Bali Theyyam (VIDEO)

Theyyam is one of the most popular folk traditions in North Kerala. Divine powers are worshipped in the form of theyyams. This is a short video on Bali Theyyam, a heroic character from the Ramayana.

Theyyam. Kunhimangalam. (VIDEO)

Theyyam...Kunhimangalam...Velluva Gurikal Kottam Kaliyaattam.2017.May.13.

Arulmigu Sri Ramalinga Eeswarar Temple, Kuala Lumpur - A famous Shiva Temple

This temple was built in the 1903 by Malayan Railway Employees. This well designed and beautiful Hindu temple attracts devotees from different parts of the city especially during festive occasions of the Hindus. There were plans of demolishing the temple in the year to make way for new developments in that area however perseverance from several devotees as well as minister at that time finally led to the cancellation of the demolition plans. The temple has also undergone some renovations and highly regarded and respected for being an extremely famous Shiva temple of Kuala Lumpur. -gokl.my

A shrine to Sanat Kumara which attracts and unites people of all religions and faiths is situated in the town of Kataragama, Sri Lanka.

Sanat Kumara appears as a rishi in the Hindu religious scriptures and Upanishads. A shrine to Sanat Kumara which attracts and unites people of all religions and faiths is situated in the town of Kataragama, Sri Lanka. In Sanskrit, "Sanat Kumara" is "Eternal Youth" (from Sanat "eternal", Ku "with difficulty" and Mara "mortal").

In the Shiva Maha Purana it has been told that once Sanat kumara was traveling in an aircraft and happened to see sage Parasara, practicing austerities (tapas ) on the banks of the river Saraswathi. Sanat kumara stopped by and asked the latter the reason for being at such a lonely place.

Sage Parasara replied that having done his ordained duties as a teacher and helped lots of students to gain knowledge, he decided to practice austerities for his own salvation. Sanat kumara then revealed to him the knowledge he received earlier from Nandikeswara and suggested him to practice mananam, sravanam and kirtanam instead of austerities as effective means of attaining the grace of Lord Shiva and achieve liberation.

These three means are explained below.

Mananam: Uttering the name of Shiva, mantras or prayers, contemplating or meditating upon the grandeur and significance of Shiva or the sacred texts of Saivism and performing similar mental activities.

Sravanam: Listening from others, or in a gathering of Shiva devotees, about Lord Shiva the concepts of Saivism, the books on Saivism, the life and activities of Nayanars or other devotees of Shiva.

Kirtanam. Singing the glory of Lord Shiva either alone or in the company of other devotees. When it is done in groups it is called bhajan. Devotional singing helps the mind become stabilized in God.

32 Names of Maa DURGA with Meaning

🕉32 Names of Maa DURGA with Meaning 🕉

1. Durgā - The Reliever of Difficulties
2. Durgātirśaminī - Who puts difficulties at peace
3. Durgāpadvinivāriṇī - Dispeller of difficult adversities
4. Durgamacchedinī, - Who cuts down difficulty
5. Durgasādhinī - The performer of Discipline to expel difficulties
6. Durganāśinī - The Destroyer of Difficulty
7. Durgatoddhāriṇī - Who holds the whip of difficulties
8. Durgenihantrī, - Who sends difficulties to Ruin
9. Durgamāpahā - Who measures difficulties
10. Durgamajñānadā - Who makes difficulties unconscious
11. Durgadaityalokadavānalā - Who destroys the world of difficult thoughts
12. Durgamā - The mother of difficulties
13. Durgamālokā - The perception of difficulties
14. Durgamātmasvarūpiṇī - The Intrinsic Nature of the soul of difficulties
15. Durgamārgapradā - Who searches through the difficulties
16. Durgamavidyā - The knowledge of difficulties
17. Durgamāśritā - The Extrication from difficulties
18. Durgamajñānasaḿsthānā - The continued existence of difficulties
19. Durgamadhyānabhāsinī - Whose meditation remains brilliant when in difficulties
20. Durgamohā - Who deludes difficulties
21. Durgamagā - Who resolves difficulties
22. Durgamārthasvarūpiṇī - Who is the intrinsic nature of the object of difficulties
23. Durgamāsurasanhantrī - The annihilator of the egotism of difficulties
24. Durgamāyudhadhāriṇī - Bearer of the weapon against difficulties
25. Durgamāńgī - The refinery of difficulties
26. Durgamatā - Who is beyond difficulties
27. Durgamyā - This present difficulty
28. Durgameśvarī - The empress of difficulties
29. Durgabhīmā - Who is terrible to difficulties
30. Durgabhāmā - The lady to difficulties
31. Durgabhā - The illuminator of difficulties
32. Durgadāriṇī - Who cuts off difficulties

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An angry and aging mother Aditi sat down to fast and pray that Lord Vishnu - the preserver of the universe - would aid her in a moment of distress.

An angry and aging mother Aditi sat down to fast and pray that Lord Vishnu - the preserver of the universe - would aid her in a moment of distress. Her sons, who ruled several planets in the universe, had been vanquished by the great king Bali, who wanted to become the sole ruler of the entire celestial world.

As the humiliated mother of defeated sons, Aditi refused to eat, and closed her eyes, with a hurt soul eager for retribution. She kept praying to Vishnu, till at last he appeared after twelve long days of penance. Moved by her devotion and strength of purpose, Shri Vishnu promised the aggrieved mother that the lost kingdoms would be restored to her sons.

And so Shri Vishnu disguised himself as a midget Brahmin ascetic answering to the name of Vamandeva. He appeared at the glorious court of Bali Maharaja to plead with the victorious king to give him "just" three pieces of land. Dulled by a sense of invincibility and amused by the midget, the great king lightheartedly consented to the appeal.

In that very moment of thoughtless consent, Vamandeva decided to take his chance and started expanding his form to gigantic proportions. To the king's horror, the giant dwarf walked his first step, which, to the everlasting despair of Bali Maharaj, covered the whole universe.

That is how Aditi got her sons' kingdoms back. But it was the second step that assumed crucial significance. Vamandeva then kicked a hole in the shell of the universe, causing a few drops of water from the spiritual world to spill into the universe. These precious and rare drops of the Other World gathered into the flow of a river that came to be known as the Ganga. That was the sacred moment when the great Ganga emerged came into being to become integrated with history.! ✨🐚⛰👁🕉🌊🔱🐍💀🌙📿🌀⏳🌷🔔✨

Hara Hara Gange ~ Hara Hara Mahadev ~ Jai Shri Vishnu 🐚🌀🐚