Punyabhoomi Sardavita

 

Mother Sarada was born on December 22, 1853 in a Brahmin family in rural Bengal. This little girl from a Brahmin family became the mother of all at one time. She devoted herself to the service of humanity only after her marriage to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Dev. The name of this village in Bankura district of West Bengal is Jayarambati. Various events have been organized in this village to mark the 170th birth anniversary of Mother Sarada Devi. And this event starts with Mangalarati at Matri Mandir. On this morning, after the Mangalarati, a procession is being carried out with the pictures of Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Also in the evening a program of devotional songs, a program of Purulia Chow dance and various religious programs are organized.

But not only the ceremony, Matri temple and mother's house are decorated with flowers and Alpana. Mother Sarada was born in this mother temple of Jayarambati. This temple is famous for Jagaddhatri Puja. But on Ma Sarada's birth day, many people are seen in this temple.

For the past few years, Sarada's mother's birthday has been celebrated at her birth place Jayarambati following some special rules due to the Corona situation. But now his birthday will be celebrated grandly as the Corona situation is under control. However, on this day, not only Jayarambati, but also Kamarpukur, the birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa Dev, is celebrated. Even before the start of the Corona situation, a crowd of about twenty thousand fans was seen in this event every year. Prasad was distributed to all of them. Many foreign nationals also participate in this festival.

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Fasting on Wednesdays pleases Lord Mercury

 

Wednesday is a very important day according to Hindu beliefs. It is on this day that Wednesday Vrata is observed, fasting on Wednesday to seek the blessings of Lord Mercury. This fast is observed to restore peace and prosperity in the world. According to tradition, fasting on Wednesday requires one meal during the day and one meal at night. Green things are to be used in this fast - like green vegetables in food, green clothes etc. After fasting for the whole day, Lord Shiva should be worshiped with incense, bel leaves etc. Prasad should be taken after Wednesday story and Puja of Budhdev. Prasad should consist of jaggery, rice and curd and white flowers should be offered to the Lord on this day.

Wednesday is an auspicious day for Ganesh Puja:

There is a custom of worshiping Lord Ganesha on Wednesday, so Wednesday is considered as Lord Ganesha's day. If a person has Mercury debilitated in Kusthi, he should perform Ganesh Puja and fast on Wednesday. It is said that any auspicious work should be started on Wednesday. According to mythological belief, when Lord Ganesha was born, Lord Mercury was present in Kailasa. Due to the presence of Lord Mercury, Ganesh Puja is started every Wednesday since then.

According to the Vrata, there lived a man named Madhusudan in the city of Samtapur. He was very rich. Madhusudan was married to a beautiful daughter of Balrampur city. Once Madhusudan went to Balrampur on a Wednesday to pick up his wife. But his mother-in-law said, today is Wednesday. Do not travel on Wednesday for any auspicious work. But Madhusudan did not agree. He left in a bullock cart with his wife. After going some distance, one of the wheels of his car broke. From there both started the journey on foot. On the way, his wife got very thirsty. Madhusudan sat him under a tree and went to fetch water. After some time, when Madhusudan returned with the water, he was surprised to find another person of the same appearance sitting next to his wife. The wife was also surprised to see Madhusudan. He could not distinguish between the two. Madhusudan asked the man, 'Who are you and why are you sitting next to my wife?' Hearing Madhusudan, the man said, 'Hey brother, this is my wife. I have come to take my wife home from her in-laws. But who are you to ask me such a question?' Madhusudan said, 'You must be a thief. This is my wife Sangeeta. I went to fetch him water sitting under a tree.' Then the man said - 'Hey brother! you are lying I went to fetch water. I even brought water and made my wife drink. Now you quietly leave here. Otherwise I will call a soldier and hand you over.' A fight started between the two over this. Many people gathered there to see their fight. Some soldiers of the city also come there. The soldiers caught both of them and took them to the king. After hearing the whole incident, the king could not take any decision. Meanwhile, Madhusudan's wife is also in doubt about the original and fake.

The king asked to send both of them to jail. The real Madhusudan was frightened by the king's decision. Then the sky said - 'Madhusudan! You made a mistake by leaving your in-laws house on Wednesday without listening to your elders. So all this happened because of Lord Budhdev's anger.

Madhusudan prayed to Lord Buddha, 'O Lord Buddha, forgive me. I made a big mistake. In future, I will never travel on Wednesdays and I will observe your fast every Wednesday.

Lord Budhadeva pardoned Madhusudan after his prayers. Then the other man disappeared from before the king. The king and others were amazed at this miracle. By this grace of Lord Budhadeva, the king respectfully sent away Madhusudan and his wife.

After some distance they saw a bullock cart on the road. The broken wheel of the bullock cart was also attached. Both sat in it and went towards Samtapur. Madhusudan and his wife both fasted every Wednesday and began to live happily and peacefully. Thus, by the grace of Lord Budhdev, the rain of happiness started in everyone's life. Thus all men and women who fast on Wednesdays and listen to this story of fasting, Lord Mercury removes all their sufferings.

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What kind of person was Ramakrishna Paramahansadev?

Today is the birthday of Ramakrishna Paramahansadeva. All over the world special pooja is going on on the occasion of birthday. He was a saint at a critical juncture, educated Hindus were gradually drawn towards Christianity and Brahmanism. The reason for this is, of course, religious fanaticism, oppression of the lower castes by the upper castes of Hinduism and various evil practices. Just then the man who came and took the helm, his name was Paramahansadev. He spread the word of God through simple words, folk education, the logistics of life. To the devotees he is Tagore, Yugavatar. But what kind of man was Ramakrishna, do we try to know at all? The real man is lost under the pressure of divinity. Adap has to know the man closely to reach him. He was a complete foodie, like a child at eleven. Unable to bear the heat, he ate ice, and was also weak against hookah. There was also a lot of humor, it is not an exaggeration to say funny.

We know Gadadhar Chattapadhyay from his love of food, just as he used to ask Maa Kali for candied sugar to serve the devotees, he himself loved to eat various food items to entertain the devotees. Kishore Gadadhar would not eat Dakshineshwar's food, because Kaivarta was the queen of Jan Bazar. How can a Brahmin eat food at the hands of Shudrani! So he burned his hands and cooked boiled rice and ate it. Thus the conservative Tagore became the Tagore of love. He gave love unreservedly. Tagore was a man with a thin stomach, he always ate light food. Gurupak would not even touch the food cooked with ghee in the temple. He used to drink Ganges water, so he used to get stomach ailment. At first Hridiyaram and later Sarada used to eat food cooked by mother. That food was equivalent to food. Naren also eats the banjan cooked by his mother for Tagore. The Gurupak Khichuri Bhog of the temple took his share allocation from the temple authorities and distributed it among the common people.

Among Tagore's favorite foods were sweets, the famous Bhimnag sandesh being one of his favourites. But the other two sweets white bhonde and jilipi were two of Tagore's favorite sweets. Legend has it that Tagore was very fond of eating white bhonde at Satyakingar Modak shop in Kamarpukur. Many say that some boy from Modak's house was a classmate of Tagore. Sada Bonde is the famous sweet of Kamarpukur, the birthplace of Tagore. It is made from Ramakalai. This thing is not available anywhere else except Kamarpukur.

