CULTURAL QA 01-2021-03 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What is the legend of Mookambika temple? And why are so manypeople from Kerala found in Kollur? A1 Vaidarbhi Suta·Updated December 20-2020 Devi Mookambika is the combined form of Tridevi. Her pith is in Kollur ,Where she slayed mookasura . Kamhasura was a demon who defeated devas and conquered heavens , DeviSaraswati made him dumb hence his name changed to Mookasura. The devas went to Tridevas for help , At last Devi Parvati , with Lakshmiand Saraswati took a combined form of Mookambika and slayed Mookasura by herdiscus. The name of Devi came after the demon . People visit it as it's asacred place dedicated to Mother Goddess. My note- 2nd partwhy more people from Kerala visit Mookambika is not answered. People fromKerala have special attachment to Mookambika temple Q2 Why Nandi is not facing lord Siva at Kasi? A2 Rohan Monga UpdatedNovember 25-2020 Idol of Nandi always face idol oflord Shankar or shivling because nandi is vaahan of lord Shankar. It depictsthat nandi is always ready to serve the lord . Nandi was one of the greatestdevotee of Shiva in previous life, hence Shiva granted him boon that in next life , you willbecome my vaahan and your idol will be installed facing me, always .And hence we see nandi’s idol always facing Shiva in every temple. But it is NOTseen in Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir because theoriginal temple is now a mosque ( named Gyaanwapi Masjid ) The originaltemple was demolished by Aurangzeb (and Shiva gave mughals punishment also forthis, he was last powerful mughal emperor , after him, mughal dynasti onlyfaced decline) But the temple was not completely demolished, the idol of nandi wasuntouched , hence now also , the original idol of nandi faces the mosque. The Golden one is the Mandir and the blue one is Gyaanwapi masjid. Andthey both are neighbours of each other. Q3 What is the silver layer on top of Indian sweets? What isits importance? A3 This silver layer thatyou see on the Indian sweets is the silverwork that is been made to just enhance the beauty of the sweets. The process which is used to make the silverwork for years was, to useanimal gut(intestine of goat or buffalo or any animal) and they beat theintestine of any such animal and place some silver sheets, which forms thesilver layer which is your silver vark. That is placed on your sweets.That is why some people avoid eatingthe sweets which have the silver work on it as it has used non-vegto make that sheet. After this practice, the government of India placed a ban on theproduction of these sheets in 2016, but again due to a huge loss in jobs andemployment, which lead to potentially a loss of money in this sector, the government restoredthe ban and allowed this practice to continue.Which also lead to the productionof vegetarian Vark, which is again prepared via machine. All in all this silver vark has no special nutrients to offer to your body,it is just a thin layer which is used to enhance the beauty and temptation ofthe sweets. You can avoid eating it as it has not good or you can have some of it ifyou eat sweets occasionally and you don't have any problem with themanufacturing process.I hope this answer adds some value! Q4 Are Iyengar bakeries in Bangalore really owned by Iyengars? A4 Ramaswamy Sundaram December2-2020 Lived in Mysuru, Karnataka, India (2006–2020) hahahah…Friend …I just can’t stifle my laughter on reading your question!Yet your inquisitiveness is amazing to know the truth. Yes in Karnataka I haveseen the name boards of Iyengar Bakeries that are thronged by Customers, forthe taste of the items sold by them. Motivated by your question, I made a research about the origin of theseIyengar Bakeries online. I found the following answer: “The first and onlyIyengar Bangalore Bakery (B.B) was started by H S Thirumalachar in 1898 inBangalore. It continues to operate till date. Its success hasspawned numerous similar named bakeries in some cities in India today. The Bangalore Bakery is run byits fourth generation entrepreneur, H T Srinivas. Tell us when and how the first Bangalore Bakery was founded. Why was itnamed BB? My great-grandfather, H S Thirumalachar started B.B. Bakery more than acentury ago. That was way back in 1898. He first opened a sweet shop on ChikpetMain Road, Bangalore, with his brother. When I was a child, my grandmother usedto tell us that an Englishman from the iconic West End Hotel was a regular atmy great grandfather's shop. He taught my grandfather how to bake bread duringthe 1890s and that’s how our family got into the baking business. Since my great-grandfather andhis brother started it, the name of the new venture was B.B. Bakery --Bangalore Brothers Bakery. During my father’s time, the name was changed to BangaloreBrahmins Bakery. We are Vaishnava Iyengars from Hulikal, one of theashtagrama villages in Hassan district of Karnataka and hence the word Brahminin the name. So the name has kindled interest because Iyengars are a sect of BrahminCommunity; and a Bakery cannot function without using egg, which is anon-vegetarian item and the two names does not correlate, ..hahahaha. Yet another example