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Dry Weather Reveals Amazing River With Thousands of Shiva Lingas….

September 10, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Recently, due to dry weather, the water level of the Shalmala river in Karnataka receded, revealing the presence of thousands of Shiva Lingas carved throughout the river bed. Because of these uncountable carvings, the place gets the name “Sahasralinga” (thousand Shiva Lingas).

Sahasralinga has become an important pilgrimage place. On the auspicious day of Mahashivaratri thousands of pilgrims visit Sahasralinga to offer their prayers to Lord Shiva. Each Lingam in the river has a matching carving of Nandi (the Bull carrier of Lord Shiva) facing it.

Shiva Lingas have been worshipped by Hindus for thousands of years. It represents divine power and energy. The worship of Shiva Linga was not confined to India only. Carvings of Shiva Lingas can be found throughout the world in nearly every ancient civilization.

Sahasralinga is a most beautiful place. It is located near Sirsi, in the state of Karnataka. It is on the way to Yellapur from Sirsi, around 17 kms from Sirsi. After Bhairumbe you will have to get down at a bus-stop called Hul Gol bus-stop and walk towards Hul Gol. From the main road it is a distance of around 2 kms.

Source….www.zonnews.com

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Pictures from the Bloemencorse Flower Festival….

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The Bloemencorse flower festival in Zundert, Netherlands will seriously make your jaw drop – I for one was completely blown away! Every year since 1936, scores of volunteers bundle their efforts to build the most dazzling floral floats full of flawless Dahlias – a perennial plant that is native to Mexico. This is what they came up with this year.

Source….www.ba-bamail.com

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” விவசாயம் துறந்த நாடும் , விவசாயியை மறந்த நாடும் உருப்படுமா ….” ?

September 10, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

நிலங்கள் வீடு ஆயின
களங்கள் காடு ஆயின
விவசாயி விண்ணோடு போறான்
விவசாயம் மண்ணோடு போகிறது…..

உரிமைக்காக பிச்சை எடுத்தோம்
இருநூறு ஆண்டு _ இனி
உணவுக்காக பிச்சை எடுப்போம்
எத்தனை ஆண்டோ ?…..

பல கிராமத்தில் பலரை காணோம்
பல இடதில் கிராமத்தை காணோம்_ பூமி
யாரையும் கைவிடாத தாயானவள்_ இன்று
யாராலும் கைவிடப்பட்ட சேயானாள்…..

சிற்பங்கள் அழிந்துவிட்டால்
கோயிலுக்கு சிறப்பில்லை
சிற்பிகளே அழிந்துவிட்டால்
கோயிலுகே பிறப்பில்லை…..

விவசாயி அழிந்துவிட்டால்
உண்ணகூட வழியில்லை
விவசாயம் அழிந்துவிட்டால்
வருந்தி பின் பயனில்லை…..

நிதிநிலை அறிக்கையில்
அரசின் அறிவின்மை

எதிரி அழிய எண்பதாயிரம் கோடி
நாம் வாழ நாலாயிரம் கோடி…..

கரும் மேகங்கள் காணவில்லை
கால் நடைகள் பேனவில்லை
நாளை வரும் பசி போக்க
நாகரிகம் உதவவில்லை…..

ஏறு போன நிலங்கள் _ இன்று
கூறு போன மனைகள்
பருப்பு கொடுத்த சோலைகள்_இன்று
செருப்பு தொழில்சாலைகள்…..

நிலத்தை வித்து பணத்தை போட்டால்
வங்கி பணம் வட்டி தரும் _ வாய்
பசிக்கு ரொட்டி தருமா ?…..
பணத்தை மட்டும் அறுவடை
பண்ண முடிந்தால்_ அம்பானியும்
அரசியல் வாதியும் ஆடு மாடு
மேயித்து விவசாயி ஆகி இருப்பான்…..

iPodடை’யும் Androidடை’யும் தின்னமுடியாது
Windowsஐ’யும் Vistaவை’யும் உன்ன முடியாது
மதுவை மட்டும் தாகதிற்கு குடிக்க முடியாது
பசிக்காத போல் பல நாட்கள் நடிக்க முடியாது…..
விஞ்ஞான வளர்ச்சியில் வசதிகள் வரும்

வயிறு நிரம்புமா…..?

