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In every Shiva temple the stone image of Dakshinamurthy is installed, facing south, on the southern circumambulatory path around the sanctum sanctorum. He sits under the auspicious vata vruksha facing the south direction to give knowledge. The Daksinamurti Upanisad, which is in a dialogue format between Savanaka Rishis and Markandeya, gives a clear imagery and salient features of Daksinamurthy.
Ministry of Culture has developed three Virtual Experiential Museums: – Man Mahal at Varanasi, Ajanta Caves at National Musuem, Delhi and Humayun Tomb in Delhi (last two are under development). Ministry of Culture also proposes to set up a National Virtual Experiential Site Museum at Vadnagar, Gujarat.
Angirasa literally means the sap of the body or essence of the body. It is usually a reference to the breath in the body, which is considered the lord of the organs.
The tallest statue of Swami Vivekananda has been unveiled in the premises of Naturopathy and Yoga Hospital of Divine Park foundation. The statue that was unveiled on February 1st is 35 feet tall and resembles the one in Kanyakumari but is taller.
Most people do not know that until about a thousand years ago, the Tarim Basin (northwest of Tibet, which is the part of Xinjiang below the Tian Shin Mountains) was Indic in culture and it was a thriving part of the Sanskritic world
Vishwakarma Prajapati is the Supreme cosmic creator god also known as Swayambhu Brahman (self existing) or Narayana/Purusha in the vedic texts. Vishwakarma is called ‘Devashilpi’ or ‘The Architect of Gods’ . The literal meaning of Vishwakarma is ‘all-creator’, vishwa means ‘all’ and karman means ‘doer’. Vishwakarma is visualised as Ultimate reality (later developed as vishwa Brahman) in the Rig Veda, from whose navel the Hiranyagarbha emanates. Hiranyagarbha refers to our universe and the literal translation is – The Golden womb.
When the five elements governed by Lord Shiva (Pancha Mahabhoota – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether) united with Shakti (Pure Consciousness), Lord Skanda was born. Shiva is called Panchaanana – Lord with five heads. These five heads represent the five elements in Nature.
Here is a list of Ancient Indian martial arts that every Indian should know about and also try learning as it is a good way to self-defense and more
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa aka K. M. Cariappa who was the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army and a legend who inspired many. Despite being the most decorated General of the Indian Army, few Indians know about the legendary Field Marshal whose heroism and patriotism blazed a trail in the Indian Armed Forces.
The word Gayatri also means “she who protects the singer” (from gai, to sing, and trai, to protect). It has its origin in the Sanskrit phrase Gayantam Triyate iti, and refers to that mantra which rescues the chanter from all adverse situations that may lead to mortality. Thus, Gayatri is a name of the Divine Mother, she who protects her children and leads them toward self-realization.
