esamskriti newsletter February 04

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Namaskar Mitra,

 

February 18 is Shivratri. This month's articles are dedicated to Lord Shiva.

 

1. Significance of Shivratri - read in brief about the Lord, philosophy, linga,

nandi, rudraksha, significance of Mount Kailash, names of the 12 Jyotirlingas.

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=festivals&sid=45&count1=0&cid=245

 

2. Read about Piligrim Centres of Lord Shiva -

http://www.vmission.org/hinduism/tirth/shiv.htm. This includes the twelve

jyotirlingas and five Panchamahabhuta Shivlinga

 

3. To see pictures of Shiv Temples in India -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/search/search.asp?search_in=P&keywords=Shiv+Temples&search1=Search

The link takes you a number of sub-links where you can see over 125 pictures of

temples like Somnath temple, Kedarnath, Kailasa Temple Ellora, Chidambaram

Nataraja temple, Brihadesvara temple Thanjavur.

 

4. Travel to Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_photo.asp?subcatid=91

 

5. Read about Virasaivism and its founder Basavana -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=history&cid=363&sid=95

 

 

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sanjeev

 

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