The most talked about dish after Jilipi is Kachuri. Tagore was very fond of eating Luchi, Puri, Parota. Thakur used to ask his mother to make thick parota and dal for Naren. This proves how much of a foodie Tagore was. Girish Ghosh lifting him from the plate of food; Tagore says that Girish is not allowed to eat such beautiful, hot Nuchi, and when he himself is unable to eat anything with his sick mouth, he is feeding Girish with Kochuri. These brothers of flour and flour were Tagore's favourites. In fact, North Kolkata is the capital of Chop Kachuri. That was Tagore's haunt.

The most talked about dish after Jilipi is Kachuri. Tagore was very fond of eating Luchi, Puri, Parota. Thakur used to ask his mother to make thick parota and dal for Naren. This proves how much of a foodie Tagore was. Girish Ghosh lifting him from the plate of food; Tagore says that Girish is not allowed to eat such beautiful, hot Nuchi, and when he himself is unable to eat anything with his sick mouth, he is feeding Girish with Kochuri. These brothers of flour and flour were Tagore's favourites. In fact, North Kolkata is the capital of Chop Kachuri. That was Tagore's haunt.

Sri Ramakrishnadev used to eat fagu sahu kachuri. But who is this fagu? According to family sources, Fagu Sahu was a resident of Bihar. He left Bihar to Kolkata in search of work. Then never went back. His business has been going on for four or five men. There are so many stories and stories surrounding Ramakrishnadev's relationship with the ancient and well-known 'Mukhoruchi' vegetarian oil shop in Barahnagar. Ramakrishnadev was a great devotee of Fagu. One day he was returning from Calcutta by horse cart. Along with his nephew Ramlal and coachman of the car. Across the street is Fagur's vegetarian oil fry shop. Ramakrishnadev asked Ramlal, "Is there money in the tank?" As soon as Ramlal said yes, the order came, "Go and buy the kachuri." Ramlal went to fetch kachuri. Ramakrishna Dev sitting in the car. Fagu cared for Ramakrishna very much. First he gave water and two khilis to drink. Then gave kachuri. Ramlal brought the kachuri and saw that Ramakrishnadev was not in the car. When asked about the coachman, he said, "Tagoor got down from the car a long time ago and went straight." Ramlal then ran towards the direction Ramakrishna had gone.

Ramlal saw him at a distance and asked, "Where are you going alone?" Ramakrishnadev then says, "I will eat Fagur Kachuri". He kept on walking towards Dakshineshwar. Gopallal Thakur Road is on one side of Baranagar area and Kashipur Road is on the other side. At the junction of these two roads, next to the Kali temple stands the famous vegetarian televazar 'Fagur Shop', named 'Mukhoruchi'. History is inextricably linked with this shop. There is a special text attached to the photo frame when entering the shop, "Just north of this Kali Mandir there was a Phagu shop. Sri Sri Sri Ramakrishnadev used to love to eat Kachuri from the Phagu shop. Now there is a kitchen where there was an open rice food shop, a food shop is also running in that place named Mukhoruchi." Below the text is a reference to a 1967 souvenir of the Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission Ashram. A Kalimandir still exists today next to the shop

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Satipeeth is one of the Kannapeeths

Nashik in Maharashtra. Sixty kilometers from there is a small village, Nanduri. Here is one of the Satipeeths of Ekannapeeth. The seat is on a high hill. This Peethasthan is also called as one of the Peethas of 'Three and a half Shaktipeeths'. Now the question is, what is the reason for saying this to this bench? In fact, according to legend, the existence of four satipeeths is acknowledged at different places in Maharashtra. These four Peeths are 'Mahalakshmi Mandir' in Kolhapur, 'Tulja Bhavani Mandir' in Tuljapur, 'Renuka Mandir' in Mohr and this much discussed temple in Nanduri village in Nasik. Three of them are considered as Purna Peetha and one as Upa Peetha. So these four Peeths together are called 'Sade Trin Shaktipeeth'. The deity who presides over the hilltop peeth of our discussion, Nanduri village, is called 'Saptasringi Devi'.

The main reason for the name of the goddess being 'Saptasringi' is the location of the goddess's seat. 'Sapta' means, seven; 'Shringa' means, hill or mountain top. The hill on which the goddess is standing is the seven-numbered peak. And this seventh peak is surrounded by the remaining six peaks. It is a wonderful coexistence. As the goddess resides on the seventh peak, the local people also address the goddess as 'Saptasringanivasini Devi'.

According to legend, the goddess has been present in this Peethasthan since the dawn of time. Because, the goddess herself is 'Brahmaswarupini'. He emerged from the Kamandalu of Grandfather Brahma by creating Himself. After his appearance he asked his grandfather to fix a holy abode for him. Then Brahma requested him to sit on this peak, one of the seven peaks, considering it sacred. In the past, this seven-pointed mountain range was dense and secluded tropical forest; Also there were one hundred and eight sacred tanks. These kundas are still very sacred and a sight to behold for devotees. Some of them are named, 'Jalgumpha', 'Kalikunda', 'Shivatirtha', 'Suryakunda' etc. However, this place is highly favored by the goddess as it is very beautiful. And Devi started living here. Later, when a 'part' of the goddess was born as Dakshkanya Sati and could not bear the humiliation of her husband Shiva, she committed suicide; Lord Vishnu then split Sati's dead body into fifty one pieces. Wherever these fifty-one pieces of earth fall, a perfect and full satipeeth is formed. Sati's right arm fell into fifty-one pieces on the seven horns. Since the goddess 'Shakti' was presided over by Saptashringi in the Satipeeth of Saptashringa, she is the presiding deity of this pith.

The idol of the goddess is huge. About eight to ten feet high. This idol has been built by carving on the mountain. So the statue is attached to the mountain. The goddess in her form is 'Mahisasuramardini'. According to legend, the idol of the goddess is not carved by any man, this idol is self-created i.e. this idol of the goddess is Swayambhu. How did Swayambhu come to the public eye? There is a story behind it. The story goes that where there is an idol of the goddess, a large beehive once formed; A honey-gatherer breaking the wheel first discovers the idol of the goddess and then the goddess comes into common sight, the daily worship of the goddess begins.

Anyway, back to the matter of Devimurthy's appearance. The idol of the goddess is warrior. He has eighteen hands. All hands have weapons. They include Shiva's trident, Vishnu's chakra, conch shell, bow and arrow, jamandala, kamandalu, parashu, lotus etc. The entire body of the goddess is covered in vermilion. 'Oh' is written on the forehead with paint. The eyebrows of the goddess are painted in the shape of a bow in black. There is a carved real eyebrow just below it, but it's not so bankim. Devi's nostrils flared up. It has Maharashtrian Kalka shaped nath. The eyes of the goddess are like slits, painted in black and white. The vision is distant, but intense, yet it holds shelter for the devotee. The face of the goddess is not smooth, somewhat like the Durga statue in Atpaur of Bengal. Griba Ishat Bame Bankim. Jeweled crown on the head of the goddess. A coil of flowers and jewels in the ear. Garland of flowers and jewels around the neck. The goddess is dressed in a special way with bosana and bosom. The two feet of the goddess are covered with silver. The altar and mandap of the goddess are decorated like a court with ornate silver leaves. Devi's real feet cannot be touched by devotees. As in Tarapeeth, devotees bow down to separate silver lotus feet to pay their respects to the Goddess, here too there is a similar arrangement. Far from the altar of the goddess is the symbol of Mahishasura in the form of a metal buffalo head.

