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I am leaving to my hometown today, just to take relax and to celebrate pongal holidays too...
Nepal Government Railways 0-6-2T N7 'Gorakhnath' (most probably erroneously bearing Avonside Engine Co. Bristol 2016/1928 worksplates and in fact a later Hunslet-built product) is seen crossing the border between India and near Jaynagar, heading a special working to Janakpurdham and Bijalpura. on 12th January 1999.
The Nepal Railways Corporation Ltd. operates a short narrow gauge railway that extends from India into Nepal. The Jayanagar-Janakpuur-Bijalpura Railway (NJJR) was introduced in Nepal during the Rana period. The current gauge is 762 mm (2 ft 6 in), however there is a long-term plan to covert this to the 'broad gauge' (1,676 mm 5 ft 6 in), compatible with the Indian Railways.
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Same politics everyday, dozed off while reading paper. Its my pal who spotted this old man in the busy streets of Jayanagar...
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Hanuman , also know as Anjaneya, is one of the most important personalities in the great Indian epic , Ramayana. He is a Vanara who helped Lord Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) in rescuing his wife Sita from Ravana, the king of Lanka. Hanuman was born to Anjana, a female Vanara, and Vayu (the lord of wind). Hanuman is also considered as the incaranation of Shiva or reflection of Shiva. Hanuman also assumes Panchamukha to save Rama and Lakshmana from asuras.Every Face of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has significance ?Sri Hanuman faces east. He grants purity of mind and success. The Narasimha faces south. He grants victory and fearlessness. The west facing Garuda removes black magic and poisons. The north facing Varaha, showers prosperity, wealth. The Hayagriva mukha faces the Sky. But since we cannot see it, it is usually tilted and shown above Hanuman's face. Hayagriva gives Knowledge and good children.
(1)
"Mano javam , maruda thulya vegam,
Jithendriyam buddhi matham varishtam, Vatha
atmajam vanara yudha mukhyam, Sree rama
dootham sirasa namami"
Meaning: I bow my head and salute the emissary of Rama, Who has won over his mind, Who has similar speed as wind, Who has mastery over his organs, Who is the greatest among knowledgeable, Who is the son of God of wind, And who is the chief in the army of monkeys.
(2)
"Anjaneya Madhi Paatalaananam ; Kanjanaadri
Kamaneeya Vigraham; Paarijatha Tharu Moola
Vaasinam; Bhaavayami Bhava mana Nandanam "
Meaning: I bow before the darling son of the god of wind, Who is the son of Anjana, Who is great among killers of ogres, Who is like a golden mountain, Who is handsome looking, And who lives near the roots of Parijatha tree.
(3)
Divya Mangala Dehaaya Peethambara
Dharayacha Thaptha Kanchana Varnaaya
Mangalam Shri Hanumathey
Meaning: O! Lord Hanuman with a divine form, who wears an yellow silk garment and who looks like molten gold, let thy be auspiciousness.
(4)
Anjana Nandanam Veeram Janaki Soka
Naasanam, Kapeesa Maksha Hantharam ,
Vandhe Lanka Bhayankaram
Meaning: Salutations to the terror of Lanka, Who is heroic the son of Anjana, Who brought to an end all sorrows of Sita, Who is the king of Monkeys, and Who killed Aksha, the son of Ravana
(5)
Raamaaya Ramabadraaya
Ramachandraaya Vaydasey
Raghunaadaaya Naadaaya Seethaaya
Pathaye Namo Namah
Meaning: My salutations to Bhagawan Sri Rama, the protector of all, one who knows all, the descendant of the Raghu dynasty, the husband of Sita and the Bhagawan of the entire universe.
from wikipedia
Hanuman (Sanskrit: हनुमत् Hanumat; nominative singular हनुमान् Hanumān), known also as 'Anjaneya' (son of Anjana), is one of the most popular concepts of servants of God (bhakti) (devotion to God) in Hinduism and one of the most important personalities in the Indian epic, the Ramayana. His most famous feat, as described in the Hindu epic scripture the Ramayana, was leading a monkey army to fight the demon King Ravana.
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1 Birth
2 Childhood, education, and curse
3 Ramayana war
3.1 Meeting Rama
3.2 Locating Sita
3.3 Lifting a mountain
3.4 The Patala incident
3.5 Bharata's vow
3.6 Honours
3.7 Hanumad Ramayana
3.8 After the Ramayana war
4 In the Mahabharata
5 Symbolism
6 Presence in the present age
7 Temples and worship
8 Panchamukha Hanuman
9 Relation with Shani
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
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Hanuman was born to 'Anjana', a female vanara. Anjana was actually an apsara or a celestial being, named 'Punjikasthala', who, due to a curse, was born on the earth as a female vanara. The curse was to be removed upon her giving birth to an incarnation of Lord Shiva.[1]
Along with Kesari, Anjana performed intense prayers to Shiva to beget Him as her Child. Pleased with their devotion, Shiva granted them the boon they sought.[2]
Different stories are told as to Hanuman's birth. One is that at the time that Anjana was worshipping Lord Shiva, elsewhere, Dashrath, the king of Ayodhya, was performing the Putrakama Yagna in order to have children. As a result, he received some sacred pudding, to be shared by his three wives, leading to the births of Lord Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. By divine ordinance, a kite snatched a fragment of that pudding, and dropped it while flying over the forest where Anjana was engaged in worship. Vayu, the Hindu deity of the wind, delivered the falling pudding to the outstretched hands of Anjana, who consumed it. Hanuman was born to her as a result. [3]
Being Anjana's son, Hanuman is also called Anjaneya (pronounced Aanjanèya), which literally means "arising from Anjani".
