QUES ANSWER DIVINE 2022- 21 Dearfriends,
Theseare information posted by members compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s andstored in my computer. At this date I have no information of the membersposted. The number of questions are reduced toabout 15. This avoids a lot of strainon me for converting the QA prepared using colour letters and background to black and white and highlight. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 20-01-2022 Q1 What is the importance of Erwadi nearRameswaram? A1 Animportant site for Muslim pilgrims, Erwadi houses the tomb of Ibrahim Sahid Aulia.At a distance of 24 kilometers from Rameshwaram is Erwadi. Muslims fromacross the globe visit Erwadi especially during the month of December toparticipate in the annual festival celebrated as a tribute to the saint. Q2 Alot has been discussed about Tirupathi temple. What are its special attributeslike period etc. A2The temple at Tirumala is believedto have existed from ancient times. The dynasties like the Pallavas ofKanchipuram, the Cholas of Tanjore, the Pandyas of Madurai and the Kings andchiefs of Vijayanagara, vied with one another in endowing the Shrine andoffering worship of the presiding deity. TheTirupati temple with its 'gopuram' or tower is a fine example of Dravidianarchitecture The idol of the deity, the full figure of LordVenkateswara or 'Venkataramana' or 'Srinivasa' or 'Balaji' (as is called invarious parts of the country) has the attributes of both Vishnu and Shiva, preserving and destroyingaspects of the Hindu Trinity. The dailyprogram starts with 'Suprabhatam' (awakening the Lord) at three in the morningand end with the 'Ekanta Seva' (putting the Lord to sleep) at one in the night Q3What is the speciality of Hanamkonda temple warrangal ? A3Hanamkonda temple warrangal The temple is in shape of a star and hasthree shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Surya. Q4What is the speciality of Amarnath temple in kashmir? A4. Amarnath -This is a sacred place in the Himalayas. It is at a distance of 80 miles fromSrinagar, Kashmir. There is a huge cave here, sacred to Lord Mahadeva. There is a Siva Linga here naturallyformed of ice Q5 Where is Ayodhya? A5 Ayodhya issix miles from Fyzabad station. There is a railway station in Ayodhya also.Ayodhya is situated in Uttar Pradesh. It is the birth place of Lord Rama. It isthe most sacred place of pilgrimage. It is on the banks of Sarayu. Q6 What is the attributeof the place Alwar Tirunagari? A6 It is the birth-place ofNammalwar.It is in the district of Tinnevelly, South India. Festivals in his honour areperformed every year Q7 Where is badrinath? A7 Badrinathis situated in the Tehri-Garhwal in Uttar Pradesh. It is 10140 feet above the sea level.It is on the banks ofAlakananda. The Nara and Narayana, Lakshmi, Narad and Kuver are there. SriSankaracharya built this Vishnu temple. The presiding deity is Narayana. There is a very sacred tank below this templewhich is supplied with water from a hot spring. The chief priest of the temple is known asthe Raval. He is always a Brahmin of the Nambudiri caste of Malabar. Brahmakapal were pinda or oblations areoffered to the departed forefathers is near Badrinath Q8 Do free food is offered in Varanasisatras? Which are the important Ghats in Varanasi? A8 Yes, Thereare 365 Chattras inBenares where food is freely distributed. Asi Ghat, the Dasaswamedhaghat, the Manikarnika, Panchaganga are the famous ghats. The Manikarnika is themost sacred ghat. It is the central ghat of Benares. Q9 What are the specialities ofBadrachalam? A9 Bhadrachalam is situated on the banksof the river Godavari. It is a sacred place of pilgrimage.It is 24 miles from Bhadrachalam road, the end of a branch line from Dornakalin the Andhra Pradesh. Lord Rama lost his wife, Sita here. Lord Rama’s temple issituated at Bhadrachalam. Pilgrimsdo their Yatra in April. The jungle near Bhadrachalam is the Dandaka forest. Gopanna,nephew of Akkanna Minister, was the Tahsildar of the place. Gopanna gotinitiation from Kabirdas and became Ramdas. He spent six lakh of the revenue of the Sultan for theconstruction of the temple. Ramdas was incarcerated in the fort ofGolconda. Lord Rama paid the amount to the Sultan and set Ramdas free. Q10 What are important temples inBrindavan? A10 The mostfamous of the present temples of Brindawan is the Govinda Deva Mandir, erected about 1590 A.D. by Raja ManSingh of Amber. Anotherimportant temple is the Ranganath Mandir. It is in South Indian Style. Thetemple authorities conduct a car festival. There is a Siva temple also in Brindawan,known as Gopeshwar Mahadev. Lord Siva came to witness the Raslila by assuming theform of a Gopi. Lord Krishna recognized Him and adored Him as Gopeshwar or theLord of the Gopis.It is said that no Hindu should leave Brindawan without worshipping Gopeshwar. Q11 How many temples are in Bombay? A11 Thereare about 400 temples inBombay. The most important temples of Bombay are that of Babulnath, Mumba Devi, Maha Lakshmi, Walkeshwar,Prabhadevi and Sri Venkateswar. Mumbadevi is the guardian deity of Bombay.Bombay derives its name from her. Babulnath is a temple dedicated to Lord Siva. Q12 Where is Bhuvaneswar? A12 Bhuvaneshwaris an inland town about 20 miles south of Cuttack. It is a Railway station on the mainlinebetween Calcutta and Madras The chief temple is the Lingaraja temple.The name of thepresiding deity is Tribhuvaneswara or the Lord of the three worlds. Siva isworshipped in the form of a large uncarved block of granite about 8 feet long. It is a Svayambhulinga Q13 What are the two speciality of Mysorechamundi temple? A13 There isa beautiful temple of the Goddess Chamundi, the Consort of Lord Siva, on thesummit of this hill. There is an excellent road which leads up to the top ofthe hill, which can be reached in about half-an hour. Two-third of the way upChamundi, sits a giant Nandi, the sacred bull of Lord Siva, hewn out of asingle rock. It is 16 feet high. Sri Chamundeswari is the tutelary deity of the MysoreRoyal family. There is a residence of His Highness theMaharajah at the top of the hill. Q14 What is the legend behind Kanyakumari? A14 There is sea on the three sides. Thesacred temple is dedicated to the Goddess Parvathy. The Indian ocean with itstwo arms, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal washes and worships the holyfeet of Mother Parvati. Once upon atime the Asuras Baha and Mukha oppressed the Devas. The Devas approached LordSiva who dwells at Benaras. LordSiva created two Goddesses out of His Sakti. The one Goddess manifested as Kali at Kalighat andthe other as Kanya Kumari or Virgin Goddess at Cape Comorim. Theydestroyed the wicked demons Q15 What is Akasa lingam at Chidambaram?How many deekshithar families are there at Chidambaram?Do Vishnu is worshippedin Chidambaram temple? A15 There is Akasa lingam in Chidambaram.LordNataraja, the presiding Deity of the temple is in dancing pose. His left leg israised. The idol of Nataraja is enshrined in the Holy Sanctum, known as theChit Sabha. There is acurtain behind the idol of Nataraja. This is removed on special occasions ofworship. There is mere space which represents Nirguna Brahman, devoid of allnames and forms. This is the ChidambaraRahasya. Govindaraja, the presiding deity of aVishnu temple also dwells within this temple. The imageof Nandanar, the Pariah saint is in a corner near the Nritta Sabha TheDikshatar Brahmins do worship in the temple. There are 250 families of Dikshatars -- 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]. 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