of attracting Customers by name is the Udupi Hotels. In the oldendays Brahmins emerging from Udupi in Karnataka were expert cooks and enteredthe Hotel Industry and achieved tremendous success. In Chennai there is a big 5 Star Hotel in Egmore area,which is owned by Udupi Brahmin. Since the name is very popular for vegetarianhotels, the same name of “Udupi Hotel” sprang up in almost all the Townsand Metropolitans in Tamilnadu. Their owners need not be Udupi Brahmins! Are you clear in your mind now friend? HAR HARMAHADEV! Q5 Why is Tamil Nadu so different from other states? A5 Vinay Kumar October 23-2020. In the morning, ladies clean the entrance of the houses with cow dung andturmeric. They put the kolam in front of their houses with rice flour. They userice flour for kolam because it is food for many birds and ants. These peopleare the hidden artist. My update- Most homes havefront cement finished and aftercleaning with water rangoli is drawn using Rangoli powder bow a days exceptfestival days on which rice powder is used. They have oil bathing in every Friday and using herbs like Alovera,turmeric, flowers, neem, and Kuppaimeni for bathing instead of soap. That keepsthem away from diseases. They have very good and nutritious food like Keppai, kali, ragi, Kamamkool, and many others. They lived with nature.Many Tamils brush their teethwith a stick of acacia, neem, a bitter-tasting toothbrush which they chew andspit for half an hour or more. Update- Now brushing with toothbrush and paste even in villages. The traditional dress for women like saree, half saree, and Pattu Pavadaiand for men like dhoti along with a shirt and Angavastra. Update- On festive occasionsonly Tamil arts include Bharatanatyam dance, still performed in temples, southIndian classical music, which is very complex and has its origins in the MiddleAges. Tamilnadu is famous for dances like kummi, kolatam, thappatam, karagatam,poi kal kuthirai aatam and veriatam. These are performed on special occasions. Tamils are known for their fine weaving like Kancheepuram silk saree Women are expected to return to the home of her parents to give birth,especially in the case of the first child, and stay there for a few months toreceive advice and training on raising the children. Girls have a specialceremony after their first menstruation. In the village, houses are built with a courtyard. The passerby takes arest in the courtyard. Q6 What happened to Dussala after Kurukshetra? A6 Seshachalapathi Rao UpdatedJune 15, 2020 After Mahabharata war we come across Dussala in Aswamedha parva. Dussala, the sister of 100 brothers , was the only sister to Yuyutsu andPandavas also. Thus shehad 106 brothers in all all living in one place. She was the onlydaughter of ruling king Dhritarashtra and was married to Jayadradha , the kingof Sindhu and Suaveera kingdoms. As we all know, Jayadradha was killed in the war of Mahabharata andDussala became a widow. Soon after Mahabharata war was over, Yudhistara had decided to performAswamedha Yaga. Enormous money was required to perform the Yaga and pleasebrahmins , befitting a new emperor. Pandavas fetch gold and diamonds of KingMaruth of a bye-gone era, as advised by Veda Vyasa and Arjuna embarks onAswamedha. The holy horse visits so many kingdoms accompanied by Arjuna and his armyand whoever captures the horse as a gesture of defiance were tackled by Arjuna.Post Mahabharata war, most of the kingdoms were being ruled by the nextgeneration of young kings whose fathers and seniors died in MB war. As advised by Yudhistara not tokill these kings who were already mourning for their dead fathersand relatives but gently persuade them to concede defeats , Arjuna dealt witheach of them softly keeping the killing to bare minimum. When the horse reached the kingdom of Sindhu, the kings of Sindhucaptured the horse and gave Arjuna handful of battle, though Suradha, the sonof Jayadradha was not to be seen in the battle field. They were particularly severe because they wanted totake revenge for Arjuna’s killing of Jayadradha. Arjuna tried to advice them tostop the war, but they don’t budge. So, Arjuna had to step up the tempo andstarted to kill them in good number. That was when Dussala arrived with her very young grandson and pleadedwith Arjuna to stop further battle. She informed that her son and the father of her grand child, Suradha,died the moment he heard Arjuna was coming with a Aswamedha horse. He wasalready reeling under the grief with regard to losing his father and Arjuna’sarrival was too much for him to cope with. The life drained out of him themovement he heard Arjuna was coming there too. Dussala told her brother that ,though his grandfather may have done wrong to Pandavas, the boy was innocentand let the war be stopped atleast now. Dussala also asked the Sindhu warriorsto withdraw. Arjuna embraced his sister,consoled her and and declared stopping of the offence and left to proceed toother kingdoms. Thus Dussala remained as the Queen of Sindhu , being the guardian of hergrand son. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 7-1-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. 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