Hanuman, in one interpretation, is also considered as the incarnation of Shiva or reflection of Shiva. Others, such as followers of Dvaita consider Hanuman to be the son of Vayu or a manifestation of Vayu, the god of wind. When Ravana tried to enter the Himalayas (the abode of Shiva) Nandi stopped him and Ravana called Nandi a monkey. Nandi in return cursed Ravana: monkeys would help destroy him. In the process word monkey along with panchaksram "Om Namashivaya" hit Shiva. Shiva, to give respect to his devotee, took the form of a vanara, Hanuman.
References to Hanuman in classical literature could be found as early as those of 5th to 1st century BC in Panini's Astadhyayi, Abhiseka Nataka, Pratima Nataka and Raghuvamsa (Kalidasa).
[edit] Childhood, education, and curse
As a child, assuming the sun to be a ripe mango, he once took flight to catch hold of it to eat.[4] Indra, the king of devas observed this. He hurled his weapon, the Vajra (thunderbolt) at Hanuman, which struck his jaw. He fell back down to the earth and became unconscious. Upset, Vayu went into seclusion, taking the atmosphere with him. As living beings began to get asphyxiated, to pacify Vayu, Indra withdrew the effect of his thunderbolt, and the devas revived Hanuman and blessed him with multiple boons.[5] However, a permanent mark was left on his chin (hanuhH in Sanskrit).
On ascertaining Surya, the Hindu deity of the sun to be an all-knowing teacher, Hanuman raised his body into an orbit around the sun and requested that Surya accept him as a student. But Surya refused, claiming that as he always had to be on the move in his chariot, it would be impossible for Hanuman to learn effectively. Undeterred by Surya's refusal, Hanuman enlarged his body; he placed one leg on the eastern ranges and the other on the western ranges and with his face turned toward the sun, made his request again. Pleased by his persistence, Surya accepted. Hanuman then moved (backwards, to remain facing Surya) continuously with his teacher, and learned all of the latter's knowledge. When Hanuman then requested Surya to quote his "guru-dakshina" (teacher's fee), the latter refused, saying that the pleasure of teaching one as dedicated as him was the fee in itself. But Hanuman insisted, and it was then that Surya asked him to help his (Surya's) spiritual son Sugriva.[6] Hanuman's choice of Surya as his teacher is said to signify Surya as a Karma Saakshi, an eternal witness of all deeds.
Hanuman was mischievous in his childhood, and sometimes teased the meditating sages in the forests by snatching their personal belongings and by disturbing their well-arranged articles of worship. Finding his antics unbearable, but realising that Hanuman was but a child, (albeit invincible), the sages placed a mild curse on him. By this curse Hanuman forgot his own prowess, and recollected it only when others reminded him about it. It is hypothesised that without this curse, the entire course of the Ramayana war might have been different, for he demonstrated phenomenal abilities during the war, despite the curse. The curse is highlighted in Kishkindha Kanda and Sundara Kanda when Jambavantha reminds Hanuman of his abilities and encourages him to go and find Sita.
[edit] Ramayana war
A 17th century painting depicting Hanuman worshiping Lord Rama and his wife Sita. Lakshmana is also seen in this painting from Smithsonian Institution collection.The Sundara Kanda, the fifth book in the Ramayana, focuses mainly on the adventures of Hanuman and the story is as follows.
[edit] Meeting Rama
Hanuman meets Rama during the latter's 14-year exile in the forest.[7] With his brother Lakshmana, Rama is searching for his wife Sita who had been abducted by the rakshasa emperor Ravana. Their search brings them to the vicinity of the mountain Rishyamukha, where Sugriva, along with his followers and friends, are in hiding from his elder brother Vali, the Vanara emperor with whom he had a serious misunderstanding. Refusing to listen to Sugriva's explanation, Vali had banished him from the kingdom while holding Sugriva's wife captive in his (Vali's) own palace.
