Ananthapura Lake Temple in Kasaragod

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Ananthapura Lake Temple in Kasaragod, built in the 9th century, is the only lake temple in Kerala and is the moolasthanam (original abode) of Ananthapadmanabha, the deity of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The garbhagriha of the temple is reachable only by a bridge. What is most amazing about the temple, is that a vegetarian crocodile has been guarding the temple for hundreds of years.

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Temple in Kerala Guarded by Devotee Crocodile for Hundreds of Years

Ananthapura Lake Temple in Kasaragod, built in the 9th century, is the only lake temple in Kerala and is the moolasthanam (original abode) of Ananthapadmanabha, the deity of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The garbhagriha of the temple is reachable only by a bridge. What is most amazing about the temple, is that a vegetarian crocodile has been guarding the temple for hundreds of years.

Brief History of the Temple

The past of the temple is still obscure except for some legends. It was at this place where Divakara Muni Vilwamangalam, the great Tulu Brahmin sage, did penance and performed poojas. Legend has it that one day Lord Narayana appeared before him as a child. The boy’s face was glowing with radiance and this overwhelmed the sage. He became anxious and asked who he was. The boy replied that he had no father no mother and none at home. Vilwamangalam felt pity for the boy and allowed him to stay there. The boy proposed a condition that whenever he feels humiliated he will leave the place at once. He served the sage for sometime. But soon his juvenile pranks became intolerable for the sage and he reacted violently. Humiliated the boy disappeared from there after proclaiming that if Vilwamangalam wants to see him he would have to go to Ananthankat, the forest of serpent god Anantha.

Vilwamangalam soon realized that the boy was none but the lord himself and he had great repentance. He found a cave at the place where the boy disappeared and he proceeded further into the cave in search of the boy. He reached the sea and proceeded further toward the south and at last he reached a woody area near the sea. Vilwamangalam saw the child who soon disappeared into huge illippa tree (Indian butter tree or Mahua tree). Immediately the tree fell down and assumed the shape of Lord Vishnu lying on a thousands hooded serpent.

Babia the Crocodile Guardian

From very ancient times, one crocodile has been seen there. Though devotees used to take bath in the tank there is no instance of it harming anyone. Babia is the name by which this guardian is known by the devotees. It is the local guardian and the messenger of the temple. The only food that Babia takes is the offerings of the devotees. Usually it is a special gruel made of rice and molasses. After the worship, the food offered by devotees (prasadam) is given to Babia at noon. Temple authorities claim that Babia is a vegetarian and has never harmed anyone including the fishes in the pond.

There is an interesting local legend that narrates the entire story behind the guardian crocodile. Once Sree Vilvamangalathu Swami, devotee of Lord Vishnu, was doing penance for his favourite Lord. While he was in his prayers, Lord Krishna in the form of a little boy appeared and started disturbing him. Being annoyed by the behaviour of this child, the saint pushed Lord Krishna aside with his left hand. The boy immediately disappeared into a nearby cave and the truth dawned on the saint as to who the boy was. The crevice into which Krishna is said to have disappeared is still there. The crocodile guards the entrance and the shrine.

In 1945, when the British soldiers were stationed there, one soldier shot dead the crocodile. To the surprise of everyone the soldier died within few days by a snake-bite. People believe it to be a curse by the serpent god Anantha. Soon another crocodile appeared in the tank and even now if one is fortunate one can see it. The legend goes that there is only one crocodile in the lake at a time. When one crocodile dies, another one appears in the lake. The devotees pay great respect to this crocodile.

Temple Design

The temple is unique in its structural aspects for it is erected in the middle of an impressive lake of 302 feet. The lake is gifted with a perennial supply of pure spring water. We can find the ruins of temples all round the lake which stand testimony to the fact that it was part of a great temple complex. The sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum), namaskara-mandapam, thitappalli, and shrines of Jala-Durga and the entrance of the cave are located in the lake. The namaskara mandapam is connected to the eastern rock by a foot-bridge which is the only passage to the sreekovil.

The principal deity is Lord Vishnu. One of the key features of the temple is that the original idols in the sanctum sanctorum were not made of metal or stone, but of a rare combination of more than 70 medicinal materials called `kadu-sharkara-yogam.’ These idols were replaced by panchaloha metals in 1972. They were donated by Kaanchi Kaamakoti Mathaadhipathi His Holiness Jayendra Saraswathy Thiruvatikal. Efforts are going on now to reinstall the idols made with `kadu-sharkara-yogam.’ The Lord Vishnu idol is in a sitting pose over a five-hooded serpent king Lord Anantha. The lake temple is open to all visitors regardless of caste or creed. The District Tourism Promotion Council has plans to preserve the temple and its surroundings for its uniqueness.

