2. Shri Ram had been born to devi Kaushalya & King Dasharatha in Ayodhya, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kosala. His siblings included,Bharata, Lakshmana
& Shatrughna.
भये प्रकट कृपाला दीन दयाला कौसल्या हितकारी |
हरषित महतारी मुनि मन हारी अद्धुत रूप निहारी ||
3. Maha Rishi Vasishtha was his guru. Being the creator of the Universe he becomes the humble student of a Guru to learn the same knowledge he created and offered to the world.
गुरू ब्रह्मा गुरू विष्णु, गुरु देवो महेश्वरा गुरु साक्षात परब्रह्म, तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः
4. King Janaka organised a swaymver & announced Sita would be wed to the man who could lift and string the Shiva Dhanush.
Shri ram broke it & married to mata Sita.
5. Left everything just to fullfill his father's vachan . Maa sita and laxman ji teaches us that relations are not meant only for good times but for bad times too.
3. Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia
900+ years ago, it took over 4000 elephants and one person from every single family in the kingdom, 37 years to build this Temple.
The largest religious monument in the World, built by King Suryavarman II.
Thread on how the world has changed over the years 🧵
1. Time flies
2. This is Iran before Islamic Revolution in 1979
3. King Carlo Alberto's royal Italian writing desk, ca. 1840
Both beautiful and practical, this magnificent masterpiece and its matching armchair are filled with secret drawers and compartments.