๐ฉWhile the Pandavas were in exile,the wind brought a beautiful Saugandhika flower & dropped it near Draupadi.She was delighted with its sweet fragrance & divine beauty.She asked Bhima to bring her more such flowers.
๐ฉBhima went in search of the flower.As he was walking through the forest,he saw an old monkey sleeping in his path.He made sound to scare it away.But he didn't move. Bhima ordered the monkey to give him the way.
๐ฉThe monkey said, "๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ & ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐."
Bhima tried very hard to move its tail but failed.
๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐,๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐ ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ค.โ Bhima was happy. He bowed to Hanuman & requested him to show his huge form.
๐ฉHanuman increased his size till to that of a mountain.His form was dazzlingly white; so Bhima had to cover his eyes.Resuming his normal form,Hanuman embraced Bhima, blessed him & assured him
๐ฉ In Vishnu Purana the Maruts are said to be the sons of Rishi Kashyap and Diti. Diti having lost her children, propitiated her husband, who promised her a boon.She asked that she should have a son of irresistible prowess & valour, who should destroy Indra.
๐ฉ The Muni promised to grant this request on one condition. โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐," he said,โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐,
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.โ Diti accepted the boon with this condition.
๐ฉRajmata Ahilyadevi Holkar was a Holkar Queen of the Malwa Kingdom. She was a brave warrior and an excellent archer, who led the army many times to protect her kingdom.
๐ฉShe respected art, music, literature, sculpture, poetry and her court was always open for artists.
๐ฉHer capital was known for its distinct craftsmen, sculptors and artists who were paid handsomely for their work and kept in high regards by the queen. She also moved on to establishing a textile industry in the city. She developed Indore into a big and flourished city.
๐ฑShani Jayanti is an extremely auspicious Hindu festival, which commemorates the birth anniversary of Shani Dev, son of Surya Dev. It falls on Amavasya of the Vaisakha month.
๐ฑShani is associated with the planet Saturn and exerts an enormous influence on the life of all individuals.
Astrologers recommend the worship of Shani Dev to nullify the malefic effects of the planet in ones horoscope.
๐ฉVat Savitri Puja is observed by married women with great dedication and devotion for longevity of their husbands.
๐ฉThe festival is dedicated to the legendary married woman Savitri who succeeded in getting back her deceased husband from Yama Dev, Satyawan by her severe penance.
๐ฉVat Savitri Puja is mainly observed in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Orissa and Maharashtra. Married ladies especially of Tamil Nadu and Karanataka observe the festival with a different name as Karadaiyan Nonbu.
๐ฉSenapati Santaji Ghorpade (1642-1697) the '๐๐๐ง๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ซ' whose name was terror to Mughals from Pune to Chennai.
๐ฉThe man who put fear in the heart of Aurangzeb. Between 1689 and 1697 when he died, Santaji defeated and captured several Mughal generals in Maharashtra, Karnataka and today's Tamil Nadu.
๐ฉOn one occasion Santaji came close to killing Aurangzeb and on another occasion he could have captured the emperor alive. The best part is that even Mughal history which is full of abuses and epithets for him records his exploits.
๐ฉShree MahaLakshmi Temple, Mumbai is one of the oldest temples in the city. It is dedicated to Goddess MahaLakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. It is a seaside Temple along the shores of the Arabian Sea.
๐ฉThe Temple also has the Vigrahas of Goddess MahaKali & Goddess MahaSaraswati.All the 3 Murtis are adorned with gold bangles, pearl necklaces & nose rings. Within the Gabhara, Vigrahas of the Goddesses, MahaLakshmi, MahaKali & MahaSaraswati are ornamented with jewels & flowers.
๐ฉThe thrones too are covered in silver, adorned with intricate carvings. According to the records, MahaLakshmi Temple was constructed around 1761-1771 CE.