On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Ashwin Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
If you want real entertainment, watch the new Mahadev serial. They add > their own spice into mythology. I had never heard of Ganesha being married > (at least in South Indian temples I have never seen Ganesha with his > wives), or Shiva/Parvathi having a daughter. > There was an article (on silk?) which mentioned an increase in number of > Vaishno Devi temples after the cult classic "Jai Maa Vaishno Devi". > Alas, I am Sitting (Baby-sitting, actually, for two more silk-listers) in St.Louis, and the last thing I would wish for is a cable connection that gives me these serials :) But Ashwin...it may not be their own addition...there may be such folklore. I have a friend who says that in his part of Andhra Pradesh, Hanuman is married. His wife (as, indeed, many of the girls from that town, and my friend's wife, too) is called Suvarchala. This was the first time I'd ever heard of Anjaneya being married. Karthikeya (Murugan) is twice-married in south Indian mythology, but is a celibate in Bengal. >
