Thanka Anki in Sabarimala

മാളികപ്പുറം ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലേക്ക് ഭക്തരുടെ സമറ്പ്പണമായി തങ്ക അങ്കി തയ്യാറാകുന്നു.മണ്ഡല പൂജാ ദിവസം ദേവിക്ക് ചാറ്ത്താന് ലക്ഷ്യമിട്ടാണ് തങ്കി അങ്കി തയ്യാറാവുന്നത്.

Rush hikes in Sabarimala:waiting in the queue extends to 6 hrs:ശബരിമലയില്‍ തിരക്ക് കൂടുന്നു

Swamiyee Saranam Ayyappa

Swamiyee Saranam Ayyappa

Lord Shiva tells Devi Parvati something special: She is the eternal woman in His life,

Lord Shiva tells Devi Parvati something special: She is the eternal woman in His life, 
His Shakti, His soulmate. such is the leela of Shiv Shakti ,that he reminds her of their timeless togetherness. This is the shaivite legend of Amarnath. It is Shivji, who tells shakti her own origins! So on the day of mahanavmi, which is the origin of Shakti, we must remember the togetherness of the Divine pair.
But surprisingly ,in the spiritual Kashmir Shaiv Darsana : Kashmir Shaivism,it is Shiva who needs to be reminded by various acts of Shakti ,various experiences in His life that show Him he is the supreme soul.To the Bhakt who has experienced the love of God, both theories are perfectly alright and complementary to each other, not contradictory.
Both Shiv and Shakti are the supreme Godhead of the Universe and can assume any role, that of the teacher and also that of the listener. Aum Shiv shakti Namah.

Bolo Jaikara Shera Wali Mata Ka ............. Saache Darbar Ki Jai..... Jai Mata Di...

Bolo Jaikara Shera Wali Mata Ka ............. Saache Darbar Ki Jai..... Jai Mata Di...

AUM

AUM

Aum heard itself,
and it was
Aum.
I am the beginning
I am the waking!
I am the now
I am the dreaming
and in the end,
I am the sleeping!
All is Aum!
Yet, Aum is more,
The being, withdrawal, and the making,
Aum is all four.

{Bhasya: From the time of the Upanishadic rishi, AUM has been revered as the perfect Symbol of absolute consciousness.}

Parvati, the param bhaktin and yogini of Lord Shiva.

Parvati, the param bhaktin and yogini of Lord Shiva.
It is said Shivji does not incarnate. Of Parvati it is said, she can make even Shivji incarnate.!! Shiva as Shanker the Yogi, her eternal husband , as we know him in the pauranas.

Tat Astu-the blessing of "so be it" or more specifically, Tat Asi is " so it is" .

Tat Astu-the blessing of "so be it" 
or more specifically, Tat Asi is " so it is" .
Tat tvam Asi is the vedantic mahavakya (great exhortation) , Thou art that, which signifies that everything already is divine!!

Lord Shiva, The Ascetic with an unmistakable Royal Aura. The King of all Kings.

Lord Shiva, The Ascetic with an unmistakable Royal Aura. The King of all Kings.

Sabarimala Season 2014 morning 28 11 14 (4 Videos)

Sabarimala Season 2014 morning 28 11 14 

Sabarimala Season 2014 harivarasanam samarppanam

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Om Namah Shivay!!!

Om Namah Shivay!!!

Pashupati Nath - #Nepal

* Pashupati Nath - #Nepal *

I pray to that friend of the path,
Whose limbs are adorned by a snake,
Who is a deer in the park of holy pranava,
Whose feet is worshipped by great sages,
And who looks charming with his head,
Adorned by the Ganga of the sky,
(Prostrations to he who blesses….)

