Thursday, 24 December 2015
Friday, 11 December 2015
Durga Pooja Durgotsab Dussehra
Durga Pooja (Durgotsab / Dussehra )- " An Indian annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu Goddess Durga”
Sometime Pandals and sculptures inspired by a particular theme.
The inspiration of this Pandal comes from Bishnupur, an area in West Bangal India , which is famous for its terracotta temples and art work, as well as Baluchari Sari (a South Asian female garment), and the protima (idol) of Maa Durga has been created in the terracotta style, and the mandap (the temple porch) features artwork as seen on the pallus (the loose end of a Sari) of Baluchari Sari, the usual Baluchari print of Mahabharata depictions has been substituted with the different 'roops'(appearance ) of Maa Durga, albeit in potua ( a unique community, whose traditional occupation is the painting and modeling of Hindu idols) style.
The mandap had been created by the youngsters of Navapalli, New Delhi in Oct 2015, with the help of two artisans from West Bengal, using mixing of mud, coating it on jute panels which create a terracotta effect and ensuring that there is a vivid play of colours in the mandap because Durga Puja is synonymous with absolute exuberance and celebration.
Durga Puja ends on Dashami when the goddess is immersed into the water.
Nowadays, Durgotsab is being arranged in countries such as the Nepal, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Singapore and Kuwait, among others. In 2006, a grand Durga Puja ceremony was held in the Great Court of the British Museum.
Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura.
Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil. :)
Saturday, 10 October 2015
Hastinapur
Hastinapur
Hastinapur is one of the holiest place on earth by Jains and the birthplace of three Jain Tirthankaras known for the capital of the Kuru dynasty ( Epic Mahabharata ).
Hastinapur or Hastinapuram - (Sanskrit)
Hastin
(elephant) and puram (city) is a city which might have been named so because of
the existence of a huge number of elephants in the forests adjoining this place
there is an another interpretation states that this region was ruled by a king
‘Hastin’ of
‘Kuru Vansha’.
It is located on the right bank of an old bed of the Ganga,
known in literature and tradition as the capital of the Kauravas of
the Mahabharata epic. Three Jaina tirthankaras, Sailtinatha, Kunthunatha and
Aranatha,
are also believed to have been associated with Hastinapura.
Sumeru Parvat (Mountain) is located at the middle of Jambudweep which is 101 ft. high made of light pink marble.
Lotus Temple is a small temple in the courtyard of Jambudweep. It is a House of Worship, popularly known as the Lotus Temple or Kamal Mandir, is a Jain House of Worship and also a prominent attraction in Hastinapur. It was completed in 1989.
The Teen Murthy Mandir is a 5 feet high white coloured marble idol of Lord Adinath in Kayotsarga is consecrated in the main vedhi, this idol is flanked by the idols of Bharat and Bahubali on its right and left respectively. Around 5 feet high black coloured idols of Lord Neminath and Parshwanath in padmasana are installed on the right and left vedhis flanking the main vedhi. Idols of Dharanendra Yaksha and Padmavathi Yakshi; Gomukha Yaksha and Chakreshwari Yakshi, Kshetrapala; Acharya Adisagarji and Acharya Shanthisagarji can also be found at this temple.
Astapad Jain Temple -It is the tallest (151 ft (46 m)) brick structure. The entire structure has four entrances and built over eight floors (ground + seven) are very huge and at the seventh floor there is a temple dedicated to Lord Adinath.
Kailash parvat is known as the place of salvation of Lord Adinath. This temple consists of a group of 72 small temples and a main temple. The 72 temples are dedicated to the trikala Tirthankaras i.e. the Tirthankaras belonging to all the three periods (past, present and future).
Thursday, 1 October 2015
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