When Veerabhadra went back to Lord Shiva, he fell at the Lord’s feet and lamented that he could not complete His bidding. Immediately, Lord Shiva transformed Himself into a ferocious animal with the brilliance of 1000 crore suns. The body was of a Yazhi with 2 big wings of a ...

Lord Sharabheshwarar is a more powerful avatar of Lord Shiva. When Maha Vishnu took the man-lion appearance as Lord Narasimha, even after completing His goal, His fury did not die. Looking at His anger, the entire cosmos shook. All the Gods (Devas) requested Him to control His anger. But, His ...

Continuing with Shani Amavasya pooja, take a large yellow juicy lemon. Apply 8 dots on it with the kohl all around and place it near Shani Yantra. Offer small amounts of sesame seeds 8 times on the lemon and the yantra. Offer 8 blue flowers to the lemon and Shani ...

On Shani Amavasya, Lord Shiva is also worshipped to ward off the ill-effects of the planet Saturn. This pooja can be performed either at home or in a temple. A priest can be hired for the pooja. It can also be performed on our own. In the evening during Pradosha ...

That day being a Saturday, it is also important for Lord Hanuman. Lord Hanuman can be worshipped as Panchamukhi Hanuman or in the normal form. We can light lamps with jasmine oil (with a few sesame seeds). We can also apply jasmine oil mixed with sindoor to Lord Hanuman’s feet ...

Astrologers suggest wearing of blue sapphire in gold, silver, copper, brass, iron or ashtadhatu ring when people have Shani Doshas. The ring has to be washed in cow’s urine and then in water. It is again washed in milk and then in water. It is placed on a steel plate ...

Today, we are sharing information on Shani Worship. On any Amavasya, special Shani worship is performed. On Shani Amavasya, it gains all the more importance. In temples, abhishekams are performed by not only the priests but also the devotees, especially; those people, who have Shani dasha, if the planet Saturn ...

Shani Amavasya fell on November 18 this year. In any case, Amavasya is a powerful day. But, Amavasya gains more importance due to its falling on a Saturday. At the same time, this day was very auspicious because Shani was looking at Mars on that day. This day is celebrated ...

We, at A Journalist Reveals, were fortunate to find a Kuchipudi dancer Vidya S V and immediately requested an interview. She had quite a few things to share with us. Here are some excerpts: When did the classical bug bite you? Thanks to my mother’s interest in the traditional art ...

The story goes thus: There was a trader in a city. He had 7 sons. All his sons were married. One day, the 7 daughters-in-law went with his daughter to bring mud for making a stove. While digging the mud, the daughter unwittingly killed the young ones of an animal ...