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Guru Vyasa Poornima

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Vyasaaya Vishnu Roopaaya Vyaasa Roopaaya Vishnave  Namo Vai Brahma Nidhaye Vaasishtaaya Namo Namah Aashaada Sukla Pournami also called Guru Poornima is celebrated across the country as Vyasa Poornima in the name of Divine Sage Sri VedaVyasa. The month in which full moon day coincides with/come nearer to Poorva/Uttara-Aashaada constellation that month is denoted as Aashaada masam. Constellation of Poorvashada falls in the zodiac sign Sagittarius (Dhanus raasi) for which Deva Guru Brihaspathi (Jupiter) the divine preceptor is its Lord. Similarly Daitya Guru Sukrachaarya (Venus) is Lord of Poorvashada constellation. Coinciding with two divine Gurus; Jupiter and Venus this day (Aashaada Sukla Pournami) is celebrated as Guru Poornima, symbolically honouring and respecting Gurus and teachers who have taught us the Vidya. This day is also popularly referred to as Vyaasa Poornima related to Lord VedaVyasa the Divine Literary incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is beli...

Rare Portrait of Sri Krishna Devaraya

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Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! Portrait of Sri Krishna Devaraya For a period of one month between July 5th and August 8th, 2010 Andhra Pradesh is celebrating the 500th coronation anniversary of Sri Krishna Devaraya, the great Emperor of Vijayanagara dynasty. The celebrations are officially launched by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and inaugurated by the President of India. On this occasion his original portrait has been published in news papers. The picture was drawn by a Portuguese traveller by name Domingo Paes who took 15 months to draw the same. Said to have been bought to light by noted historian Dr. Krishna Rao Keshav, the picture was preserved in Bharateeya Ithihaasic Samshodhan Mandal at Pune. ( Portrait of Sri Krishna Devaraya ) When you think of Vijayanagara dynasty, it reminds us of four prominent names viz. Sri Krishna Devaraya, Maha Manthri Thimmarusu, ...

Rare Temples of Lord Hanuman #6

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Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! PANKI HANUMAN Sri Panki Hanuman temple is located in a place called PANKI about 15 km from Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman facing east with eyes prominently appearing like a Salagrama. The massive size idol is smeared with Kesari colour and embossed with silver art work around it. Rarity of the temple is that the face of the Deity Lord Hanuman appears to change thrice in a day. During Sunrise in the morning it appears bright like that of Bala Hanuman (child), during afternoon it appears like that of a youth (brahmachari) and in the evening that of a matured adult (Gnana Hanuman). Anecdote behind this temple dates back to more than 400 years when, a Mahant by name Sri Purushottam Dasji installed the idol of Lord Hanuman at this place. While he was travelling towards Bithoor (Brahmavarta) during his spiritu...

Rare Temples of Lord Hanuman #5

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Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! Hanuman Garhi (Naimisharanya) Hanuman Garhi also known as Hanuman Gaddhi is a temple of Lord Hanuman located in Naimisharanya where we find 18 feet self manifested Lord Hanuman in a gigantic form. Here Lord Hanuman is depicted as carrying Lord Sri Rama and his brother Lakshmana on his shoulders. It is believed and said that during the epic Ramayana Lord Hanuman after rescuing Lord Sri Rama and Lakshmana from the clutches of Mahiravana in Pathala loka, bought them on his shoulders and arrived on the earth at this place in Naimisharanya. Hanuman Garhi is one of the sacred places to be visited in Naimisharanya, where Lord Hanuman is facing south and hence, is also known as Dakshineshwar Hanuman. Naimisharanya is located in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh about 90 km from Lucknow. For more information on Naimisharanya you may like to read a rela...