According to legend, this goddess Saptasringi was worshiped by Sri Ramachandra himself. On the hill where the goddess resides, the forest that existed earlier was famous as 'Dandakaranya'. Sri Ramachandra appeared in this Peeth while he was grazing in the forest with Goddess Sita. Here he felt the presence of Devi Shakti and worshiped the Goddess with his own hands. It is said that when Lakshmana fell unconscious in Lanka during the battle, Hanuman appeared on this hillock of the Devi in search of a distraction.

There are some peculiarities in the worship of Devi. For example, during Abhishekam, the Goddess is bathed in hot water with panchamrit (honey, sugar, milk, curd and ghee). The goddess is adorned with new clothes every day. The goddess can also be worshiped by offering coconuts, but the preferred offering of the goddess is 'Turis'. It is a special pita made with butter and flour. At night, a special folk community performs dance songs accompanied by various tantri-folk songs in front of the goddess. Fans get a chance to watch this show. This dance song is called 'Gondhal'. When a child is born in the house of someone from the local Kathar or Kutadi community during the 'namkaran' ceremony

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Radhakrishna's fifth wave of history tradition

 

Dolotsava is celebrated on Falguni Purnima. But the full moon is the end of Dolotsava? More swings are celebrated in Bengal, a vast reservoir of diversity. But they are not for Shukla, but for Krishna. Fifth swing on the fifth, seventh swing on the seventh, eighth swing on the eighth, tenth swing on the tenth day. Today I will learn about the fifth swing of Radhakrishna. In the writings of the poet Govindadas-

Phagu Vrindavan-Chand was playing.

Ritupati Manmath Manmath Chand.

The beautiful ones are in the middle of the congregation.

Colorful Love Wave Dress.

Agu fagu dei nagari-nayane.

In retirement, Nagar Chumbaye Boyan.

Chaitanya Dev is more important than Radhakrishna in Bengal.

Phalgunpurnima tithi Nakshatra Phalguni.

Janam Lovil Gora Gaur Gunamani.

Dol Purnima is the birth date of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The next day Mahaprabhu's feast is celebrated The next day there is a procession with the shoes of Mahaprabhu Then on the fifth and tenth days, Mahaprabhu's swing takes place Again the seventh swing is also celebrated. Many people think that Radhakrishna's dola day should not be Mahaprabhu's dola The fifth swing is observed Mythological history says that during the fifth swing, Shri Krishna used to enjoy swinging with his friends. So in many places the deity idol is carried around on a palanquin on this tithi.

Pancham Dol is celebrated with great fanfare in Navadwip of Nadia. However, apart from Nabadwip, Panchham Dol is organized in different regions including Harishchandrapur, Dumkar Sadipur, Balramchak, Dhandanga, Bangladesh in Malda. Chattrajbari's Pancham Dol Utsav is very famous at Tantipara in Katowice. The history of Bargi Hana is connected with the fifth wave of Katwa. Year 1742 Alivardi Khan is running Bengal with usury. Alivardi then in Odisha expedition, at that time the Maratha bandit Bargi leader Bhaskar Pandit attacked Bengal. While plundering Burdwan, he occupied Katwa. At that time the Chattraj family took refuge in Bara village from Srikhand. When the Bargis attacked and broke the idols of all the gods and goddesses. At that time, after immersing the idol in the Ganges near Maugram, Radhadamodar Narayana tied the rock to a thread and started walking on the road. After crossing many roads, they rested at Bara village. There he gets a dream that there is a neem tree near the Nimgarh pond in the north of the village. He was instructed to make an idol of the god from the wood of that neem tree. The craftsman who will make it lives in the east of this village, it is also known in Swapnadesh. God has given a picture of how the idol will be in the artist's mind. Then the search for the neem tree began, a piece of that tree was cut and an idol was made. The Daru Vigraha of the Katwar temple has a little Gangamati coating. Krishnahari Chattraj was the presiding scholar of Sanarandir Raja's Banharivad. He used to be busy due to Dol festival in Rajbari. So conveniently he practiced panchamadol in his house. After Caitanya Mahaprabhu's disappearance, Sri Sri Chaitanyacaritamrta was written, there is also a mention of Pancham Dola.

The Radha Gobind temple of Chattrajbari in Tantipara, Katowice is about three hundred years old. Even today idols have to be visited from Natmandi. Public is not allowed to go up to the main temple of Mahaprabhu. Many visitors thronged to see Chattrajbari Dola Yatra. Burning of spikes was organized at three road junctions near Karbalatla. The main attraction of Chattrajbari Dola Yatra is the fifth and sixth days of Dola. On the fifth and sixth Dola days, Naam Sankirtan, Bhog Puja and Aarti are organized. Mahaprasad was distributed at noon.

In Bara village of Birbhum, the fifth wave is also celebrated with much fanfare. According to Tithi, a few days after Dolpurnima, Panchamdol is started by burning chanchar in the morning of Panchami in Bara village of Bara Sawta village panchayat of Nanur police station in Birbhum. On Panchami, Vigraha is taken out in village circumambulation, kirtan is performed. In the evening Kirtan and Dolgan are played and Abir is played at night. On the sixth day, the festival ends with Annakoot in the afternoon and dusting in the afternoon. Mahaprabhu recognizes the fifth Purushartha love beyond the five rasas ie dharma meaning karma moksha, because it is love that makes one taste the sweetness of Krishna.

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Why is Brahma worshiped at the beginning of the month of Chaitra?

The last month of the year is Chaitramas. At the end of Chaitra, the new year begins. Bengalis welcome the New Year. Bengalis celebrate many festivals during Chaitramas. Chaitra Navratri Annapurna Puja, Ram Navami, Gajan, Shiva fasting. Vishu is celebrated in Kerala, Gudi Pava in Maharashtra.

Chaitra month starts on March 15. According to Hindu belief, Brahma initiated creation from Shukla Pratipada in the month of Chaitra. So the month of Chaitra has special importance. This year 21 March Chaitra Amavasya, 22 March Chaitra Navratri, 30 March Ram Navami.

Many people worship Brahma on the first day of Chaitra month. Because Brahma started creation from Shukla Pratipada of Chaitra month, Hargauri is worshiped on the second day. Ganesha is specially worshiped on the fourth day of Chaitra month. On the fifth day the worship of the Naga deity is performed. Sun on seventh day, Goddess Durga from ninth day.

Chaitra Navratri will be celebrated from March 22 to March 30 this year as per the Drik Siddhanta calendar. It will be held on March 22 This Ghatstapana or Kalastapana ritual is very important in this Vrat By this the Parvan is introduced The nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped for nine days. These nine forms or navarupas of Durga are Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandrajhanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri and Sridatri. After autumn, devotees again fast in spring for Navaratri. The auspicious time of Ghatsthapan is 6.23 am to 7.32 am on March 22. Ghatshapana means Chaitra Navratri or Spring Navratri festival has started This nirghant is important to the devotees of Navratri Vrat

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Hanuman Jayanti

This year the Purnima Tithi of the month of Chaitra started at 9:19 am on April 5 and will end at 10:4 am on April 6. As per Udayatithi, this year Hanuman Jayanti will be celebrated only on April 6.

