Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2023 i A TO Z INDIA

From the Editor's Desk: Eid al-Adha - the Feast of Sacrifice and Feasting Also known as the ‘Feast of the Sacrifice’, Eid al-Adha is the second-most important event in the Islamic calendar. During the three-day celebrations, Muslim families around the world come together to honour Prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah with gifts and feasting. What is Eid al-Adha and how is it celebrated? According to the Quran, Ibrahim – known as Abraham in the bible – and his wife Hagar had a son after many years of praying to be blessed with a child. However, Allah asked Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of devotion. The couple travelled to Mecca to undertake the sacrifice – a route followed on the Hajj pilgrimage. But at the last minute, Allah…

All the songs you never wroteFill a raindrop in the eye,What you wrote, rises like a n’orwesterA smile upon a summer sky For your works are sealed in golden wordsThat even time cannot forget,The notes transcend these mortal soulsBeyond banal love and hate But more than all the moving words,A grander gift you’ve sownYou have inspired souls with that urge to write - Each now, an artist on his own That melancholy in subtle graceHas countered endless tears,In the darkest night, your verses strongHas helped conquer those fears And many have picked, in that wakeThe quill of written dreamsWrapping griefs and joys of lifeIn countless paper reams An autumn line has sparked a book,A single word - a song,That ‘small rivulet’ has turned a sea,That legacy is so strong Rabindranath…

The complex has a rectangular shape and is orientated on the cardinal directions. It is structured as five concentric courtyards or Prakaras, four of which are accessible to the public, the fifth being only accessible to the priests as it lies within the walls of the main sanctum. The Prakaras are separated by approximately 10 meter high granite walls. The two outermost walls have four entrance ways in each of the sides. But whereas the gateways and gopurams of other South Indian temples are orientated aligned into a cross, here the gopurams are placed in an asymmetrical pattern. The fifth Prakara, between the outer (fourth) wall and the third wall of enclosure, is in use for gardens. The four gopurams, pyramidal shaped temple gateways, are situated in the fourth Prakara…

Puri Rath Yatra, the world famous chariot or car festival, at the Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha, India. Puri Rath Yatra 2023 date is June 20. It is celebrated on the second day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon or bright fortnight) Ashadh month as per traditional Oriya Calendar. On the day of the Ratha Yatra (car festival), chariots (Rath) carrying Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra is pulled to the nearby Gundicha Temple. The return journey of the chariots or Bahuda Jatra is on June 28, 2023. Importance of Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra: The Brahma Purana glorifies the importance of Puri Rath Yatra in the following words - "Those who are fortunate to see the deities of Srimandira in the Gundicha Temple, the final destination of the procession…

Gautama Buddha is an illuminator, his birth anniversary is celebrated as Buddha Purnima, his attainment of knowledge was fulfilled on the full moon night and his Nirvana Day' was also accomplished on the full moon day. That's why Buddha has lightened up the human race. It was the day when Buddha was born, got knowledge, sacrificed the body and attained salvation. Buddha is also called ‘Tathagata’, which means to attain the ultimate truth through the practice of enlightenment. Two and a half thousand years ago, the knowledge which he imbibed, the preaching of that knowledge which he shared among his followers, the relevance of that message still has significance in today's time For this, he gave the mantra of 'Appo Deepo Bhava', that is, to become light yourself, one cannot…

Lord Ganesh is seen with two arms and a trunk curled towards his right side (Valampuri Vinayagar). Vairavan Kovil or Vairavan Swamy Temple in Vairavanpatti is just 2 km away. Karpaka Vinayakar idol is facing north which is said to be the direction of Lord Kubera – the God of Wealth. Karpaga Vinayagar idol is in meditation posture here with Shiva Lingam at his right hand (most Ganesha idols usually have mothakam in the right hand); hence Ganesha is also called Yoga Vinayagar (Ganesha with meditation and all fortunes), the one who grants success to all requests of his devotees. Arulmigu Karpaga Vinayagar Temple also enshrines Tiruveesar, a Shiva Lingam carved into the cave wall, and Marudankudi Eesar with his consort Vaadaamalar Mangai. A five-headed snake wearing a lingam on…

Gani Rajendra Vijay, the pioneer of the Sukhi Pariwar Campaign, the messiah of tribal life and eminent Jain saint has been active on tribal issues for the last 36 years, he has launched many public welfare activities schemes for the upliftment and development of tribal life, including education, service, medical and has taken initiatives for economic upliftment, which is a shining light in the lives of tribal people. Recently, while launching projects worth 4400 crores in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Gani Rajendra Vijay with affection and intimacy while talking to the tribal women of online quota, the whole country saw this scenario and felt their services. . Remembering this saintly man by Modi in this way, makes us feel his pride and existence. Definitely Gani Rajendra Vijayji is…

The Madurai Palace presents a unique synthesis of Dravidian, Islamic and European styles of architecture. Often, we take the ageing wonders of the past as ruins, but they are hardly that. Far from the dying remnants of yesteryears, they are the defiant souls that challenge the vagaries of time and elements. They are the transcendental symbols of human vision, which remains alive even if everything else around it collapses. A monument is not just made of carved ceilings, intricate inlays, giant doors and colonnades or ornamental stuccos. It’s the vision of a dreamer who dared to bring it into reality. It speaks of his taste, class and ambitions. It is a living embodiment of the architect who left a piece of him behind for posterity to admire and ponder. It…