The temple has an excellent collection of wood carvings on the ceilings of the mandapam. These carvings depict the incidents taken from the stories of dasaavatharam (the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu). Some of them are painted. The Nava-grahas (nine planets) are painted at the muktha-mandapam. On either side of the sreekovil dwaara-palakas (jaya and vijaya) are beautifully carved in wood.

The temple is open to all regardless of religion or cast. The nearest major railway station to Ananthapura Lake Temple is Kasaragod railway station which is about 12 km from here. There is also a railway station at Kumbala. Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode is the nearest airport which is about 200 km from here. To reach there by road one has to take a deviation from Naayakkaapp (5k m from Kumbala) on the Kumbala-Badiyatukka road.

PHILOSOPHY of TEMPLES

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Temples and the science behind them:-
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Temples have exercised an enormous influence on our social life although they did not exist during the Vedic age.
The yaagashaala of the Vedic period metamorphosed into a temple due to the influence of bhakti (devotion) cult.
A temple is a link between man and God, between earthly life and the divine life – between actual and the ideal.

The idols placed could be made of stone or wood etc., but the force behind is the one that is contemplated upon.
Since it is difficult to concentrate on an abstract force, our ancestors must have provided several forms (got out of their own tapas).
They were daarshanikas (meaning ones who had darshana- seen the forms).
The idols are established duly following the procedures of Agamas and placed in a temple constructed as per Vaastu shaastra.
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What we are expected to do?
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Perfect silence and cleanliness has to be maintained in the temple.( not to convert it as a social gathering).
Priests should be selfless, honest and friendly.

It is desirable to establish a central trust (fund) to organise a training college for the priests.
The priest should be paid substantially so that he need not depend on individuals’ payments.(dakshinas).
In order to maintain the temple in a tidy condition, volunteers of the areas should form groups and take up the work in batches.
The object should be to provide a place where the devotee would get peace and could concentrate.

Temple should be a place where people get peace and satisfaction.
Progress naturally follows.

An important point to be noted is that it is necessary to impress on the powers controlling the administration in our country that the income accruing from the temples should be used for the development and maintenance of the temples only and not to be diverted elsewhere.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND TEMPLE WORSHIP:-
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As Shree Ramakrishna preached, though God is equally present every where, He manifests himself in temples the same way as water can be got anywhere by drilling a well, it is easy to get water by digging a well near a lake or a tank. Till recently, hindu temples were considered as symbols of ancient superstition.

Huge ancient temples can be seen throughout the length and breadth of India (and now a days, even in other countries). Most of these temples are founded by great Rishis . For the devotees, they are centers of peace and power. Some of the modern researches tend to support the wisdom of these ancient people and the significance of these temples.

Science has ventured into the fields of extrasensory perceptions, telepathy, psychokiness, precognition and parapsychology and such other elusive phenomena. It is now recognised that these are natural abilities with an expanded field of human consciousness. Thus we are understanding the role of temples in the evolution of ethical and spiritual man. Modern scientists like Einstein, Eddington, Max Plank, Heisenberg, Alexis Carell and others have been talking in transcendental terms like our rishis.

The great thinker Romain Rolland said, “I believe it is possible that Hindu explorers in the course of their journey have seen many objects which have escaped our eyes”. Dr. Leonid .L. Vasiliev, an internationally recognised physiologist said, “The discovery of the energy underlying extra sensory perceptions will be equivalent to the discovery of atomic energy”.
Even Julian Huxley agrees on the untapped possibilities of extra sensory perceptions.
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THE NELYA MIKHAILOVA EXPERIENCE:
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The Russian lady exhibited the extraordinary abilities of moving several objects just by concentrating her attention on them. Scientists and investigators confirmed her abilities. The great scientist of Moscow University Dr. Terletsky accepted that there is a new and unknown form of energy. This unknown form of energy defies well known physical laws and appears to exhibit characteristics of consciousness.

The famous nuclear scientist Werner Heisenberg hopes that physics would include the concept of soul and understand this energy. Max Planck who was responsible for the quantum theory said that there is a conscious intelligent spirit behind the universe. This similar to the view of our saints who said that there is a conscious power which has drawn the plan of life.

The German biologist Dr. Joachim Illes concludes that there are active centres in our brain which provide insights as we see in the insights of seers. The rishis of ancient India had developed subtle sciences based on their knowledge about the energy patterns of the human body and the whole universe.
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Soothing influence of temples :
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As our Rishis had the scientific knowledge of the subtle nature of the divine energy, they installed such an energy in certain places and stored such energy in certain objects which could act as reflectors. The research done by the czekoslovakian scientist Robert Pavlita of the Physics department of HK university shows that it is possible to store such energy in certain materials like pebbles and some metals. These are called as “psychotronic generators”.

Temples are not just places where idols are placed, but living centres of active emnation of spiritual energy which helps man to evolve upwards. The shapes of idols are evolved to hold different aspects of the divine energy. Therefore, our temples are repositories of great scientific secrets of man and the universal force. These should help man in his struggle for inner development.

