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Lakshmi Beej Mantra Text in English and Hindi

Lakshmi Beej Mantra is chanted for attaining peace and prosperity. Beej Mantra is a basic mantra dedicated to a deity in Hindu Religion. The Beej mantra for Goddess Lakshmi is Shreem. The complete mantra is given below: Lakshmi Beej Mantra in English Om Shreem Hreem Shreem Kamale Kamalalye Praseeda Praseeda Shreem Hreem Shreem Om Mahalakshme Nama: Lakshmi Beej Mantra in Hindi

Renukamba Temple at Chandragutti in Karnataka – Cave Temple Dedicated to Goddess Renuka

Renukamba Temple at Chandragutti in Karnataka is dedicated to Goddess Renuka . The temple is around 17km from Soraba. It is a cave temple and is in the form of half moon. The main deity worshipped in the temple is Goddess Renuka and she is also known as Guthiyamma. The hill on which the temple is located is known as Chandragutti. Story of Renukamba Temple at Chandragutti Legend has it that Renukamba, a king of the Chandragutti region, was married to Rishi Jamadagni. The king had got Renukamba as daughter after he offered prayers to Goddess Mookambika. Renukamba was such a devout wife that she could carry water in pots made of sand and she is used to carry the water pot on her head with snakes as pads for the pot. Not a single drop of water fell from her pot. But once Sage Jamadagni doubted her character and asked his son Parashurama to kill her. Parashurama took his mother to the cave at Chandragutti and cut her head leaving the torso in the cave. He took the head

Madhya Pradesh Ratangarh Temple Stampede October 13, 2013 – 110 dead and Counting– Do We Care?

Nearly 100,000 devotees converged for the final day of Navratri Festival on October 13, 2013 at Ratangarh Temple in Datia District in Madhya Pradesh. The stampede happened on a bridge leading to the temple killing more than 110 people mostly women and children. Do we Hindus care about the lives of our brothers and sisters? The official apathy and callous attitude shown towards crowd management during Hindu festivals is nothing new. Have we ever bothered to ask why there is always poor crowd-control techniques and planning by the authorities during Hindu festivals? This will continue in future because we Hindus are never united and are not bothered about the welfare of the community.  The stampede resulted due to the overcrowding on a bridge that leads to the temple. The bridge is 500m long and just 10m wide. This is not the first time a tragedy has struck in this temple . In 2006, 50 pilgrims had got washed away falling in panic into the Sindh River from the same bridge