decided to abandon it.
Dharma can't be translated by any single English word so a number of definitions are given in order to understand Dharma.
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Dharma are the duties & responsibilities that one has to negotiate in any of the various roles one takes on in the course of life & is conducive to the highest common good.
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A Few examples: Personal is Sva Dharma, Family is Kul Dharma, Professional is Jati Dharma, National is Rashtriya Dharma, General is Loka Dharma, etc.
Ramayana was popular with both communities (isn't it obvious?). There are several versions of Ramayana but this gives it a humorous (read mocking) tone.
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"This is the song the old bearded Saint sang a long time ago, the song that we saw as depicting the Lamayana story. We wait to hear it every monsoon."
All R's converted to L's. Rama becomes Lama & Ramayan becomes Lamayana.
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When Islam was spreading all over, the Itihaas of Sanatan Dharm was also Islamized including Mahabharata & Ramayana.
The tradition of singing Lamayana is around 700 years old & got popularized by a Sufi Piranthan Hassankutty.
One of the oldest trick in the field of propaganda & disinformation is to lavish praise on the person/thing who you really want to vilify.
This is what #AnimalTheMovie does. It pretends to portray a Hindu Hero who does most despicable things that Hindus absolutely abhor.
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He indulges in brutality whch's associated only with 1 cult. He philanders the way cultists indulge in multigamy. He impregnates women just to spread his religion, again a well knwn cultist practice. In shrt, he does everything that Hindus find reprehensible abt the cultists
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Thus, he tries to set up a new ideal of conduct for the Hindus. If they accept it in large numbers as many Hindus seem to be doing now, THE REAL LIFE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HINDUS & THE CULTISTS WHICH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE SUBCONSCIOUS MINDS OF HINDUS WOULD BE ELIMINATED.
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How movies send messages to the subconscious mind?
Why "what you watch" is so important?
Movies/OTT Series find their way into the silent-most corners of our sub-conscious mind, nudging sleeping emotions into often dangerously awake territories.
Imagery is a powerful form of communication, creating emotion, evoking memories, nudging or directing behavior. People can appreciate imagery's influence through at least seven levels of language. Through imagery, films convey powerful messages.
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Psychorama, also called the precon process, is the act of communicating subliminal information through film by flashing images on the screen so quickly that they cannot be perceived by the conscious mind.
Hence we refer to nature, Earth, country as a mother.
Also, a girl is considered equivalent to the Lakshmi Maa. She brings prosperity and happiness to the family.
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Coming to the rational part:
In the older days, a female needed to be protected physically from the evil forces of the Society(Do I need to tell Bharat's history here?). Parents get old and are unable to do so. The husband does it as his duty towards her.