Bhakta Prahlada-Devotees-Great Narayana Mantra

 Bhaktha Prahalada- A Great Devotee of Lord Narayana,  also called as Lord Vishnu and Lord Hari .
 and who was the son of Demon King HiranyaKashyapa. Hiranya was dead against to Lord Vishnu and wanted to kill him when he appeared before him. (please watch the video song at the end of the post)

But Prahalada was admiring Lord Vishnu at the very tender age . This act Made Demon king Hiranya Kashyapa, greatly confused about his sons attitude and sent him to Gurukul School, to change his mind. In the mean while, he changed the minds of the children, with  enchanting of NARAYANA MANTRA... .

Alapana: LYRICS OF BHAKTHA PRAHALADA -

Om Namo Narayanaya... Om Namo Narayanaya...
Om Namo Narayanaya... Om Namo Narayanaya...
Om Namo Narayanaya... Om Namo Narayanaya...

Pallavi:
Narayana mantram... Srimannarayana bhajanam...
Bhavabandhalu paradroli, paramu nosange saadhanam... ||N||

Charanam 1:
Gaalini bandhinchi hathinchi gaasilapani ledu...
Jeevula himsinchi kratuvula cheyaga pani ledu...
Maadhava Madhusudhana ani manasuna thalichina chaaluga... ||N||

Charanam 2:
Thalliyu Thandriyu Narayanude...
Guruvu Chaduvu Narayanude...
Yogamu Yaagamu Narayanude...
Mukthiyu Daathayu Narayanude...
Bhavabandhalu paradroli, paramu nosange saadhanam... ||N||

Chorus:
Nadha hare Srinadha hare... Nadha hare Jagannadha hare...
Nadha hare Srinadha hare... Nadha hare Jagannadha hare...

తల్లియు తండ్రియు నారాయణుడె
గురువు చదువు నారాయణుడె
యోగము యాగము నారాయణుడె
ముక్తియు దాతయు నారాయణుడె

భవబంధాలు పారద్రోలి పరమునొసంగే సాధనం
నారాయణ మంత్రం శ్రీమన్నారాయణ భజనం
నారాయణ మంత్రం శ్రీమన్నారాయణ భజనం
నాథహరే శ్రీ నాథహరే
నాథహరే జగన్నాథహరే (కో)

The essence of the song is there is no powerful mantra other than NARAYANA MANTRA.
While you are saying it, you need not have to stop your breathe.
 You need not offer animals to God by killing them.
 Just Say aloud Madhava, Madhu sudhana .
Which will gives you everything and anything in life.

Mother and father is Lord Narayana
Teacher and Education is Lord Narayana.
Luck and all prayers are Lord Narayana.
Everything is Lord Narayana -
See Lord Narayana in Every Living and Non Living things..

Watch the Video song NARAYANA MANTRA -

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Dilwara - Finest Marble Temples of Jains

There are so many different kinds of temples in the world. some temples are hidden in under water and some in caves, some temples are on hills, some temples are beside the hills (amazing temples Refer this blog for more). This dilwara temple is one of the great remarkable temples for their architecture and power of God.

Dilwara Jain Temples is one of the finest Jain temple known world over for its extraordinary architecture and marvelous marble stone carvings, some experts also consider it architecturally superior to the Taj Mahal. It seems fairly basic temple from outside but every cloud has a silver lining, the temple interior showcases the extraordinary work of human craftsmanship at its best. These temples were built between 11th to 13th century AD, The beautiful lush green hills surrounding the temple gives a very pleasant feeling. The ornamental details of marble stone carvings is phenomenal and unmatched, The minutely carved ceilings and the pillars are just amazing. All this was done at a time when no transport or roads were available at a height of 1200+ Mtrs in Mount Abu, Huge blocks of marble stones were transported on elephant backs from the Arasoori Hills at Ambaji to this remote hilly region of Mount Abu. Dilwara temples is also a popular Jain pilgrimage attraction.

Dilwara Temple complex consist of five major sections or temples devoted to five jain trithankaras(saints):

1. Shri Mahaveer Swami Temple - This temple was constructed in 1582 and is devoted to Lord Mahaveer the 24th Tirthankara of Jain's, this temple is relatively small the temple's upper walls have pictures of the porch painted by craftsmen of sirohi in year 1764.
    
2. Shri AdiNath Temple or Vimal Vasahi Temple - This temple is build by Vimal Shah, Minister of Solanika ruler of Gujarat in 1031 A.D., this temple is the oldest of all and dedicated to Shri Adinath Ji - The first jain trithankar, the temple has an open courtyard surrounded by corridors all beautifully decorated with marble carved stones. Cells inside this temple are contain tiny images of Jain saints artistically carved on marble stone minutely. The internal dome is aesthetically decorated with design's of flowers and petals, the huge hall of the temple pillars decorated with the carving work of female figures playing musical instruments. The temple also have the "Guda Mandapa" - A simple hall decorated with the images of Shri Adi Nath.
    
3. Shri ParshavNath Temple or Khartar Vasahi Temple - This temple was built by Mandika clan between 1458-59 A.D., this temple has the tallest shrine  along with four big Mandapa's amongst all dilwara temples. The carving on the pillars of this temple is yet another example of these jain temples architectural superiority.
    
4. Shri Rishabdaoji Temple or Peethalhar Temple - This temple is known as Pittalhari/Peethalhar temple because in this temple most of the statues are built using ‘Pittal’ (Brass Metal). This temple was built by Bhima Shah, a minister from Gujarat dynasty, like other temples of Dilwara this temple is also having Gudu Mandapa and Navchowki.
    
5. Shri NemiNathJi Temple or Luna Vasahi Temple - This temple was built in 1230 A.D. by two brothers known as Tejpal and Vastupal, they dedicated this temple to the 22nd saint of Jainism - Shri Nemi Nathji. This temple has one hall named Rag Mandapa which has three hundred and sixty (360) tiny idols of Jain trithankar all minutely crafted on marble proving once again why these jain marble temples of Dilwara are superior to Taj Mahal, Among all these white marble idols the idol of Shri Neminath Ji is made up of black marble.The pillars of this temple were built by Maharana Kumbha of Mewar.

The Dilwara Jain Temples are open from 12 P.M. to 3 P.M. for tourist's for free and No photography is allowed inside the temple complex.

Thanjavur ( aka Tanjore ) is famous for the Brihadeeswara Temple built by Rajaraja Chola (985 A.D - 1012 A.D), the first sailor king of India. The Brihadeeswara Temple also known as the Big Temple is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The temple is enclosed in two courts, surmounted by a lofty tower and including the exquisitely decorated shrine of Subrahmanya. Among the other historic buildings is the Vijayanagara fort, which contains a palace that was expanded by the Maratha raja Sarfoji with an armoury, a Bell Tower and the Saraswathi Mahal Library, which contains over 30,000 Indian and European manuscripts written on palm leaf and paper.

The greatest of Chola emperors Rajaraja-I (985 A.D - 1012 A.D) the son of Sundara Chola (Parantakaa-II) and Vanavanmahadevi built this magnificent temple named Brihadisvaram at Tanjore - the capital of Chola dynasty. In later period Maratta and Nayakar rulers constructed various shrines and gopurams of the temple.

From the epigraphical evidence it is known about Rajaraja-I started building this temple on his 19th year and completed on 275th day of his 25th year. It took just 6 years to complete this work on 1010 A.D.

Rajaraja-I named this temple as Rajarajesvaram and the deity Shiva in Linga form as Peruvudaiyar, the temple is also known in the deity's name as Peruvudaiyarkovil (in Tamil language). In later period when the Sanskrit language was more popular during the Maratta rule the temple was named in Sanskrit as Brihadisvaram and the deity as Brihadisvara. Now-a-days it is also known as Thanjai Periyakovil (Tanjore Big temple).

kandi prambanan Culture and heritage of Indonesia

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Indonesia, and one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia, located approximately 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of Yogyakarta in Central Java. Characterized by tall and pointed architecture, and by the 47 meters (150 ft) high central building inside a large complex of individual temples, Prambanan exemplifies Hindu temple architecture. UNESCO designated the temple a World Heritage Site in 1991.

Although enormous manpower, talent, and money went into the compound, it had a short life as an active temple. Devotees abandoned the compound shortly after its completion in 850 C.E. After its rediscovery, reconstruction began in 1918 and has been an ongoing project, with the main building completed in 1953. What caused Hindu devotees to abandon Prambanan shortly after completion is a matter of speculation. Typically, Hinduism outside India has been short lived. It may be safe to say that when the dynastic power which installed Hinduism in conquered nations fell or departed, Hinduism also dissipated shortly thereafter, leaving behind magnificent temples as a testament to its presence. That may well have been the case with Prambanan.

Real Photos of Ramayan Epic

Srimad Valmiki Ramayana is an epic poem of India which narrates the journey of Virtue to annihilate vice. Sri Rama is the Hero and aayana His journey. We in India believe that Sri Rama lived in Treta Yug, millennia BC and we are presently concerned with what Srimad Valmiki Ramayana tells us, rather than when it was told.

This epic poem Ramayana is a smriti which is translated as "from memory". Given the antiquity of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, there have been some interjected verses. Sometimes these verses can be contradicting. However, scholars, grammarians, historians have put lot of effort to standardize the original text, by verifying various manuscripts available from various parts of India, thus trying to stabilize and save the text from further contradictions. An example of this effort is the critical edition of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana. This site aims to study various versions of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana and arrive at a version of Ramayana that is most relevant to modern times.

In recent times anthroplogists and other historians found the places in ramayan according to the story.. some places are in srilank and some places are in kanyakumari and andhra.

Sugreeva guha ..which was found in srilanka...

hanuman brought sanjeevini (medicine) to laxman



hanuman burnt the lanka......

ashoka vatika.. where sita kept here by ravana...


stone of the great bridge ramasethu...

One Million Beer Bottles -Wat lan Kaut- thai temple

(Main entrance of the temple)
Wat Lan Kaut- A great Thai temple built with 1 million beer bottles..
Here you can see the pictures of it..
Location :-
On a trip to the Si Saket area by the Cambodian border near waterfalls a funny Wat (temple) named Wat Lan Kuat in the city of Khun Han about 15 kilometers from the waterfalls. According to details of my friend about this monk who was sick of all the bottles littering the nearby countryside and his ingenious way of getting the locals to clean up the litter they made. What he did was decide to build a temple with the old bottles. He got the people to bring the bottles to him and his acolytes and they built this huge and very beautiful temple complex, out of... mostly green Heineken beer bottles and brown glass Thai beer Chang bottles. As you can see in the accompanying pictures below the glass was set in concrete, whole bottles, to make the buildings in this complex. What is very strange is every building in the place is done like this. The temples, the water tower, the monks quarters, even the crematorium and the many bathrooms they have for the many tourists visiting there. It was a very unique and wonderful place.

Akshardham- New Delhi

Akshardham History--
A mega temple complex, Akshardham, in New Delhi, one of the biggest and most intricate places of worship ever constructed, is drawing hordes of visitors and seems set to become a major tourist attraction. Constructed by the BAPS (Bochasanvasi Aksharpurushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) foundation, builders of more than 600 temples worldwide, on the banks of the Yamuna river, near Noida Mor in East Delhi, it is widely being heralded as one of the greatest monuments India has ever produced.

Highlights
The complex is huge … spread over 100 acres of land

• It is made entirely of white marble (symbolizing purity and peace) and the red sand stone so characteristic of Delhi monuments
• No steel has been used in its construction
• It is a fusion of several styles of North Indian temple architecture - Rajasthani, Orrisan, Gujarati, Mughal and Jain
• It is estimated to have cost Rs 200 crore
• It has been funded from donations
• It was completed in only 5 years, probably a world record of sorts
• Over 300 million man hours of service were rendered in its completion by 11,000 volunteers

Downloads..
Akshardham- Screensaver | Akshardham- 1 min video| Akshardham - 3 min video | Akshardham 17 min video|
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Contact details..

Major contact addresses where information regarding BAPS is available:

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New Delhi:
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (B.A.P.S.),
'Swaminarayan Akshardham', N. H. 24,
Near Noida Mor, New Delhi,
INDIA - 110092
Tel: (011) 2201 6688, 2202 6688
Fax: (011) 2201 5757

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USA National Headquarters
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
81 Suttons Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854-5723, U.S.A.
Tel: (1-732) 777-1414
Fax: (1-732) 777-1616

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For more contact details please refer ....Global network

Hanging Temple - China

Hanging Temple - China Dataong County

Hanging Monastery stands at the foot of Mt.Hengshan, 5 kilometers (3 miles) south of Hunyuan County, and 65 kilometers (40 miles) from downtown Datong City. Since it hangs on the west cliff of Jinxia Gorge more than 50 meters above the ground, it is called Hanging Monastery.

Hanging Monastery, built in 491, has survived more than 1400 years. The extant monastery was largely rebuilt and maintained in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

How could a building like this withstand the winds and storms of so many years? Hanging Monastery is an architectural wonder. A unique mechanical theory was applied to building the framework. Crossbeams were half-inserted into the rock as the foundation, while the rock in back became its support. Seen from below, Hanging Monastery appears to be a tumble-down castle in the air. Inside, Hanging Monastery provides the same scene as other temples.

Construction experts from countries including Britain, Germany, and Italy, come to see the monastery. In their words, Hanging Monastery, which mixes mechanics, aesthetics, and Buddhism, is rare. The monastery and everything it symbolizes embodies a great cultural achievement of Chinese people.

The second attraction of Hanging Monastery is that it includes Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Inside the monastery, the sculptures of Sakyamuni, Confucius and Laotzu appear together, which is unusual. There are 40 halls and cabinets, which contain about 80 sculptures made of copper, iron, terracotta, and stone. The features are vividly carved.

Why build a monastery like this? Location is the first reason; building a monastery on the cliff could shield it from floods. In addition, the mountain peak protects it from rain and snow; and the mountain around it also diminishes damage from long-time sunshine. The second reason is that the builders followed a principle in Taoism: no noises, including those from rooster crowing and dog baying; so from the upper ground, all noises drop away.

Admission Fee:	CNY 60
Opening Hours:	9:10 to 17:00
Recommended Time for a Visit:	Two hours

Amazing Temples

Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest places in Bhutan


Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand is unlike any Buddhist temples in the world

Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple was built in 850 CE, and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones

No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya [wiki] (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was built - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10th century.
Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty
Chion-in Temple [wiki] was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot.

In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simply the Golden Temple [wiki] in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.

The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple [wiki]), in the Indian city of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple, but it is currently non-functioning as a temple - see below).

Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood: Ankor Wat.