While entering the temple, one should keep his heart open for the divine power to enter. A calm and serene mind is the prerequisite for receiving the divine communion. When we turn towards something higher, we should get a sense of well being. There have been several cases of miraculous cures of illnesses after undergoing strict discipline in temples.
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Document Compiled by : Shivashankar Rao on- Friday,17 October 2014

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கடவுளின் கதிர்வீச்சின் கட்டமைப்பே கோவிலென்பது
காலத்திலழியாத கண்காணா கட்டியக் கூட்டமைப்பது
கற்றாறும் கல்லாதவரும் கவிபாடிடும் கடவுளென்பது
கல்லேயெனும் கடையவரையும் கனிவாய் காக்குமது
-கோ.நந்தகுமார்…71
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Transliteration : ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு
Kadavuḷiṉ kathirvīcciṉ kaṭṭamaippē kōvileṉpathu
kālatthilaḻiyātha kaṇkāṇā kaṭṭiyak kūṭṭamaippathu
katṟṟāṟum kallāthavarum kavipāṭidum kadavuḷeṉpathu
kallēyeṉum kaṭaiyavaraiyum kaṉivāy kākkumathu
-kō.Nandakumār…71
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Translation : மொழிபெயர்ப்பு
The very structure that radiates God is called a Temple
Invisible coalitions of comprehensive timeless cogency
God is one sung by the educated & uneducated as well
It saves tenderly even those lowly who see it as stone !
-Dr.G.Nandakumar … 71
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ஆலயம் தொழுவது சாலவும் நன்று
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-^-கோவில்-^- கோ + இல் =கோவில்:
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இறைவனின் இல்லம் என வழங்குவதே கோவிலாகும்.
கோவில்: `கோ’ என்பது அரசன், இறைவன் ஆகியவற்றை குறிக்கும் சொல் ஆகும். `இல்’ என்றால் இல்லம்,வாழுமிடம் எனும் பொருட்படும் சொல் ஆகும். ஆதிகாலத்தில், அரசர்கள் வாழ்ந்து வந்த அரண்மனைகளுக்குத் தான் கோவில் என்று பெயர். புறநானுறில், `சோழன் கோவில்’ என்றும், பரிபாடலில், `கண்ணன் கோவில்’ என்றும், பட்டினப்பாலையில் `வெண்கோவில்’ என்றும் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளதை இதற்கு உதாரணங்களாகக் கூறலாம்.
`கோ’ என்பதற்கு `தலைவன்’ என்றும் ஒரு பொருள் இருப்பதால் அனைத்து படைப்புகளுக்கும் தலைவனாக விளங்கும் இறைவனின் இல்லத்தை `கோவில்’ என்றே அழைக்க ஆரம்பித்தார்கள். பண்டைய காலத்தில் கோவிலுக்கு `கோட்டம்’, `அம்பலம்’, ‘ஆலயம்’ என்ற பெயர்களும் உண்டு.
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கோவிலா? கோயிலா?
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தமிழில் உடம்படுமெய் என்று ஓர் இலக்கணச் செய்தி உளது. நிலைமொழியின் இறுதியிலும், வருமொழியின் முதலிலும் உயிர் எழுத்து வருமாயின் அவ்விரண்டு உயிர்களையும் இணைத்திட (உடம்படுத்த)ப் பயன்படும் மெய்யெழுத்துகள் ய், வ் என்றிரண்டு. கோ (க்+ஓ) இல் (இ) கோ என்பதில் ஓ எனும் உயிரும், இல்லில் இ எனும் உயிரும் இணையுமிடத்தில் வ் எனும் மெய்யெழுத்து தோன்றும். ஆதலின் கோ + வ்+ இல் = கோவில் என்பதே சரியானது.
கோயில் என்னும்போது கோ+ய்+இல் = கோயில் என்று “ய்” உடம்படுமெய்யாக வந்துள்ளது.
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நன்னூல் இலக்கணம் :
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“இ, ஈ, ஐ வழி யவ்வும் ஏனை உயிர் வழி வவ்வும்
“ஏ முன் இவ்விருமையும் உடம்படு மெய் என்றாகும்”
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கோயில் =ஆலயம் = கோவில்.
சன்னதி = சந்நிதி = சன்னிதி.
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ஆலயம்: `ஆ’ என்றால் ஆன்மா. `லயம்’ என்றால் வயப்படுதல் அல்லது ஒன்றுபடுதல். ஜீவாத்மாவாகிய மனிதர்களை, பரமாத்மாவாகிய, இறைவனுடன் ஐக்கியப்படுத்துவதற்கு ஏற்ற இடம் என்பதால் `ஆலயம்’ என்கிற பெயர் வந்தது.
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Kāma is celebrated in many Hindu temples,
such as Khajuraho and the Konark Temple.
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In the embrace of his beloved a man forgets the
whole world,everything both within and without;
In the same way, he who embraces the Self,
knows neither within nor without.
—Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 7th Century BC
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A Hindu temple is a symbolic reconstruction of the universe and universal principles that make everything in it function. The temples reflect Hindu philosophy and its diverse views on cosmos and Truths.
Hinduism has no traditional ecclesiastical order, no centralized religious authorities, no governing body, no prophet(s) nor any binding holy book; Hindus can choose to be polytheistic, pantheistic, monistic, or atheistic. Within this diffuse and open structure, spirituality in Hindu philosophy is an individual experience, and referred to as kṣaitrajña (Sanskrit: क्षैत्रज्ञ). It defines spiritual practice as one’s journey towards moksha, awareness of self, the discovery of higher truths, true nature of reality, and a consciousness that is liberated and content. A Hindu temple reflects these core beliefs. The central core of almost all Hindu temples is not a large communal space; the temple is designed for the individual, a couple or a family – a small, private space where he or she experiences darsana.
Darsana is itself a symbolic word. In ancient Hindu scripts, darsana is the name of six methods or alternate viewpoints of understanding Truth. These are Nyaya, Vaisesika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa and Vedanta – each of which flowered into their own schools of Hinduism, each of which are considered valid, alternate paths to understanding Truth and realizing Self in the Hindu way of life.
From names to forms, from images to stories carved into the walls of a temple, symbolism is everywhere in a Hindu temple. Life principles such as the pursuit of joy, sex, connection and emotional pleasure (kama) are fused into mystical, erotic and architectural forms in Hindu temples. These motifs and principles of human life are part of the sacred texts of Hindu, such as its Upanishads; the temples express these same principles in a different form, through art and spaces.
The architecture of Hindu temples is also symbolic. The whole structure fuses the daily life and it surroundings with the divine concepts, through a structure that is open yet raised on a terrace, transitioning from the secular towards the sacred, inviting the visitor inwards towards the Brahma pada and temple’s central core, as well as lifting him upwards into a symbolic space marked by its spire (sikhara, vimana). The ancient temples had grand intricately carved entrances but no doors, and lacked a boundary wall. In most cultures, suggests Edmund Leach, a boundary and gateway separates the secular and the sacred, and this gateway door is grand. In Hindu tradition, this is discarded in favor of an open and diffusive architecture, where the secular world was not separated from the sacred, but transitioned and flowed into the sacred. The Hindu temple has structural walls, which were patterned usually within the 64 grid, or other geometric layouts. Yet the layout was open on all sides, except for the core space which had just one opening for darsana. The temple space is laid out in a series of courts (mandappas). The outermost regions may incorporate the negative and suffering side of life with symbolism of evil, asuras and rakshashas (demons); but in small temples this layer is dispensed with. When present, this outer region diffuse into the next inner layer that bridges as human space, followed by another inner Devika padas space and symbolic arts incorporating the positive and joyful side of life about the good and the gods. This divine space then concentrically diffuses inwards and lifts the guest to the core of the temple, where resides the main idol as well as the space for the Purusa and ideas held to be most sacred principles in Hindu tradition.

THIRUPATI in 18th Century

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22 November at 15:53 ·

THIRUPATI in 18th Century)-^-(18ம் நூற்றாண்டில் திருப்பதி
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Bruce’s Code is a set of rules for the management and administration of temples of Tirumala and Tirupati including the servants, enacted by East India Company in 1821 A.D. Bruce,the then Commissioner of the chittoor district formulated a Code containing 42 provisions, known as “Bruce’s code” for the guidance of the Tirumala and Tirupati temple administration.These were the well-defined rules formulated as a code having 42 provisions to ease the administration of temples of Tirumala and Tirupati on the basis of customs and previous usages without interfering in the day-to-day affairs.The objective of the Britishers in taking over Tirupati temples was to generate fixed revenue to the Circar(government) by organising the income of the temple to prevent misappropriation and mismanagement of temple funds through systematic administration !

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THIRUPATI in 18th Century)-^-(18ம் நூற்றாண்டில் திருப்பதி
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Bruce’s Code is a set of rules for the management and administration of temples of Tirumala and Tirupati including the servants, enacted by East India Company in 1821 A.D.
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Bruce, the then Commissioner of the chittoor district formulated a Code containing 42 provisions, known as “Bruce’s code” for the guidance of the Tirumala and Tirupati temple administration.
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These were the well-defined rules formulated as a code having 42 provisions to ease the administration of temples of Tirumala and Tirupati on the basis of customs and previous usages without interfering in the day-to-day affairs.

The objective of the Britishers in taking over Tirupati temples was to generate fixed revenue to the Circar(government) by organising the income of the temple to prevent misappropriation and mismanagement of temple funds through systematic administration.[
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History :
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After the fall of Hindu empires by 17th century A.D, the temples of Tirumala and Tirupati came under the muslim rulers between 17th century A.D and 18th century A.D. With the arrival of Britishers, the management of temples were transferred from Nawabs of Arcot to East India Company in 1801 A.D.

During the reign of the Nawabs of Arcot, the net income of the temple was appreciated by the secular authorities for their own functioning by depriving the temple lands from the non-Hindu rulers either through self-aggrandizement or through alienation of certain hereditary servants of the temple in order to ensure permanency of service in the temple. Consequent to the death of Chanda Shahib, the then Nawab of Arcot, britisher’s installed Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of Arcot serving as vassal of the british. Consequently, Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah along with his successors ran into enormous debts to britishers. Nawabs of Arcot assigned the revenues of the temples to the East India Company to enable them recoup its expenditure incurred as a loan to the Nawab of Arcot, in spite of temple along with Paragana of Tirupati was held as property of Nawabs of Arcot nominally.

After the establishment of Board of Revenue at Forte St.George in 1789, East India Company took over the management of temple from Nawabs of Arcot to generate fixed revenue per annum to the circar by organising the income of the temple. By 1801 A.D, the British East India Company dispossessed the Nawabs of Arcot, annexed Arcot into their domain and whereby assumed the direct administration of the Tirupati temples for the sake of income of the temple.

In 1803, the then Collector of Chittoor, within which Tirupati district is situated had sent a report to the board of revenues showing the full account of the institution, together with schedules, pujas, expenses, and extent of lands etc., known as “Statton’s Report” on the tirupati Pagoda. These reports though small are in the same lines as the earliest report submitted to the British government on Jagannath Temple by “Grome” and “Garrett”. British rulers used “Statton’s Report” to control and manage the institution till a set of rules for the management of the temple and the servants, were framed in 1821 A.D known as “Bruce’s Code”.

Between 1805-16, due to many instances and complaints about misappropriation and mismanagement of Tirumala and Tirupati temple funds were brought to the notice of board, the British East India Company passed the Regulation VII of 1817 to check the abuses. Through the regulation provided, the duty of the board was only “general superintendence and not detailed management”. However, the Board interfered in almost all aspects of the administration of the Tirumala and Tirupati temple. Bruce, the then Commissioner of the chittoor district formulated a Code containing 42 provisions, known as “Bruce’s code” for the guidance of the Tirumala and Tirupati temple administration.

This interference continued till the “Court of Directors” in England strongly resented the participation of the Company’s officers and men in the idolatry conducted in Hindu temples by reason of its management of these religious institutions and ordered its relinquishment of their administration of religious endowments. It came into effect in 1842-43 A.D, in the early years of the reign of Queen Victoria.

AMARNATH CAVE ICE LINGAM

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AMARNATH CAVE ICE LINGAM (ௐ) அமர்நாத் குகை பனி லிங்கம் :
Amarnath cave (Hindi: अमरनाथ गुफा) is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir and reached through Pahalgam town. The shrine forms an important part of Hinduism, and is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism. The cave is surrounded by snowy mountains. The cave itself is covered with snow most of the year except for a short period of time in summer when it is open for pilgrims. Thousands of Hindu devotees make an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave on challenging mountainous terrain to see an ice stalagmite formed inside the cave.
Inside the 40 m (130 ft) high Amarnath cave, the stalagmite is formed due to freezing of water drops that fall from the roof of the cave on to the floor and grows up vertically from the cave floor. It is considered to be a Shiva Linga by Hindus. The Cave waxes during May to August, as snow melts in the Himalayas above the cave and the resultant water seeps into the rocks that form the cave and gradually wanes thereafter. As per the religious beliefs, it has been claimed that the lingam grows and shrinks with the phases of the moon reaching its height during the summer festival, although there is no scientific evidence for this belief.
According to a Hindu legend, this is the cave where Shiva explained the secret of life and eternity to his divine consort, Parvati.Two other ice formations represent Parvati and Shiva’s son, Ganesha.
The main purpose of the annual pilgrimage to the cave is worship of the ice stalagmite Lingam.

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अमर बलिदानी उधम सिंह जी का घर

