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NAMASKAR. ENJOY READING AND SEING ABOUT LORD SHIVA.

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exploreindia Saturday, February 7, 2004

 

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+Temp\

les&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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Chetan Merani

 

 

 

 

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