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Purushottama In Hinduism - Meaning - Symbolism Of Term Purusha - Uttama

Purushottama is the supreme spirit in Hinduism. Purushottama is a compound word of purusha and uttama (supreme). Purush means pure conscious atma i.e., God or the atma. The earliest use of the word Purusha also occurs in the Rig Veda (Rig Veda X Sukta 90). The word, in the present context, means the conscious principle in both the animate and inanimate worlds. The Vedanta philosophy, especially Absolute Monism, propounds the Brahman, the supreme spirit, as omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. This envelops everything in this universe, great or small, movable or immovable, sentient or non-sentient. The Bhagavad Gita describes the whole universe as consisting of the Kshara Purusha (perishable creatures) and the Akshara Purusha (imperishable spirit) XV 16. Both these are known as Kshetra (field0, i.e.,the body and the Kshetrajna (knower of the field, i.e, the atma. (Bhagavad Gita XIII 1). The one Absolute and Supreme Spirit above the many atmas and material   nature is Pu

Kamothu Bhagavathy Temple At Kumbalam – History – Broken Murti

Kamothu Bhagavathy temple is located at Panangattu in Kumbalam village in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The main deity worshiped in the temple is Goddess Bhagavathi. It is believed that Bhagavathi in the temple arrived from Arakutti. This was the temple of the Desam or area. The main deity faces west. Mudiyettu which is popular in other Bhagavathy temple is not held here. The Prathishta of Bhagavathy is that of a broken Shilakannadi (mirror in stone). The broken Shilakannadi has been restored (tightened) using a silver wire. It is said that the Vigraham in the temple cannot be changed and therefore the broken murti is worshipped. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Shivan, Sasthavu, Rakshas, Yakshi and Sarpams. Arukola is worshipped outside the temple compound. The most important festival in the temple is the Thalappoli utsavam on Ayiliyam nakshatra in Meenam month.

Tripunithura Temple Vrischikolsavam Festival November - December 2023

Tripunithura Temple is the temple with maximum number of festivals in a calendar year. The Vrischikolsavam festival of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple is the most important one. Tripunithura Temple Vrischikolsavam 2023 date is December 9 to December 16. The 8-day festival is observed in such a manner that it ends on the Thiruvonam nakshatra day in Vrischikam month. The festival is also known as Anguradi festival. The festival is a rare occasion to listen to all traditional Kerala temple music. Melam, Panchavadyam, Thayambaka, Madhalapattu, Kombu Pattu, Kuzhal Pattu etc are performed during the 8-day festival. The main highlight of the festival is Ezhunnallippu (procession of the utsava murti of the temple atop an elephant). Fifteen caparisoned elephants accompany the deity with Panchari Melam as music. Panchari Melam with all its perfection is performed in the temple during the festival and it lasts for about 3.5 hours. Panchari Melam is followed by adantha melam and conclude with

Hindu Traditional Quotes And Teachings

A collection of traditional quotes and teachings from Hindu religion.  One can utter a lie if it can give greater punya than telling the truth. A lie which can give the result of telling a truth such lies can be uttered. At such times it is not necessary to tell the truth. Themselves they stand in the scorching sun, but offer the shade to others; their fruits are also for other only. Thus, trees are like noble people. As long as the body is hale and healthy, and when death is far off, then itself, one should do whatever is ultimately good for oneself. What would one accomplish at the end of one’s life? Those who go for the abstract have to face more impediments in the way; the abstract is reached after great trouble one who has a concrete form. It is therefore, advisable to proceed from concrete to abstract, from shape to shapeless, and from phenomenon to concept. Wise Sayings of Ancient Teachers of Hinduism When you want to convince your mind one finds several excuses.

Kamankulangara Sree Mahadeva Temple – History – Festival

Kamankulangara Sree Mahadeva temple is located at Shankaramangalam in Panmana Village in Kollam district, Kerala. The main deity worshipped in the temple is Shiva. There is also another Shiva temple outside the main temple and this is believed to the moolasthanam or the original spot. The Shiva worshipped outside is believed to Aghoramurthy and the one worshipped inside the main sanctum sanctorum is Mrityunjaya Murti. Kamankulangara Sree Mahadeva Temple – History The Moola Kshetram or Moolasthanam belonged to Kumaramangalam Illam in Kottayam. It is said that Sankaran Thampi who was the Karyasthan of the Thiruvithamcore (Travancore) built a bigger temple near the Moolasthanam and attempted move the Shivling from Moola Kshetram to the new temple. But it was impossible to move the Shivling in the old temple. The new temple thus had a new pratishta of Mrityunjaya moorti. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Ganapathy, Sasthavu and Nagaraja. The most important festival held

16 July 2021 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, 16 July 2021 – It is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Sashti Tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 3:39 AM on July 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 1:49 AM on July 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on July 16, 2021 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Uttara Phalguni or Uthiram Nakshatra till 2:00 AM on July 16. Then onward it is Hasta or Atham or Hastam Nakshatra till 12:58 AM on July 17. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Uttaraphalg