FRIDAY MORNING ALANGARAM AT THE SRI RAJA RAJESWARY TEMPLE, AMPANG, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA ON 19TH APRIL, 2024.

 The photos from this morning's prayers:-

- photos courtesy of Mr. Subhas Kannan

Sri Rama Temple, Thiruvangad, Thalassery, 24km from Kannur town in Kerala

 

Sri Rama Temple, Thiruvangad, Thalassery, Kerala.

The Temple is approximately 2000 years old, the temple is an architectural marvel, with bygone sculptures and mural paintings that depict stories and scenes from various epics and legends. 

SUCH IS THE DANCER

 

SUCH IS THE DANCER

What really is this dance of Shiva?

It is many things.

It is all things,

but ,

it depends

who asks.

When it is you who do,

such is the dancer ,He makes sure:

That the dance, is mainly, you.

Nataraja, the King, births you from earth

then takes you to the sky

Aum, Namah Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

SO IT SEEMS

 

SO IT SEEMS

So

it seems

the gist of the world

is simply this:

We are but a beam from your mind,

a thought.

But there is a game.

and as we play ,

we need somehow, to slip

into your heart

just so you may find,

and fix a dream

into your eternal day.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

HAPPY RAM NAVAMI 2024

 

HAPPY RAM NAVAMI 2024

HAPPY RAMNAVMI

 

HAPPY RAMNAVMI

Happy Ramnavmi. On this day thousands of years back, Bhagvan Ram was born. Later in life, in a strange twist of fate, he was banished from his kingdom of which he was to become king. He returned to His rightful kingdom, along with His wife Sita ma, and brother Lakshman ji after a banishment of 14 years and lot of struggle.

We are all the children of Mahadev, so too, we must return to our divine kingdom, our spiritual kingdom, instead of only wandering in the forest of worldly things. Shaivism is not against material world , but it teaches that we must reclaim our spiritual inheritance as well.

Aum Namah Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

Significance of Ramnavami: Why Do We Celebrate Ram Navami

Ramnavami is a spring Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Hindu Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu. This festival marks the end of the spring festival Vasanta Navratri. The festival is a part of the Spring Navratri and falls on the ninth day of the bright half in the Hindu calendar month of Chaitra. This occurs in the Gregorian months of March or April every year.

Why Is Ram Navami Celebrated?

Ram Navami is considered one of the five most important Hindu Festivals as it marks the birth anniversary of Hindu God, Lord Rama, the son of King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya. Lord Rama is considered as the seventh avatar of Hindu Lord Vishnu. On this auspicious day, the devotees of Lord Rama and Lord Vishnu celebrate the day by doing the Rama Katha recital as well as reciting the verses from the Holy Hindu Scriptures like Shrimad Bhagavatam and Ramayana.

It is a popular belief amongst the devotees that celebrating and reciting prayers on the festival of Ramnavami, the person brings divine power in their life as well as removes bad influences or negative energy from the earth. People celebrate Rama Navami in different ways, some devotees like to visit the temples, yet some just pray from their own homes, Bhajans and Kirtans are sung, religious offering like sweets and fruits are given in temples even elaborate Pujas are done in the name of Lord Rama and Lord Vishnu but the intent is same, to celebrate and show devotion to Lord Rama, to welcome positive energy in their lives.

Ramnavami Rituals

Devotees hold a day-long fasts on the occasion of Ram Navami. The fast often begins before sunrise or at sunrise and stretches till the sunrise of the following day. Recitals of Rama Katha and holy Hindu Scriptures like Shrimad Bhagavatam and Ramayana are done. Bhajans, Kirtan are played in temples and the homes of the devotees followed by holy rituals. Some devotees mark the event by taking miniature statues of the infant Lord Rama, washing it, clothing it, and then placing it in a cradle, followed by Aartis and offerings, and the ceremonial wedding of Lord Rama and the Goddess Sita. Community meals are also organized at particular places but that depends on the community itself.

Significance of Ramnavami

Ramnavami represents the victory of goodness over evil and it signifies the establishment that Dharma beats Adharma. The day is often started by offering Jal (water) to the Hindu God Suraj Devta (The Sun) at sunrise, who is often a time in Hindu Mythology considered as an ancestor to Lord Rama.

The significance of Ramnavami is to bring positive energy to your lives and to diminish the negative vibrations from the earth. Recitals of Rama Katha and Shrimad Bhagavatam are done to channel and remember the meaning of this auspicious occasion.

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