And worshipped by that class of women who prefer men never to get married, so that they themselves are always needed.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 7:46 AM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > >>
