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om namah sivaya prayer poem

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:34:00 GMT

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Om Namah Shivaya...

welcome this day....

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Lonar Crater (part-2)

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:26:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: By Indrani(Indrani)
Some are in ruins; the Shiva Linga of this temple in ruins is missing. The extremely beautiful Shankar Ganesh temple… I stood here transfixed by the architectural beauty of this small shrine still maintained and preserved so well

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Lonar Crater (part-2)

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Dwadasha Jyotirlingas - The Twelve Jyotirlinga Temples of Shiva in India

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:45:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: great images with this story also

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The Lifestyle Lounge

Dwadasha Jyotirlingas - The Twelve Jyotirlinga Temples of Shiva in India

Bhairava: The Wrathful

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:31:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: more about shiva

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Bhairava: The Wrathful

by Phil Hine

The primal forest myth
The blazing linga
The Kapalikas: Skull-carriers
Suggestions for magical work

The Crystal Collection @ WAA Gallery

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:35:40 GMT

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The Crystal Collection

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Crystal Plaque of Earth Goddess or River Ganges Goddess

CR-41 Cambodia, 16th century AD

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Reliquary Container

CR-42 Thailand, 15th century AD

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Shiva Lingam with Shiva Head

CR-43 Cambodia, circa 8th century AD

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Crystal Shiva Lingam on Yoni Base

CR-44 Vietnam, circa 14th century AD

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Stylized Shiva Lingam

CR-45 Cambodia, circa 11th century AD

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Shiva Lingam with glans engraved

CR-46 Cambodia, circa 10th century AD

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Shiva Lingam

CR-47 Cambodia, circa 7th century AD

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Shiva Lingam in Yoni Base

CR-48 Cambodia, circa 10th century AD

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Rosary of 18 Arhat Heads plus Corpulent Laughing Buddha

CR-49 China, Ch'ing dynasty, 19th century AD

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Amarnath Board to study yatra impact on Kashmir economy

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:24:41 GMT

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Amarnath Board to study yatra impact on Kashmir economy

Srinagar, Sept. 13 (PTI): The Amarnath Shrine Board is setting up an expert committee to carry out a survey on the impact of the annual Amarnath yatra on Jammu and Kashmir's economy.

The SASB CEO said during the current yatra donation of Rs 2.50 crores was made by devotees against last year's 2.38 crores.

The CEO said 42 pilgrims died during the pilgrimage which includes one Muslim pilgrim from Ajmer. The oldest pilgrim who died was 82-years-old, and the youngest 13. Last year 45 pilgrims had died.

He said despite early melting of the lingam, about three lakh pilgrims visited the shrine this year.

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Nepal’s Maoists take on Lord Shiva

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:16:19 GMT

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Nepal’s Maoists take on Lord Shiva

Sudeshna Sarkar, Indo-Asian News Service

The area surrounding the main temple and a cluster of satellite temples — the Pashupati Monument Zone — was declared a World Heritage Site by the Unesco in 1979.

Now headed by a Maoist student leader, they are building a road through a forest in the vicinity of the Pashupatinath temple, regarded as one of the holiest pilgrim sites in the world, where Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and tourists flock regularly.

Barely three months after the Unesco's World Heritage Committee announced that Kathmandu valley's heritage sites, which had been under threat from uncontrolled growth, were out of danger, thanks to measures taken by the government, the temple area is being threatened by the new road.

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Shiva Lingam Video

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:38:58 GMT

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Video on Scientific and Spiritual Aspects of Shiva Lingam

In this Video, the speaker (Sharad Pardhiji) talks about the modern day scientific findings and how these findings are present in the Shivling or Shiva Lingam conceived thousands of years ago by the Hindu sages. The speaker finds Big Bang theory, DNA and Atom Model in the Shiva Linga.

Please note that there is no evidence to prove the scientific connection of Shiva lingam with modern day findings of science. The speaker is mainly talking about the thoughts of the great sages of Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism present in Shiva Lingam concept. This concept of Shivling is at times quite similar to the modern day findings of science.