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26 December 2013

अमर बलिदानी उधम सिंह जी का घर

कोंग्रेस की सरकार नेहरू परिवार को याद करने के लिए लाखों रुपये बहाती है, लेकिन कभी भी देश के सच्चे सपूतों को याद नहीं करती, पिछले वर्ष आर टी आई से पता चला कि सैकड़ों करोड़ रुपये इंदिरा व राजीव जयंती के नाम पर फूंके गये थे, जबकि सच्चे क्रन्तिकारी को आजतक याद नहीं किया गया, आइये हम बलिदानी उधम सिंह को नमन व स्मरण करते है…..
जहा आज वो लोग सत्ताओ का सुख भोग रहे है जिन्होंने कोई बलिदान नहीं दिया, वही ऐसे वीर बलिदानी जिन्होंने भारत माता के अपमान का बदला लेने के लिए अपनी संकल्प की अग्नि को २० साल तक दबाये रखा और….जलियावाला कांड का बदला लिया….ऐसे ही पंजाब के वीर बलिदानी उधम सिंह को हम नमन करते है…………..
तथाकथित देशभक्त जिनके वंशज आज सत्ताओ के शीर्ष पर है…….उनका द्वारा लूटा हुआ धन स्विस बांको में पड़ा है, देश के ८४ करोड़ लोग भूखे मर रहे है………..
आइये आपको दिखाते है, शहीद उधम सिंह का संगरूर, सुनाम स्थित घर, जिसको देखकर कोई यह नहीं कह सकता की यह किसी महान क्रिन्तिकारी का घर है…
पंजाब में संगरूर जिले के सुनाम गांव में 26 दिसंबर 1899 में जन्मे ऊधम सिंह ने जलियांवाला बाग में अंग्रेजों द्वारा किए गए कत्लेआम का बदला लेने की प्रतिज्ञा की थी जिसे उन्होंने गोरों की मांद में घुसकर 21 साल बाद पूरा कर दिखाया।

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हम अपनी ही सभ्यता संस्कृति का मजाक बनाते है देखिये भारतीय ज्योतिष पर क्या कहते हैं विदेशी:

गौपुञ बादल‎इतिहास बचाएँ, देश बचाएँ ! (Itihaas Bachaen, Desh Bachaen !)

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हम अपनी ही सभ्यता संस्कृति का मजाक बनाते है देखिये
भारतीय ज्योतिष पर क्या कहते हैं विदेशी:

1.> अलबरूनी ने लिखा है कि ‘ज्योतिष शास्त्र में हिन्दू लोग संसार की सभी जातियों से बढ़कर हैं। मैंने अनेक भाषाओं के अंकों के नाम सीखे हैं, पर किसी जाति में भी हजार से आगे की संख्या के लिए मुझे कोई नाम नहीं मिला। हिन्दुओं में 18 अंकों तक की संख्या के लिए नाम हैं जिनमें अंतिम संख्या का नाम परार्ध बताया गया है।’

2.> मैक्समूलर ने स्पष्ट शब्दों में कहा है कि ‘भारतवासी आकाशमंडल और नक्षत्रमंडल आदि के बारे में अन्य देशों के ऋणी नहीं हैं। इन वस्तुओं के मूल आविष्कर्ता वे ही हैं।’

3.> फ्रांसीसी पर्यटक फ्राक्वीस वर्नियर भी भारतीय ज्योतिष-ज्ञान की प्रशंसा करते हुए लिखते हैं कि ‘भारतीय अपनी गणना द्वारा चंद्रग्रहण और सूर्यग्रहण की बिलकुल ठीक भविष्यवाणी करते हैं।
इनका ज्योतिष ज्ञान प्राचीन और मौलिक है।’

4.> फ्रांसीसी यात्री टरवीनियर ने भी भारतीय ज्योतिष की प्राचीनता और विशालता से प्रभावित होकर कहा है कि ‘भारतीय ज्योतिष ज्ञान प्राचीनकाल से ही अतीव निपुण हैं।’

5.> इन्साइक्लोपीडिया ऑफ ब्रिटैनिका में लिखा है कि ‘इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि हमारे (अंग्रेजी) वर्तमान अंक-क्रम की उत्पत्ति भारत से है। संभवत: खगोल-संबंधी उन सारणियों के साथ जिनको एक भारतीय राजदूत ईस्वीं सन् 773 में बगदाद में लाया,
इन अंकों का प्रवेश अरब में हुआ।
फिर ईस्वीं सन् की 9वीं शती के प्रारंभिक काल में प्रसिद्ध अबुजफर मोहम्मद अल् खारिज्मी ने अरबी में उक्त क्रम का विवेचन किया
और उसी समय से अरबों में उसका प्रचार बढ़ने लगा ।
यूरोप में शून्य सहित यह संपूर्ण अंक-क्रम ईस्वी सन् की 12वीं शती में अरबों से लिया गया और इस क्रम से बना हुआ अंकगणित ‘अल गोरिट्मस’ नाम से प्रसिद्ध हुआ।’

भावुक दिल वाले कृप्या ईस पोस्ट को ना पडे !!

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भावुक दिल वाले कृप्या ईस पोस्ट को ना पडे !!

