He was born with four hands and three eyes Shishupala was born to king of Chedi. He was born with four hands and three eyes. His parents and relatives were scared of him and decided to cast him out. But they were warned by a invisible voice from the heaven…O king, your son will be […]
Lord Yamaraj or Yama, was good looking and handsome. But he lost his good looks by the act of Lord Shiva. There is an interesting story behind this. Once there was a deity who was very handsome. All his features were very attractive that he attracted a lot of attention from the women folk. He had an
This is true. The great Bhishma once fought with Parshurama, an incarnation of Vishnu and was undefeated. Here are some unknown facts about him. https://ritsin.com/unknown-facts-indian-mythology-bhishma-untold-unknown-facts-mahabharata.html/
This is strange but true. The Lord looks after his bhaktas in number of ways, following the most interesting story about him. Lord Shiva as a servant of Poet Vidyapati in form of Ugna Lord Shiva facts
Neelkanth – churning of ocean During the churning of ocean, a pot of poison (halahal) came out of the ocean. This had the potential to destruct the whole universe. Lord Vishnu advised gods to request Lord Shiva to consume the poison. To save the mankind, Lord Shiva drank the poison after requested by gods. Goddess
Yes, this is true. The temple is at a height of about 3000 feet so the climate is normally cold and also every morning at 4; 30 am Abhishekam is done in which the idol is bathed with water, milk as well as other dravayam. After the bath sweat appears in form of fine water particles
Though we know that Lord Vishnu’s has ten incarnations, but few people know that actually there are twenty one incarnations.As per hindu Mythology and puranas, Lord Vishnu has 21 incarnations. These are available in following articles: 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu – Part 1 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu- part 2 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu
Lord Shiva as Kalantaka Once there was a little boy named Markandeya. His father Mrikandu had to select one of two predetermined fates for him before he was born. The first one was that Markandeya would be a bright, knowledgeable young boy who would live till the age of 16. The second option was that
Tirupati is a place Lord Vishnu chose as an alternative to Vaikunth his celestial home of Lord Venkateshwara. Tirumala temple stands on a hill range comprising seven peaks, representing & hoods of Adisesha. Lord Balaji is also called Lord of seven hills. Where Tirupati Balaji temple is located? The Tirupati Balaji Temple, dedicated to Lord
Sage Durvasa is known for his curses. But there were times, when he was helpless before the power of a humble of follower of Lord Vishnu. One such instance was of Ambarisha. The full story goes as: Ambarisha was a king and he was deeply into following Lord Vishnu. He and his queen used to observe