July 1, 2022July 3, 2022Real Ramayana Places – Rama Vanvaas Sthalam (Part 1)यत्क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधीः काममोहितम् – the shloka used by Mahrishi Valmiki to initiate writing the legend of Ramayana, making this itihas an eternal part of our values and traditions. This shloka means that a pair of krounchas (heron) were separated with the male bird being killed by the hunter because of his desire, desire to hunt innocent animals and birds for pleasure and business purposes. ‘Desire’ was the core and prime reason for the whole Ramayana. Maa Kaikeyi expressed her desire to make his son ‘Bharata’ the Maharaja of Ayodhya Saamrajya and asked Shri Rama to go into exile for 14 years away from their kingdom. For the sake of his father’s (Maharaja Dasharatha’s) promise that he made to Kaikeyi, Shri Rama left for vanvaas and that’s how we got our ‘Maryada Purushottam’.The moment when Maharaja Dasharatha told Shri Rama about vanvaasAyodhya, Uttar PradeshShri Rama was accompanied by his wife Sita Devi, daughter of Maharaja Janaka of Janakapuri, Mithila, Nepal. This was the reason she was often called ‘Janaki’ or ‘Maithili’. He was also accompanied by his younger brother, Lakshmana who left behind all the luxuries of the kingdom for the respect and love towards his elder brother. They initiated their exile from Ayodhya situated on the southern banks of river Saryu where Shri Rama is worshipped as ‘Ramlala’, the reason being his childhood was spent over here. They first reached the Nishad Saamrajya on the banks of river Ganga (Maa Ganga), whose ruler was Nishadraj Guha. He was the childhood friend of Shri Rama during his Gurukul learning period at Mahrishi Vashisht’s Ashram. He ferried the three to the southern bank of Ganga, at Shri Rama’s request, in his boat.Shri Ramlala in AyodhyaPrayag, Uttar PradeshOn crossing the river Ganga, the three reached the Triveni Sangam at Prayag (present-day Prayagraj) where the three holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and, Saraswati meets. Kumbh Mela is organised at this place after every 12 years. Bharadwaj Rishi met them at this place and advised them to go to Chitrakuta situated on the other side of the river Yamuna. They covered a distance of about 50kms on a raft and by walking to have a peaceful stay at Chitrakuta.Gathering at Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in 2019A Sadhu pictured during Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in 2019ReferencesRamanarayanam Article – Featured ImageEpic Journey of Lord Rama from Ayodhya to Lanka – TripotoSelect your reaction+1 2+1 0+1 0+1 0+1 0 Facebook Twitter Email Telegram Related Temples Ram Temples Temple Purana AyodhyaChitrakutaMadhya PradeshMithilaNepalPrayagUttar Pradesh
hindi Masani Amman Anamalai, Tamilnadu : October 27, 2021October 27, 2021One of the extremely interesting Amman sanctuaries in India, is Masani Amman sanctuary. This sanctuary is based upon the cremation ground, and the sanctum of Goddess Amman is likewise based upon the cremation region and thus the Amman is called as Masani Amman by local people and later it turned into the name of the sanctuary. This sanctuary is situated at Annaimalai close to Pollachi. It takes 1.30 hrs from Coimbatore to arrive at this sanctuary. The idol of the goddess is seven feet in length and is in tremendous sleeping position, her head is in East side and her feet faces the West. It is an extremely unique type of Amman, no other Amman in India is found in resting position. Toward the end of the god’s feet, a sculpture of Asuran is found, close to it around two feet high model of Masani stands gloriously. Read More
Gujarat Ram Pagdandi, Gujarat: October 9, 2021October 9, 2021Gujarat is home to places like Sabari Dham, Pampa Lake, Anjani Kund, Rameshwar and Unaai that stand observer to occasions of the old epic ‘Ramayana’. Some of these spots even discover notice in old sacred writings and strict texts in setting with Lord Ram’s excursion looking for Devi Sita. These spots that were once visited by Lord Ram are altogether called as Rampagdandi in Gujarat. Read More
Temple Purana Guruvayoor Temple, Kerala: January 30, 2022January 30, 2022Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu sanctuary devoted to the Hindu god Guruvayurappan (a four-armed connection of the Hindus god Vishnu), situated in the town of Guruvayur in Kerala, India. It is one of the important holy place for Hindus of Kerala and is frequently referred to as Bhuloka Vaikunta. which means the “Heavenly Abode of Vishnu on Earth”. . The main deity is a four-armed standing Krishna carrying the conch Panchajanya, the plate Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki and a lotus with a Holy basil garland. This image addresses the grand form of Vishnu as revealed to Krishna’s parents Vasudeva and Devaki around the hour of Krishna’s birth; subsequently Guruvayur is otherwise called “Dwarka of South India”. Read More