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Jun 6

Ever heard of a temple where a massive boulder seemingly floats in the air? Welcome to 'Kallil Temple', Kerala—an ancient cave temple wrapped in mystery! Let’s dive into its fascinating past.😯✨
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Perched atop a hill in Perumbavoor, Kerala, this temple is built inside a natural cave formed by a gigantic rock—75 feet long, 45 feet wide, and 25 feet high! The way the rock rests defies logic. 🤯
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The position of the rock which forms the roof and the places where it touches the base cave is still unknown.
So it looks as if the huge boulder is mysteriously suspended in the air!!!😮

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Jun 4

Recently I had the fortune to visit The Achankovil Sastha Temple which is a Hindu temple located near the banks of the Achankovil River in the Kollam district in the Indian state of #Kerala . It is one of the five important temples dedicated to Shasta in Kerala.
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For those who do not know, Shasta is a Hindu deity of Dravidian origin, associated with Shiva and Vishnu, described as the offspring of Shiva and Mohini. His principal function is to act as a kuladevata of a given clan, known as Ayyanar in TN & Ayyappan in Kerala.
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Achankovil temple is known for curing poisonous snakebites, and the deity is considered a Maha Vaidya (great physician). The right palm of the Shasta idol holds Chandanam (sandalwood paste) and Theertham (holy water), which according to the devotees have medicinal properties.
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May 21

One of my friends asked why was Shashi Tharoor chosen to lead a delegation against Pakistan on terrorism? Aren’t we suddenly giving him too much of importance?

Wait!! What? @ShashiTharoor is overrated?
No! Never! And neither of it is sudden. You can never rate this man for what he has brought to India for past few decades.

Who is Shashi Tharoor?
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✔️A prominent Indian diplomat, politician, writer, official in government of India and three times elected Parliamentarian from Thiruvananthapuram.
✔️PhD at the age of 22!
✔️Tharoor had worked at United Nations for over 30 years in various positions.
✔️In 2006, he contested elections for Secretary General of UN and came second after Ban ki Moon.
He had an option to continue as an Under-Secretary-General but maybe it was a leader's mindset that he retired from UN. He came back to start as a Politician and worked for India instead.
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▪️Shashi Tharoor has not minced his words in reminding the British about the atrocities they committed, although he does it by speaking in clear, lucid English which impresses even the native speaker there.
▪️Shashi Tharoor has incredible oratory skills. His words leave a trademark when he ends. And after you hear him speak, you realize that the English actually deserved it. He is a promising and learned face of India.
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Apr 25

Two days ago, while driving through the streets of Trivandrum, I came across a road named Shankaran Nair Road. The name struck a chord—I had heard it recently but couldn’t immediately recall where. Then it hit me—I’d come across it in the teaser for Kesari 2.
Curious, I dug deeper and found myself uncovering the incredible story of Chettur Sankaran Nair—a distinguished Indian lawyer, nationalist, and statesman from a wealthy family in Kerala’s Palakkad district. His contributions to India’s independence movement were significant, yet he remains largely absent from mainstream history.

A Man of Courage and Conviction
Sankaran Nair, a legal luminary, was the youngest president of the Indian National Congress in its early years. In 1912, he was knighted by the British Crown, yet his allegiance lay firmly with India’s cause.
One of his most defining moments came in the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre—a tragic event that shook the nation. Unlike others who protested on the streets, Sankaran Nair registered his defiance formally. He resigned from the Viceroy’s Council, an action that sent a powerful message: Indians were not just fighters; they were thinkers, leaders, and legal warriors challenging the British at their own game.
Later, when British officials attempted to defame him, Nair did the unthinkable—he sued them in London’s courts. He won the case, reinforcing his status as a formidable force in legal resistance against colonial rule. This wasn’t just civil disobedience—it was civil defiance.

Taking on the British Narrative
Sankaran Nair wasn’t just a protester; he was a writer who openly criticized British rule and Gandhi’s approach. His book, Gandhi and Anarchy, condemned the Governor of Punjab, Michael O’Dwyer, and his handling of the massacre. This led to a libel suit, which Nair lost in a biased British courtroom. Instead of issuing an apology, he chose to pay 500 pounds in damages—refusing to retract his stance.
His fight against British suppression proved that resistance came in many forms—not just through protests or revolutionary action, but also through legal battles that challenged colonial narratives from within their own system.

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Jan 16

I grew up with the notion that the 'Ramayana’ and 'Mahabharata’ stories were all imaginary. Nothing like that happened in reality on this planet.
But As I started exploring more and more places either in person or online, I found that many places not only within India but even outside Bharat have co-relation with the incidents described in them.
For example recently I visited a place called ‘Panchalimedu’ a hill station in Idukki district of Kerala.
This is the history of this beautiful place:
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Pandavas along with their spouse Panchali had a sojourn there at time of one-year exile. Hence the place got its name Panchalimedu which derived from the words "Panchali" (Draupadi) and "medu" (hill). The local tribes there offered selfless helps to the Kuru princes.
Pandavas left the region before the beginning of one year incognito. They rewarded an idol of Goddess Durga to the tribal chief for their helps and instructed them to worship Devi. But, unexpected incidents occurred when the tribes worshipped Devi by following their own uncivilized puja methods. Hence the place became uninhabitable for them. Later, Devi herself moved to the present Valliyamkavu region and presided there.
People still believe that Panchalimedu is the moola sthana or sanctum sanctorum of Devi.
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At present, there is a small temple dedicated to the goddess Bhuvaneswari, which can be approached by a walkway from the main road.
The granite edicts found there depicts the linkage of the place to ancient history. Several Shiva lingas, Trishulas (trident) and Nāga idols are also placed near the shrine.
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Jan 6, 2024

A north Indian saint Sundarar Nathar who mysteriously became a south Indian saint Thirumoolar.🤫

The legend goes like this….
Sundarar Nathar was a great Siddha Master who had Ashta Siddhis(8 spiritual powers) and Nava Nidhis (9 treasures of God Kubera).
Nearing the end of his journey close to a village Sathanur, an amazing event changed Sundarar Nathar’s life forever....
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He saw a group of cows surrounding a dead cowherd. The cows were smelling the dead body and crying. This cowherd, who had the name Moolan, was from a nearby village called Sathanur and had been bitten by a snake, and died.
Seeing the cows weeping with sorrow so touched was Thirumoolar that he decided to alleviate the sufferings of the poor cows.
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He ﬁrst looked for a place to hide his physical body and found a hollow log.
Crawling into the log, where his body would be safe, he entered a mesmerist, cataleptic trance, stepped out in his astral body, walked over to the dead cowherd, lay down on top of the corpse, entered it, and slowly brought it back to life.
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