Hanuman Pavanputra. He is also believed to be the son of Kesrinandan and Anjana. There are many stories about his birth. In the Treta Yuga, Maharaja Dasharatha performed Putreshti Yajna for the desire of having children. After the yajna, the priest divides the special pies equally between Dasharatha's three queens Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Subhadra. At that time a bird ran away with some pies. By flying, the bird reached Devi Anjana's ashram. He was worshiping Mahadev then. Pies fell from the bird's mouth into Anjana's hands. Anjana thought it was Mahadev's prasad and ate it. It was from that grace that the eleventh incarnation of Mahadev, Bajrangbali, was born. The day was Chaitra Purnima. It is said that Rudravata's Bajrangbali was born to accompany Sri Vishnu during his Rama avatar.

Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated twice a year. This festival is celebrated once again on the full moon of the month of Chaitra and also on the Chaturdashi tithi of the Krishna Paksha of the month of Kartik.

According to religious beliefs, Lord Hanuman should be worshiped by reciting Hanuman Chalisa on this holy day. Worshiping Hanumanji on this day gets rid of problems in life and brings happiness and peace. Devotees offer vermilion or red cloth and flower garlands to Hanuman Ji on this day.

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Neel Shasthi: Child auspiciousness, rituals and worship of Shiva and Shasthi Devi

Various vows are celebrated in Bengal in twelve months. Basically women observe the vow for the welfare of the world. One of the most popular vows in Bengal is Neel Shasti. This vow is observed for the well-being of the child.

"Light through the blue room

Drink water, daughter."

Blue is blue voice i.e. Shiva. Neel Puja is performed on the day before Chaitra Sankranti. According to mythology, Neel Puja is the marriage ceremony of Nilavati and Shiva. According to folklore, after Sati abdicated in Dakshayagna, she returned to Niladhwaja King's Villaban. Then the king named her Neelchandika or Nilavati. He nurtured Nilavati as his own daughter. When Nilavati became marriageable, King Niladhwaja arranged her marriage with Mahadev. Nilavati seduced Shiva in the living room and later died in the form of a fly by throwing herself into the water with flowers. Neel Puja is the marriage ceremony of Nilavati and Shiva. However, apart from this myth, there is another story according to folklore. Even if a child was born to a Brahmin-Brahmin, none of them lived long. After the untimely death of one child after another, they were overwhelmed with grief. One day the two were sitting on the Ganga Ghat in Kashidham and lamenting their grief. At that time Ma Shasthi appeared there in the guise of an old Brahmin and demanded to know the reason for their lamentation. When the Brahmin-Brahmins told their sorrows to the old Brahmin-looking mother Shasthi, Ma Shasthi asked them to observe the vow of Neel Shasthi. On the day before Chaitra Sankranti, he fasted the whole day and in the evening lighted a lamp in front of Neel i.e. Shiva and instructed Ma Shasthi to break the fast by bowing down. According to Ma Shasthi, the Brahmin Brahmin observes the Nilasashti vow and gets a child.

Due to its association with Neel Puja, the wish for the well-being of children and long life, the popularity of this vow is immense. Neel Puja or Neel Shasthi Vrat is a festival for mothers in rural Bengal. Ma Shashti is another physical form of Maa Durga. Variations in the observance of this vow can be observed from region to region. But mothers everywhere observe this vow on this day to wish their children a long life.

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Hinduism Bhakti Songs

Bhajan is the generic name for any kind of Indian, usually Hindu, devotional song.

Listen to Hindu Devotional Songs . Various Artists

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Swayambhu Unmatteswara Shiva Temple of Mahasadhaka Kailaspati

 

A Shiva temple in Mallarpur has been discussed in the previous episode. Today I will tell the story of another Shiva temple in Birbhum. He is crazy. Like Tarakeshwar's father Tarakanath, the Malleswar and Unmatteshwar Shivlingas are Swayambhu, Akhand and Anadilinga. Birbhum is the meeting place of Shaiva-Shakta-Vaishnava.

If you want to know about Unmatteshwar, you have to know about Mahasadhaka Kailasapati. This Kailasapati was a Tantrasadhaka. It is said that Mahasadhaka Kailaspati is the tantra guru of Bamakshyapa. It is said that Kailasapati taught Tantra by placing Bamakshyapa in the seat of Panchamundi. Kailasapati, however, was the son of this Bengal before his ascetic life. Although he was a son of Bengal, his Tantra education was not done in Bengal. Saint Kailaspati's field of practice was North India, but he returned to Bengal. He came to Bengal and established a temple to follow the orders of the Guru. The Maharaja of Kashmir donated one lakh rupees for the establishment of the temple. He also allocated a monthly stipend of 50 rupees to the Maharaja of Kashmir for the daily puja expenses of the temple. Unmettashwar is present in this temple.

Dabuk village is a few kilometers away from the temple of Goddess Tara at Tarapeeth. In that Dabuk village there is the Unmetteshwar Shiva temple founded by Kailaspati. The worshiping deity of the temple is Dabukeshwar Unmatteswar Devadidev Mahadev. The Shiva Swayambhu of the temple means the destroyer. Even after digging 40 holes under the ground, the bottom of this Shiva Linga was not found. Saint Bamakshyapa also used to visit this temple. He renovated the Shivalinga here. Later many saintly monks like Madan Gonsai, Purnananda Swami, Kuldananda Brahmachari used to come here. used to practice Almost all of them took initiation from Kailasapati. He also achieves by doing sadhana.

Annabhoga is served daily to Lord Shiva in the temple. The temple also has an idol of Goddess Tara. Here the Goddess Tara is also offered food. It is said that Unmatteshwar is actually Bhairava of Goddess Tara. Special pujas and festivals are celebrated in this temple on the occasion of Shivratri. Also in the months of Shravan and Chaitra the pooja is performed with grandeur. A large number of devotees gathered. Devotees believe that Shiva here is very awake. Devotees come from far and wide to pour water on the head of Shivalinga. Many saints and monks visit this temple daily. Many sadhakas have attained siddhi by doing Shaiva Sadhana in this temple. This temple in Dabuk is a Shaivite pilgrimage, devotees flock to this temple from far and wide throughout the year to fulfill their wishes.

Again not far from Mallarpur is Ganapur, a once prosperous village. There are forty five Shiva temples in this village. Such an ornate and beautifully crafted Shiva temple is not seen very often in any rural area. At the very center of Ganapur village there are 14 Charchala Shiva temples in Kalitala, 7 on the east side, 4 on the west side, 3 on the north side and a lofty dolmancha, a semi-circular temple on the south side. Only four temples have foundation inscriptions. There are 5 more terracotta temples to the south of Kalitala. On the front of the 14 Charchala Shiva temple, Rama-Ravana battle, Draupadi disrobing, Yudhishthira-Shakuni playing dice, Kathacherai, Mahishamardini Durga etc. are carved. Some of the temples are more than 200-250 years old. Brihatnarayan Temple with Atchala is located here. The Bardhishnu family Choudhuris of this village were Shaivites. It is said that once the village was destroyed due to famine. To save the villagers from dying of starvation, the Chowdhury family took the initiative to build the temple. The event dates back to the 18th century. The temples took about 12 years to build. The temples were built between 1767 and 1779. Here is Shiv Pahari. The memory of Kalapahar is here. Shiva's name is Sri Sri Baba Siddhinath. It is said that Shiva was named Siddhinath as Jayadratha achieved Siddhi here.

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Mahamaya Durga is the Ishwari Thakurrani of Kamteshwari temple?

