bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha!     Celebrate Diwali with a Safety Band With Diwali festival round the corner one need to brush up with the dos and don’ts to avoid unforeseen incidents. Though bursting of crackers is a joy for everyone especially children, one cannot ignore the risks factors involved like fire accidents, burns and injuries.   Pollution is another hazard caused by emission of smoke from the chemicals contained in the fire crackers that will have an impact on health.   Besides it also causes sound pollution when high decibel noise is released from bursting of crackers.    In spite of congestion in residential areas we find people bursting crackers in front of their houses without taking proper care though it is a rarity nowadays to find adequate space for firing of crackers in the growing metro environment and rapid urbanizatio...

Legends behind the festival... We find several references to Deepavali festival in various Puranas. Popular legend behind this festival is that of killing of an Asura called Narakasura by Lord Sri Krishna and his consort Sathyabhama during Dwapara Yuga. We find this legend in Dasamaskhandam (10th chapter) of Sri Madbhagavatham. Narakasura also known as Bhoumasura was the son of Goddess Sri Bhoodevi (Goddess of Earth) and Lord Vishnu (Varaha Avathara). He was a demon King with Pragjyotishapuram as his capital. He was a mighty demon with lot of pride and vanity, known for his cruel and wicked ruling and atrocities on women and demi Gods. As an example of his atrocities he had even kidnapped 16000 royal maids and kept them under his captive. In order to put an end to the atrocities of Narakasura and to release the captives, Lord Sri Krishna, upon request from all the Deities invades Narakasura’s capital and kills him in a war duly assisted by his consort Sathyabhama Devi who ...