Lord Shiva tells Devi Parvati something special: She is the eternal woman in His life,

Lord Shiva tells Devi Parvati something special: She is the eternal woman in His life, 
His Shakti, His soulmate. such is the leela of Shiv Shakti ,that he reminds her of their timeless togetherness. This is the shaivite legend of Amarnath. It is Shivji, who tells shakti her own origins! So on the day of mahanavmi, which is the origin of Shakti, we must remember the togetherness of the Divine pair.
But surprisingly ,in the spiritual Kashmir Shaiv Darsana : Kashmir Shaivism,it is Shiva who needs to be reminded by various acts of Shakti ,various experiences in His life that show Him he is the supreme soul.To the Bhakt who has experienced the love of God, both theories are perfectly alright and complementary to each other, not contradictory.
Both Shiv and Shakti are the supreme Godhead of the Universe and can assume any role, that of the teacher and also that of the listener. Aum Shiv shakti Namah.

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Sabarimala on 28/11/2014

Aravana production resumed at Sabarimala

: Aravana production at Sabarimala, which was stopped on Tuesday, resumed at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday, said Devaswom executive officer V.S. Jayakumar.

Production of aravana was suspended on Tuesday owing to short supply of superior quality sugar candy by the Kumili-based High Range Marketing Society, which has undertaken the contract to supply the material to the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), the executive officer said.

The sugar candy supplied by the society was rejected by the quality control team of the Food Safety Department, forcing the TDB to directly purchase the material from the local market on Wednesday and Thursday, the executive officer said.

Cine actor Jayaram and his son, Kalidas, took part in the one-hour Punyam Poonkavanam cleanliness programme held at the Sabarimala Sannidhanam on Thursday.

The actor, along with his son, offered prayers at Lord Ayyappa Temple on Wednesday evening.

The Punyam Poonkavanam programme was launched by the Police department three years ago. Government employees and various other agencies as well as VIPs visiting the temple have been taking part in the cleanliness drive. at the hill shrine. -TheHindu

"Shivji is the One who existed even before the World began."

"He is the One who existed even before the World began.
He is the One who has been prayed to, even when He was unseen.
And ever since the very first time He chose to make His presence known,
Shiva, is loved by millions.
Records about Him from ancient folklore are very interesting; He is the perfection of opposites:
Supreme spiritual Guru, but warrior chieftain,
Ascetic, but perfect husband,
Mendicant, but householder,
Meditative, but intoxicated,
Master of Yogic stillness, but King of dance;
Shiva is the fountainhead where paradox reconciles.
In the Hindu Pantheon of Gods, He is called the Destroyer,
And yet known by the beautiful symbol of creation, the Shivlinga.

Shiva is a story teller’s delight.
But because Shiva is hugely paradoxical, it comes as no surprise , that , much as He is loved by the masses, There have been times when He has actually been maligned in some circles. This may have been by the design of a select few, as had happened at His own Father- in-law Daksha’s instance, or then it may be simply because of ignorance- a lack of knowing Shiva’s esoterics. Ignorance is not always bliss, ignorance mostly leads to a fear, which then makes up its own stories.
I believed, it was important that Shiva’s endearing mythology, as well as His scintillating spirituality, both needed to be known. The twin wings that make the truly ethereal flight He eternally embarks upon. It became my call to write a book that gives equal emphasis to Shiva’s story, and, reveals the fabulous mystic that He is, and indeed, has always been."

Jai Sukrala Mata..... Jai Mata Di....

Jai Sukrala Mata..... Jai Mata Di....

Extend your awareness Into the bodies of other living beings, Feel what those others are feeling. Leave aside your body and its needs, Abandon being so local. Day by day, constrictions will loosen, As you become attuned To the current of life Flowing through us all.

Extend your awareness
Into the bodies of other living beings,
Feel what those others are feeling.

Leave aside your body and its needs,
Abandon being so local.

Day by day, constrictions will loosen,
As you become attuned
To the current of life
Flowing through us all.

