Thursday, December 17, 2015

Margali starting today December 17, 2015

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Govinda govinda,

Om Sakti Parasakti,

Margazhi is the most beautiful month in the Tamilnadu. Lord Krishna says that he is the month of Margazhi from which one can imagine the beauty and sanctity of this month. Visiting temple in the early hours during the month would be auspicious, which is the tradition old followed by our people over the ages, and it has been proven scientifically that the Ozone layer will be closest to the earth during the month of Marghazi (Sanskrit name of month : Dhanus) which makes our health normal, while having breathing the fresh air in the early morning. All the temples in the month will be open in the early morning and special poojas are conducted to the deities.

During the month of Margazhi, Andal recited 30 versus of Thiruppaavai and followed the Paavai Nombu and attained Lord Mahavishnu.

Manickkavasagar, the saint, recited Thiruvempaavai on Lord Shiva. In these verses, the sait himself visualizes as a Women and sings those verses in the praise of his Lord Shiva during early hours of Margazhi.

Again all these are being followed to ensure that people get benefited by the pure oxygen early in the morning!

The eleventh day after the new moon and the full moon is called Ekadasi and we are supposed to follow the vratham of avoiding rice and eating light on these days. Even if the vratham is not observed on all Ekadasis, it is important to follow it on Vaikunta Ekadasi. Vaikunta Ekadasi is the eleventh day of the waxing moon. Ever year all temples of Mahavishnu have the beautiful ritual of “Sorgavaasal” (Heavenly Entrance) on the early morning of Vaikunta Ekadasi and the whole day is celebrated on a grand scale in these temples

Thiruvadhirai is the star of Lord Shiva and this festival is celebrated in His honour. Arudhra Darsanam is celebrated on the full moon day of Margazhi with special abhishekams to the Siva lingams on the eve of Arudra Natchatra and special alangarams and pujas on the day. The celebrations at Chidambaram are the best with special pujas to the deity Nataraja.

There is also a scientific meaning, which explains the greatness of the Margazhi month. During this month, the ozone layer will be lowered a little bit and because of this, any disease will reduce and gives a healthy body. Let us now what are the main benefits of this Margazhi month and the Thiruppaavai.

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Free Panchangs -245 cities

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"God is one's own. It is the eternal relationship. HE is everyone's own. One realizes HIM in proportion to the intensity of one's feeling for HIM. "
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Quote on being Quite

"Be quite in your mind, quite in your senses and also quite in your body. Then, when all these are quite, don't do anything. In that state , truth will reveal itself to you. "
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Quote from Tirumantiram Verse 2585

"Sunder your desires even unto the Lord.
The more the desires, the more the sorrows,
the more one gives up, the more the bliss there shall be."

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" A spiritual person should be a normal person, a sound person. In order to reach God, a spiritual person has to be divinely practical in his day-to-day activities."
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Friday, October 30, 2015

Rita Dharma - Universal Dharma : Plant a Tree

Blessed day to precious Atma,

May the Divine bless all of you.

Rita Dharma is a Universal Dharma. Universal includes the environment and the place we live in.

As part of our Rita Dharma , what should we do ?

Be an instrument to help in the mother nature.

Take active role in preserving our mother nature.

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How ? Be part of a project of planting sacred trees in your home and temples Buy and sponsor some very valuable sacred plants that are available thru Artha Dharma.,Vilvam , Vanni, Rudraksha, Konrai , Nagalingam etc.

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Protect Mother Nature. Plant a tree today. Om Namasivaya.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Planting 100 Vilvam plant Nationwide

Vanakam and blessed morning to all precious Atma,

May the Almighty Divine bless all of you.

Planting sacred plants is very precious and significant event because it nurtures mother nature and it is also fulfill our universal dharma which is called Rita Dharma.

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The blessings are tremendous because the plant will grow for many many many years and it benefits mankind for many many generations. Law of karma takes place.

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Artha Dharma Project : 100 vilvam plants in 100 temples in Klang Valley , Selangor , Malaysia

Vanakam and blessed morning to all precious atma.

May the Divine bless You and Your family.

One of the greatest dharma is to plants trees as it will help in the environment. It is called Rita Dharma - Universal Dharma. With all of us suffering from the haze and smoke in the air it is more important than ever to plant new trees. To contribute to this Artha Dharma is arranging the planting of 100 Bilva trees in temples in the Klang Valley. If this is successful we may continue it to other states.

You can be part of this noble project by contributing a minimum of rm10 to this. Bank in the money to Maybank account 112344337547 under the name of Sivajnani Nagappan. Put remark of payment as gift for trees. Please email or whats app to me your name, email add and contact number and the full name and Nakshatra of who ever you are donating this for we will be having the priests to a special puja for the donors of the Bilva when the plants are given.

If you would like to sponsor one plant, it is rm150 and you could that too.

If you can suggest temples that would like a plant please send me that info as well.

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Saturday, September 12, 2015

Sacred Trip to Borobudor and Perambanan Indonesia Oct 9 to Oct 11

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Sacred trip by Artha Dharma to Sacred Place in Indonesia.