दो घंटे युद्ध और चलता ! तो भारत की सेना ने
लाहोर तक कब्जा कर लिया होता !!
लेकिन तभी पाकिस्तान को लगा कि जिस
रफ्तार से भारत की सेना आगे बढ़
रही हमारा तो पूरा अस्तित्व ही खत्म
हो जाएगा !
तभी पाकिस्तान ने अमेरिका से
कहा कि वो किसी तरह से युद्ध रुकवा दे !!
अमेरिका जानता था कि शास्त्री जी इतनी जल्दी नहीं मानने
वाले !! क्यूँ कि वो पहले भी दो -तीन बार
भारत को धमका चुका था !!
धमका कैसे चुका था ??
अमेरिका से गेहूं आता था भारत के लिए PL 48
स्कीम के अंडर ! ! PL मतलब public law 48 ! जैसे
भारत मे सविधान मे धराए होती है ऐसे
अमेरिका मे PL होता है ! तो बिलकुल लाल
रंग का सड़ा हुआ गेंहू अमेरिका से भारत मे
आता था ! और ये समझोता पंडित नेहरू ने
किया था !!
जिस गेंहू को अमेरिका मे जानवर
भी नहीं खाते थे उसे भारत के लोगो के लिए
आयात करवाया जाता था ! आपके घर मे कोई
बुजुर्ग हो आप उनसे पूछ सकते हैं
कितना घटिया गेहूं होता था वो !!
तो अमेरिका ने भारत को धमकी दी कि हम
भारत को गेहूं देना बंद कर देंगे !
तो शास्त्री जी ने कहा हाँ कर दो ! फिर
कुछ दिन बाद अमेरिका का ब्यान
आया कि अगर भारत को हमने गेंहू देना बंद कर
दिया ! तो भारत के लोग भूखे मर जाएँगे !!
शास्त्री जी ने कहा हम बिना गेंहू के भूखे मारे
या बहुत अधिक खा के मरे ! तुम्हें क्या तकलीफ
है !???
हमे भूखे मारना पसंद होगा बेशर्ते तुम्हारे देश
का सड़ा हुआ गेंहू खाके !! एक तो हम पैसे भी पूरे दे
ऊपर से सड़ा हुआ गेहूं खाये ! नहीं चाहीये
तुम्हारा गेंहू !!
फिर शास्त्री ने दिल्ली मे एक
रामलीला मैदान मे लाखो लोगो से निवेदन
किया कि एक तरफ पाकिस्तान से युद्ध चल
रहा है ! ऐसे हालातो मे देश को पैसे कि बहुत
जरूरत पड़ती है ! सब लोग अपने फालतू खर्चे बंद करे !
ताकि वो domestic saving से देश के काम आए !
या आप सीधे सेना के लिए दान दे ! और हर
व्यति सप्ताह से एक दिन सोमवार का वर्त
जरूर रखे !!
तो शास्त्री जी के कहने पर देश के
लाखो लोगो ने सोमवार को व्रत रखना शुरू
कर दिया ! हुआ ये कि हमारे देश मे ही गेहु बढ्ने
लगा ! और शास्त्री जी भी खुद सोमवार
का व्रत रखा रखते थे !!
शास्त्री जी ने जो लोगो से कहा पहले
उसका पालन खुद किया ! उनके घर मे बाई
आती थी !! जो साफ सफाई और कपड़े
धोती थी !
तो शास्त्री जी उसको हटा दिया और
बोला ! देश हित के लिए मैं
इतना खर्चा नहीं कर सकता ! मैं खुद ही घर
कि सारी सफाई करूंगा !
क्यूंकि पत्नी ललिता देवी बीमार
रहा करती थी !
और शास्त्री अपने कपड़े भी खुद धोते थे ! उनके
पास सिर्फ
दो जोड़ी धोती कुरता ही थी !!
उनके घर मे एक ट्यूटर
भी आया करता था जो उनके
बच्चो को अँग्रेजी पढ़ाया करता था !
तो शास्त्री जी ने उसे भी हटा दिया !
तो उसने शास्त्री जी ने
कहा कि आपका अँग्रेजी मे फेल हो जाएगा !
तब शास्त्री जी ने कहा होने दो ! देश के
हजारो बच्चे अँग्रेजी मे ही फेल होते है
तो इसी भी होने दो ! अगर अंग्रेज़ हिन्दी मे
फेल हो सकते है तो भारतीय अँग्रेजी मे फेल
हो सकते हैं ! ये तो स्व्भविक है
क्यूंकि अपनी भाषा ही नहीं है ये !!
एक दिन शास्त्री जी पत्नी ने
कहा कि आपकी धोती फट गई है ! आप
नहीं धोती ले आईये ! शास्त्री जी ने
कहा बेहतर होगा ! कि सोई धागा लेकर तुम
इसको सिल दो ! मैं नई धोती लाने
की कल्पना भी नहीं कर सकता ! मैंने सब कुछ
छोड़ दिया है पगार लेना भी बंद कर
दिया है !! और जितना हो सके कम से कम खर्चे मे
घर का खर्च चलाओ !!
अंत मे शास्त्री जी युद्ध के बाद समझोता करने
ताशकंद गए ! और फिर जिंदा कभी वापिस
नहीं लौट पाये !! पूरे देश
को बताया गया की उनकी मृत्यु हो गई ! जब
कि उनकी ह्त्या कि गई थी !!

