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Q1 Do Adam’s bridge (Ram sethu bridge ) could be imaged by NASA? What isits length?What are all its details? A1 Yes. NASA Images Found1,750,000 Year Old Man-Made Bridgebetween India and Sri Lanka Adam´s Bridge is 30 km long The legendsas well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of humaninhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the a primitive age, about 1,750,000years ago and the bridge´s age is also almost equivalent. Thisbridge, according to accounts in the Ramayana and the Srimad-Bhagavatam, wasconstructed in the age know as Treta, over 2 million years ago. LordRamacandra prepared a royal road on the Indian Ocean with stones that floatedon the water Then the gods, Gandharvas, Siddhas (living beings superior tohumans) and supreme Rishis (great sages) assembled in the sky, eager to seethat masterpiece, and the gods and Gandharvas gazed on that causeway, sodifficult of construction, that was ten leagues in width and a hundred inlength built by Nala. The Ram Sethubridge is a major marine divide. It separates the furious Bay of Bengal sea andsediments in the Palk bay and the very calm placid waters of the Gulf ofMannar. This ridge like feature is similar to the “Allaband” that was formedafter a major earthquake in Arabian Sea in the early 19th century. In theAllaband, a long stretch of about 90km length and about 0.5 to 4km wide zonegot uplifted because of a major tectonic event that was responsible for theearthquake. Sincethis event occurred in the recent past and such huge track of land was raised, people called that it ishappened due to the will of Allah and named it Allaband. However,during the last ice age (18,000 year BP) the entire area from India to SriLanka and further south and southeast were contagious land due to the highlylowered sea level. About 7,300 years BP the sea level in the southern part ofIndia was about 3.5 m above the present level. This has been deciphered by Dr.P.K. Banerjee, who studied Corals that found in the land part as of Pamban,Rameswaram, and Tuticorin etc. Q2 which are the places inIndia where we have navagraha temples in a clsture? A2 Inseveral parts of India, there are clusters of Navagraha temples. One such cluster is nearthe town of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu; another temple is in Guwahati, Assam. Q3 What is the period ofVedas? A3According to the Vishnu Purana(3.2.18, 3.3.4 etc) the original Veda was divided into four parts, and furtherfragmented into numerous shakhas, by Vishnu in the form of Vyasa,in the Dvapara Yuga The Bhagavata Purana (12.6.37) traces theorigin of the primeval Veda to the syllable aum,and says that it was divided into four at the start of Dvapara Yuga,because men had declined in age, virtue and understanding Q4 Who were all the vedic deities? A4 Indra,the heroic god and slayer of Vrtraand Vala,liberator of the cows and the rivers, Agni, the sacrificial fire andmessenger of the gods, and Soma,the ritual drink dedicated to Indra are the most prominent deities by far. Q5 Which are the two majordeities of Gods? A5 Thereare two major families of gods, the Devasand the Asuras.Unlike in later Hinduism, the Asuras are not yet demonized,Mitra and Varuna being their most prominent members. Aditi is the mother both of Agni and of the Adityas, a group of Asuras, led byMitra and Varuna, with Aryaman, Bhaga,Daksha, Ansaand Savitar. Q6 Whether Surya was a deity? A6 Yes. Suryais the personification of the Sun, but Savitar, the Ashvins and the Rbhus,semi-divine craftsmen, also have aspects of solar deities. Othernatural phenomena deified include Vayu, (the wind), Dyausand Prithivi (Heaven and Earth), Dyauscontinuing Dyeus, the chief god of the Proto-Indo-Europeanreligion, and Ushas (the dawn), themost prominent goddess of the Rigveda, and Apas (the waters). Rivers play an important role, deified asgoddesses, most prominently the Sapta Sindhu and the Sarasvati River. Yamais the mythical first ancestor, also worshipped as a deity, and the god of the underworld and death. Q7Do Vishnu and deities were the vedic deities? A7 Sorry NO Theywere of later Hinduisam. Vishnu and Rudra,the prominent deities of later Hinduism (Rudra beingan early form of Shiva) are already present as marginalgods. Q8 Do Yamadharma live in thenaraka? A8 