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Nagayakshi – Information About Goddess Nagayakshi

Nagayakshi is a goddess in Hinduism worshipped mainly in South India especially in Kerala and coastal Karnataka. She is also known as Ahiyakshi. She is depicted as standing with serpents or nagas in her hands. Naga itself means snake and therefore she is associated with serpents. Nagayakshi is an important upadevata in many temples in Kerala. She is also an important deity in famous snake temples like Mannarasala. Nagayakshi kalam is created by Pulluvar while singing songs of nagas in sarpam pattu ritual in Kerala. A female representing Nagayakshi moves hysterically while the ritual is performed. Nagayakshi Bhada There is a belief in some regions that Nagayakshi overwhelms children and this results in children losing weight as food is not digested properly. This is known as Nagayakshi Bhada. Other symptoms of Nagayakshi bada include bed wetting and remaining angry and moody. To overcome this problems curd and ghee mixed together are offered as havis to Nagayakshi. This is ma

Bairagi Sect In Hinduism – Vaishnava Bairagis

Bairagi in Hinduism is a group of religious mendicants. They form the group themselves. The term ‘Bairagi’ is derived from the Sanskrit Vairagya meaning asceticism. They came to acquire that name on account of their mendicant life. The founder of this order was Ramananda (14 th -15 th century AD). The founder of this order originally belonged to the Vaishnava sect of Saint Ramanuja became unacceptable to his fellow members as he deviated from the code of conduct prescribed for them. This resulted in division within the order. The followers of Ramananda who came out were called Bairagis or Bavajis. Bairagi so formed were Tengalai Vaishnavites who practiced a kind of strict mendicant life. They took meager food once a day and lived mainly on alms. They put a prominent Vaishnavite mark on the forehead (namam), and wore a necklace made of tulasi leaves and lotus seeds. Scantily dressed, they grew long beards and tied their hair in a peculiar knot on top of their head. T

Short Life History Of Sri Sarada Devi – Wife of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Here is a short life history of Sri Sarada Devi – Wife of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Sri Sarada Devi was born in December 1853; in a small rural family in Jayrambati village in the Bankura district of Bengal. She was the eldest child of Ramachandra Mukhopadhyay and Shyamasundari Devi. She had one sister and four brothers. At the age of five she was married to the twenty-three year old Gadadhar Chattopadhyay of nearby Kamarpukur village, who later came to be known as Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Gadadhar used to live at the Dakshineswar temple compound as a priest. He was leading an austere life with rigorous spiritual practices and seemed to be a lunatic to the public eyes. Hearing all this, Sarada Devi visited her husband at Dakshineswar in 1872 and started living with him. There she used to take care of her husband, her mother-in-law, and the devotees who came to see Sri Ramakrishna. After the demise of Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi spent most of her time in Kamarpukur an

Why Yamuna Is Also Known As Suryaja?

Suryaja is one among the numerous names of Yamuna River. The river is known as Suryaja because she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god in Hinduism. Yamuna is the daughter of Surya and his wife Samjna. Samjna is daughter of divine architect Vishwakarma. As per Markandeya Purana, Surya approached Samjna, she being unable to tolerate her brilliance closed her eyes in fear. Surya saw this as an insult and cursed her to give birth to a River. Thus, Yamuna is the daughter of Surya and in his wife Samjna and is therefore also known as Suryaja.

Uttarabhadra Nakshatra Dates And Time 2021 – Uthrittathi - Uttara Bhadrapada Birth Star Date And Timing In 2021

Uttarabhadra Nakshatra, also known as Uttara Bhadrapada or Uthrittathi in South India, is the 26th Nakshatra among the 27 Nakshatras. Below are Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra dates and time in 2021. The astrological prediction of the birth star Uttarabhadra as per Moon Sign is that of Meena Rasi or Pisces Zodiac. Guru or Jupiter is the Lord of Pisces. The color of Uttara Bhadrapada is purple. Uttara Bhadrapada - Uthrattathi Nakshatra Date and Time 2021 - North - East - South of India This time is applicable in Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar. January 19, 2021, Tuesday Time is from 8:51 AM on January 18 to 10:43 AM on January 19, 2021 February 15, 2021, Monday Time is from 4:06 PM on

We are all victims of social anxiety

We are all victims of social anxiety. But does it really exist. We should not really worry about what other people think because they rarely do that. They themselves are under the grips of social anxiety and numerous other fears. It is true that people judge others. But why should we bother. It has no real value. It has nothing to do with our life. When we attempt to impress others, we are becoming someone else. We are acting. We are being unknowingly controlled. Be what you are. It is our wrong belief that people have us in their thoughts always, thinking what we look like or scrutinizing what we spoke. Go out and do things that you like and enjoy. Be happy with what we are doing. Forget the end result. People only look at result. They do not know what you went through in getting to the result. Enjoy each moment of your work. Abhilash www.hindu-blog.com