Shiva
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Amman Temple - Jacobs Road |
Annexe to the Amman temple at Jacobs Road |
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Ganesha |
Ganesha , also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is one of ... Hindu mythology identifies him as the restored son of Parvati and Shiva of the ... |
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Garuda supplicating to the deity Vishnu one of the Thirumurthis |
Garuda, in Hindu mythology, the bird and the vahana of the ... Vishnu, (Sanskrit: “The Pervader”) one of the principal Hindu deities. |
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Guardian of the sanctum sanctorum |
Guardian of the sanctum sanctorum |
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Lord Nadaraj |
Nataraja is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the divine dancer. His dance is called Tandavam or Nadanta, depending on the context of the dance. |
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Lord Shiva |
Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. |
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Lord Shivan |
Shaivism is one of the four major sects of Hinduism, the others being Vaishnavism, Shaktism and the Smarta Tradition. Followers of Shaivism, called "Shaivas", revere Shiva as the Supreme Being. |
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Lord Shivan |
Lord Shiva with his vehicle Nandi Cow |
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Lord Vinayager |
Ganesha is Vighneshvara , the Lord of removing Obstacles, both of a material and spiritual order. ... He is popularly worshipped ... |
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Main temple |
Front view of the main temple with central dome in background KM Naidu with few of members of Sungum after prayer |
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Muruga and his consorts |
Murugan had two wives. The first one is Devasana (also called Devayani), the daughter of Lord Indra and his second wife is Valli, the daughter ... |
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Murugan had two wives |
Murugan had two wives. The first one is Devasana, the daughter of Lord Indra and his second wife is Valli, the daughter of a tribal chief. |
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Navagrahas, the Nine Planetary gods in Hinduism |
The nine planets are collectively known as Navagrahas. ... bad luck or misfortune arising from past karmas or birth related defects (dhoshas). ... these gods before offering prayers to the main deity in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. |
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Parvathy and her supllicants |
Parvati is the mother of Hindu deities Ganesha and Kartikeya. The Puranas also referenced her to be the sister of the river goddess Ganga and the preserver ... |
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Rāmalingam, commonly known in India and across the world as Vallalār, also known as Ramalinga Swamigal |
The holy niche of India's last of the great saints Ramalingar Swamigal born in 1823 and disappeared in 1874 |
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Sarasvathe prayer at home |
Praying to th Goddess of Education |
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Sarasvathi Poojay and other prayers |
Saraswati puja is performed when special prayers are offered to goddess Saraswati - the divine source of wisdom and enlightenment... |
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Sarasvathi Poojay and other prayers |
The significance of the Sarasvathee pooja |
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Sarasvathi Poojay and other prayers |
KM Naidu continues commentary in foreground is image of animal guarding the sanctum sanctorum while supplicating itself to deities |
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Sarasvathi Poojay and other prayers |
Saraswati puja is performed when special prayers are offered to goddess Saraswati - the divine source of wisdom and enlightenment... |