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Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! One Year as a Blogger Initially, when I started blogging exactly one year back, I had diffidence as to how the public would receive it. But the type of response that I have received to my blog posts has really boosted my confidence and kept motivating me throughout. During this one year period I could realistically publish around 75 posts which are well received by the viewers. Some of the posts have received comments which are mostly in the form of appreciation while very few of them are remarks. While appreciations are a source of inspiration that enhance my responsibility towards the blog, remarks made are a source of learning for further improvement. In fact, I have not done any thing unusual as some of them felt in their comments. Whatever I have written was already there. I have only tried to put them in a proper perspective for easy reac...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! BLOG COMMENTS Under the captioned post I am publishing the comments and remarks received through my blog as well as my mail for the posts published during the last one year from 01.01.2009 to 31.12.2009. If you click on the date link it will connect you to the concerned post where you can also find my replies. For comments received through mail the link will not work. Kiran said ... 29 December 2009 4:11 PM Very nice blog, happy to c Ur blog all about Hinduism and spirituality and importance of festivals. Thanks for sharing. Good luck. Anonymous said ... 28 December 2009 5:41 AM It is a fine article. I would appreciate the author very much. Thanks Bhargavaji Seeta Hari said ... 14 December 2009 10:46 AM Very informative post. Learning many things about our religion and culture. Thanks for your efforts and may god bless you with more energy in this...

PORBANDAR  [Sudhama (Kuchela) Mandir Photos] (Portrait of Sri Krishna honouring Sudhama) (Sudhama Mandir at Porbandar) (Lord Hanuman at Sudhama Mandir) (Group of Pigeons at Sudhama Mandir complex) KEERTI MANDIR  (Birth Place of Mahatma Gandhi) (Life size portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi at the entrance) (Place where Mahatma Gandhi was born) (Mahatama Gandhi's ancestral house where he had spent his childhood) (Parental house of Kasturba Gandhi where she was born) PS Photos published above were cliked at Porbandar during my pilgrimage on the way from Dwaraka to Somnath. Porbandar is said to be the birth place of Sudhama also known as Kuchela, a contemporary fellow student and an ardent devotee of Lord Sri Krishna. Sudhama Mandir is said to be the place where he lived. There is a temple called Sudhama Mandir where he is worshipped along with his wife. Kasturba Gandhi's parental house is just beh...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! PILGRIMAGE TO PRABHASA-SOMNATH USEFUL INFORMATION Location The holy place Prabhasa also known as Somnath is situated between 20.53’N latitude and 70.24’E longitude on the south west coast of India in the Sourashtra province of Gujarat State, on the shores of Arabian Sea. Port town of Veeraval is only 2 km away from Somnath. Languages spoken : Gujarati, Hindi, and English How to reach Somnath? By Rail Somnath is not directly connected by rail. Nearest railway station is Veeraval which is 7 km away from Somnath temple town. Veeraval coming under Western Railway is well connected by Train to Ahmadabad and some other cities of Gujarat State. By Road Somnath is well connected by road with all major towns and cities of Gujarat. State Road Transport Corporation and private buses operate from Somnath as well as Veraval. Distances from Somnath Veraval (Por...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! Prabhasa Theertha Sacred Land Of Sri Krishna Niryana ( Lord Sri Krishna resting under Pepal Tree in Bhalka Theerth ) ( Spot where Lord Sri Krishna's Niryana took place ) ( Foot Print of Lord Sri Krishna at the Niryana Sthala ) ( Balarama in the form of Aadi Sesha at the time of Niryana from where He is said to have disaapeared ) Born in Mathura, brought up in Gokul, Brindavana and Mathura, migrated to Dwarka and ultimately disappeared from this world in Prabhasa Theertha, Lord Sri Krishna’s life is full of mystery, thrill and suspense. Everywhere He used to show utmost benevolence, love and affection, at the same time He never hesitated to get detached. When the time came for His departure from this world He didn’t even inform His prime queens and not even Arjuna knew. He coolly walked to his Niryana. Only person who was aware was Uddhava, the...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! ( View of Triveni Sangam Ghat at Somnath ) SACRED PLACES AROUND SOMNATH There are many temples and places of historical and religious importance around Somnath in Prabhasa Theertha, the seat of one of the twelve most revered Jyothirlingas. Some of the most important of them are, Sri Parashuram Temple Known as Parashurama Kshetra or Parashurama Tapo Bhoomi, this is a sacred spot at the holy banks of Triveni where, Lord Parashurama conducted his long penance and was relieved from the curse of Kshatriya killings. It is located at a distance of about 5 km on Veeraval highway. There is Parashurama temple and two kunds and also temples of Jaleshwar-Tapeshwar Mahadev and Jamadagneshwar Mahadev at this place. Sri Shashibhushan Mahadev & Bheedbhanjan Ganapathi Temple It is located at a distance of 4 km on the Somnath-Veraval highway with a beautiful sea...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! (Outside view of Somnath Temple) SOMANATH TEMPLE (Aadi Jyothirlinga Kshetra) Legend behind the Temple As per the pouranic scripts it is said that Daksha Prajapathi had 27 daughters in whose names the constellations in the Almanac starting from Aswini and ending with Revathi have come into existence. These 27 daughters of Daksha Prajapathi got married to Lord Moon (Chandra). Out of 27 wives, Chandra used to show more attention and love towards Rohini and neglected others. Pained with Moon’s action, the other wives complained to their father Daksha Prajapathi. Aggrieved by this, Daksha Prajapathi became angry with Moon and cursed him to lose his lustre and suffer from a dreadful disease. Gripped by the dreadful disease, Moon started waning (deteriorating) day by day and lost all his glory. All these development caused lot of perturbation and Moon wa...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! (Jyothirlinga Darshan at Somnath) PRABHASA KSHETRA (The Glory of Somanath) The holy place Prabhasa also known as Somanath is situated between 20.53’N latitude and 70.24’E longitude on the south west coast of India in the Sourashtra province of Gujarat State, on the shores of Arabian Sea. Port town of Veeraval is only 2 km away from Somnath. Sanctified with the presence of Jyothirlinga of Lord Shiva known as Somanath, this sacrosanct place Prabhasa, is in existence since time immemorial. Spiritually known as Prabhasa Theertha this place was called as Prabhasa Pattan in olden times and was famous as a town of temples. In olden times it was known as Arka Theertha or Bhaskara Theertha and Soma Theertha or Chandra Theertha. Over a period of time it came to be known as Prabhasa Theertha. Prabhasa is a Sanskrit word meaning glowing, luminous, shining, the...