Having seen Rama and Lakshmana, Sugriva sends Hanuman to ascertain their identities. Hanuman approaches the two brothers in the guise of a brahmin. His first words to them are such that Rama says to Lakshmana that none could speak the way the brahmin did unless he or she had mastered the Vedas. He notes that there is no defect in the brahmin's countenance, eyes, forehead, brows or any limb. He points out to Lakshmana that his accent is captivating, adding that even an enemy with sword drawn would be moved. He praises the disguised Hanuman further, saying that sure success awaited the king whose emissaries were as accomplished as he was.[8]
When Rama introduces himself, Hanuman reveals his own identity and falls prostrate before Rama, who embraces him warmly. Thereafter, Hanuman's life becomes interwoven inextricably with that of Rama. Hanuman then brings about a friendship and alliance between Rama and Sugriva; Rama helps Sugriva regain his honour and makes him king of Kishkindha. Sugriva and his vanaras, most notably Hanuman, help Rama defeat Ravana and reunite with Sita.
In their search for Sita, a group of Vanaras reaches the southern seashore. Upon encountering the vast ocean, every vanara begins to lament his inability to jump across the water. Hanuman too is saddened at the possible failure of his mission, until the other vanaras, and especially the wise bear Jambavantha begin to extol his virtues. Hanuman then recollects his own powers, enlarges his body and flies across the ocean. On his way, he encounters a mountain that rises from the sea, proclaims that it owed his father a debt and asks him to rest a while before proceeding. Not wanting to waste any time, Hanuman thanks the mountain and carries on. He then encounters a sea-monster who challenges him to enter her mouth. When Hanuman outwits her, she admits that it was merely a test of his courage. Finally on killing Simhika, a shadow-eater rakshasa, he reached Lanka.
[edit] Locating Sita
Hanuman reaches Lanka and marvells at its beauty. He also regrets that it might be destroyed if Rama has to do battle with Ravana. After he finds Sita sitting depressed in captivity in a garden, Hanuman reveals his identity to her, reassures her that Rama has been looking for her, and uplifts her spirits. He offers to carry her back to Rama; but she refuses his offer, saying it would be an insult to Rama as his honour is at stake. After meeting Sita, Hanuman begins to wreak havoc, gradually destroying the palaces and properties of Lanka. He killed many rakshasas, including Jambumalli and Akshaa. To subdue him, Ravana's son Indrajit uses the Brahmastra. Though immune to the astra (weapon), Hanuman, out of respect to Brahma, allows himself be bound by the weapon. Deciding to use the opportunity to meet the renowned ruler of Lanka, and to assess the strength of Ravana's hordes, Hanuman allows the rakshasa warriors to parade him through the streets. He conveys Rama's message of warning to the powerful rakshasa, and demands the safe return of Sita. He also informs Ravana that Rama would be willing to forgive him if he returns Sita honourably. Enraged, Ravana orders Hanuman's execution. However, Ravana's brother Vibheeshana intervenes, pointing out that it is against the rules of engagement to kill a messenger. Ravana then orders that Hanuman's tail be lit instead. As Ravana's forces attempted to wrap cloth around his tail, Hanuman begins to lengthen it. After frustrating them for a while, he allows it, then escapes from his captors, and with his tail on fire he burns down large parts of Lanka. After extinguishing his flaming tail in the sea, he heads back to Rama.[citation needed]
[edit] Lifting a mountain
Sculpture of Hanuman carrying the Dronagiri mountainWhen Lakshmana is severely wounded by Indrajit during the war against Ravana, Hanuman is sent to fetch the Sanjivani, a powerful life-restoring herb from the Dronagiri mountain in the Himalayas to revive him. Ravana realises that if Lakshmana dies, a distraught Rama would probably give up, and so has his uncle Kalnaimi tempt Hanuman away with luxury. However, Hanuman is tipped off by a crocodile (actually a celestial being under a curse) and kills the Rakshasa. When he is unable to find the specific herb before nightfall, Hanuman again displays his might by lifting the entire Dronagiri mountain and bringing it to the battlefield in Lanka, thus helping others find the herb to revive Lakshmana. An emotional Rama hugs Hanuman, declaring him as dear to him as his own beloved brother Bharat.
[edit] The Patala incident
Standing Hanuman, Chola Dynasty, 11thCentury.In another incident during the war (the one that brought about Hanuman's Panchamukha form), Rama and Lakshmana are captured by the rakshasa, Mahiravana (and his brother Ahiravana), a powerful practitioner of black magic and the dark arts, who holds them captive in his palace in Patalpuri or Patala (the nether world). Searching for them, Hanuman reaches Patala whose gates are guarded by a very young creature called Makardhwaja (known also as Makar-Dhwaja or Magar Dhwaja), part fish and part Vanara.