Date : Oct 9 to Oct 11.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Cambodia Trip Part 6 : Ta Phrom

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Ta Prohm

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Ta Prohm
Spung on a temple in Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm Location in Cambodia
Name
Proper name	Ta Prohm (Rajavihara)
Geography
Coordinates	13°26′06″N 103°53′21″ECoordinates: 13°26′06″N 103°53′21″E
Country	Cambodia
Province	Siem Reap
Location	Angkor
Culture
Primary deity	Prajnaparamita
Architecture
Architectural styles	Khmer
History and governance
Date built	1186 A.D.
Creator	Jayavarman VII

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Ta Prohm (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម, pronunciation: prasat taprohm) is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province,Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara (in Khmer: រាជវិហារ). Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the KhmerKing Jayavarman VII^[1]^:125 as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992. Today, it is one of the most visited complexes in Cambodia’s Angkor region. The conservation and restoration of Ta Prohm is a partnership project of the Archaeological Survey of India and the APSARA (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap).^[2]

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History

Foundation and expansion[edit]

In 1186 A.D., Jayavarman VII embarked on a massive program of construction and public works. Rajavihara ("monastery of the king"), today known as Ta Prohm ("ancestor Brahma"), was one of the first temples founded pursuant to that program. The stelecommemorating the foundation gives a date of 1186 A.D.^[3]

Jayavarman VII constructed Rajavihara in honour of his family. The temple's main image, representing Prajnaparamita, the personification of wisdom, was modelled on the king's mother. The northern and southern satellite temples in the third enclosure were dedicated to the king's guru and his elder brother respectively. As such, Ta Prohm formed a complementary pair with the temple monastery of Preah Khan, dedicated in 1191 A.D., the main image of which represented the Bodhisattva of compassion Lokesvaraand was modelled on the king's father.^[4]

The temple's stele records that the site was home to more than 12,500 people (including 18 high priests and 615 dancers), with an additional 800,000 souls in the surrounding villages working to provide services and supplies. The stele also notes that the temple amassed considerable riches, including gold, pearls and silks.^[5] Expansions and additions to Ta Prohm continued as late as the rule of Srindravarman at the end of the 15th century.

Abandonment and Restoration

Tree at Ta Prohm

After the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 17th century, the temple of Ta Prohm was abandoned and neglected for centuries. When the effort to conserve and restore the temples of Angkor began in the early 21st century, the École française d'Extrême-Orient decided that Ta Prohm would be left largely as it had been found, as a "concession to the general taste for the picturesque." According to pioneering Angkor scholar Maurice Glaize, Ta Prohm was singled out because it was "one of the most imposing [temples] and the one which had best merged with the jungle, but not yet to the point of becoming a part of it".^[6] Nevertheless, much work has been done to stabilize the ruins, to permit access, and to maintain "this condition of apparent neglect."^[4]

As of 2013, Archaeological Survey of India has restored most parts of the temple complex some of which have been constructed from scratch.^[2] Wooden walkways, platforms and roped railings have been put in place around the site to protect the monument from further damages due to the large tourist inflow.

The Site

Roots of a spung running along the gallery of the second enclosure.

Layout

The design of Ta Prohm is that of a typical "flat" Khmer temple (as opposed to a temple-pyramid or temple-mountain, the inner levels of which are higher than the outer). Five rectangular enclosing walls surround a central sanctuary. Like most Khmer temples, Ta Prohm is oriented to the east, so the temple proper is set back to the west along an elongated east-west axis. The outer wall of 1000 by 650 metres encloses an area of 650,000 square metres that at one time would have been the site of a substantial town, but that is now largely forested. There are entrance gopuras at each of the cardinal points, although access today is now only possible from the east and west. In the 13th century, face towers similar to those found at the Bayon were added to the gopuras. Some of the face towers have collapsed. At one time, moats could be found inside and outside the fourth enclosure.

The three inner enclosures of the temple proper are galleried, while the corner towers of the first enclosure form a quincunx with the tower of the central sanctuary. This basic plan is complicated for the visitor by the circuitous access necessitated by the temple's partially collapsed state, as well as by the large number of other buildings dotting the site, some of which represent later additions. The most substantial of these other buildings are the libraries in the southeast corners of the first and third enclosures; the satellite temples on the north and south sides of the third enclosure; the Hall of Dancers between the third and fourth eastern gopuras; and a House of Fire east of the fourth eastern gopura.

Plan of the temple, showing the relative locations of the main features.

Representational Art

A bas-relief over an entrance at Ta Prohm includes this intense meditating or praying figure.

Bas relief on Ta Prohm wall

Ta Prohm has not many narrative bas-reliefs(compared to Angkor Wat or Angkor Thom). One explanation that has been proffered for this dearth is that much of the temple's original Buddhist narrative artwork must have been destroyed by Hindu iconoclasts following the death of Jayavarman VII. At any rate, some depictions of scenes from Buddhist mythology do remain. One badly eroded bas-relief illustrates the "Great Departure" of Siddhartha, the future Buddha, from his father's palace.^[7] The temple also features stone reliefs of devatas (minor female deities), meditating monks or ascetics, and dvarapalas or temple guardians.

Trees[edit]

The trees growing out of the ruins are perhaps the most distinctive feature of Ta Prohm, and "have prompted more writers to descriptive excess than any other feature of Angkor."^[4] Two species predominate, but sources disagree on their identification: the larger is either thesilk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) or thitpok Tetrameles nudiflora,^[8] and the smaller is either the strangler fig (Ficus gibbosa).^[9] or Gold Apple (Diospyros decandra).^[8] Indulging in what might be regarded as "descriptive excess," Angkor scholar Maurice Glaize observed, "On every side, in fantastic over-scale, the trunks of the silk-cotton trees soar skywards under a shadowy green canopy, their long spreading skirts trailing the ground and their endless roots coiling more like reptiles than plants."^[10]

In Popular Media

The temple of Ta Prohm was used as a location in the film Tomb Raider. Although the film took visual liberties with other Angkoriantemples, its scenes of Ta Prohm were quite faithful to the temple's actual appearance, and made use of its eerie qualities.^{[citation needed]}

Some believe that one of the carvings resembles a stegosaurus.^[11]