Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2021 i A TO Z INDIA

e.mail id: tkvkaruna@gmail.com Prathamastami is celebrated on the eighth day in the month of Margasira (November-December) and is one of the most popular festivals of Odisha. This is widely observed throughout the State. On this occasion the eldest child of the family is honored. He or she is given new clothes and is made to sit on a wooden pedestal (Pidha). In front of him/her an earthen pot full of water (Purna Kumbha) is placed on handfuls of paddy. Above it a branch of mango leaves and a coconut is placed. Then, the mother or any other elderly lady wishes him /her long-life and good health by praying Sathi Debi, the Goddess who protects children from all kinds of evils. Rituals of Prathamastami: Before the first-borns get honored, the mother and…

Tulasi is the daughter of Yamadharmaraja (God of Righteousness). In her youthful days, she was a great devotee of Narayana (Lord Vishnu). Once she was walking along the banks of Ganges. She came across beautiful Ganesha sitting in deep meditation to Lord Krishna. Being son of Ma Parvati, Ganesha was very handsome. Moreover any person in deep meditation state looks more handsome. So you can visualize the beauty of Lord Ganesha in that meditative state. Like Tulasi Ma, Ganesha was also in his prime and of marriageable age plus both were devoted to forms of Lord Vishnu. So Tulasi ma immediately fell in love with Lord Ganesha, she asked Ganesha to marry her. At that time Lord Ganesha was a bachelor (Brahamchari) which is natural for any meditator. Because in…

Ever heard of the snake temple, Peralassery, also known for its unique stepwell and for being open to people of all faiths? This holds true in the case of Sri Subramanya Temple, situated 14 km away from Kannur in Kerala. Kannur itself is home to many temples but the one dedicated to Lord Subramanya in Peralassery is unique for its architecture and associated legends. Here Lord Rama enshrined Lord Subramanya. According to the Hindu scripture Ramayana, the Prince of Ayodhya, Rama, during his course of wanderings in the forests of South India in search of his kidnapped spouse Sita, visited this particular site in Peralassery. He intuitively felt the invisible energies of Lord Subramanya emanating from this place. To consecrate the site, Rama decided to install an idol of Lord…

e.mail id: tkvkaruna@gmail.com It is observed on Margasira Sukla Sasthi Tithi i.e. the sixth day of the bright fortnight of Margasira (November-December). Margasira Sukla Sasthi is also celebrated as Prabarana Sasthi. From this day Ghodalagi of the deities begins and the deities wear winter garments (heavy winter garments) till Magha Sukla Panchami or Basanta Panchami i.e. 5th day of bright Magha (January-February). It is believed that chill winter season starts from this day, as we adopt winter garments with the change of season so also the Lord of the universe who is performing "Manabiya Leela' also feels the seasonal effect and His Sebakas (servitors) cover the deities with winter clothes from top to bottom and only the face (Shri Mukha) is kept open.…

In the 1890s, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, travelled across Bengal to manage his family’s far-flung agricultural estates. Travelling in his houseboat, up and down the Padma River and its many tributaries, Tagore vividly captures the breathtaking imagery of the Bengali countryside and the reticent grace of the day-to-day village life. Sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant, the settings of his letters formed the backdrop of many of his poems and plays (e.g. The Post Office). His letters, many of which were addressed to his niece Indira Devi, make for a lighthearted and captivating reading. Tagore is sure to charm you with his wondrous story telling and powerful imagination. Bandora by the Sea: October 1885 The unsheltered sea heaves and heaves and blanches into foam. It sets me thinking of some tied-up monster…

Everyone would keep lemon under tyres when they buy new vehicles, but how many of us know the science behind this procedure? They tell to ward off the bad omens, but let me tell you the true science behind it. During those times there were tongas and bullock carts were carrying us to long distances. In this journey the horses or bulls would go through different terrain of lands like dry, wet, marshy lands etc and their foot would get infected. Therefore they were made to stamp lemons before starting the journey. Because lemons had citric acid which has broad spectrum antibacterial properties. This Indian thought of that time is still being researched by the western science. By this we should know that our ancestors were far more advanced than…

Once upon a time in 18th century Ireland, there was a man named James Augustus Hicky. Having lost his father at a young age, Hicky didn’t have a great head-start in life. Like most Irish thrill seekers of his time, Hicky came to London. Just as Hicky negotiated his place in the grimy metropolis, in came another young boy from Amsterdam hoping to make a living, just as Hicky did. Born to British expats in the Netherlands, William Bolts was about the same age as Hicky. The two never crossed paths, but their stories did. Coming back to Hicky, he tried quite a few vocations in London before settling on one. He first apprenticed with a printer, then a lawyer, with a brief stint with the Royal Navy. Eventually, he…

The Nānakpanthi sect was founded by the well-known Bāba Nānak, a Khatri of the Lahore District, who lived between 1469 and 1538–39. He is the real founder of Sikhism, but this development of his followers into a military and political organisation was the work of his successors, Har Govind and Govind Singh. Nānak himself was a religious reformer of the same type as Kabīr and others, who tried to abolish the worship of idols and all the body of Hindu superstition, and substitute a belief in a single unseen deity without form or special name. As with most of the other Vaishnava reformers, Nānak’s creed was largely an outcome of his observation of Islām. “There is nothing in his doctrine,” Sir E.D. Maclagan says, “to distinguish it in any marked…

Hello everyone….! Let's know about Banasura, one of the hundred and famous sons of King Mahabali. Bali was a very benevolent king and a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Bali had a hundred sons, of whom Banasura with his thousand arms was the eldest. Banasura was a devotee of Lord Siva, and when Siva performed his famous 'Tandav' dance, Banasura used his thousand arms to play the 'Mridanga' in accompaniment. Pleased with his devotion, Lord Shiva asked Banasura to demand a boon. Banasura asked for Siva to be his protector just like Lord Vishnu was his father's protector. The boon was granted, and Banasura became invincible. Soon he became cruel and arrogant, so much so, even the gods were afraid of him. Banasura had a pretty daughter by the name of…

British with Nawab of Arcot defeated and killed Udaiyathevar, the king of Sivagangai (in Tamil Nadu) at Kalaiyar Koil in 1772. Velu Nachiyar, the queen of Sivagangai with daughter Vellacchi fled and remained in hiding for 8 years and arranged a huge army. In 1780, Velu Nachiyar defeated combined forces of the British and Nawab of Arcot at Maanaamadurai and another British troop at Kalaiyar Koil. She then marched towards Sivagangai with her army. Rani Velu Nachiyar defeated the British in battle and regained Sivagangai. She was the 1st queen in colonial India to win a war against British. Rani Velu Nachiyar ruled Sivagangai for 10 years.…