The story of Makardhwaja's birth is that although Hanuman remained celibate all his life, Makardhwaja was his son; when Hanuman had extinguished his burning tail in the ocean, unknown to him, a drop of his sweat had fallen in as well. Swallowing this sweat droplet, a fish then becomes pregnant. This is discovered when the fish is brought to Mahiravana's kitchen for cooking. Mahiravana raises the child, entrusting him to guard Patalpuri's gates. Hanuman is unaware of this. Although Makardhwaja knows his father is Hanuman, he had never seen him. So, when Hanuman introduces himself to Makardhwaja, he seeks Hanuman's blessings, but decides to fight him as part of his duty as guardian of the gates. Hanuman subdues him and ties him up before entering Patalpuri to rescue Rama and Lakshmana.
Upon entering Patala, Hanuman discovers that to kill Mahiravana, he must simutaneously extinguish five lamps burning in different directions. Hanuman assumes the Panchamukha or five-faced form of Sri Varaha facing north, Sri Narasimha facing south, Sri Garuda facing west, Sri Hayagriva facing the sky and his own facing the east, and blows out the lamps. Thus killing rakshasas, Hanuman rescues Rama and Lakshmana. Afterwards, Rama asks Hanuman to crown Makardhwaja king of Patalpuri.
Hanuman continues to play an indispensable role in the war.
[edit] Bharata's vow
When the war ends, Rama's 14-year exile has almost elapsed. Rama then remembers Bharata's vow to immolate himself if Rama does not return to rule Ayodhya immediately, on completion of the stipulated period. Realising that it would be a little later than the last day of the 14 years when he would reach Ayodhya, Rama is anxious to prevent Bharata from giving up his life. Once again, Hanuman comes to the rescue – he speeds to Ayodhya to inform Bharata that Rama is on his way back.
[edit] Honours
Shortly after he is crowned Emperor upon his return to Ayodhya, Rama decides to ceremoniously reward all his well-wishers. At a grand ceremony in his court, all his friends and allies take turns being honoured at the throne. Hanuman too goes up, but without desiring a reward. Seeing Hanuman come up to him, an emotionally overwhelmed Rama embraces him warmly, declaring that he could never adequately honour or repay Hanuman for the help and services he received from the noble Vanara. Sita, however, insists that Hanuman deserved honour more than anyone else, and asks him to seek a gift. Upon Hanuman's request, Sita gives him a necklace of precious stones adorning her neck. When he receives it, Hanuman immediately takes it apart, and peers into each stone. Taken aback, many of those present demand to know why he was destroying the precious gift. Hanuman answers that he was looking into the stones to make sure that Rama and Sita are in them, because if they are not, the necklace is of no value to him. At this, a few mock Hanuman, saying his reverence and love for Rama and Sita could not possibly be as deep as he was portraying. In response, Hanuman tears his chest open, and everyone is stunned to see Rama and Sita literally in his heart.
[edit] Hanumad Ramayana
A Hanuman painting from Bali (1880)After the victory of Rama over Ravana, Hanuman went to the Himalayas to continue his worship of the Lord. There he scripted a version of the Ramayana on the Himalayan mountains using his nails, recording every detail of Rama's deeds. When Maharishi Valmiki visited him to show him his own version of the Ramayana, he also saw Lord Hanuman's version and became very disappointed.
When Hanuman asked him the cause of his sorrow, he said that his version, which he had created very laboriously was no match for the splendour of Hanuman's, and would therefore, go ignored. At this, Hanuman took those rocks on one shoulder and Valmiki on the other, and went to the sea. There he threw his own version into the sea, as an offering to Rama. This version, called the Hanumad Ramayana, has been unavailable since then.
Maharishi Valmiki was so taken aback that he said he would take another birth to sing the glory of Hanuman which he had understated in his version. Later, one tablet is said to have floated ashore during the period of Mahakavi Kalidasa, and hung at a public place to be deciphered by scholars. Kalidasa is said to have deciphered it and recognised that it was from the Hanumad Ramayana recorded by Hanuman in an extinct script, and considered himself very fortunate to see at least one pada of the stanza.
[edit] After the Ramayana war
After the war, and after reigning for several years, the time arrived for Rama to depart to his heavenly abode. Many of Rama's entourage, including vanaras like Sugriva decided to depart with him. Shunning the heavens, Hanuman however, requested to remain on earth as long as Rama's name was venerated by people. Sita accorded Hanuman that desire, and granted that his image would be installed at various public places, so he could listen to people chanting Rama's name. He is one of the Chiranjivins of Hinduism.[9]
[edit] In the Mahabharata
Hanuman is also considered to be the brother of Bhima, since both are born from Vayu. During the Pandavas' exile, he appears disguised as a weak and aged monkey before his half-brother, the Pandava prince Bhima, in order to subdue his arrogance and teach him the value of humility. Bhima enters a field where Hanuman is lying with his tail blocking the way. Bhima, unaware of his identity, tells him to remove it. In return, Hanuman tells him to remove it himself. Bhima tries all his might but is unable to do it. Being the mighty strong warrior, he realizes that this being must be much more powerful and greater than him. So he asks him for his real identity. This is when Hanuman gets up and reveals his identity, and the two brothers then hug each other. Upon Bhima's request, Hanuman is also said to have enlarged himself and shown him the same size in which he had crossed the sea to go to Lanka, looking for Sita.