THE ONE

THE ONE

To answer the difficult Question if God Has A body or is formless, the Rishis of Kashmir say simply " Both"
The Supreme consciousness from which all 'life stuff' is made,
is called differently as Omkar, Tao, Buddhafield, God. 
Since it is formless, it is also referred to, as Nir Akar.
Being timeless, it is called Akaal. The Rishi called it Siva Tattva.
From this ONE, all things came to life, big or small, Great or humble,known or then obscure.
All Jiva comes from Siva Tattva!
But then there is also Siva, The Yogi, who has a Form.
And Who is This Yogi? are there two Sivas?
Sastras say Siva The Yogi is He, who Knows the Siva Tattva the most! He is always immersed in Meditation, no matter what he may be seen to do outwardly. He is the One, always immersed in the awareness of the One!!
He is Siva, the auspicious, with his supreme knowing of Godness, Siva is always blessing all of life. Aum Namah Shivaya!

The Yogas of Lord Shiva

The Yogas of Lord Shiva

Lord, you are the master of all four yogas, your Bhakti towards Shakti, the Mother; your Jnan of the self and cosmos; your Raja meditations of rhythm and steps*,
and your Vishvkarma of drinking venom.
You remain devoted to your own principle of divine creation, to your consort, and consequently, to us all.
You are the supreme knowledge of self, all our selves, and the whole cosmic self.
You remain absorbed in transpersonal meditations for our growth.
If this is not enough, finally, you neutralize the wrongs committed by your children, this is your inevitable cosmic action.
Therefore, although you contain the whole universe, although you are the Supreme God, yet, you are a yogi too, remaining always absorbed in Godhood.
{ The Yogi and the snake,1995 by Shail Gulhati}

Picture of Nandiji taken by you in a Goa museum

Picture of Nandiji taken by you in a Goa museum

Shiva.....

Shiva.....

Jai Kali Maa! Jai Durga Maa! Jai Shiv Shankar!

Jai Kali Maa! 
Jai Durga Maa! 
Jai Shiv Shankar!

Bolo Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...OM OM OM

Bolo Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...Om Namah Shivay...OM OM OM

Help desk for Sabarimala pilgrims at Kochi airport

Kochi: A help desk has been set up at the International Airport here to provide all help to pilgrims who travel by flights from various overseas and domestic destinations to offer worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala.

The help desk, set up jointly by Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers various temples, including the Sabarimala shrine, and Dhanlakshmi Bank, was inaugurated by board President M P Govindan Nair at a function here.

There had been 'a huge influx' of pilgrims from Singapore and Malaysia and a help desk would ensure all assistance to them, Nair said.

Various prasad coupons would be available at the help desk, which will function from 9 AM to 10 PM, a press release said.

Lakhs of devotees undertake the pilgrimage to the temple during the two-month long annual 'Mandala-Makaravillku' festival, which started on November 17.

- madhyamam.com

I pray to that friend of the path, Who wears a crown on his head, Who kills his enemies by his trident, Who wears a crescent which showers nectar, And who burnt by the fire of his eyes, Which are on his forehead, Him who has the five arrows like an insect.

I pray to that friend of the path,
Who wears a crown on his head,
Who kills his enemies by his trident,
Who wears a crescent which showers nectar,
And who burnt by the fire of his eyes,
Which are on his forehead,
Him who has the five arrows like an insect.

ENGLISH NEWS JEEVAN TV..THERE WAS HEAVY RUSH OF DEVOTEES AT THE SABARIMALA AYYAPPA TEMPLE..

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. SWAMIYE SARANAM GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. SWAMIYE SARANAM GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Om Sri Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa

Om Sri Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa

ALL IS HIS PLAY!!

ALL IS HIS PLAY!!

Its interesting that the word 'Sam" in Kashmir Shaiv Darsana : Kashmir Shaivism means Sameness. and saara means the essence. Samsara then, means that the created world is actually a mirror of God Himself. This is the difference between the Shaivite creed and any other: The Shaivite Bhakt respects all of Life as part of Lord Shiva's play and doesnt think of the world as Maya. He doesnt seek escape, there is nowhere to go where Shiva is not! such is the beautiful understanding in his heart!
Aum Namah Shivaya!

