The temple has a central pavilion, embracing all the three shrines. This pavilion is further connected with an intermediary hall and a hall for ritual dance. A large open court that is accessible from the east surrounds the main hall. Lepakshi Temple perhaps houses the largest monolithic structure of Nagalinga in India. Another exquisite statue of Lord Ganesha captures the attention of everyone, especially when people enter the second interior court.
The interiors boast of impressive sculptures in half-relief on the granite pillars. The carvings represent dancers, drummers and divine musicians. Here, you can see Lord Brahma playing drums, celestial nymph Rambha dancing and Lord Shiva engaged in 'Ananda Tandava'. In the intermediary hall, there is a frieze that depicts geese with lotus stalks in their beaks. The flawless carvings adorn the entire temple perpetually, all of them done with the minutest of details.
In South India, Ramnavami is people do elaborate puja and traditional fan is distributed along with the ‘Prasadam.’ Food and drinks that cool the body are prepared on the day and is consumed after the fast.
Month | |
Caitra | 30* |
Vaisakha | 31 |
Jyaistha | 31 |
Asadha | 31 |
Sravana | 31 |
Bhadra | 31 |
Asvina | 30 |
Kartika | 30 |
Agrahayana | 30 |
Pausa | 30 |
Magha | 30 |
Phalguna | 30 |
Lord Siva known as Parmeswara . He is very reputation person In Indian tradition and in Puranas. His body is always covered with ash( basmam) and parameswara devotees wear ash tilak on forehead and hands. There is an interesting story in the Shiva Purana which narrates how Lord Shiva came to be associated with Ash. There once lived a sage whose lineage was traced to the famous Saint Bhregu. This sage performed intense austerities and became very powerful. He used to consume only fruits and later only green leaves and thus got the name – Parnada.
24th March 2010
@ Sri Rama Navami 2010
@ Fifth Snan date for Kumbh Mela 2010
@ Arattu at Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam
@ Arattu at Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple, Ernakulam
@ Pallavur Shiva Temple Arattu Festival
@ Arattu at Thiruvizha Shiva Temple, Cherthala
@ Mahishasura Mardhini Damanaropanam
25th March 2010
@ Shalivahana Jayanthi
@ Dharmaraja Damanapuja
26th March 2010
@ Ekadashi Vrata
@ Vishnu Dolotsavam
@ Maharshi Damanapuja
27th March 2010
@ Vamana Dwadashi
@ Shani Pradosham (Pradosh)
@ Shani Trayodashi
28th March 2010
@ Arattupuzha Pooram at Arattupuzha Temple, Thrissur
@ Panamkurissi Kavu Pooram
@ Mahaveera Jayanthi
@ Lokanarkavu Temple Arattu Festival 2010
29th March 2010
@ Painkuni Uthram Festival 2010
@ Sabarimala Temple Arattu Festival 2010
@ Chitra Poornima
@ Hanuman Jayanthi in South India
@ Varkala Janardana Swamy Temple Arattu Festival
30th March 2010
@ Hanuman Jayanti Festival or Hanumath Vijayotsavam
@ Festival starts at Ambalapuzha Temple
@ Maha Chaitri or Pathala Vratam
@ Chitragupta Vratam
@ Chaitra Purnima Snan – Important bathing dates for Kumbh Mela Festival 2010
31st March 2010
@ Arattu Festival at Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
telugu festivals, andhra festivals, pandugalu dates,..
Telugu people are very traditional in celebrating Hindu festivals. Various important Hindu festivals or Telugu pandugalu are celebrated in Andhra Pradesh throughout the year. This article consists of a list of Telugu Festivals celebrated in 2010.and upcoming festivals Hanuman Jayanthi, Mahankali Jathara (Banalu Jatara), Varalakshmi Vratham, Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Gokulashtami), Vinayaka Chavithi, Devi Sharan Navaratri, Bathukamma Panduga, Dasara (VIjaya Dashami), Deepavali (Diwali), Kartika Pournami. so on.