Gosanimari in Cooch Behar has a temple of Goddess Kamteswari. The goddess is worshiped as Durga in autumn. Goddess Kamteswari is also worshiped throughout the year at the Kamteswari temple. The goddess is worshiped during Akal Bodhan in traditional stone idols. Kamateswari temple is a unique landmark of Dinhatta in Cooch Behar district. Aaradhya Devi of the temple is Maa Bhavani. Hence the temple is also known as Maa Bhavani temple. But there is disagreement about who is the founder of this temple. It is said that King Nildhvaja of Sena dynasty was the founder of the temple. He was a devotee of Kamateswari. His kingdom was named after the goddess Kamata, with Kamteshwar as its capital. Two more kings of the Sena dynasty, Chakradhvaja and Nilambar, are known to have ruled Kamtapur. A group of researchers say Nilambar founded the temple. According to another, another king named Kamteshwar was a devotee of Kamtadevi. He was the one who built the original temple. The Kamteswari temple was completely destroyed during Husain Shah's invasion and later during the invasion of Cooch Behar along with Kalapahar's Kamrup by 1553. However, according to most historians, most of the temples in Cooch Behar were built during the reign of Maharaja Prananarayana. Therefore, it is believed that the founder of the original Kamteswari temple was Maharaja Prananarayana. Gosanimari Mangalkavya mentions that Ishta Devi of Maharaja Kamteshwar was this Ishwari Kamteshwari Thakurrani.

The temple that can be seen now is more than three and a half hundred years old. By 1665 the present temple was established. It is said that a person named Kavi Mandal built the temple on the order of the king. The Maharaja also donated a lot of property for the temple. The foundation plaque above the western entrance door of the temple still exists today. There is Nahavatkhana. The temple premises are protected by walls. The temple has two entrances on the north and west. The height of the temple is about 45 feet. The first to enter the temple premises through the main gate is the main paved shrine of Goddess Kamteshwari after the Delavita, Garodghar and Homaghar. The goddess presides on a wooden throne in the sanctum sanctorum. There are also statues of Vishnu, Surya, Brahma and Shivlinga. All are built of stone. The Shiv Mandir is located at the north-east corner of the main temple. On the northern side of the throne of the goddess are Suryamurti and on separate pedestals are placed the idols of Mahadev, Narayana, Gopala and Brahma. Mahadeva and Lakshminarayana are housed in a shrine in the north-east corner of the temple premises and Tarakeswara Shiva in a shrine in the south-west corner. In the temple premises there are bhog ghar, home ghar etc. A special festival is held in the temple during the month of Magh. Locals believe, Ishwari Kamteshwari Thakurrani temple is very awake. Although King Prananarayana founded the temple, he did not establish any idols. Instead of idols, he established the ark. The king painted the image of Bhagwati on the silver bowl in which the cauldron was kept. No one could see any of the items kept inside the hut. Later, the empty throne was worshiped when Kavacharupi Devi was abducted. Every year in the month of Boishakh special pujas, yajnas are held throughout the month.

The history of the temple says that the temple was once located in Rajpat. The idol was hidden in Kajalipura to save Thakur Rani from Hussain Shah's attack. According to Mangalkavya, a big fish swallowed the idol in that Kajalipura. One day the fish was caught in the fishing net. The idol of Ishwari Kamteswari Thakurrani was recovered from the belly of the fish. Later, King Prananarayana got a dream and rescued the idol from that Dhivar and in 1665 he built a temple and re-established Thakur Rani.

I brought Maithili priests from Sita's birth place Mithila for pooja at Raja Prananarayana temple. Ratinath Jha started mother's puja. Since then the Jha family has been engaged in priestly work in the temple. Even today the people of Jha clan have been worshiping Ishwari Kamteswari Thakurrani Maa. During the king's reign, there is a custom of buffalo sacrifice in the temple on the Ashtami day of Durga Puja to please Ishwari Kamteswari Thakurrani. Devotees from many districts of the state gather around the buffalo sacrifice on Ashtami day

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Satipeeth: Goddess 'Maa Ambabai' is there to relieve the devotees in the ancient temple of Kolhapur

There is a famous 'Mahalakshmi Temple' in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. This temple is called as 'Ambabai Temple' by most of the local people. The question is, 'Mahalakshmi' and 'Amba' are two different goddesses, so what is the reason for naming the same temple after two goddesses? Actually, the reason lies in the legend. I am clarifying the matter by saying them one by one:

Although this temple in Kolhapur is famous as 'Mahalakshmi Mandir', the temple is actually one of the Ekanna Satipeeths. According to legend, Goddess Sati's two eyes fell here after being cut by the sight of Lord Vishnu. This is also a reason why this temple is called Devi Ambar temple. As mentioned in the scriptures, this Peethasthan is one of the Ekannapeeths and is also called as 'Dakshin Kashi'.

There are two conclusions to the same legend regarding the origin of this Peethasthan at Kolhapur. As such, many believe that Goddess Mahalakshmi and Lord Vishnu always reside together in this Peetha. Because, according to the legend, a demon named Kolhasur once became very powerful by winning over the gods and at the same time became a great terror to the gods and humans. The demon was given the boon to be subdued by the woman who could defeat him in battle. As a result, man was nothing, all the gods became insignificant to his prowess. Then both gods and humans had no choice but to offer constant prayers to the almighty goddess for deliverance from this predicament. Finally, Goddess Mahalakshmi herself took on the role of savior in response to their desperate calls. He killed the Asura with his own hands and resolved the crisis of gods and men and restored their rights. Then the grateful gods realized the necessity of propagating the greatness of this crisis-relieving goddess. They named the place 'Kolhapur' after the name of the demon where the body of the demon killed by the goddess fell. He built it as a famous pilgrimage. Then the goddess became the presiding deity of this tirtha at the request and interest of both devas and humans.

There is a second opinion regarding the slaughter of Kolhasur. According to this second, the demon slayer is not Goddess Mahalakshmi, but Goddess Parvati herself. Parvati who saved the world from the tyrannical Mahishasura, Mahishasura Mardini, killed this Kolhasura and solved the world's crisis. The idol of the goddess seated in the sanctum also recognizes this second view. Because, the vehicle of this goddess is lion. The vehicle of Goddess Mahalakshmi is nowhere to be seen as a lion. Moreover, Navratri festival is celebrated in this temple with much fanfare, like no other festival is celebrated. For all these reasons, this Devi Mandir is known as 'Mahalakshmi Mandir' to some people, but to others, this temple is known as 'Amba Bai Mandir'. For good reason we will also address this temple as 'Ambabai Temple' and the Goddess as 'Ambabai'.

Devi's temple is situated on the banks of the holy Punyasalila Panchaganga river. The temple has four grand entrances. The main entrance in it is called 'Mahadwar'. This door is on the west side. If you enter through this door, you can first reach the Garuda Mandapam after crossing numerous Deepmalas. This mandap is built on wooden carved square pillars. It was built in the 18th century in the Maratha style. In this mandap there is an idol of Garuda. Garuda's face is towards the sanctum sanctorum.

