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Kazhivoor Bhagavathy Temple

Kazhivoor Bhagavathy temple is located at Kazhivoor, around 10 km south of Kovalam, in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Ganapati and Subrahmanian. Navratri is an important festival observed here. The annual festival is held in March. Thaipooyam festival in Makaram month is an important festival in the temple.

Triprayar Nattika Vazhakulam Temple - Vazhakulam Subrahmanya Temple - Festival

Triprayar Nattika Vazhakulam temple is located at Vazhakulam – Nattika in Triprayar, Thrissur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Subrahmanya or Muruga. The shrine is famous for the annual Thaipooyam festival held in Makaram month (January – February). The small beautiful temple has a round sanctum sanctorum or vatta sreekovil. There are a couple of Upa Devatas in the temple with separate shrines. The famous Thaipooyam festival is noted for Kavadiyattam. Sashti fasting day in every Malayalam month is of great significance here. Skanda Sashti in Thulam month is another important festival associated with Muruga. Thrikarthika in Vrischikam month is also held in the temple. The annual pratishta festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meda Masam (April - May).

Raghunathapuram Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple Varkala

Raghunathapuram Sri Subramaniya Swami temple is located at Raghunathapuram in Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Subrahmanya or Muruga. The annual Thaipooyam festival in the temple is famous for Kavadiyattam. It is held on Pooyam nakshatra in Makaram month (January – February). The temple has a square sanctum sanctorum with a kodimaram or flagpost. Sashti day falling during waxing phase of moon or after Amavasya is of great importance in the temple. Skanda Sashti in Thulam masam is also of great significance.

Vyttila Sri Shiva Subramanya Swayambhoo Temple – Information – Festivals

Vyttila Sri Shiva Subramanya Swayambhoo temple is located at Vyttila in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Shiva and Subramanya and both the deities have equal importance. The murti of Subrahmanya is swayambhu or of divine origin (untouched by humans) and this is a rarity. The annual Thaipooyam festival in Makaram month (January – February) is of great significance in the temple. Another important festival is the Mahashivratri. The annual festival in the temple is held in Kumbham month. The temple observes its Thalappoli festival in Makaram month. The temple has two separate square sanctums or chathura sreekovil dedicated to Shiva and Muruga or Subrahmanya. Some beautiful sculptures can be seen on the walls of the temple. The shrine also has a kodimaram or flagpost. There is also a huge banyan tree in the compound. A temple pond completes this beautiful temple. Sashti day falling during waxing phase of moon or after Amavasya is of great importance in the tem

Peroor Subramanian Swamy Temple – Ettumanoor

Peroor Subramanian Swamy temple is located at Peroor near Ettumanoor in Kottayam district Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Subrahmania or Muruga, son of Shiva. The temple is famous for the annual Thaipooyam festival in Makaram month (January – February). This is a small temple but one which follows all the traditional Kerala style temple architecture. Sashti day falling during waxing phase of moon or after Amavasya is of great importance in the temple. Skanda Sashti in Thula month (October – November) is an important day for the temple.  

Hanuman Brother Of Sri Rama In Ananda Ramayana – The Story

As per the Ananda Ramayana, Hanuman is Rama’s brother and is born of the same sacred sweet that made Dasaratha’s wives pregnant. Dasaratha, the king of Ayodhya, performed Putrakameshti Yagna in order to have children. The king received a sweet pudding from the Yaga and it was shared by the king among his three wives. Vayu, the wind god, in the form of hawk, pecked a bit of the pudding from the hands of Sumitra, the youngest wife of Dasaratha. Anjana was worshipping Shiva for many years in order to get a powerful child. Shiva was pleased with her tapasya and had told her to raise her palms to the sky and wait patiently. The hawk dropped the sweet pudding in the hands of Anjana. She consumed the sweet pudding and Hanuman was born to her as a result of this. Thus Hanuman is the half brother of Sri Ram according to Ananda Ramayana.

Renuka Devi Temple At Sirmaur – Himachal Pradesh

Renuka Devi Temple is located around 98 kms from Ambala and 36 kms from Nahan in Sirmaur – Himachal Pradesh. The place is also known as Renuka. The holy place is famous for its temples and holy lakes. Four Temples In Renuka Devi Temple Complex Renuka Devi Temple complex built on the banks of the Parashurama Lake has four temples. The first one is with pink domes and beautiful murals on its outer walls, houses the ten avatars of Bhagwan Vishnu. Facing the Vishnu avatar shrines with a Shikhara roof is the Purani Deorhi or ancient shrine of Parashurama. It houses a beautiful murti of Parashurama with his warlike accoutrements. Behind the Parashurama shrine is a small white shrine facing the Parashurama Lake. Known as Shri Parashurameshvara Mandir, it depicts Parashurama worshipping a panchamukha linga of Shiva. A little further one reaches a flight of stairs that takes one to a temple dedicated to Renuka Devi. She stands in the sanctum sanctorum dressed in dazzling red, holding

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Teachings

A collection of teachings from Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5. They whose budhi and mind are wholly merged in That, who remain rooted in the Supreme, and have finally become one with Him, they go whence there is no return, their sins dispelled by wisdom. Sages look with an equal eye on a Brahmin, adorned with learning and humility, or a person who follows Adharma, or a cow, or an elephant and even on a dog. With buddhi firm and not bewildered, abiding in God, the knower of Brahman neither rejoices on obtaining what is pleasant nor sorrows on obtaining what is painful. Unattached to external contacts and finding joy in the Atman, the yoga yukta, who is in union with God, enjoys bliss imperishable.  A sanyasi does not grieve about his gains or losses and does not crave for what he has not received. His mind is steady as a mountain. He does not at all have feelings in his mind about 'me' and 'mine'. Such a person is forever a sanyasi (renunciate). In this state of his

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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Thursday, 16 December 2021 – It is Shukla Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:55 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 4:43 AM on December 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on December 16, 2021 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Bharani nakshatra till 8:42 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Krithigai or Karthigai or Karthika nakshatra till 11:03 AM on December 17. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnata