It is well known that Lord Krishna herded his cows on the banks of Yamuna in the days of yore. Once when he was with his friends in the meadows herding cows, Krishna felt thirsty. He went to the river for a drink of water and his friends followed him.
Brahma the Creator, was watching this [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Diwali – a time when ancestral spirits visit…
Posted in Mythology, tagged ancestors, nymphs, Surya, Yama on October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I wish all my readers a very happy and safe Diwali.
Once during the Kritha yuga, there was a sage who was blessed with a son. As soon as the son was born his wife died. He raised his son on his own without remarrying. The sage taught all that he knew of the vedas adn [...]
Anandathandavapuram
Posted in Mythology, tagged Ananda, Mayiladuthurai, thiruvathirai, yogi on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time there was a hermit by the name Ananda. He was a devout Saivite. Being a person of yogic abilities, he would go to any shrine of Shiva of his choice flying through the sky. Daily he used to go to Rameswaram by air to take a bath in the sea and [...]
Masaniamman, the village goddess
Posted in Folk tale, tagged Masaniamman, mortar, Pollachi, Shakti, Village on October 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
These are beautiful blooms from my wild garden back home.
I am back after ten-day nostalgic and fulfilling trip to my hometown. Nostalgic because my folks have decided to sell our house and move to another place. Fulfilling because I visited a temple in a nearby town and came back with a story for my blog. [...]
Tale behind the legendary Sethu
Posted in Mythology, tagged Hanuman, hermit, Nalan, Neelan, pebbles, Sethu on October 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It is well known that during the war between Ram and Ravan, the monkeys helped in building a stone bridge over the sea upto Lanka. Well! what is not well known is the work of two monkeys Nalan and Neelan. They were the ones who threw the stones in the water and made it float.
According [...]
