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The Lotus Stem Lingam - Chola King's Discovery

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Close your eyes and think about Shiv Ling. Well, As soon as we think about a Shiv Ling/Lingam the image that strikes our mind is this, Image For Representation Purpose Only Right?? There are thousands of temples spread across our country dedicated to Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Maa Shakthi. Many temples are infamous worldwide and are also recognised by the UNESCO World Heritage sites. India is not only a place to the oldest temples in the world but also an abode to the most mysterious and miraculous ones.  The reason why I asked you to visualise Shivlingam is 99% of them would have visualised the above image or any specific Shivling that's close to your heart. We have seen many Shivlings from humongous ones to smaller ones, each one would be in a different shape. Most Shivlings are made out of Granite, Marble, Panchaloha, and even made out of precious stones, like Emerald. The list goes on and on we do not know how many hidden treasures have to be unearthed in India, that's the

History Of Varadaraja Perumal Temple - Why Is Athi Varadar Raising Done Once in 40 Years

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Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram - Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram is one of the Seven Holy Cities in Inda with Goddes  “Kamakshi Amman” Ruling. Kanchi Puram means, Ka - Bramha, Anchi - Worshipped (Lord Vishnu) Puram - City. Sri Vardaraja Perumal Temple is one of the major Vaishnava Temple in South India which is ranked Par with Tirupathi and Srirangam. The idol of Lord Varatharaja Perumal is said to be installed by  Lord Brahma  Himself. Meaning of Varadharaja: “The King who Gives Benedictions” There is something really  special and a Mind-Blowing Fact  about this Temple. Since  01-July-2019  lakhs of devotees are thronging to this temple for a “ Rare Darshan” Rare Darshan On 01-July-2019, the idol called Athi Varadar was taken out of the temple Sacred Tank and has been kept for darshan. This is also called  “Athi Varadhar Rising” Lord Athi Varadhar is taken out of the water once in 40 years and worshipped for 48 days. Lord Athi Varadhar will be placed out for 48 days