Shanker parvati vintage.

Shanker parvati vintage.

Immensely beautiful and intimate picture of Shiv parvati from old times. so much like a newly married couple's portrait! This is what makes the Divine couple most endearing: They come and play out scenes in their lives, which we can relate easily in our own.Thus too, in Marriages all couples are conjoined to be the Shanker parvati of each other. Jai Shiv Shanker! Jai Parvati ma!

DHYAN YOGI

DHYAN YOGI

Thanks ajay Tewarie for sharing this wonderful artwork on Lord Shiva.
Shiva meditates,and the torrential downpour of the heavens falls on the Shivlinga.Such is the great mystic gardener: He carefully waters His own creation, carefully He tends to His own Neeti: law of the Universe he creates.
The shivlinga is a symbol of Shaivism,
and Shiva Himself is its first votary, He leads this Bhakti from the front, showing the way to all who believe in the Goodness of God.
Aum Namah Shivaya.

Enlightenment is the direct, enduring realization that YOU don't exist. Aum Namah: Shivaya

Enlightenment is the direct, enduring realization that YOU don't exist. 

Aum Namah: Shivaya

Sabarimala on 26/11/2014

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Sabarimala: 13 inebriated pilgrims arrested

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Thirteen pilgrims, who came to the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here to offer worship allegedly in an inebriated state, have been arrested, police said today.

The pilgrims, who were picked up from different places including Nadapandhal, Mallikapuram and near the 18 holy steps, were carrying the 'irumudi' offerings to be made at the Ayyappa shrine, when they were arrested, police said. All the pilgrims hail from Kerala.

The devotees are required to follow 41-day fast prior to the pilgrimage and abstain from consuming non-vegetarian food, alocohol and tobacco.

Meanwhile, a 55-year-old Sabarimala pilgrim from Andhra Pradesh died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital here.

Markandaya Ugrala died at 4.45 am, a press release said. -dnaindia.com

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Vijnanabhairava Tantra

* Vijnanabhairava Tantra *

Experience the substance of the body and the world
as made up of vibrating particles,
and these particles made up of
even finer energy particles.

Drifting more deeply,
feel into each particle
as it condenses from infinity
and dissolves back into it
continuously.

Noticing this, breathe easily
with infinity dancing everywhere.

Architects are known to make a blueprint before they plan their buildings .So too, the wise know that Lord Shiva is the blueprint for all things..and ask you to make your plans accordingly!

Architects are known to make a blueprint before they plan their buildings .So too, the wise know that
Lord Shiva is the blueprint for all things..and ask 
you to make your plans accordingly!

Satyam Shivam Sundaram.He contains the Whole Universe within, and pervades it on the outside.Shivji Bholenath.The truly beautiful.

Satyam Shivam Sundaram.He contains the Whole Universe within, and pervades it on the outside.Shivji Bholenath.The truly beautiful.

THE DEEP HYPNOTIC GLANCE

THE DEEP HYPNOTIC GLANCE

Shiva, the Yogi,
ever immersed in Shiva,
the Tattva, we call Bhagvan.
Meditating upon pure consciousness,
devoid of any form
and yet,
and yet so in love with Tattva as Parvati!
She, who is devoted from the moment she is born
making too the mightiest meditator understand
God is both!
Nirguna and in Saguna,
In Yin and in Yang,
for such is the very stillness and the dance
the posture and the stance
of Shakti and her eternal Lord , Shaktimaan.
Ah, The deep hypnotic glance..
..gateway to Mahadeva's trance.

Om Swaniye Saranam Ayyappa

Om Swaniye Saranam Ayyappa

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Meditate on Shivoham. Shivoham. Shivoham.

* Shivoham *

Meditate on Shivoham. Shivoham. Shivoham. 

I am eternally blissful God Shiva - love and happiness.

1. I am not mind , nor the intellect , nor the ego , nor the reflections of inner self(chitta) . I do not have senses, I am beyond that! I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind. I am indeed, eternally blissful Shiva - love and happiness.

