Lord Varaha Retrieves The Mother Earth

In this way, while Brahma was deliberating with his associates, Sri Hari roared tumultuously like the great mountain Giriraja. The omnipotent Sri Hari enlivened Brahma and the other highly elevated brahmanas by again roaring with His uncommon voice. The sound of His roar was so sweet that it destroyed all the miseries of the hearer. Brahma, Svayambhuva Manu, and other sages who reside on Janaloka, Tapaloka and Satyaloka, chanted auspicious mantras from the Vedas as offerings to Varahadeva. Lord Visnu in the form of Varaha accepted the prayers of Brahma and other sages and for the benefit of the demigods, entered into the waters of annihilation. Before entering into the water, Lord Varaha rose into the sky lashing His tail. The Lord raised the hair on His shoulders and scattered the clouds in the sky with His hooves. With raised hairs and white tusks, and with luminous effulgence, the Lord's form was brilliant. This is Sri Hari's unique transcendental pastime. Just the remembrance of it causes shivering in the body. He was omnipotent and omniscient, yet like an animal, He searched for the earth by the sense of smell. His external appearance was fearful; however, He pleased the sages engaged in offering prayers by glancing over them and entered into the water. His dive into the water with his thunderbolt-like body divided the ocean. The ocean prayed to Lord out of fear, "Please protect me, O Supreme Lord!"
The Lord of all sacrifices penetrated the water with His hooves, and in the depths of the Rasatala Ocean, He saw the earth lying there as he carried it in his stomach during the time of devastation. Lord Varaha lifted the earth on His tusks and appeared very splendid. At that time, a very powerful demon named Hiranyaksa challenged Him with a huge mace. An enraged Lord Varaha killed the demon within the water, just as a lion kills an elephant. The body, head and face of the Lord became red with the blood of the demon. The Lord, being thus satisfied with the prayers of the great sages, placed the earth on the water with His hooves.

The third incarnation among the Ten Incarnations is Varaha avatara, (Boar incarnation.) At the beginning of the creation of the universe, Brahma, a male named Svayambhuva Manu and a female named Satarupa manifested from his body. By the desire of Brahma, Svayambhuva Manu accepted Satarupa as his wife for the purpose of creation. Seeing the earth submerged in the water of annihilation and desiring to seek a dwelling place for the living beings, Manu approached his father Brahma and prayed to him to rescue the earth. When Brahma saw the earth submerged in the water, he thought for a long time about how it could be rescued. He had earlier established the earth after removing all the water but he could not understand why the earth had sunk into the water again. He had been appointed for the work of creation but the earth had become inundated in a deluge and had sunk down to the Rasatala planetary system. 

Even after much effort, Brahma was not able to think of any solution. At last, he took shelter of the Supreme Lord Visnu. While Brahma was still deep in thought, a small boar the size of the tip of a thumb manifested from his nose. But the most surprising thing is that the small boar expanded in front of Brahma and within moments, filled the sky and assumed a form as big as an elephant. Brahma, together with the great brahmanas like Marici, as well as the Four Kumaras and Svayambhuva Manu saw the transcendental Varaha form and began to discuss among them. Lord Brahma thought that this was some denizen of the transcendental world in disguise; traveling in the form of a boar.

Bajrangabali (Lord Hanuman)

Bajrangabali or Lord Hanuman is one of the most popular gods of Hinduism.because of his loyalty and commitment to the cause of Lord Rama he has become very popular.People from all wakes of life worships and appreciate his divine nature and super human personality shaped by the strength of celibacy,humility, selflessness, unsurpassed devotion, determination,fearlessness and extraordinary commitment to work for the divine.He is such a true devotee. His temples are found everywhere in India,in the streets of towns and cities, on the hills, in the forests and most difficult places. Millions observe fast on Tuesdays and refrain from drinking and smoking as a mark of respect for him.Goddess Seeta the great consort of Lord Raam impressed by the selfless devotion and services of Hanuman blessed him to remain immortal in his existing form till the end of creation and help the loyal devotees of Raam. When people pray to Hanuman, they generally chant the chalisa for boons and protection. The chalisa is a verse of 40 lines containing pure adulation. It describes the great qualities and adventures of Hanuman. It is said that because of his complete humility he would not stir into action, unless one reminds him of his true greatness and  his divine purpose. His devotees therefore chant the chalisa, to remind him of his greatness and prompt him to wake up from his devotion and help them.He is called Anajaniputra or Anjaneya because his mother's name was Anjana and above all he is revered as Raam Bhakta Hanuman means devotee of Lord Raam.

Lord Vishnu

The awe-inspiring Brass statue of Narasimha, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is minutely treated with some dazzling carvings on it. In Narasimha Avatar, Lord Vishnu appears as a semi-man, semi-lion in this world. The demon king Hiranyakasyapa, wanted to become immortal and wanted to remain young forever. He meditated for Lord Brahma and because of his severe penance the gods were frightened and asked Brahma to pacify the king. Lord Brahma, on the other hand, was impressed by his austerity and granted him a boon. The boon was that HiranyaKasyapa would neither killed by a man or beast, nor in daylight or at night and neither inside or outside a building. Having obtained the wish he considered himself the supreme God and prohibited all types of worship of gods. But his son Prahlada was a great devotee of Vishnu. This enraged Hiranyakasyapa very much. He tried numerous ways to kill Prahlada including asking his sister Holika to sit with Prahlada in the fire. But the great devotee of Vishnu escaped unhurt. Enraged, frustrated once he asked Prahlad to show him where Lord Vishnu resides. Prahlad said, "He is everywhere". Further enraged, Hiranyakasyapa knocked down a pillar, and asked if Lord was present there. Lord Vishnu then emerged as a half lion, half man from the pillar, which was neither inside the house nor outside, and the time was evening, neither night nor day. He then killed Hiranyakasyapa thus saving the life of his devotee Prahlada. The anecdote of Prahlad is revered in great reverence by the Hindus and has been inspiring them a lot.

Hindu Gods

Hinduism is a religion very different, and professes a faith in true God through a series of deities. Although some people believe in the existence of the Hindu Trinity, the one true God and the Trinity of Ohm some believe in thousands of gods, and the other 33 million Gods. However, the Hindu doctrine, who is familiar with their writings, says that a Hindu should believe and worship only one true God.

According to Hindu scriptures, God is beyond the attributes of shape, color and shapes. He has no specific form or name and is called Nirguna Brahman (attribute less than one god). However, God can take any form. It can be strong and powerful, the provider of favors, the destroyer or savior. These forms provide a basis for the Hindu devotee easy to follow the Supreme Deity otherwise incomprehensible. In general, Hindu followers believe that God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.

Hindu God Statues are seen as an auspicious gift for anyone. Goddess Laxmi is considered the goddess of wealth and prosperity, happiness and abundance, is the life force of all creation. Today given the importance of wealth that would be a perfect gift for anyone.

Hindu God - Lord Ganesha

All spiritual worship of the Hindu tradition begins by invoking Ganesha (or Ganesha, Ganpati, Gajanand) the elephant-headed god. Every auspicious work starts with the worship of lord Ganesha. Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganesha Festival is a day when it is believed Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. On this auspicious occasion marble statue of Lord Ganesha are washed and scented. They are decorated and worshiped. In some parts of India like Maharashtra, this festival will continue for 10 days.

Ganesha became the Lord of all existing beings. Many stories describe how Ganesha has an elephant head. Parvati created Ganesha and said, in the absence of Shiva to protect her quarter. When Shiva wanted to see Parvati and Lord Ganesha opposes him, Shiva beheaded him. Later, Shiva, Ganesha back to life and give him the head of an elephant, because nothing else was available.

Ganesha rides a rat that represents the demon of vanity and impertinence subjugated. The laddu represents Sattva. The snakes represent control of the poisons of the passions and refer to Shiva, the father of Ganesha. The eliminates slavery of desires. The mudra grants fearlessness. The broken tusk Ganesha is one with which he wrote the Mahabharata.

Ganesha creates the faith to overcome all obstacles. Meditating on Ganesha Yantra to create an inner balance. Put Ganesha statues of marble on top of the front door and inside the house to fill the environment with positive energy and happiness. While people in other religions other than Hindus also do the same, to bring luck to their homes

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Miniature painting - The Indian Art

Miniature painting is defined relative to the size and proportion of the element to the real object or technique used. The art began in the western world and it contains many types of painting portraits of saints and angels. It has various scenes of daily life in the middle Ages are also in this division of the arts.

Miniatures are one of the many things that make one proud of its rich Indian cultural heritage. Miniature paintings come far in the history of India. Indian Miniature paintings can be classified as wall paintings and miniatures. Murals are huge works executed on the walls of solid structures in the caves of Ajanta and temple Kailashnath.

Miniature is a painting style and technique, and as a wall-sized work could be painted "in miniature. It’s like what many people do when they want to show love and care for their loved ones and take a position on the photo with them.

The miniatures are executed in a very small scale of perishable materials such as paper and cloth. The Palas of Bengal were the pioneers of miniature painting in India. The art of miniature painting reached its zenith during the Mughal period. The tradition of miniature painting has been postponed by the painters of different Rajasthani schools of painting as Bundi, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Marwar and Mewar. Ragamala paintings also belong to this school.

Miniature is an art form, which is a very rich history that continues to this day, artists from around the world. Beautiful miniature decorative elements should be retained regardless of pieces of large, complex, or intimate hand held works.

Durga puja is an annual Hindu festival in Asia

Durga puja is an annual Hindu festival in Asia that celebrates worship of the goddess Durga. Goddess Durga is the owner of divine power and demolisher of evil. Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Jharkhand, and Orissa. This is also known as Dussehra and Navratra in other parts of India. The worship of the Goddess Durga is celebrated in the month of Ashwin. Goddess Durga was created as a warrior goddess to fight an asura (demon) named Mahishasura.The. The Gods, in dismay, combined their powers to create a beautiful maiden, and each placed his or her most potent weapon in one of her ten hands riding a lion. Hundreds of puja pandals are set up every year in the all over the India. The whole country is adorned with many colorful pandal, glorious "Pratima", colorful lighting and sounds. The puja in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Jharkhand, and Orissa are famous.

Durga Puja is one of the most popular celebrations of the Hindus. Navratra is a 9 days major festival of India where we worship the nine forms of Hindu goddess Durga. This festival continues for ten days. Tenth day is called Vijay Dasami or Dussehra. As the Hindu mythology this festival is celebrated for the triumph of good over evil. Hindu Goddess Durga killed the Asura (Devil) Mahisasura to save people of this world and bring peace and harmony on this earth. All the nine days of this festival have their own significance and we worship the nine forms of goddess Durgas on these days. The last day we do Aparajitha puja or Shami puja which we celebrated as Vijay Dasami or Dussehra. 

The whole festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm. In Gujarat Garwa dance is a very famous dance held during this festival. All wear new dresses, shoes. During this festival bhajana, kirtana, (devotional songs) all these are hold on. People go out to visit the idols of Devi Durga, eat foods, at many places fair are arranged where people enjoy with great joy and fun.

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