NOYama (the god of death and justice) is said to live in Kailash along withhis master Shiva. He rulesthe lower world of Naraka with a band of emissaries called the Yama duta(messengers of Yama), who bring the souls of dead persons to Yama forevaluation. Chitragupta is oneof those lower level celestial beings who functions as the karmic accountant ofall the actions of the human beings on earth. Q9 Who was Ikshavu? A9 Ikshvaku was the son of Manu, the first mortal man, and founder ofthe Sun Dynasty. Q10 Everybody knows aboutBharat son of Sakunthala and King Dushyantha .Question- What was his specialadmiration as a king? A10 Thefirst king to conquer all of the world was Bharata, son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. All of this world, Vishwa, is named Bharatavarsha, or The Land of Bharata, orThe Cherished Land. My note- Bhagavatha puranamsays it was after anoter Bharatha, who ruled much earlier Bharat was named so Q11Whichwoman is the most ignored in Ramayana but would have been more glorified thanSita? A11 *Women, it reminds us trials and tribulation of Sita. We think sheis the idol of millions of women in India, and we glorified for her sacrifices. Laxman's wife Urmilais perhaps the most ignored woman in /Ramayana/. No one has ever given athought of Urmila who lived without her husband for 14 years. Her silent sacrifice has goneunsung / unnoticed. /Urmila /showcases a woman's struggle to take control overher life, live with dignity and make an identity of her own is unparalell inthe history. 12 Do the Mahabali Vamana episode tookplace in the present day Kerala? A12 In the English version of Bhagavata Puranam the followingis mentioned regarding Mahabali and Vamana. Mahabali's Yajna - On the holy grounds ofBhrigukachcha Mahabali was performimg Ashvamedha. Bhrigukachcha was on the northern banks ofriver Narmada. This is the place now called Broach in Gujarat. Vamana thedwarf apprached the King who promised him whatever he wanted. When Vamanawanted only three feet of land measured by his tiny feet, Mahabali told himthat he was the monarch of all the world and that Vamana was childish in notasking large land. Vamana said that he would be satisfied with three feet. In spite of objection by Sukra, Mahabali stuck to hiswords of giving Vamana three feet. Then Vamana grew in size and took the earthand heaven in two feet. He asked Mahabali about the third foot when he offeredhis head. Thereby he had to go to Paataala. There is no mention of Kerala nor therequest of Mahabali to return and see his people once in an year on Onam day. Q13 Was the present Valiya koikkal temple at Pandalamwas the private place of worship for the members of the Royal family ? A13 Yes The presentValiya koikkal temple at Pandalam was the private place of worship for themembers of the Royal family. Q14What was the speciality of churika of Ayyappan? A14 Ayyappa had a wooden sword called `Churika' ashis inseparable weapon of which he was really proud Q15What are all the restrictions on Pandalam royal family with sabarimala? A15 The Valiya Thampuran never goes to Sabarimala. Male children before 'upanayanam' (threadceremony) and female members of the Palace are not allowed to undertake thepilgrimage. Membersof Pandalam palace need not carry 'irumudikettu' while climbing 'pathinettampadi'. ThePandalam Valiya koikkal temple remains closed for 12 days upon the death of anymember of the Palace. Q16 Is there any story that Ayyappacame as a boy of 12 years to Pandalam king? A16 Yes.The story goes as follows. A male child was born(Uthram Star,wendesday )fromthe thigh of Lord Vishnu. The child was born with a bell in his neck andso he was named as Manikandan(The one who was born with a bell in hisneck). LordShiva took him to Kailasam. The boy learnt all mantra and tanthra under the tutelage of Lord Shiva and became a good warrior. At the ageof 12, Manikandan was told about his mission of life and sent to earthas a child Theking and queen were very happy and they brought up the child as their own These are information posted by members compiledas QA by me in 1998’s-2000’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have noinformation of the members posted. Posted by R Gopalakrishnan,78 ,on 5-10-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1669561994.1593793.1633414657880%40mail.yahoo.com.