More significantly, during the great battle of Kurukshetra, Arjuna entered the battlefield with the flag of Hanuman on his chariot.[10] The incident that led to this was an earlier encounter between Hanuman and Arjuna; Hanuman appeared as a small talking monkey before Arjuna at Rameshwaram, where Sri Rama had built the great bridge to cross over to Lanka to rescue Sita. Upon Arjuna's wondering out aloud at Sri Rama's taking the help of monkeys rather than building a bridge of arrows, Hanuman (in the form of the little monkey) challenged him to build one capable of bearing him alone, and Arjuna, unaware of the monkey's true identity accepted. Hanuman then proceeded to repeatedly destroy the bridges made by Arjuna who became depressed and suicidal, and decided to take his own life. Vishnu then appeared before them both, chiding Arjuna for his vanity, and Hanuman for making the accomplished warrior Arjuna feel incompetent. As an act of penitence, Hanuman decided to help Arjuna by stabilising and strengthening his chariot during the imminent great battle. Legend goes that Hanuman is one of the three people to have heard the Gita from Lord Sri Krishna himself, the other two being Arjuna and Sanjaya.
[edit] Symbolism
The monkey symbolism of Lord Hanuman is related to the notion that a human being's mind is ever active and never restful, hence the depiction of a human being with the face of a monkey. Furthermore, Lord Hanuman symbolically stands for pure devotion, complete surrender and absence of ego or the lower self. As the son of Vayu, symbolically he also stands for the subtle body consisting of the breath body, the mental body and the intelligence body. Here we explain Hanuman as the mental body in a human being.
The mind, being ever fickle, jumps from place to place, obtaining everything in its path and engaging in numerous activities that brings no peace to the surroundings. The mind can travel to any place and fly anywhere and cross to other parts of the world such is the power of the mind.
The mind can also expand or contract, and if it remains under the control of animal passions and sensory activities, it will become unstable and devious. Hence, the mind of Hanuman is always under this fluctuation.
However, once surrendering occurs to the inner self and the mind becomes devoted unconditionally, the mind can obtain miraculous powers and perform stupendous feats like that of Lord Hanuman. When one's mind reaches this state in working for the divine, it helps the lower self (Sita) and Soul (Rama) to come together and become united.[citation needed]
[edit] Presence in the present age
Hanuman as depicted in Yakshagana, popular folk art of KarnatakaThere have been numerous prophets who claimed to have seen Hanuman in modern times, notably Madhvacharya (13 Century A.D.), Tulsidas (16th century), Sri Ramdas Swami (17th century)and Raghavendra Swami (17th century), Swami Ramdas (20th century).
Others have also asserted his presence wherever the Ramayana is read (in Sanskrit, not translated):
यत्र यत्र रघुनाथ कीर्तनम् तत्र तत्र क्रित मस्तक अन्जलिं बष्पावरी परीपूर्ण लोचनम् मारुतिं नमश्च राक्षस अंतकम्।
Which means:
That wherever the deeds of Sri Rama are sung,
At all such places does Hanuman cry tears of devotion and joy,
At all such places does his presence remove the fear of demons.
This can be found in many other texts like Vinaya Patrika by Tulsidas, Mahabharta by Ved Vyasa, Anand Ramayan and many others with slight variation in language/Sentence. Even the places where holy function of Ramayanpath is taking place, there is a special puja and space (or asan) reserved for Hanuman.
[edit] Temples and worship
A temple to Hanuman near Nuwara Eliya[2] in Sri Lanka
The largest Hanuman Murti outside of India, located in Trinidad and Tobago
Temple of Hanuman at Nerul Navi MumbaiThere are numerous temples for Hanuman, and his images are usually installed at all temples where images of avataras of Vishnu are installed. Hanuman temples can be found in many places for the reason that the area and the surroundings are free from 'Rakhshasas' and 'evils'. This was a presentational 'Varam' to him by Rama and Sita. Hanuman idols are found on mountain roads because it is believed that he protects people from accidents.
The Hanuman temple at Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is situated inside SIES complex. The Hanuman idol is 33 feet (10 m) tall and is installed on a pedestal of height 12 feet (4 m), bringing the total height to 45 feet (14 m). In the picture shown, Hanuman has silver coverings (Silver Kavasam).
An 85-foot (26 m) Karya Siddhi Hanuman murthi was installed at Carapichaima-Trinidad and Tobago, by Avadhoota Dattapeetham Pontiff Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda. (Tallest in the Western hemisphere and second tallest in the world)
Swaminarayan, founder of the Hindu Swaminarayan sects (including BAPS), holds that other than worship of God through the Narayana Kavacha, a devotional hymn, Hanuman is the only other deity who may be worshiped in the event of trouble by evil spirits. [11]
Some famous Hanuman (Anjaneya) Temples are:
Viswaroopa Jayamangala Panchamukha Sri Anjaaneyaswamy, Panchavatee, Pondicherry, India (36 Feet Murthi)
Monkey Point, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh India (Hanuman ji stepped on this hill top to take a giant plunge to take sanjivini to rescue Lakshmana. The entire hill top is crushed in the form of a giant foot.
Sri Narasimma Swami Temple, Namakkal Anjaneyar, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India,(18 feet Murthi)
Jhaku Temple,Shimla,Himachal Pradesh,India
Sri Suchindram Temple, Tamilnadu, India
Sri Hanuman Temple, Lambhvel, Gujarat, India
Kashtbhanjandev Hanumanji Temple, Salangpur, Gujarat, India. www.salangpurhanumanji.com/
Sree Hanuman Mandir, (Sree Anjaneya Mandir) Gangothri Nagar, Nemmara Post, Palakkad District,Kerala State-South India
Sri Hanuman Temple, Municipal Office Compound,Officer's Line, Vellore - 632001
Sri Hanuman Vatika , Rourkela , Orissa , India (74 Feet & 9 inches height Murthi )
Saakshi Hanuman Temple , Ramarpadam , Rameswaram , Tamilnadu , India
Shri Krishna Matha (Krishna Temple) , Udupi
Krishnapura Matha , Krishnapura near Surathkal
Ragigudda Anjaneya temple , Jayanagar , Bangalore
Hanumangarhi, Ayodhya
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple (Varanasi)
Hanuman Temple, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Salasar Balaji District Churu Rajasthan
Mehandipur Balaji Temple ,Rajasthan
Ada Balaji, in Sariska Wild life Sanctury, Alwar Rajasthan
11 Maruthi temples in Maharashtra.
Shri Hanuman temple in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Shri Baal Hanumaan, Tughlak Road, New Delhi.
Prasanna Veeranjaneya Swami Temple, in Mahalakshmi Layout, Bangalore, Karnataka.
Sri Nettikanti Anjaneya Swami Devasthanam, Kasapuram. Andhra Pradesh. www.kasapuram.com/
Yellala Anjaneya Swami,Yellala.Cuddapah(Dist.), Andhrapradesh
Sri Mahavir mandir , Patna, Bihar.
Sri Vishwaroopa Anchaneya Temple, Nanganallur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India (32 Feet Murthi)
Hanuman Temple, at Hanuman Nagar, Katemanevli, Kalyan (E), build by Hanuman Pawshe, Near Prabhuram Apartment.
Karya Siddhi Hanuman Murthi (Height of 85-foot (26 m), installed at Carapichaima-Trinidad and Tobago by Avadhoota Dattapeetham Pontiff Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji; tallest in the western hemisphere and second tallest in the world)
Shri Hanuman Setu Mandir, University Road, Lucknow (U.P.)
Shri Aliganj Hanuman Temple, Lucknow (U.P.)
Shree Marutinandan, Chachi Kuan, Lucknow (U.P.)
Shree Bal Hanuman, N.D. Lane, Yahiya Ganj, Lucknow (U.P.)
Yantrodharaka Aanjanaaya Temple, Near Aanegondi, Karnataka
Kote Sri Seetharamanjaneyaswamy Temple,Shivamogga,Karnataka
Kunnumel Hanuman, Gangothri Nagar, Nemmara NSS College Post, Nemmara, Palakkad District, Kerala State-678 508 (04923-243556)
Vijay Hanuman, Vijay Hanuman Tekdi, Tapovan, Malad (East), Mumbai 400097. 12 to 15 Feet Murti with huge paduka (chappal) out side the main murti temple.
One of the tallest statue of Hanuman at Nandura, Buldhana district, Maharashtra.
Shri Hanumanji Mandir, Sarangpur (Under the Laxminarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday)
Shri Hanumanji Mandir, Leicester, UK (Under the Laxminarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday)
Shri Hanumanji Mandir, Garhpehra, Saugar [Madhya Pradesh], India
Shri Tadbund Hanuman Mandir, Tadbund, Secunderabad, AP, India
Shri Bhidbhanjan Hanuman Mandir, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. www.harnihanuman.org Harni Hanuman Madir
[edit] Panchamukha Hanuman
A terra cotta sculpture of Panchamukha HanumanSri Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami was the main deity of Sri Raghavendra Swami. The place where he meditated on this five-faced form of Hanuman is now known as Panchamukhi, wherein a temple for him has been built. There is also a shrine for Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. A 40 feet (12 m) tall monolithic green granite murti of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has been installed in Thiruvallur, also in Tamil Nadu. This place was known as Rudravanam in olden times when many saints and seers had blessed this place with their presence. The Panchamukha Hanuman Ashram itself was established by a saint called Venkatesa Battar.
