๐ฑKanampulla Nayanar, a 46th Nayanar Saint, was born in the family of farmers in Pullirukkuveloor or Irukkuveloor. He was a great Shiva Bhakta. He wanted to utilise all his wealth in Shiva Bhagwan's service only.
๐ฑ He would light the lamps in Shiva temples and used to sing His praises. Bhagwan Shiva once decided to test his devotion.
๐ฑKanampulla Nayanar's wealth quickly eroded and he moved to Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, where he earned a living by cutting and selling Kanampul grass.
๐ฑ He used to purchase ghee with the money and light the lamps. Because he cut grass known as Kanampul, he was known as Kanampulla Nayanar. One day he couldn't sell the grass but he did not want to swerve from his duty.
๐ฑHe went to the temple and made a wick out of the grass and burnt it. The quantity of grass was not enough. So, he brought his own head near the lamp, spread his hair near the lamp, in order to burn it. Bhagwan Shiva, pleased with his Bhakti, appeared before him.
๐ฑBhagwan Shiva blessed him and released him from the cycle of rebirth.
๐ฑ Thaipusam is a special day for worship of Bhagwan Muruga (also known as Subrahmaแนya or Thendayuthapani) and is celebrated in a very grand manner at all Murugan temples.
๐ฑ It is celebrated especially at the ฤแนu Padai Vฤซdu of Murugan (These are six temples in India especially dedicated to Shri Muruga). This festival honours Muruga or Subrahmaแนya, the son of Bhagwan Shiva. Thaipusam celebrates the victory of good over evil.
๐ฑIt is believed that Goddess Parvati gave the โ๐๐๐ฅโ (lance) to Shri Murugan on the Thaipusam day to destroy the demon army. Thaipusam is observed during the Pusam star in the Tamil month of '๐๐ก๐๐ข.โ
๐ฉ The Chapekars are Chitpavan Brahmins from Konkan who settled at Chinchawad near Poona where the three brothers, Damodar, Balkrishna and Vasudeo, were born about 1870, 1873 and 1879 respectively.
๐ฉ The Chapekars began to feel that a deliberate attempt was being made to humiliate Hindu religion by the reformers and the religious converts, at the instigation of the British government.
๐ฉ They organized an association called โ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐โ for physical and military training which they also called as โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ.
๐บ First of all, Sati took the form of Kali. Her form was fearful, Her hair untied and loose, Her body the color of a dark cloud. She had deep-set eyes and eyebrows shaped like curved swords.
๐บShe stood on a corpse, wore a garland of skulls, and earrings made from the bones of corpses. She had four hands โ on one hand, she had the head of a skull, and the other a curved sword with blood dripping on it.
๐บShe had mudras on Her other two hands โ one giving freedom from fear and the other giving blessings. She roared and the ten directions were filled with that ferocious sound.
๐. ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ.
If previously taken lunch is not digested, taking dinner will be equivalent to taking poison.
๐. ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐.
Proper Sleep cures half of your Diseases.
๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข
Of all the pulses, green grams are the best. It boosts immunity.
๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ก๐.
Garlic even joins broken bones.
๐. ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ฒ๐๐ญ๐ก
Anything consumed in excess, be moderate.
๐ฉKanhoji Angre was the commander of the Maratha Navy. He fought against the British and Portuguese on the coast of India. He was nicknamed as โ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ญ๐โ by his enemies and was undefeated until his death.
๐ฉ Such was his might that he became the undisputed master of the sea on the western coast of India, right from Surat up till Vengurla.
๐ฉAs per the official history of his family, Kanhoji was a Maratha by birth, and his family name was 'Sankpal', which later changed to Angria or Angre, based on the name of their village 'Angarvadi'.
๐บ Mahavidya Chinnamasta is also known as Prachanda Chandika. Chinnamasta (โshe who is decapitatedโ) is a form of the Divine Mother shown as having cut off her own head.
๐บ Once Parvati Mata went with Her friends Dakini and Varnini to take a bath in the Mandakini River. Mata Parvati was feeling very happy and a lot of love was welling up inside which caused Her complexion to darken and the feeling of love completely took over.
๐บ Her friends, on the other hand, were hungry and asked Parvati Mata to give them some food. Mata Parvati requested them to wait and said that She would feed them after a while, and began walking.