This video is taken from the Yug Pravah Video Magazine Vol 95 of All World Gayatri Pariwar (www.awgp.org). Sharad Pardhiji is the speaker and is a disciple of Yug Rishi Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya.

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Lingam Puja : How to Worship at Home?

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:44:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Quoted:"After the panchamrit abhishek, the lingam is cleaned with water from Ganga. (This is might not be possible always so just normal water.) After this the lingam is smeared with sandalwood paste and is decked with flowers. Water and sandalwood paste is used to keep the lingam cool, as Lord Shiva is always in a highly inflammable state. In some Shiva temples, cooling liquid constantly drops from pot hung above the Lingam."

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Lingam Puja – How to Worship Shivling at Home?

Shivling or Shiva lingam connects a devotee with the Supreme Being – Lord Shiva. The lingam is the symbol of Lord Shiva and the lingam puja helps the devotee in understanding Lord Shiva. The Lord cannot be described but still we say he is without a beginning and an end and is without a form. It is difficult for a devotee to understand this formless nature. Therefore Lord Shiva appeared in the form of Jyotirlinga before Brahma and Vishnu. The Lingam thus is a symbol of Lord Shiva. Each Lingam puja, step by step, takes the devotee to the eternal truth – that he/she is part of the Supreme Being.

Finally, ringing of bells or blowing of conch indicates the end of Puja. White ash (vibhuti) is rubbed on the forehead and it is also distributed. Fruits, sweets and coconut are distributed as ‘prasad.’

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Khmer art

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:36:36 GMT

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Khmer art

Gods on display

Jun 7th 2007
From The Economist print edition

An exciting exhibition in Berlin awakes a plea for the return of stolen treasures

With the Phnom Penh collection now recognised as a great repository of Khmer art, might some collectors consider repatriating at least part of their booty to its rightful place? Many possessors of stolen Khmer art argue that it is safer in their hands than it would be in Cambodia, but this may no longer be the case. Where, for a start, is Uma's head?

Unfortunately, as a star statue in Berlin shows, possessions of the National Museum in Phnom Penh were not always safe, either. A well-girthed Shiva, clasping a lotus in one outstretched hand, and his diminutive wife, Uma, in the other is placed prominently in one of the Berlin rooms. But Uma's head is missing. The Berlin curators don't say so on their description, but her head was stolen—literally hacked off—when the piece was on show at the Phnom Penh museum in the 1970s.

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Kailash Cave Temple

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:38:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In the 8th and 9th centuries CE, the Kailash Cave Temple was carved out of the volcanic rock which formed countless plateaus in the western ghats (small mountain range), part of the geological formation known as the Deccan Plateau. Part of a group of 34 caves built into the side of this plateau, Kailash, cave number 16, is monumental by any standards. The Kailash rock-cut temple stands 30 metres (99 feet) high, 52 metres (170 feet) in length, and 33 metres (108 feet) wide. The other 33 caves, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain, were dug into the side of the plateau much like other cave dwellings, but Kailash appears to have been literally excavated from the top in order to create a free-standing temple encircled by smaller cave shrines, the entire complex carved out of the same black rock.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site

Inner Sanctum with
Kerosene Lamp

Doorway to Inner Sanctum

Shiva Lingam and Yoni

Apsaras

Apsaras and Gandharva

Amorous Couple

Scenes from Ramayana

Stone Elephants

Mata Ganga

Kamasutra Images

Goddess Laksmi with Elephants Inside Entrance

Manu Stambha Just Inside the Temple Courtyard

Peaceful (Shanti) Shiva

Shanti Shiva

Bhagiratha's Penance

Searching for Where the Shiva Lingam Begins and Ends

Ardhanarishvara

The image of Ardhanarishvara, Lord-who-is-half-woman, is a well-known figure of Shiva joined with his consort, Parvati.

Shiva Nataraja
Cave Painting

Kamadeva and Rati
with Others

Kamadeva and Rati with Sugarcane Bow

The god of desire, Kamadeva, and his consort, Rati, are carved on the inside of the courtyard wall for visitors just entering, or just leaving. How appropriate to be reminded of the powerful pull of desire both before and after visiting a temple.

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Shiva in the poor

Sun, 27 May 2007 13:02:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Let me tell you again that you must be pure and help any one who comes to you, as much as lies in your power. And this is good Karma. By the power of this, the heart becomes pure (Chitta-shuddhi), and then Shiva who is residing in everyone will become manifest. He is always in the heart of everyone. If there is dirt and dust on a mirror, we cannot see our image. So ignorance and wicked ness are the dirt and dust that are on the mirror of our hearts. Selfishness is the chief sin, thinking of ourselves first. He who thinks, “I will eat first, I will have more money than others, and I will possess everything”, he who thinks, “I will get to heaven before others, I will get Mukti (liberation) before others” is the selfish man. The unselfish man says, “I will be last, I do not care to go to heaven, I will even go to hell if by doing so I can help my brothers.”

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Living Next Door to Alice

He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva; and if he sees Shiva only in the image, his worship is but preliminary. He who has served and helped one poor man seeing Shiva in him, without thinking of his caste, or creed, or race, or anything, with him Shiva is more pleased than with the man who sees Him only in temples.

This unselfishness is the test of religion. He who has more of this unselfishness is more spiritual and nearer to Shiva than anybody else, whether he knows it or not. And if a man is selfish, even though he has visited all the temples, seen all the places of pilgrimage, and painted himself like a leopard, he is still further off from Shiva.

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Shiva Samhita

Tue, 22 May 2007 14:18:14 GMT

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The Shiva Samhita
translated by James Mallinson • 192 pages • 6 x 9 • photos • index

This affordable, critical edition of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, nine full-page photographs, and an index. It includes beautiful teachings found nowhere else.

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The Shiva Samhita

translated by James Mallinson • 192 pages • 6 x 9 • photos • index

This affordable, critical edition of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, nine full-page photographs, and an index. It includes beautiful teachings found nowhere else.

Here are some of the Internet stores that carry the Shiva Samhita. Stores without a two-letter country code are located in the United States. To compare prices, search for ISBN 0971646651 at AddALL, BestBookDeal, Bublos.com, or FetchBook.Info.

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Shiva Oasis

Thu, 17 May 2007 14:55:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is a sculpture mounted on the wall in a resort called the Shiva Oasis in Behror. I was pretty impressed when I saw this sculpture, it appealed to me. Don't ask me why, but it seems nice and intricate, and visually interesting

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This is a sculture mounted on the wall in a resort called the Shiva Oasis in Behror. I was pretty impressed when I saw this sculpture, it appealed to me. Don't ask me why, but it seems nice and intricate, and visually interesting.

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April’s Stone of the Month is the Shiva Lingam

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:56:24 GMT

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Shiva Lingam - Stone of the Month - April 2007

April’s Stone of the Month is the Shiva Lingam

The Shiva Lingam is one of the most sacred icons of the ancient as well as modern world. These Lingams come only from the Narmada River in the central western region of India.

Shiva Lingams are said to have a supreme ability to hold vibrational force and power. The density of the Shiva Lingam is close to emerald. The red markings you see on the stones are the meteorite material and are considered spiritually auspicious.

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Clipmarks | shankargallery's 'shiva' clips

om namah sivaya prayer poem

Om Namah Shivaya...

Lonar Crater (part-2)

Dwadasha Jyotirlingas - The Twelve Jyotirlinga Temples of Shiva in India

Bhairava: The Wrathful

CONTENTS

The Crystal Collection @ WAA Gallery

The Crystal Collection

Amarnath Board to study yatra impact on Kashmir economy

Nepal’s Maoists take on Lord Shiva

Shiva Lingam Video

Lingam Puja : How to Worship at Home?

Khmer art

Gods on display

An exciting exhibition in Berlin awakes a plea for the return of stolen treasures

Kailash Cave Temple

Shiva in the poor

Shiva Samhita

Shiva Oasis

April’s Stone of the Month is the Shiva Lingam