Friday, January 31, 2025

Twelve Shiva

 Twelve Shiva temples are connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. They are 

  1. Kasi Viswanathar Temple
  2. Kumbeswarar Temple
  3. Someswarar Temple
  4. Nageswara Temple
  5. Ekambareswarar Temple
  6. Gowthameswarar Temple
  7. Abimukeswarar Temple
  8. Kambatta Visvanathar Temple
  9. Banapuriswarar Temple
  10. Kalahasteeswarar Temple
  11. Koteeswarar Temple, and 
  12. Amirthakalasanathar Temple.

rituals

 https://www.google.com/search?q=Kumbakonam+ritual

https://www.google.com/search?q=Kumbakonam+rituals

Theerthams



1. Indra Theertham - provides moksham 
2. Agni Theertham - rids Brahmahatthi dosham 
3. Yama Theertham - rids fear of death 
4. Nruthi Theertham - rids from fear of evil spirits 
5. Varuna Theertham - provides long life 
6. Vaayu Theertham - rids diseases 
7. Gubera Theertham - provides prosperity 
8. Isaana Theertham - moksham (to reach Lord Siva's feet) 
9. Brahma Theertham - pacifies ancestors 
10. Gangai Theertham - provides Kailasa padavi 
11. Yamuna Theertham - provides wealth 
12. Godavari Theertham - fulfills wishes 13. Narmada Theertham - provides physical strength 
14. Saraswathi Theertham - provides Gnaanam (enlightenment) 
15. Cauveri Theertham - provides knowledge 
16. Kumari Theertham - blessings to pets 
17. Payodini Theertham - provides joy 
18. Sarayu Theertham - removes mental strain 
19. Arubathaaru(66)kodi Theertham - removes grief & provides hapiness 
20. Deva Theertham / Naaga Theertham - rids of all sins & provides Devendra's post / rids of Kaala Sarpa dosham

Gopuram

1. Brammatheertheshwarar; 

2. Mukundeshwarar; 

3. Dhaneshwarar; 

4. Virushabeshwarar; 

5. Baaneshwarar; 

6. Koneshwarar; 

7. Bhakthikeshwarar; 

8. Bhairaveshwarar; 

9. Agasthyeshwarar; 

10. Vyaneshwarar; 

11. Umaibakeshwarar; 

12. Nairutheeshwarar; 

13. Brammeshwarar; 

14. Gangatheshwarar; 

15. Mukthatheertheshwarar; 

16. Shethrabaleshwarar

https://www.google.com/search?q=Kumbakonam+Gopuram

Friday, October 6, 2023

Saptha Sthana

 Sapthasthana Shiva Temples of Kumbakonam

    1. Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
    2. Amirthakalasanathar Temple, Thirukalayanallur
    3. Aavudayanathar Temple, Dharasuram
    4. Kapartheeswarar Temple, Thiruvalanchuzhi
    5. Swaminaathaswamy Temple,  Swamimalai
    6. Kotteeswarar Temple,  Kottaiyur
    7. Kailasanathar Temple, Melakaveri

    https://www.google.com/search?q=saptha+sthana+kumbakonam


      Sapthasthana Shiva Temples of Thirunallur (Kumbakonam to Valangaiman Route)
      1. Panchavarneswarar Temple,  Thirunallur
      2. Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Govindakkudi
      3. Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Aavur (Kumbakonam)
      4. Sundareswarar Temple, Maaligaitthidal
      5. Kailasanaathar Temple, Mattianthidal
      6. Ramalingaswamy Temple, Papanasam (Thanjavur)
      7. Palaivananathar Temple, Thiruppalaitthurai

      https://www.google.com/search?q=Thirunallur

      Sapthasthana Shiva Temples of Thiruneelakkudi (Kumbakonam To Karaikkaal Main Route)
      1. Neelakandeswarar Temple, Thiruneelakkudi
      2. Sundareswaraswamy Temple, Ilanthurai
      3. Somanathar Temple, Yelathimangalam
      4. Naganathaswamy Temple, Thirunaageswaram
      5. Kampahareswarar Temple, Thirubuvanam
      6. Mahalingaswamy Temple, Thiruvidaimarudhur
      7. Iravatheswarar Temple, Marutthuvakkudi

      https://www.google.com/search?q=Thiruneelakkudi

      Sunday, December 18, 2022

      Tuesday, November 29, 2022

      Srinivasa Ramanujan



      Dream / Divine Patterns / Inspired by Goddess Namagiri

      Many know Srinivasa Ramanujan as a Maths man. But beyond Mathematics, Ramanujan was an ardent devotee of Namagiri Thayar, the deity in Namakkal temple. He apparently received “permission” (utharavu) from the deity to go ahead with his Cambridge scholarship programme.

      His adopted son Nara­yanan (72) and his grand-children perform special puja on his birthday, Dec­ember 22 every year at the Namakkal temple and distribute food to the poor in his memory. 
      Speaking to this newspaper about his father, Narayanan said, “I was ad­opted by Janaki Raman­u­jan in 1950 as a 10-year-old. Though I was not fortunate to enjoy the warmth of my foster father, I learnt about him through Janaki amma. She told me that Rama­nu­jan often got the solutions for tough Maths problems in his dreams. He would wake up immediately and write down the steps.”
      Narayanan, a stockbroker, said he was the on­ly person with whom Jan­a­ki amma could share her feelings. 

      “She was living in a small portion next to my grandmother Thangam­m­al’s house. My biological mother Soundaravalli wan­ted Janaki amma to bring me up as she was known to be a martinet.”
      On the tough life led by his adopted parents, he sa­id, “Janaki amma was terribly sad that Ramanujan died at such a young age. She told me that he died due to pneumonia and TB contacted due to malnourishment and cold weather on his England trip as he did not like the food there and managed only with the podi packets shipped by his mother Komalatham­mal”.
      Narayanan’s family receives many visitors from foreign countries who search for Ramanujan’s roots. 
      “We give them the information we got from Janaki amma. We received a bust of Ramanujan gifted to us by mathematical researchers in the US in 1985. Our children pray before that statue every day,” added Narayanan.

      Ramanujan’s great grandchild Neha (7), however, has one unsolved puzzle — “Why does thatha look so serious in all the photos? I want him to smile.”

      http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/ramanujan.htm
      http://www.science20.com/search/apachesolr_search/ramanujan

      Society
      http://www.ramanujanmathsociety.org/

      Slides
      http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Srinivasa+Ramanujan

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1729_(number)
      https://todayinsci.com/R/Ramanujan_Srinivasa/RamanujanSrinivasa-Quotations.htm

      College