Hanuman assumed this form to kill Mahiravana, a powerful rakshasa black-magician and practitioner of the dark arts during the Ramayana war. Mahiravana had taken Lord Rama and Lakshmana captive, and the only way to kill him was to extinguish five lamps burning in different directions, all at the same instant. Hanuman assumed His Panchamukha form and accomplished the task, thus killing the rakshasa, and freeing Rama and Lakshmana.
This form of Hanuman is very popular, and is also known as Panchamukha Anjaneya and Panchamukhi Anjaneya. (Anjaneya, which means "son of Anjana", is another name of Hanuman).
A 40 foot Murti of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has been installed at Tiruvallur, near Chennai, India.
A 36 foot Murti of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has been installed at Panchavatee, Pondicherry, called as Viswaroopa Jayamangala Panchamukha Sri Anjaaneyaswamy
Every Face of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has significance —
Sri Hanuman faces east. He grants purity of mind and success.
The Narasimha faces south. He grants victory and fearlessness.
The west facing Garuda removes black magic and poisons.
The north facing Varaha, showers prosperity, wealth.
The Hayagriva mukha faces the Sky. But since we cannot see it, it is usually tilted and shown above Hanuman's face. Hayagriva gives Knowledge and good children.
[edit] Relation with Shani
In the Hindu faith, Hanuman and Ganesha are two aspects of god not afflicted by Shani. There is also a belief that all the planets are under the control of Hanuman's tail. Whoever worships Hanuman is granted fortitude and strength.
In the Ramayana,Hanuman is said to have rescued Shani, that is, the planet Saturn, from the clutches of Ravana. In gratitude, Shani promised Hanuman that those who prayed to him (Hanuman) would be rescued from the painful effects of Saturn, which in Hindu astrology, is said to produce malefic effects on one's life when one is afflicted "negatively" with Saturn.
Another version of the encounter between Lord Hanuman and Shani Bhagavan is that the latter once climbed on to Lord Hanuman's shoulder, implying that he (Hanuman) was coming under the effects of the influence of Shani. At this, Hanuman assumed a large size, and Shani was caught painfully between Hanuman's shoulders and the ceiling of the room they were in. As the pain was unbearable, Shani requested Hanuman to release him, promising that if a person prayed to Hanuman, he (Shani) would moderate the malefic effects of his influence on that person; following this, Hanuman released Shani.
One more version of the story behind why Lord Shani stays away from those who remember the Lord Ram's name. Once Lord Hanuman was sitting silently absorbed in deep meditation of Lord Rama. Lord Shani passed by and he felt to tease Hanuman. He started teasing Hanuman by pulling his tail, and pinching. Hanuman warned him to go away as he is his Guru's (Lord Sun) son, and so he respects him. When Shani did not hear, then Hanuman started to give him a good thrash. In the end, Shani pleaded to leave him and Hanuman took a promise from him that Shani will never ever go near a devotee who is meditating on Lord Rama.
There is a spiritual interpretation of the relation between Lord Hanuman and Lord Shani. The former is said to be a symbol of selflessness, while the latter is symbolic of ego and pride. Thus, to counter the karma borne out of selfish action, one must be humble like Lord Hanuman. This is particularly true for those who are said to be experiencing the evil effects of Sade Sati - a period of about seven and half years when Saturn (Lord Shani) is supposed to afflict the sign in which "planet," the moon is placed in the natal chart of a person.
22339 from hwh shed pulled in jayanagar bound hatia-jayanagar express into platform no.1 of bokaro steel city.
Come Roaming With Me
Out of the city and over the hill,
Into the spaces where Time stands still,
Under the tall trees touching old wood,
Taking the way where warriors once stood;
Crossing the little bridge, losing my way,
But finding a friendly place where I can stay.
Those were the days friend, when we were strong
And strode down the road to an old marching song
When the dew on the grass was fresh every morn,
And we woke to the call of the ring-dove at dawn.
The years have gone by and sometimes I falter,
But still I set out for a stroll or a saunter,
For the wind is as fresh as it was in my youth,
And the peach and the pear, still the sweetest of fruit,
So cast away care and come roaming with me,
Where the grass is still green and the air is still free.
- (C) Ruskin Bond in The India I Love, published by Rupa & Co. 2004.
Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, in 1934, and grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun, and Shimla. In course of a writing career spanning forty years, he has written over a hundred short stories, essays, novels, and more than thirty books for children. Three collections of short stories, The Night Train at Deoli, Time Stops At Shamli, and Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra have been published by Penguin India. He has also edited two anthologies, The Penguin Book Of Indian Ghost Stories, and The Penguin Book Of Indian Railway Stories.
The Room On The Roof was his first novel, written when he was seventeen and it received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial prize in 1957. Vagrants In The Valley was also written in his teens and picked up from where The Room On The Roof leaves off. These two novellas were published in one volume by Penguin India in 1993 as was a much-acclaimed collection of his non-fiction writing, Rain In The Mountain, Delhi Is Not Far : The Best Of Ruskin Bond was published by Penguin India the following year.
