What’s unique about this rural temple, Nagatheertham (located on outskirts of Madurai, in Nagamalai area), is that it has water flowing down from the top of a rocky hill range (Nagamalai), 24×7 throughout the year, even during the driest of summers. The spout is the size of a water hose and comes out with a [...]
**PLEASE VOTE (at n7w)** There are only six weeks to January 1, 2006 when the 21 finalists will be announced for the New “Seven Wonders of the World”. Right now Meenakshi Temple is at #24 on the list of nominees. One of the most beautiful of the ancient temples of India is the Madurai Meenakshi [...]
The Krittika (also known as Pleiades or M45) is a brilliant cluster of six stars in the Vrishabha (also known as Taurus) constellation, representing the six Krittika dieties (the six mothers, the wives of six of the seven sages (sapta rishis)). They are known for nursing Lord Murugan (aka Karthikeya). Whether this is true or [...]
The picture above is the base of the vimanam of Periya kovil, the people in the picture give you an idea of the relative size of the temple and also the detail of artwork. Periya kovil (also known as Brihadeswara Temple), is located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The temple was built around 1000 CE by [...]
You remember that September 21, 1995 event of Sri Ganesha idols all across the world drinking milk? Was it for real? Well the point is not whether the event was real or not. Anyone choosing to debate over that is totally missing the point. The more accurate message is this, quote from Linda Johnsen’s book: [...]
Mata Amritanandamayi is a spiritual master from the southern state of Kerala, India. Every spiritual master has their niche, and her’s is: bhakti and seva (selfless service, compassion, humanism). She has dedicated her life from a very young age to a simple philosophy: “to love and to serve all”. I consider her as a modern [...]
Note: whether this is true or not is irrelevant, and it has nothing to do with astrology either. The point is the ability of these allegories to take your mind to other realities or conversely giving us a sense of humility as far our understanding of our current reality, and keeping us from losing touch [...]
Rahu devours the Moon.Total Lunar Eclipse today, 22:00 – 01:00 EST.The ecliptics of the planets are at different angles. The same goes for the Moon around the Earth, its ecliptic has its own angle.The intersecting points of the Moon’s ecliptic and Earth’s ecliptic are known as the North and South Nodes. In Hindu mythology they [...]
The most beautiful and most profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all science… To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the lightest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive [...]
God reveals Him/Herself in many ways to different people and cultures. Of the many names and forms, one which is widely celebrated among Tamil culture, is Murugan. To the Tamil people He is Nature itself (in particular the hill ranges and vast fields of green). To tantrics he represents the kundalani sakthi. Murugan denotes everlasting [...]