March 24, 2010 – Sri Rama Navami
June 7, 2010 – Hanumaan Jayanthi
July 25, 2010 – Mahankali Jatara ( Bonala Jathara or Mahakali panduga) (Lashkar Bonalu)
July 25, 2010 – Guru Pournima (Vyasa Pournima)
August 14, 2010 – Nagula Panchami
August 20, 2010 – Varalakshmi Vratam
September 1, 2010 – Janmaastami (Krishnaastami) (Gokulashtami)
September 11, 2010 – Vinayaka Chavithi
September 26, 2010 – Undralla Thaddhe
October 8, 2010 – Sharan Navaratri Kalasha sthapana (Devi Navarathri 2010 starts)
October 15, 2010 – Bathukamma Panduga
October 16, 2010 – Aayudha Pooja
October 17, 2010 – Dasara (Vijaya Dashami) (Devi Navarathri 2010 ends)
October 25, 2010 – Atla Thaddhe
November 5, 2010 – Deepaavali (Diwali)
November 9, 2010 – Nagula Chavithi
November 21, 2010 – Kartika Pournami
December 17, 2010 – Mukkoti ekadashi
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Special puja: Sri Sai Ramanavami festival, International Shirdi Sai Consciousness Prachar Centre, Shri Shirdi Sai Mandir, 106/1, Thunganagar, Herohalli, Magadi Main Road, Vishwaneedam Post, 5.15 a.m.
Sree Raama Raama Raamethi Rame Raame Manorame | Sahasra Naama Thatthulyam Raama Naama Varaanane || Aapadaamapa Harthaaram Daatharam Sarva Sampadaam Lokaabhiraamam Sree Raamam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namaamyaham || |
"Wherever four Hindus live, Rama and Sita will be there" so said Swami Vivekananda, one of the foremost harbingers of modern national renaissance of Bharat. The reverse also is equally true - wherever Rama and Sita live, the people there will remain and live as Hindus.
Every hill and rivulet of Bharat bears the imprint of the holy feet of Rama and Sita. Sri Rama reigns supreme to this day in the hearts of our people, cutting across all barriers of province, language, caste or sect. Even the tribes living in isolated valleys and jungles have names like Mitti-Ram and Patthar-Ram. In some other tribes, every name carries the proud suffix of Ram, such as Lutthu Ram, Jagadev Ram, etc. In many northern parts of Bharat mutual greetings take the form of Jay Ramjee Ki.
Sri Rama has become so much identified with all the good and great and virile qualities of heroic manhood that expressions such as 'Us me Ram nahi hai' (there is no Rama in him) - meaning that a person has lost all manliness and worth - have become common usage. And when a Hindu quits the world stage, he is bid God-speed in his onward journey with Ramanama satya hai or Raghupati Raghava raja Ram, patita paavana Sita Ram. In fact, the latter couplet has become the nation's bhajan par excellence.
Sri Rama's story, Ramayana, has been sung and resung in all the languages and dialects of Bharat. The tradition of writing epics centering round the saga of Rama's achievements started by Valmiki in Sanskrit and was continued by Tulsidas in Hindi, by Kamban in Tamil, by Ramanujan in Malayalam, by Krittivasa in Bengali and Madhav Kambali in Assamia and in fact, in almost every Bharatiya language. The tradition is being continued up to the present day. The Ramayana Darshanam of K.V. Puttappa, the national literary award of Bharat by the Jnana Peeth. The enchanting Geet Ramayana composed in Marathi by G.D. Madgulkar and set to tune by Sudhir Phadke is now thrilling the hearts of millions in Maharashtra.
The various tribal groups too have sung the story of Ramayana in their dialects. Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Janaki mirror the ideals for millions of tribal boys and girls. The Khamati tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, which is Buddhist, depicts Ramayana as the story narrated by
The comparison of Sri Rama's fortitude to Himalayas and the grace and grandeur of his personality to the ocean - 'Samudra iva gaambheerye, dhairye cha Himavaan iva' - portrays how inseparably his personality has been blended into the entire national entity of Bharat.