2. Neither can I be termed as praana (energy), nor five types of breathes. Nor the seven essences, nor the five coverings (Panchakosha) Neither am I the speech, nor am I the hands and the feet, nor the genitals. I am indeed, eternally blissful Shiva - love and happiness.

3. I have no hatred, nor the affiliation, nor the greed nor the delusion, nor the haughtiness, nor the feeling of envy. I am not the dharma, nor the money nor the kaama nor the moksha. I am indeed, eternally blissful Shiva - love and happiness.

4. Nor am I the merit , nor the dismerit. I do not commit sins or good deeds. Nor the happiness, nor the sorrow. I do not need mantra, holy places, veda and yagnas (sacrifices). I (the triplet) do not consume anything nor am I consumable, nor I am consumptions I am indeed, eternally blissful Shiva - love and happiness.

5. I do not have fear of death(I do not have death) and no separation from my true self, no doubt (about my existence), nor have I the discrimination on the basis of birth . I have no father, no mother, nor did I have a birth. I am not the relative , nor the friend, nor the Guru, nor the disciple. I am indeed, eternally blissful Shiva - love and happiness.

6. I am all pervasive. I am without any attributes , and without any form . I am always in equilibrium. Nor I have the attachment to the world, nor liberation(Mukti). I do not have wishes for anything because I am everything, everywhere, everlasting-always in equilibrium. I am indeed, eternally blissful Shiva - love and happiness.

Shiva has endearingly human qualities............

Shiva has endearingly human qualities. In turn, He wants us to imbibe some godliness in ourselves.This is the bridge between the infinite and finite. This is all the Shaivism i need to know.

SHIVA'S WAY.

SHIVA'S WAY.

Meditate, Receive the Gyan Ganga upon your head. Stabilize the impact. Then, trickle it down gently for the others, so that they too may quench their thirst. If you have it, give it freely.

{The Yogi and the snake}

Ah Durge~ we do not know all thy visions and thy graces less still thy names. Life’s each new turn unfolds yet, You Once again! and we, bewildered thus a child ….so remain.

Ah Durge~
we
do not know all 
thy visions and thy graces
less still thy names.
Life’s each new turn
unfolds yet,
You
Once again!
and we,
bewildered thus
a child ….so remain.

{excerpted from the poem DEVI , NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine} 

Sabarimala festival season begins on a high

Sabarimala (Kerala): Five days after the famed Sabarimala temple opened this season, collections recorded have gone up by 22 percent as compared with the same period last year, according to temple authorities.

It was last Monday that the temple doors opened to the pilgrims for the two-month-long Sabarimala festival season. Last season during the first five days the total collections by sale of appam and aravana (payasam) was Rs 1.43 crore and this time it has jumped to Rs 2.64 crore.

The temple authorities said that compared with the previous season, there has also been a 20 percent increase in the number of pilgrims arriving during the same period.

Situated on the mountain ranges of the Western Ghats at an altitude of 914 metres above sea level, the Sabarimala temple is located four km uphill from Pamba in the Pathanamthitta district, which is around 100 km from the capital city.

The temple, which bars the entry of women who have attained puberty, is accessible only on foot from Pamba.

Last season, the official estimates reveal that more than 4.5 million pilgrims visited the temple and this year the authorities are expecting an increase of 10 percent.  -zeenews.india.com

Shiva give wealth to both Lakshmi Ma, Goddess of wealth herself and also to Kuber raj, the Devata of riches.

A beautiful painting showing Shiva give wealth to both Lakshmi Ma, Goddess of wealth herself and also to Kuber raj, the Devata of riches.
It caught my eye, and sent me into a deep reflection on the Nature of the Lord. Shiva is giving with both hands,and this is an adage in Hinduism " to give alms with both hands", it denotes complete generosity.
But there are also two arms open in embrace, and two more pointed to the sky above..
To me, in Lord Shiva's love and understanding, Richness has always meant something more than just money: it is about abundance.
Abundance is a more Divine phenomenon. When we have money without divinity, we can forget the real purpose of material things and life itself.
But when we have money with divine compassion, like Shiva's two arms in open embrace, it becomes abundance.
To always remember God in the transcendent , even when we enjoy the material world, This, is real Bhakti of Shiva.
It seems to me the lesson Shiva was giving to The mother goddess of wealth and His own minister with finance portfolio! 

