QUES ANSW DIVINE 04-2022-15 Dear friends,
I wish all my group friends from Kerala a happyvishu These are information compiledas QA by me in 1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 15-04-2022 Q1 How sarvajanik durgapooja is conducted in Maharashtra? A1 Sarvajanik public Durga pujas are also organized like the Ganapati festival in Mumbai andother cities in Maharashtra - where large sized idols of the deity areinstalled and worshipped by thousands of devotees. Q2 What are theattributes of Murudeshwara Shiva Templein UTTARA KARNATAKA A2 Thespectacular 36 meter-high monumental idol of Lord siva stands next to anequally staggering 249 feet tall RajaGopura, which is considered the tallest Gopura in the world. Murudeshwaratemple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, lies in the holy beach town in the Bhatkal Taluk of Uttara Kannada district inthe state of Karnataka, India, situated between Honnavar and Bhatkal town(about 12kms) Theidol of Shiva here is the world'stallest and it lies on the coast of theArabian Sea. Q3 In West Bengalhow do durga festival begin? A3 In WestBengal the blooming of Kaash, a white flower, resembling a paddy crop with asweet fragrance is said to be the harbinger of Durga festival. The pujas get offon the fifth day of Navarathri when a Bodhan Puja is done to welcome thegoddess. Installation of a kalashfollows. Then there is a puja every morning tillDussehra. The important puja among themis the Sandhi Puja which is performed when the eight day ends and the ninth daybegins and when 108 oil lamps are lit. It is believed this is an auspicious moment when a new life began onearth as per mythology. Bengal believe that Goddess Durgacomes maternal home, mike, during the puja and returnsto her matrimonial home, sasural, after immersion. Q4 Which are allthe avathara told in Srimad Bhagavatham? A4 The variousavatharas as found Bhagavadha Purana could be considered as a good authority. BhagavadhaPurana mention the following Avatharas by Lord Vishnu. 1. Varaha, 2.Kapila (son of Devahoothi and Kardama), 3. Nara Narayana, son of Murthi,Daksha's daughter, 4. Rishabha son of Nabhi and Meru Devi, 5. Narasimha, 6.Kurma (Tortoise), 7. Vamana, 8. Matsya (Fish), 9. Rama, 10. Datta as son ofAnasuya and Atri, 11. Parasurama, 12. Krishna. Q5 Where do we havethe 108 diyva desams in India?Which of them are very famous? A5 The break-upof the locations of these divya desam temples is: Tamil Nadu-82, Kerala-13,Andhra Pradesh-2, Gujarat-1, Uttarakhand-3, Uttar Pradesh-4 and Nepal-1. Among the veryfamous temples in this list are: Ranganatha temple at Srirangam, the Balajitemple at Tirumala, the Anantha Padmanabha temple in Thiruvanan-thapuram, theParthasarathy temple in Chennai, Badrinath (one of the Char-dhams) inUttarakhand & Muktinath in Nepal, the last two located in the Himalayas. Q6 Do there aremore divya desams in Kanchipuram and Kumbha konam? A6 Out of the82 temples in Tamil Nadu, 36 are in and around Kumbakonam and 22 inKancheepuram. While we could cover the 22 temples in Kancheepuram in one day,we could visited the 36 temples aroundKumbakonam in some what three daysriding a taxi Many taxidrivers not only knew their specific locations and timings but also the mobilenumbers of every priest at Kumbha konam area. Q7 Where do we findBhagavat Geetha in the Mahabharata? A7 The eighteenchapters of the Bhagavad-Gita are found in the Bhisma-parva(23-40), of Mahabharata which was compiled by Veda Vyasa. Q8 Do lekshmi iscalled daughter of miky ocean? A8 “Samudra-manthan"-,during which a host of divine celestial objects came up. Prime among these wereGoddess Lakshmi, the daughter of the king of the milky ocean, who arose on thenew moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month. She was subsequently married toLord Vishnu on the same darkest night of the year and brilliant lamps wereilluminated and placed in rows to mark this holy occassion. Q9 Do Lakshmi wasprisoned by Mahabali? A9 TheBhagavata Purana (also known as Srimad Bhagavatam), the most sacred Hindu text,reveals how on a Diwali day Lord Vishnu, in hisfifth incarnation as Vaman-avtaara, rescued Lakshmi from the prison of KingBali during the Treta Yug. Q10 Who were the16000 wves of Srikrishna told in Bhagavatha? A10 TheBhagavata Purana tells us about Narakasura, an evil demon king who had managedto acquire awesome powers. Unrivalled in prowess, he conquered both the heavensand earth and was tyrannical in his reign. Addicted to power, he even stole theearrings of Aditi, the heavenly mother goddess, and usurped some of herterritory. When LordVishnu was incarnated as Krishna in the Dwapara Yuga, he killed Narakasura onthe day preceding Diwali and rescued 16,000 women whom the demon had imprisonedin his palace. The deliverance from the terrible Narakasura was celebrated withmuch grandeur, a tradition that continues to this day. Q11 Do Naraka thedemon was the son of Satya bhama? A11 In SouthIndia the name used for Deepavali is Narakachaturdasi.Chaturdasi is thefourteenth day of krishnapaksha. This day is dedicated to Naraka. Naraka is an asura, the son ofSatyabhama.Satyabhama is said to be an incarnation of Lakshmi or Fortune. My note- Ihave reproduced the version by a member.Learnt readers can respond about it Q12 What are theattributes of Hanumankavu temple at Alathiyur near Tirur in Malappuramdistrict? A12 . Accordingto local myths, the idol of Lord Hanuman was consecrated by Vasishta, one of the Saptharishis 3000 years ago. Even though the main deity isof Lord Rama, the temple is famously known as Hanumankavu temple. The deity ofHanuman is in a standing posture with face turned to one side and both handspressed together in a worshipping posture. It looks as if He is listening tosomething that Lord Rama is saying. -- 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/73902857.21755.1649990889362%40mail.yahoo.com.
