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Ekapada Shiva – Single Leg Form of Shiva - Ekapada Trimurti

Ekapada Shiva is a unique murti form of Shiva with Bhagvan Vishnu and Brahma emerging from him. This form of Shiva with a single leg is closely associated with Tantric worship. This murti form of Shiva is found in South India, Orissa, Rajasthan and Nepal . There are three types of Ekapada Shiva murti – one is Ekapada Murti, Ekapada Trimurti and Ekapada Bhairava. Ekapada Shiva is a symbolic representation of the cosmic pillar form that Shiva took. This pillar is referred as Jyotirlinga or Lingodbhavamurti. It is believed to be column of fire that appears during the beginning of a cycle of creation. Mention of the murti is found in various Agama texts and also in the Linga Purana. The Linga Purana states that “the lord who has one foot, four arms, three eyes and a trident ... who is stationed after creating Vishnu from his left side and four-headed Brahma from his right side.” Ekapada Trimurti Amasumadhdagama and Uttara Karanagama give elaborate descriptions of

Magha Nakshatra Colour – Which is the Lucky Color of Magha Nakshatra?

Magha Nakshatra is the tenth among the 27 Nakshatras in Hindu Astrology. The lucky colors associated with Magha Nakshatra are Red and Rose. As per Hindu astrology a particular type of color is dedicated to a certain Nakshatra which is lucky for the birth star. Magha Nakshatra is housed in Simha Rashi or Leo Zodiac Wearing red or rose color dress for interviews and other competitions are lucky for those people born in this Nakshatra. The colors to be completely avoided are silver and black.

Largest Museum on Hanuman in the World

The largest Hanuman Museum in the world is located at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh , India , and is a storehouse of information on Hanuman. The museum is set up by Sunil Gomber, an ardent devotee of Hanuman. Deccan Herald reports  Just enter the museum and you will find a complete world of Hanuman artefacts, portraits, murals, statues, relics, books and cassettes. In fact, this museum has been certified by the Limca Book of Records as the largest Hanuman Museum in the world. This is solely due to the efforts of Sunil Gomber, a prominent publisher of Lucknow, who has donated, since 2004, portions of his mansion at Indira Nagar at Lucknow for the museum.  The museum has more than 700 rare portraits, carefully collected by Gomber. The seven portfolios, prominently disp¬la¬yed on the walls, show Hanuman in different moods and varied emotions like “veer rasa” and “bhakti rasa.”  One of the portfolios even shows Lord Rama dressing up Hanuman. The murals throw up different as