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history of mairrage
Bingo ! The current concept of marriage looks mostly like a one sided contract :-) This is kind of a difficult topic to tread, if breaking our superstition is a challenge, this is a way much more difficult thing to even digest. Love is totally d…

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history of mairrage
ure their genetics from lasting more than anything else. A few years = even a hundred or so. As Malathi pointed out, many of ancient Indian culture is formed out of such 'animal' behavior. Dasaratha had more than one wife whereas his s…

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Research and its need
This is treading a path that can revolutionize our beliefs :-) I would be game for it, just to 'clean up' the act and secure the future... The years in our history have not been so kind to keep the foundation intact, much has changed and…

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history of mairrage
Good explanation, but marriage in specific structure has been around only a few years now. There were different types of marriage and it was not chaotic earlier though. We have never actually conquered nature in ourselves to eliminate the animal be…

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destruction by invaders
Hello Venkat Agreed, every invasion does that, but when the west came in, they ensured that we thought bad about ourselves, which was not accomplished by the mughals themselves. No other than the EU cultures have successfully killed the core beli…

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Murugan
There is good information in the archives, we have been discussing this from the time Alexander became skanda or vice versa :) - R

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Stupa of Nalanda
Reading thru the articles below: Is'nt it amazing that the advent of the british/spanish/eastern Europian people / kingdoms using the pretext of 'culture' have caused so much destruction in knowledge. Be it the mayans or incas or nat…

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Murugan
Legend says, Indra takes the form of Mayuram. Rooster flag however is after the war. Rooster is symbolic.

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Murugan
Dear Sridhar I am indeed blessed to be considered this way :-) We have discussed this subject before (mayil before the samharam). Muruga has avatars like Vishnu, the samharam avatar is different from the mango episode. Another interesting thing is…

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sangu chakra murugan
Individual sirpa builders would do this based on their visions, but the concept of Skanda holding these weapons is different. Shanmuka with 12 hands has various weapons in them (10 numbers) Bow, Chakra, Vajra, Soolam, Pasam, Ankusam,sword, shield (…

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MASATHAN
Now this makes sense. This is very similar to the Dharmasastha story i have heard (as the first son of Shiva). Dharmasastha's vahana is an elephant.Story of this God happens some where in between the Ganges and Kailash.The sastha is said to hav…

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Thiruchendur Uthsavar
Yep, thanks - on the memo already :-) Never the less, it does look like a hunter god on the picture and is on the outside wall, which does validate the theory. Murugan, however, does have the bow / arrow as an additional weapon when he has the 12 h…

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sangu chakra murugan
Interesting, this story is totally different than the Thiruthani story :-) Thanikai Legend: Tharakasuran, takes Sudarshana from Vishnu when the battle is on, then apparently they agree upon a truce however Tharkasuran holds on to the sudarshana, wh…

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Thiruchendur Uthsavar
Murugan as a kurinji kadavul is portrayed with a bow and arrow (more symbolic to the hunter and not the warrior). Usually this sort of depiction is kept/found outside the temple (at least in places where I have observed) and not inside due the cast…

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Thiruchendur Uthsavar
I have not seen this, i have observed Nachiar kovil well enough, but may be i missed it, next time may be. I would be surprised to find Muruga inside a vaishnavite temple though. Memo to me: Next visit Nachiyar temple :-) One word though, many pla…

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Avatar - a Treat for the senses
Yep Malathi, i learnt my first big lesson from the Titanic musicians. Their action was heart rendering - yes, but Cameroon taking them to the masses, has made them absolutely immortal. I felt the characters sync'd with Kimpurusha descriptions…

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what are idols made of?
I think that's what I wrote. Am not sure what u are implying. Pls explain if there is anything new or missing.

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what are idols made of?
Not sure about this theory. I quoted from thirupugazh. Bard stories/songs have a flavor of poet's liberty. The himalayan trip on horse elephant back etc is more logical than physical. Its a concept not an action. -R

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Avatar - a Treat for the senses
Amazing movie. Subtle yet powerful messages. The notion of energy and respecting of nature are prominent. The concept though looks indian however I don't want to conclude that. Cameroon always conveys great lines, the musicians in the titanic a…

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Happy New Year
Wishing all the very best of 2010 ahead and welcome adieu to 2009 (which many would like to quickly forget :-) )... - Ravi

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rebuilding of kapali temple
something got to do with temple build architecture, magnetism or similar effects acting as an anti gravitational mechanism (Somnath property effects prior to destruction by Ghori). Original weight must be the one on the road (Veedhi ula). No hard…

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rebuilding of kapali temple
Hi Katherine Here is a cue. Guru Arunagiri wrote atleast 16K songs, of which it had temples from Kailas to Kadirgamam , even places such as bihar (mayapuri) Given the conditions of that time period, his age to write such and his songs description …

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Thiruchendur Uthsavar
There is one Right in Thiru Erakam (Swami malai). Facing east in the mid level under the mandapam. Muruga on the peacock with Bow and Arrow, even mustache I believe :) - R

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rebuilding of kapali temple
The only place where urchavar has this law of physics defying nature is from Sikkal, not in Chendur. I am surprised that there are many stories surrounding chendur temple, for many reasons that are not original. There are many astounding facts of t…

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what are idols made of?
> In the big temple painting on Cheramaperumal - when Sundara reached > the Mt Kailash over the white elephant - followed by > Cheramanperumal's horse catching the tail of the elephant - two > DEVAKANYAs were receiving them ... …

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what are idols made of?
Ranganathar is not sudai. Some acharya's believe Tirupathi Perumal & Ranganathar is also said to be salagrama (ammonite). Some are swaymbu in the rupa which are 'edited' to meet the 3 types of postures. Sudai usually gives excel…

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what are idols made of?
Moolavar is Maragatham, but there is another silai there which is also said to be Navapashanam, sits RIGHT behind the moolavar. More coming on this topic. - R

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rebuilding of kapali temple
Ayya: It is metal, weather will have its effect, chemicals will have their effect and human 'research' will also have its effect. Of course, the Lord also will have His effect - only from the energy point of view.The idol is nothing bu…

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rebuilding of kapali temple
History is different from Myth. The idol was brought back from the dutch. Sea travel and wear / tear can obviously cause that damage to the idol. You can either accept that the grace of Lord was available that the dutch gave away the idol (for wha…

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Please tell me about this Group.
enakku thalai ellam suthudu! Abhivenkat enge ponar ? Adiyen kuzapathudan aatchabikkiren :) Venkat - thiruvai malarntharuli satre anaivarin ayyapaatai theerkavum :-) - R

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