Hundreds of years ago there was a Chola king who invaded Nellore in Andhra Pradesh and captured it. On his way back he camped in a place called Cholavaram. Being an ardent devotee of Shiva, one day early in the morning he went looking for red lotuses to propitiate Him. But he coudn’t find it [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Pushparatheshwara
Posted in Mythology, tagged Cholavaram, flower, Gnayiru, lotus, shiva on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Karna’s generosity
Posted in Mythology, tagged boon, Karna, Krishna, tooth on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On the 17th day of the Kurukshetra war the great warrior Karna was wounded. The Pandavas were happy and celebrated their victory. But Krishna seemed sad and forlorn and sat alone under a tree.
“why are you sitting alone Krishna,” asked Arjuna.
“The world has lot a great soul, Arjuna,” replied Krishna.
“Krishna, don’t think so highly of [...]
King for a day
Posted in Religious, tagged King, Pandyas, rath, sculptor, Shivaganga, temple car on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time, when Sivaganga was ruled by the Pandyas, King Periyamarudu wanted to build a temple for Shiva or Kaleeswara. When the temple was nearing completion, the King wanted to build a Rath, (temple car) for the deity. So King Periamarudu commissioned a sculptor from Baganeri named Kuppamuthu to do the job.
The temple [...]
Dhritarashtra’s judgment
Posted in Mythology, tagged Dhritarashtra, Kauravas, kingdom, Krishna, Kurukshetra, Pandavas on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After the Kurukshetra war, Lord Krishna along with the Pandavas went to meet Dhritarashtra and get his blessings. Being the father of the Kauravas, Dhritarashtra never nursed a hatred for the fatherless Pandavas.
Seeing the Pandavas and Krishna, Dhritarashtra could not control his emotions. He burst out crying. “Why did such a thing have to happen [...]
