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श्रीखंड महादेव यात्रा ( शिव मंदिर )

  Shrikhand Mahadev is a hindu pilgrimage site in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Its abode of Lord Shiva and consort of goddess Parvati. Its one of the toughest treks in India. The 75 ft Shivalinga at the top of the mountain of height 18,570 .This is an important place for the devotees of Lord Shiva. The journey is called" Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash Yatra ". This journey takes places mainly in Sawan. Its situated on hill and the Shivalinga is of 75 ft. The journey starts from the base of Jaun village of Himachal Pradesh. And from there is 32 km walk to the top of Shrikhand. The whole route is quite dangerous. The journey is tougher than Amarnath Yatra. Only above 15 years of age people can take part in the lord shiva journey or trek. There is a statue of Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha, Swami Kartik above 50 before the visit of Shrikhand Mahadeva. On the way there are natural Shiva caves, seven temples in Nirmand, Nine godesses( Mata Parvati), Javas, Parashurama temple, Dakshineshw...

Bhoota kola- Pride of Tulu Nadu

 Hey friends🙏🏻 In this blog, I am going to talk about my experience of the movie" Kantara- a legend "  which has gained worldly fame. Kantara was originally released in kannada and it was dubbed in other languages on public demand. I personally liked the movie, the mystic experience of bhoota kola which I never knew. The dance form which influences " yakshagana ".The different culture and all the mythological sayings. Kantara is totally a different experience. It has got 9.7 Imdb rating, no movie has gotton so far. Source: Google  In this blog I am not reviewing the movie but going to talk about the " Bhoota Kola ". Bhoota means"spirit " and kola means "play" in Tulu. This is the spirit worship ritual which is followed and celebrated by Tulu- speaking people of dakshina kannada, karnataka and some places in kerela.Malenadu and kasargod. People believe that the spirits protect the village from natural calamities. If the spirits get a...

Brihadeeshwara Temple: Mystery of the missing shadow

 The Brihadeeshwara temple is the UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Thanjavur / Tanjore. Thanjavur is the cultural hub of Tamil Nadu. Its ruled by many kings in past and is the centre of art, architecture and religion for centuries. A foremost example of the amalgamation of its art, architecture and religion is Brihadeeshwara temple. Thanjavur and Brihadeeshwara are tge synonyms of each other. This is one of the largest temples of India. Overview : Its better known as the Big Temple or the temple which doesn't cast any shadow. It has several secret passageways. Let's dive into the mysteries of Brihadeeshwara temple. Introduction : Its the temple of shiva. The temple is similar to rameshwaram and madurai meenakshi temple. The temple includes many shrines of gods like Nandi, Parvati, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Dakshunamurthi and chandeshwar. UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 1.It has several other temples of the region called as "The great living Chola Temples ". It's one ...

Rishi Sunak: New PM of UK.

 Hello reader's🙏🏻 welcome to today's blog. Today we will read about  RISHI SUNAK . The new PM of UNITED KINGDOM . He was appointed as leader of conservative party since 24 oct 2022 . He served as chancellor of exchequer in 2010-2022. He served as chief secretary of treasury from 2019-2020 .He is also serving as member of Parliament.He completed his education from Winchester College and lincoln college . He studied philosophy, politics and economics. He completed his MBA from Stanford University. His wife is Akshata murthy who is the daughter of N. R Narayan Murthy . They are in 22nd richest people in Britain. Early life : Rishi sunak was  born on 12 may 1980 in Southampton general hospital. He migrated to Britain from East Africa in 1960s. He completed his education  He was elected to House of commons in 2015 general election. He voted 3 times for Brexit's withdrawal agreement . After Borris Johnson became PM, Sunak was appointed as Chief secretary to the treas...

बावे वाली माता मंदिर ( जम्मू )

 नमस्ते दोस्तों 🙏 भारत के जो मंदिर की श्रृंखला जो मैंने शुरू की है आज उसमे हम रूबरू होंगे बावे वाली माता के मंदिर से जो देवी महाकाली का मंदिर है | Source: pinterest यह मंदिर ऐतिहासिक बाहु किले के अंदर है |जम्मू शहर से 5km दूर स्थित है महाकाली का मंदिर| ये मंदिर तवी नदी के किनारे बसा है, तवी नदी को सूर्य की पुत्री के रूप में भी जाना जाता है | इस किले को राजा बहुलोचन ने 3000 साल पूर्व बनाया था |मंदिर का निर्माण 1822 में हुआ |जम्मू तवी के इलाके को बावा कहा जाता है और इस मंदिर का नाम भी उसी वजह से बावा जाना जाता है |महाकाली देवी जम्मू की इष्ट है|रविवार और मंगलवार को यहाँ भारी भीड़ उमड़ती है|ये मंदिर बाहु किले के भीतर बना हुआ है|इस किले का नाम राजा जम्बूलोचन के भाई बहुलोचन के नाम पर रखा गया है | इतिहास : हाथी भी नहीं हिला पाए माता की मूर्ती को : इस इलाके के लोग बताते हैं की राजा इस मंदिर का जो मुख है वो अपने महल की दिशा में करना चाहते थे |पर कई बार कोशिश करने के बाद भी असफलता ही हाथ लगी |एक बार किसी ने हाथी के द्वारा मूर्ती को हिलाने का सुझाव दिया | हाथी बुलाये गए पर जैसे ही वो मूर्ति क...

Temples of India: Raghunath temple( Jammu)

 Hey readers. Long time!I am beginning a new series today with temples of India. In this series we will cover the temples statewise. So let's start from top. Today let's get rubaru with Raghunath temple of Jammu .  Source: Pinterest Raghunath temple : Located right in the middle of Jammu and also old Jammu which is at a close distance from Jammu airport. This temple complex is believed to be the largest shrine of North India. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Rama who is the 8th avatar of Lord Vishnu. The temple is in North of river 'Tawi".Average elevation of temple is 1150 ft.  Legend and history : The temple was first constructed by first dogra ruler who was Maharaja Gulab SIngh in 1853 and later it was completed by Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1860. Its 130 years old temple.  Maharaja Gulab Singh got the idea from a man named Shri Ram Dass Bairagi who was believed to travel from Ayodhya to Jammu . And this temple was built as Maharaja did something very wrong...

Fermented food : Boost your immunity on a daily basis!

 Hello my readers🙏🏻How are you? I am doing fine. So we all like south indian food. Right? Idly, Dosas, vadas and uttapams. We all know how they are prepared. They are prepared by fermentation. What is fermentation? Fermentation is a traditional process in which the edible food is kept overnight and by morning it is fermented. How? Lets understand. Now- a - days we are including various food items in our diet to improve immunity. We order many different types of grains like quinoa, black rice and millets and eat them. But do you know the simplest dal and rice boosts are immunity. The grains or the ingredients which are present in our kitchen helps us with nutrition. The simplest method to increase our immunity is by eating fermented food. Fermentation is followed by our ancestors. Its a traditional method in which our grains or edible items are fermented. The food like sugar, flour are converted by bacteria and yeast in process of fermentation. Its converted to alchohol so our fer...