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VISITED BUBANESWAR ONCE AGAIN LAST WEEK…A VISIT TO THIS GREAT MONUMENT AN YEAR AGO GAVE RISE TO ‘PROUD TO BE BORN IN INDIA’ SERIES IN MY MIND…The great Rabindranath Tagore stayed there in this place explored it every day continuously for 6 months and made a comment that he could not see even 6 inches of it… Magnificent architectural and geometric beauty…Unbelievable ultra modern scientific technology… It’s high time we Indians looking for a break and vacations abroad should start thinking of great destinations like this left for us to visit by our ancestors….SALUTE TO THIS GREAT MONUMENT OF INDIAN SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE..SALUTE TO THOSE ARCHEOLOGISTS WORKING TO REVIVE ITS GLORY…

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“”जब एक मुस्लिम शहजादी सती हुए राजपूत योद्धा के पीछे “”
==महारावल वीरमदेव सोनिगरा चौहान (जालौर)=====
राजस्थान का इतिहास शोर्य और बलिदानी गाथाओ से भरा है राजस्थान मे जहाँ भी जाऐँगे आपको वीरो कि शौर्य गाथाए सूनने को मिलेगी ऐसे स्थलो मे से एक है जालोर का स्वर्णगिरी दुर्ग जो देश भर मे अभेध दुर्गो मे गिना जाता है
“आभ फटे धर उलटे कटे बखत रा कोर सिर कटे धर लडपडे जद छूटे जालोर ”

12 वीँ शताब्दी के अँतिम वर्षो मे जालोर दुर्ग पर चौहान राजा कान्हडदेव का शासन था इनका पुत्र कूँवर वीरमदेव चौहान समस्त राजपूताना मे कुश्ती का प्रसिद्ध पहलवान था एवँ कूशल यौद्धा था छोटी आयू मे भी कई यूद्धो मे कुशल सैन्य सँचालन कर अपनी सैना को विजय दिलाई थी वीरमदेव कि ख्याति सुनकर उसके प्रभावशाली व्यक्तित्व को देख कर दिल्ली के बादशाह अल्लाउदिन खिलजी कि बेटी शहजादी फिरोजा(सताई) का दिल विरमदेव पर आ गया तथा शहजादी ने किसी भी किमत पर विरमदेव से विवाह करने तथा अपनाने कि जिद पकड ली “वर वरुँ तो विरमदेव ना तो रहुँगी अकन कूँवारी ” शहजादी कि हठ सूनकर दिल्ली दरबार मे कौहराम मच गया काफी सोच विचार के बाद अपना राजनैतिक फायदा देख बादशाह खिलजी इसके लिए तैयार हुआ शादी का प्रस्ताव जालोर दुर्ग पहुँचाया गया मगर विरमदेव ने तूरँत प्रस्ताव ठुकरा दिया और कहा “मामा लाजै भाटियाँ कूल लाजै चौह्वान जौ मे परणुँ तुरकाणी तो पश्चिम उगे भान” (मतलब मेरे मामा भाटी वंश से है में खुद चौहान एक तुर्कन से कैसे शादी करू मेरा वंश अपवित्र हो जायेगा ऐसा तभी संभव है जब सूरज पश्चिम से उगेगा )

परिणामत युद्ध का ऐलान हुआ लगभग एक वर्ष तक तुर्को कि सैना जालोर पर घेरा लगाए बैठी रही फिर युद्ध प्रारँभ हुआ किल्ले की राजपूतनियो ने जौहर की रस्म निभायी मात्र 22 वर्ष कि अल्पायू मे खुद विरमदेव केसरिया बाना पहन कर सबसे आगे सैना का नैतृत्व कर रहा था और इस भयँकर यूद्ध मे विरमदेव विरगति को प्राप्त हो गया तूर्कि सैना विरमदेव का सिर दिल्ली ले गयी तथा शहजादी के सामने रख दिया जब शहजादी ने मस्तक को थाली मे रखवाया और मस्तक से शादी करने की बात कही तो मस्तक अपने आप थाली से पलट गया लेकिन शहजादी भी अपने वादे पर अडीग थी शादी करुँगी तो विरमदेव से वर्ना कूँवारी मर जाऊँगी अतँत शहजादी मस्तक को अपने हाथ मे लेकर यमूना नदी मे कूद कर विरमदेव के पिछे सती हो गयी”……………।
वीरमदेव ने अपना कर्तव्य निभाया और एक हिन्दू होने के नाते मरने को तैयार हुआ पर एक तूर्कि मुस्लिम शहजादी से शादी नही की वही एक मुस्लिम शहजादी एक हिन्दू राजा के प्रेम मे इतनी कायल हुई कि उसके लिए अपनी जान तक दे दी अतँत शहजादी मस्तक को अपने हाथ मे लेकर यमूना नदी मे कूद कर विरमदेव के पिछे सती हो गयी”