From: members.rediff.com/ruskinbond/letsmeetruskin.htm
“The India that I love does not make headlines. The India that I love comprises the goodwill and good humour of ordinary people;”
“a tolerance for all customs; a non-interference in others’ private lives; a friendly reciprocation at all times; a philosophical acceptance of hardships; love and affection, especially in children.” - in the preface to The India I Love
Bond was autographing his books for children at the Sapna Book Stall in Jayanagar, Bangalore last year when I took this picture.
Other links on Ruskin Bond:
www.penguinbooksindia.com/AuthorLounge/AuthorDetail.asp?a...
www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/ruskin-bond.html
www.firstandsecond.com/store/books/common/AuthorDetails.a...
Canon 1000D + Sigma 70-3000mm OS @ 80mm, f/4.5 & 1/100 sec
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- This is a shot from the Dance (Bharatanatyam) sequence from the Drama based on life and inspiration of one of the famous poet and Padma Shri award winner Dr. D.R Bendre
- The theme of the dance is 'Come and watch the Moonlight'
- The act was performed by Vijaya College Students, Jayanagar, Bangalore
- The person in the photo is my friend, who had invited me to this Drama (Thanks !)
- The original background was blue and I played around with textures for the first time and used the texture: 'Theater II by ann483' (Thanks !)
The 07:50 Jaynagar to Janakpurdham service arriving at its destination on 12th January 1999 with ZDM5 class No.524 in charge. Janakpur is located in the Terai, alluvial, forested and marshy terrain at the base of the Himalaya mountain range. Historically called Mithilanchal, it is the centre of the ancient Maithil culture, which has its own language and script. The Janakpur Railway of 2ft 6in (762 mm) gauge was opened in 1937 and ran for about 51 km between Jaynagar (India) and Bizalpura, but only the section from Jaynagar to Janakpurdham (about 24 km) is now open. There is an interchange at Jayanagar with the North Eastern Railway of India. In 1994, the service was augmented by the transfer of coaches and five ZDM-5 diesel locomotives from India's SER Nagpur division, as seen in this image.
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Critically Endangered Greater Adjutant Storks at a landfill near the city of Guwahati, India
2009_02_04
Greater Adjutant Storks - Leptoptilos dubius
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Post-Processing - RAW color corrections - contrast, colour etc.
Critically Endangered Greater Adjutant Storks Leptoptilos dubius patiently await their turn at a landfill near the city of Guwahati, India.
I had always heard how relatively common the Greater Adjutant Stork - a critically endangered bird was at the garbage dump near Guwahati and I wondered how a bird so commensal with man and dependent on human garbage could be so endangered. Upon visiting the landfill I saw how patiently they awaited their turn at the garbage table - every time a fresh truckload of garbage entered the landfill people rushed to it first, and once they were done with their pickings the storks moved in filling their gullets with rotten meat. I still wonder how this species living so calmly in an urban environment could be so endangered.
I was getting bored due to over load of my regular jobs, I needed a break, so I simply played with my image collections and some Photoshop.
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Shot @ C.Krisnaiah Setty & Sons inauguration,Jayanagar,Bangalore,April2010.
There was a vintage car rally organised by the shop to promote the inauguration event ..Ramya was there to promote the jewellery shop events...
Ramya is a popular actress in the Kannada film industry. Recently she has been acting in Tamil and Telugu cinemas as well.
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- This is a scene from the Drama - based on life and inspiration of one of the famous poet and Padma Shri award winner Dr. D.R Bendre
- The act was performed by Vijaya College Students, Jayanagar, Bangalore
@ Jayanagar, Bangalore. Wikipedia says this Ashoka Pillar was constructed in 1948 at what seemed to be the southern end of Bangalore
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Railwayline will be rebuild to Indian broad gauge
ZDM-5: This locomotive was one of the powerful narrow-gauge locomotives of the world. This locomotives were operated on routes like Pratapnagar narrow-gauge and Dhaulpur narrow-gauge routes. Four locos of this class were sent to work on Jayanagar-Janakpur railway in Nepal in 1994. All the locomotives are retired/withdrawn from service. This was a narrow-gauge locomotive with 2ft 6in (762 mm) wide gauge.
Shot @ C.Krisnaiah Setty & Sons inauguration,Jayanagar,Bangalore,April2010.
There was a vintage car rally organised by the shop to promote the inauguration event ..Ramya was there to promote the jewellery shop events...
Ramya is a popular actress in the Kannada film industry. Recently she has been acting in Tamil and Telugu cinemas as well.
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This area is near Jayanagar(one of the posh locality ) in Bangalore. It is heart paining to see how human beings are living here. can we humans will give equel opportunity and right to all other suffering brothers.
Shot @ Jayanagar Night Walk,Bangalore, Dec2012
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