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Inform Your Children About Freedom Fighter Rash Behari Bose

Your children might know about lot of Indian freedom fighters, some genuine and many fake, from school text books. You should inform your children about Rash Behari Bose. Many Indians especially Hindus might not be even aware about Rash Behari Bose. We Hindus are entering a difficult phase .... it is time for us to teach our children about inspiring men and women who fought against all odds to save the nation. Story of these men have been subdued and etched out of history... It is time for us to remind our children about these unsung heroes.... Who Is Rashi Behari Bose? A True patriot, real freedom fighter and the father of the Indian National Army. On December 23, 1912, an explosion rocked Delhi just as Lord Hardinge, the British viceroy of India, entered the new capital on the back of an elephant. The mastermind of the attack was Rash Behari Bose, a 26-year-old Bengali revolutionary. The attack did not kill Lord Hardinge but it send out a strong message to the Br

Kedarnath Temple In India - Bhaktapur Jangam Math In Nepal – 4000-year-old Mahabharata mystery solved?

Kedarnath Temple located in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand State of India is one of the most popular temples associated with Hindu religion. Lord Shiva is worshipped here in the form of a Bull but without the head. Bhimashankar Ling Shivacharya, the 54-year-old head of Kedarpeeth, in Uttarakhand indicates that the idol (murti) worshipped at Jangam math in Bhaktapur in Nepal is the missing Head of the idol worshipped in Kedarnath. Legend has it that Pandavas reached the Kedarnath region to seek forgiveness from Lord Shiva for the loss of lives during the 18-day Mahabharata war. But Lord Shiva was not ready to forgive them and he took the form of a bull. The Pandavas soon realized that the Bull was Lord Shiva and tried to stop it by pulling the tail. Suddenly the head got separated from the body of the bull and the Pandavas could not locate it. The body of the bull is presently worshipped in the Kedarnath Temple . People have been searching for the head of the bull si

7 steps in Hindu Marriage Importance – Seven Steps Of Marriage Meaning And Symbolism

7 steps in Hindu marriage if of great importance and it is known as Saptapadi. This post takes a look at the meaning and symbolism of it in Hinduism. The seven steps and seven vows are taken by the newly married couple in the presence of the sacred fire. These vows can be seen as the crux of an ideal Hindu marriage. Agni, the fire God is the sustainer of life. He carries to the gods the oblations of the yajna performed by us. Therefore, he becomes the witness of the seven vows. In the marriage, the groom bending down, lifts his bride’s feet one by one and slips the silver toe ring (metti) - another symbol of marriage into the second toe of each foot. The bride and the groom with their outfits tied with a holy cloth bonding them, take seven steps signifying health, wealth, good luck, love, strength, food and offspring. By taking the seven vows, in right earnest, in the presence of Vedic priests, invoking Lord Vishnu’s mercy with the Agnideva or Lord of Fire as their d

Hemakuta Temple – Group Temples on Hemakuta Hill in Hampi

Hemakuta Hill at Hampi consists of some of the earliest temples built by the Vijayanagara rulers. The hill is dotted with many smaller temples. The shrines do not exhibit any great architectural features. All the temples at Hemakuta hill have three peaks, three vestibules a common navaranga mandapa and an entrance porch. The temples are built of granite. A band of floral designs are found in the temple. Navaranga has devakosas (niches for gods), which are now empty but once contained images of gods and goddesses which were destroyed by Muslim invaders. The sanctums of the temple are too empty. The most striking aspect of the temples are its shikhara, which belongs to Kadamba-Nagara style with stepped pyramidal variety. Majority of the temple in Hemakuta hills belongs to Hindu God Shiva. There are many rock-cut lingas. There are also shrines dedicated to Prasanna Virupaksha and Prasanna Anjaneya.

What Is True Spirituality? – Finding Answer Through The Words Of Sri Ramakrishna

The realization of God is of two kinds: - The one is the unification of the jivatman and paramatman; and the other is to see Him in his personal manifestation. The former is jnanam and the latter Bhakti. When does a man get his salvation? Only when his egoism dies. Pure knowledge and pure love are both one and the same. He who does not find God within himself will never find Him outside of himself. But he who sees Him in the temple of his own soul sees Him also in the temple of the universe. When all personality is effaced, then one realizes the knowledge of the Absolute in Samadhi. Anandam or enjoyment of perfect bliss within is one of the signs of God vision. As lamp brought into a room which has been in darkness for a thousand years, illumines it immediately, even so the light of jnanam illumines the jiva, and dispels his age long ignorance. True guru is a matchmaker, he brings man and God together even as a matchmaker brings together the lover and the be