Aum Namah Shivaye!

Har Har Mahadev.... Om Namah Shivaya

Har Har Mahadev.... Om Namah Shivaya

It is said every dark cloud has a silver lining ,But i say every cloud is ultimately just like a passing thought in the mind of the great thinker, the pure consciousness itself, Shva who is Himself unpassed.We must know this and repose in that pure consciousness. The clouds are bound to drift away.Aum Namah Shivaya!

It is said every dark cloud has a silver lining ,But i say every cloud is ultimately just like a passing thought in the mind of the great thinker, the pure consciousness itself, Shva who is Himself unpassed.We must know this and repose in that pure consciousness. The clouds are bound to drift away.Aum Namah Shivaya!

Shivji. The simplicity , the goodness, the blessing Nature, and the love is so bubbling, it makes it very obvious why He is Shubh, the Auspicious.

A typical pic of Shivji. The simplicity , the goodness, the blessing Nature, and the love is so bubbling, it makes it very obvious why He is Shubh, the Auspicious.
Aum Namah Shivaye.

“He who knows that there is nothing which is not Shiva, regarding the whole world as the play of the Divine, is ever united with universal consciousness, and is, without doubt, liberated even while alive.”

* Om Namah Shivaya * 

“He who knows that there is nothing which is not Shiva, regarding the whole world as the play of the Divine, is ever united with universal consciousness, and is, without doubt, liberated even while alive.”

Spandakarika

Lord Shiva In Deep Meditation : Whom Does He Meditate Upon

* Lord Shiva In Deep Meditation : Whom Does He Meditate Upon *

Lord Shiva is the Ultimate Reality. He is both Yogeshwara (Supreme deity of all yoga paths) and Yogishwara, i.e. the Master and teacher of all Great yogis(yoga practitioners/Masters). So, we all meditate on him. In Kundalini Yoga, we merge with Lord Shiva by the help of his consort, Mother Kundalini(Shridevi Parvati).

Generally, in any Lord Shiva’s picture we see him in a sitting posture engrossed in deep meditation. This is somewhat puzzling! Right?

So, we are now very curious to know:

Whom does the Lord Shiva meditate upon?

It is both funny and intriguing question indeed! Short answer: Lord Shiva meditates upon himself. Now, let us delve into greater depths.

Lord Shiva is the full and complete Ultimate Reality himself. There is no need to meditate on anybody else! In other words, he is always happy and contented being himself. So, he doesn’t have to do anything to seek happiness anywhere outside.

Everything resides within him. So,there is no object of meditation. He is the one and only subject. There is no external object. Here is another interesting question:

You said “Lord Shiva meditates on himself”. But, why?

The supreme bliss(ananda) is the essential nature of Lord Shiva, who is also the Universal Self. It is the Lord’s nature to dwell in his own bliss. According to Scriptures Shaiva agamas, Lord Shiva is static and his dynamic power is Devi Parvathi. So, he sits and meditates. He carries out various activities through his power, i.e. Devi Parvati.

Lord Shiva....Om Namah Shivaya

Lord Shiva........Om Namah Shivaya

"If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody."

"If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace. You are happiness, find out. Where else will you find peace if not within you?"

~ Papaji ~

BRAHMA VISHNU MAHESHVARA

 BRAHMA VISHNU MAHESHVARA  

SHRI LAKSHMI NARAYANA ॐ

SHRI LAKSHMI NARAYANA ॐ 

Jai Shree Krishna .... Jai Shree Krishna

Jai Shree Krishna .... Jai Shree Krishna