There are three goddesses on the altar in the sanctum sanctorum. In the center is Goddess Amba (otherwise, Mahalakshmi), flanked by Goddess Mahakali and Goddess Mahasaraswati. Sri Yantra is engraved on one of the walls of the sanctum sanctorum since ancient times. According to legend, this instrument was carved by Adi Shankaracharya himself. Apart from Goddess Amba (Mahalakshmi) Shiva Mandir with Nandi, there are Venkateswara Temple, Katyayani Devi Temple, Gauri Shankar Temple, Navagraha Temple, Surya Temple, Mahishasuramardini Temple, Vittal-Rakhmai Temple, Tirupatibalaji Temple, Dattatreya Temple etc. in the temple premises. Devotees believe that Lord Dattatreya goes for alms to Mother Amba (Mahalakshmi) every afternoon and accepts mother's Prasad as alms. Many also believe that those who worship Maa Amba as Mahalakshmi, believe that Tirupati Balaji must be visited after visiting the Goddess, otherwise the Devidarshan is not fulfilled. Anyway, near the Mahalakshmi temple is the holy Pushkarini, 'Manikarnika Kund'. On the banks of this tank is the Thana of Vishveshwar Mahadev.

The temple of the white-topped goddess is extremely beautiful. A wonderful monument of historical architecture. The idols of mythological gods and goddesses, various mythological stories, idols of dancing goddesses and idols of various musical instruments have been carved through unique sculptures on this stone-carved temple.

There is also a legend surrounding the temple-building of the goddess. It is said that this temple was built during the era of Mahabharata about five thousand years ago. This temple was built by the Pandavas themselves. But legend is not history. History demands scientific inquiry. According to the findings of historians, the temple was built during the reign of the Kannada Chalukya emperors in the 7th century AD. According to them, the entire temple area was not completed at the same time. Some were built in the seventh century, while the rest were completed by the tenth century. Then for some reason the worship in this temple was stopped for several hundred years, the goddess also shifted to another place. When the Marathas established themselves as a great power in the early 18th century, they reinstated the goddess in this temple and created a new tradition of worship.

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Gopinath Temple in Agradwip: Where the Lord Himself offers Pindaana to devotees

Agradvipa was the first island or land that was created by riding in Bhagirathi's womb. Agradwip, ancient and prosperous village. Vaishnaviteertha founded the Gopinath temple at Agradwip by Nadiaraja Krishnachandra Roy. The temple is built in the building architecture style. The temple stands on 8 round pillars. The height of the temple is about 20 feet. Gopinath built in rough stone is installed in the temple, next to it is Radhika idol. The beautiful Gopinath Idol of Hard Rock is 500 years old, the height of the Idol is about 2 feet. A sculptor from Daihat built the temple.

Agradwip, East Bardhaman, is a town steeped in history and tradition, with memories of Gopinath and Vaishnava saint Govinda Ghosh intertwined. Within a few kilometers of Katowice is Agradwip village. The name of the village is as an advanced village built on the banks of the Ganges. A fair is held here every year on the Ekadashi tithi of the Krishna Paksha of the month of Chaitra. The fair is known as Gopinath's Fair of Agradwip. This fair is centered around Saint Gobind Ghosh and his beloved Gopinath. The popularity of the fair has grown tremendously in the last five-six years. Ten to twelve lakh people visit this fair every year. Four hundred to five hundred akharas are made for devotees. The fair is at least five hundred years old. According to legend, Sri Chaitanya came to Govinda Ghosh in the month of Falgun in 1515. Sri Chaitanya made a Krishna Vigraha and established it here. It was Chaitanya who gave the name Gopinath to Krishna. Shri Chaitanya left Gopinath's service to Govinda Ghosh.

According to another legend, Govinda Ghosh, a devoted devotee of Lord Chaitanya, died in 1588 on the Ekadashi tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Chaitra. This Govinda Ghosh was one of the Ashta Parshads of Sri Chaitanya. He was a servant of Gopinath. To commemorate that tithi, the Chire Mahotsav is organized every year as Govinda Ghosh's Paraluka. Gopinath himself fasted for a month. He holds the Shraddha. This arrangement is for Pindadaan of Govinda Ghosh's miraculous work. According to legend, Govind Ghosh went mad with grief after the death of his infant son. Then Gopinath appeared to him in a dream. He assured him that he would do the Shraddha of Govinda Ghosh as his son. Following that, Gopinath worshiped Govinda Ghosh after his death. Many people say that God worships devotees only here. That practice continues today.

Agradwip is famous for the Bathing Festival of Varuni. This bath takes place on the Troyodashi tithi of the Krishna side in the month of Chaitra. According to legend, this festival has been going on long before the appearance of Lord Chaitanya. People from Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and other parts of Bengal used to come to Agradwip to bathe in Varuni. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Varuni Baths of Agradwip were more famous than the Gangesagar Mela. Here too it was customary to sacrifice children in the Ganges.

The Gopinath temple in Agradwip, built by Krishnachandra Roy, was swept away by the Ganges in a devastating flood in 1828. Where Gopinath's temple is now, there used to be a cloth mill. About a mile north-west of the present temple was the Gopinath temple built by Krishnachandra Roy. The next temple was built by Gopinath Poddar, a resident of Jessore's Bagchar. He donated about five thousand rupees. Kaliprasad Poddar is also known to have made a road for Bangladeshi devotees to visit Gopinath's fair in Agradwip and the festival at Baruni's bath. Kaliprasad Poddar is said to have built another twenty mile long road from Bananavgram to Chakdah.

The temple is famous for the fair, which is organized on the occasion of Shraddha Divas of one of Sri Chaitanya's Parsads, Govinda Ghosh. This fair is also known as Shraddha-Mela of Govinda Ghosh Tagore. Sri Chaitanya's faithful companion was Govinda Ghosh, who was later abandoned by Sri Chaitanya due to material addiction and began living on the banks of the Ganges in Agradvipa. Even though he left asceticism and practiced samsaradharma, Govinda Ghosh continued his sadhana with Gopinath Vigraha. However, Gopinath lost his wife and son within a few days. According to popular legend, he was haunted by the fear of death in his old age. He was engrossed in his miraculous actions, after which the Lord himself promised to complete his sraddhas. The festival will begin here with Chidre Mohotsav. The Gopinath idol was brought from the temple to Govinda Ghosh's Samadhi temple. Kush and pindana of the human father are performed by the hands of the gods. This temple is a witness to such a rare event of worshiping the father of man by dressing the deity. Following the traditional rules, the village people also observe Arandhana on that day. Anna Mahotsava is celebrated on the second day, Ganga bathing on the third day, Gopinath Dole is celebrated locally on the fourth day.

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Chandi has been worshiped at Makar Chandi Temple, Shilakhand for thousands of years

Howrah is one of the oldest and historically famous towns. Calcutta might have been built on the other side if the pest of mosquitoes was less. Yes, the name must have been different. Let's talk about it. A famous place in Howrah is Makardah. Here is the temple of Devi Makar Chandi. Many people say that the name Makardah is born from the name of Goddess Makar Chandi. The spider is the mother of spiders. Makardah under Domjur police station of Howrah. Makrdah village is located on the Munsirhat-Domjur road from Howrah. Researchers say that this place is named after Goddess Makrachandi. There are many legends about the goddess. It is said that once the river Saraswati flowed from Tribeni as a southern branch and came to the temple as an eastern branch. At present, however, a few reservoirs show the truth of the concept of the course of the river. The dilapidated canals bear witness to that time. The word Daha means hole. According to legend, a rich merchant built this temple in Sapnadesh while going to trade on the Saraswati river route and started worshiping the mother. But that temple is no more today. The new temple was built three centuries ago. There are still three stone fragments in this temple, bearing witness to that time. The name of Makrachandi Devi is mentioned in Chandimangal Kavya.

The present form of the temple was built by Ramkant Kunduchoudhury, the zamindar of Mahiari. His age also turned three hundred. The temple was built in 1743. Presently the temple consists of Devimandir, Natmandir, Nahavatkhana, Bhogmandir and Shivamandir. There is a big natmandir in front of mother's temple. On the south-west side of this temple is a small east-facing temple of Devi Bhairava. At the back of the temple is Saraswati Kund. The statue of Makrachandi Maa is a block of rock painted in red brilliant vermilion. On top of that is a trinity of silver, nose studs and ear studs.

There is no end to the legends about Makrachandi Devi. According to one opinion, the name of Makrachandi Devi comes from the Markandeya Purana. According to another, the name Makarachandi is derived from Makar. Makar means crocodile. Saraswati river flows beyond Makardah. There was once an origin of crocodiles. Merchants used to trade through this river. To escape from the hands of crocodiles, the merchants-traders of that time started Puja of Makarchandi. Makarachandi eventually became Makarachandi. It is said that a famous rich merchant Saudagar once saw Goddess Makrachandi in a dream while trading on the river. It was he who established the temple of the goddess in that region. At that time the river Saraswati broke free from Triveni and started flowing south. Then the eastern army approached this temple. There is no idol of Makrachandi, the red vermilion rock is worshiped as a goddess adorned with silver Trinayana, Nakchabi and Kanpasha. On the day of Dipanvita Amavasya i.e. Kali Puja in the month of Kartik, there is a special puja and special entertainment. Many stories are heard around this temple, like once the sound of baja dhaka reached as far as the puja of the temple, no other puja was performed. The Shiva temple is next to the mother temple. Puja is performed there every day. It is said that the river Saraswati used to flow by the side of this Shiva temple though it is no more. There is a pond at the back of the temple. Local people say that the river Saraswati has become a pond after being blocked.

Shilakhand still carries memories of ancient times. One group says that the huge Matri idol has been worshiped for thousands of years as per the rules of Yuga. As time goes by, the rocks gradually erode. Large commercial ships used to travel along this Saraswati river route. Many merchants traded on the Saraswati river route. A certain merchant got a dream and started worshiping the idol of Chandi in the cane forest on the bank of Saraswati. Mother Chandi is looked after by the Kundu family of Andul. Chandi's idol was huge, garlands around the mother's neck, sandalwood had to be given and the help of a ladder had to be taken. The water given on the head of the huge idol would fall on the feet of the priest. Awakened Mother Chandi's head water falls on the priest's feet, the priest becomes a sharer of the sin, he starts calling the mother every day and wants to know the way to get rid of this sin. Hearing the priest's words, the mother starts entering the underworld. Seeing this, the priest hugged the idol, from which the body of the mother spider was half-sized. Mother has been worshiped like this for thousands of years. Every morning Jagaran Mangal Aarti is done, then mother's bath, puja starts from morning. Indulgence at 12 noon. Khichuri, chachchari, curry, five types of fried food, fish, parmanna and chutney are offered to the mother. After the Bhoga, the doors of the temple are closed. It reopened in the afternoon. Aarti is performed in the evening, Puja continues. Spider Chandi is also worshiped as Annapurna and Durga. Every year on the fifth day of Dol Utsav there is a custom of burning chanchar and stakes. A 15 day long fair is held on the occasion of Puja. Even today many devotees come from far and wide to the temple to worship Jagrat Ma Makar Chandi. There are many Chandis in Bengal, there is a temple of Mashan Chandi in Nadia Ja. Ghaghar Chandi Temple is located in Asansol in East Burdwan. Not every place has an idol. Goddess Chandi is worshiped in Shilakhand.

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Satipetha: The ancient shrine of Mysore is home to the gracious Vighnanashini 'Maa Chamundeswari'.

Mysore in Karnataka. Thirteen kilometers away from the city is Chamundi Hill. On the top of that hill is the temple of Goddess Chamundeshwari. This temple is a well-known holy place not only in South India, but also in the whole of India, among the strong devotees of the whole world. Because, this Peeth is one of the 15 Satipeeths. Devotees believe that Goddess Sati's hair fell on this pithsthan in Puranika when Lord Vishnu saw it and it turned into rock after falling on the ground.

Originally there was a small paddy field under this satipeeth tree. Thanti came into the limelight about 900 or 1000 years ago. The hill named after Devi was then named after Lord Shiva. This hill was then called as 'Mahabaldri'. Devotees believed that Mahadev himself always resides on this hill. During the period of the famous Ganga-Kings of South India more than a thousand years ago, the beautiful and incredibly beautiful temple of 'Mahableswara' Mahadev was built here. This is the oldest temple on this hill. When the Haisala dynasty of Mysore established its power in the twelfth century AD, the divine climate of the hills changed somewhat. They were not strictly Shaivites like the earlier dynasties, their devotion to the Goddess Shakti was greater. Therefore, during their reign, the greatness of Thanbasini Devi of the hills was spread widely. By their hands, the construction of the beautiful temple began on the ancient site of the goddess. The idol of the goddess was established. The previous name of the hill has also changed. The 'Mahabaldri' hill was named 'Chamundi Hill' after the goddess. Not only that, it was during this dynasty that the goddess gradually became the exclusive Kuldevi of the royal family of Mysore, becoming the Aradhya Devi of the entire kingdom. However, not only Haishala, but many kings and dynasties throughout history have contributed to the establishment of the goddess and the construction of the Devi tirtha on the hill.

From the name of the goddess, it can be understood that this goddess is actually Durga Durga. Common people addressed her as 'Nada Devi' in the local language, but the kings of Mysore used to address her as 'Maa Chamundi'. Sometimes, however, he also addressed as "Mahishasuramardini". Because, this goddess established peace in the world by slaying the very tyrannical deva-human-hating demons like Chanda, Munda, Mahishasura, and saved her children from misery. The popular legend attached to the Peethasthan also recalls this aspect of the goddess. According to the legend, it was on this hill that Goddess Mahishasura was killed in mythology. The memory of the slaughter was later embodied by erecting a large statue of Mahishasura near the temple of the goddess. The face of Mahishasura in the statue is not so horrified, it is as if his monster-being has died not by the grace of the goddess. So here he stands ready to welcome the devotees of the goddess with a snake in one hand and a sword in the other, ready to act as the protector of the goddess.

In 'Skanda Purana' there is a mention of a holy shrine called 'Trimutakshetra'; The shrine is surrounded by eight hills. This sacred place is said to be the abode of Goddess Chamundeshwari. Here we are talking about one of the eight hills, 'Chamunda Hill'. The natural beauty of this hill is very beautiful since ancient times. The temple of the goddess is still surrounded by forest. There are many beautiful ancient trees in that forest. Thousands of unknown species of birds live there. How many non-violent wild animals live. The mountain slope has a beautiful form, even looking down from the mountain slope, one can witness the wonderful scenery. Seen from here, the entire city of Mysore under the hills looks like a beautiful picture mounted on an easel.

The temple of the goddess is situated at a height of three thousand four hundred and eighty nine feet above the sea level. The temple of Tai Devi can be seen from far away while coming to the temple from Mysore city. Earlier, one had to cross more than a thousand steps from the foot of the hill to reach the temple of the goddess, but now the paved road reaches the temple. While climbing the hill, a large stone-cut Nandi idol is seen midway. It is the largest and tallest Nandi idol in the entire country. The statue is fifteen-sixteen feet high, twenty-five feet wide. Beautiful craftsmanship of Kanthimaala-bells on the neck-back. The extraordinary artistry of the Dravidian sculptors of that time in the construction of the entire statue is worth seeing. The statue is made of white stone. But devotees regularly offer oil to Nandi as per the tradition over the years, the idol appears blackened due to the effect of the long dedicated oil. There is also a small Shiva temple near Nandi.

As mentioned earlier, the construction of the Devi temple was suggested in the twelfth century during the Haishala dynasty. Temple construction progressed a bit further during the reign of the Vijayanagara kings in the seventeenth century. A thousand steps leading to the temple were built. After six hundred years of history, Krishnaraja Adeyar III, king of the Adeyar dynasty of Mysore, rebuilt the temple, which was worn out by time. It was he who built the largest 'gopuram' i.e. entrance-portal of the seven-storied temple in 1827 AD. He built a lion-shaped chariot for the goddess. Even now the goddess rides in that chariot during special festivals and processions of the goddess.

The temple area is quadrangular. Surrounded by high walls like a fort. All are built in the Dravidian style of architecture. Navarangagriha, antaral mandapam can be reached from the gopuram of the temple. The main entrance to the temple is the gopuram. It is a wonderful sculpture. It has Jharjati decorations as well as various accessories of mythological stories. Each floor of the seven floors is surrounded by a deity

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On the third Monday of the month of Chaitra, Jaleshwar Shiva rises from the water

God lives under the water, so he is Jaleswara. He comes to the temple from the water only once a year. The fans wait for that arrival for years. Jaleshwar Shiva of Gaighata in North 24 Parganas is under water throughout the year. He came to land only once from the water. Third Monday of Chaitra month every year.

This area of Bhola Maheshwar under water is called Jaleshwar. During the reign of the Sen dynasty, Shiva Puja came into vogue in the late twelfth century. Then the deity was worshiped in the mud temple of tin canopies. Rameshchandra Bandyopadhyay, the zamindar of Gobardanga, donated 60 bighas of land for the Shiva temple.

Adjacent to the nearly 850-year-old Jaleshwar Shiva temple is a pond spread over four acres of 40-century land. The local name of this reservoir is 'Shiva Pond'. In this pond, idols are kept under the water. Those who become monks in Chard bring the idol from the Shiva pond every year on the third Monday of the month of Chaitra. The next day, the monks took the idol and went to Halishahar on foot and bathed the idol in the Ganga. After returning, the deity was worshiped in the houses of devotees of eight local villages. 1 Baishakh Vigraha is again immersed in the Shiva pond.

Apart from the main Shiva temple, there are Shiva Pratiksha temples and Kali temples. The fair is held three times a year. Jalesvara is a very awakened deity meaning people. Hence devotees from far and wide come to Jalaswar in Gaighata for four months. Sitting riding fair. This time is the most crowded.

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The greatness of the sacred twenty-two steps of the Jagannath temple in Puri

The tension in the heart of Srikshetra devotees. As the saying goes, 'If Lord Jagannath is not drawn, Srikshetra darshan is not possible'. Darudeva sits on the Ratna Vedika in Srimandir. With Balabhadra and Subhadra. His darshan is possible only when the mind is freed from the grip of Shad Ripur. But it is not a very easy task for common house people. They are bound by the shackles of infatuation and worldly rituals. But Lord Jagannath guided Shad Ripu to conquer all worldly obstacles. It is He who directs the devotee in which way His darshan is possible.

After entering through the Singhdwara of Puri temple, one has to cross twenty two steps to enter the temple. These twenty-two stairs are called twenty-five.

The twenty-two steps of the Jagannath temple are the twenty-two tattvas of Yogadarshan. The arrangement of which is gradual. The first five rungs of the twenty-two rungs symbolize the five senses—eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin. The next five steps symbolize the five souls: form, rasa, smell, sound and touch. The next five steps symbolize Kshiti, Ap, Teja, Marut and Vyoma. The last two stairs symbolize human intelligence and pride.

Another theory says that these twenty-two steps of this Jagannath temple are actually twenty-twenty sins. Crossing the twenty-two steps is the sin that is violated.

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Shiva brought Parvati to this place to teach her about immortality

This year Amarnath Yatra is starting from July 1. Will continue till 31st August. The registration process for the pilgrimage has started from April 17.

Amarnath Cave, home to the Mahamaya Shaktipeeth is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths. It is believed that Sati fell here. Amarnath Yatra is held every year till Shravan Purnima. Then as the moon gets smaller, the ice Shivalinga gets smaller.

Amarnath temple is located in Anantnag district of Jammu. Located at a distance of 141 km from Srinagar, one has to go to this pilgrimage through Pahelgaon. It takes five days to reach Amarnath from Pahelgaon.

In the book Rajatarangini (Book VII v.183) there is a reference to Krishantha or Amarnath. According to one source, the legendary king Arjaraja (300 BC) used to worship a Shivalinga made of ice. Queen Surymati gifted Amarnath's Trishul, Banling etc. in the 11th century.

A popular view is that Kashmir was once flooded and Kashyap Muni drained the water out through the river. When the water recedes, then Bhrigu Muni sees Amarnath or Shiva.

According to the Puranas, Shiva brought Parvati to this place to teach her about immortality. It is said that Shiva left the bull Nandi, his head moon, wind, fire, water, earth and serpents at different places before embarking on the Amarnath Yatra. That's why it's so important to fans.

There is another story about Amarnath. According to the story, when Mahadev was teaching Parvati about immortality, there were no animals. There were only two pigeon eggs. Those two can still be seen.

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Akshaya Tritiya: Everything from the creation of the Mahabharata to the birth of Ganges happened on this date

 

Today is Akshay Tritiya. Traders observe this day like Halkhata. Lakshmi, Ganesha are worshipped. Sweet face. Various auspicious works are done. The day of Akshay Tritiya has no substitute for various auspicious works such as deity installation, marriage, house entry, property purchase, house construction, patriarchal activities and Tarpan etc. But the mythical greatness of this day is immense. It is believed that the Treta Yuga ended on this date and the Dwapara Yuga began. On this day, Bhagirath brought Ganga to earth through penance. Dharitridevi is worshiped on the day of Akshay Tritiya in India, an agricultural country. Akshaya Tritiya Tithi is celebrated as Parashuram Jayanti. It is believed that Parashuram, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, was born on this day. Parashurama, the son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka, was a Brahmin, but behaved like a heroic Kshatriya. Brahmakshatriyas ruled over large parts of Parasurama's country. To avenge the murder of his father, Parashurama made the earth empty of Kshatriyas 21 times.

On the day of Akshaya Tritiya, Ganesha began to record the words of Maharishi Krishnadaipayan Vedavyasa in the form of Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is an epic poem, recognized as the fifth Veda. Adape Mahabharata's duel started from this day, brother-brother conflict had been going on for a long time. The last fire was lit today. On the day of Akshaya Tritiya, Dushasan tried to strip Draupadi of her clothes in the royal assembly of Hastinapur. Draupadi prayed that Lord Krishna gave her clothes. Vaivavalakshmi is worshiped on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. Satisfied with Kubera's penance, Mahadev gave him immense wealth and riches on this date. Therefore, it is believed that if you pray something on this day, it becomes indestructible. And since the tithi is third, the two together are Akshaya Tritiya. The word Akshay means that which has no decay. This tritiya tithi is undecayed. That is, whose fruits never perish. On Akshaya Tritiya, the construction of Jagannath's Rath Yatra began in Puri.

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