விவசாயத்தை துறந்த நாடும்
விவசாயியை மறந்த நாடும்
உருப்பட முடியாது _
-உண்மை இன்று புரியாது.

உண்மை புரியும் நேரம் …

கண் கெட்ட பின் சூர்ய நமஸ்காரம்….

Source…unknown… input from a friend of mine

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” Six Best Doctors in the World….”

September 9, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

AS WE GROW OLDER, WE REALIZE that,……………………….
wearing a $300. or $30.00 watch, they both tell the same time…
Whether we carry a $300 or $30.00 wallet/handbag, the amount of money inside is the same;

Whether the house we live in is 30 or 300 sq.m. the loneliness is the same.
Hopefully, one day you will realize, your true inner happiness does not come
from the material things of this world.

Whether you fly first or economy class, if the plane goes down,
you go down with it…

Therefore..I hope you realize, when you have mates, buddies and old friends,
brothers and sisters, who you chat with, laugh with, talk with, have sing songs with,

talk about north-south-east-west or heaven & earth, …. That is true happiness!!

Five Undeniable Facts of Life :

1. Don’t educate your children to be rich.
Educate them to be Happy.
So when they grow up they will know
the value of things not the price

2. Best awarded words in London …
“Eat your food as your medicines.
Otherwise you have to
eat medicines as your food”

3. The One who loves you will never leave you
because even if there are 100 reasons
to give up they will find one reason to hold on.

4. There is a big difference between
a human being and being human.
Only a few really understand it.

If you just want to Walk Fast, Walk Alone..!
But if you want to Walk Far, Walk Together..!!

5. Six Best Doctors in the World
1.Sunlight
2.Rest
3.Exercise
4.Diet
5.Self Confidence &
6.Friends

Maintain them in all stages of Life and enjoy healthy life.
Sent with smiles and affection,

International Space Station Transits the Sun….

September 9, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

This composite image made from five frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of nine onboard, in silhouette as it transits the sun at roughly 5 miles per second, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, Shenandoah National Park, Front Royal, VA. Onboard are; NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren: Russian Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko, Oleg Kononenko, Sergey Volkov, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, Danish Astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and Kazakhstan Cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov.

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Source…..www.nasa .gov

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Fascinating Facts about our Ocean….

September 9, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The ocean is full of life. Even more than land. Unlike land, though, there are still huge parts of the ocean we’ve never seen. In fact, we know our moon better than we know our oceans. But we have learned a lot about this cradle of humanity.

The life giving ocean is full of amazing discoveries, so let me share some of them with you…

Source…..www.ba-bamail.com

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Message for the Day… ” Truth is Divine and Eternal…”

September 8, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

To every being born on earth, Truth is the visible manifestation of God. The entire cosmos composed of moving and immovable objects has emerged from Truth, is sustained by Truth and merges in Truth. Truth is Divine and eternal (Sathyam-Jnanam-Anantham Brahma). Hence everyone must revere Truth. Sathya and Dharma (truth and righteousness) will not submit to anyone. Every kind of strength, physical or otherwise, will have to come under their sway. Success follows Sathya and Dharma. Whatever be your scholarship or position, you have to cultivate respect for human values. ProtectSathya and Dharma always. What students and people must safeguard is not merely nations, but Sathya and Dharma. In turn these values will protect the Universe. Educated persons, who in the name of countries are giving up truth and right conduct, are actually undermining the human civilization. It is more vital to cultivate virtues than go after scholarship or other worldly riches and possessions of transient nature.

Image of the Day….NIght Sky Over Tibet….

September 7, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Night skies over Tibet

High above sea level – and far from light pollution – Tibet offers one of the most breathtaking night skies in the world. A collection of photos by Jeff Dai.

Riding the roof of the world. A lone motorcycle approaches Mount Everest’s Base Camp from the Chinese side. Above the snow- and ice-flanked Himalayas, the yellow-red star Antares at the Scorpion’s heart rises at left; to its right the stars of Centaurus shine their blue light over the top of the world. Photo by Jeff Dai. View larger and read more.

Jeff Dai wrote to EarthSky from Tibet:

When I first visited the Tibetan Himalayas last year, the stunning night sky and fantastic experience deeply attracted me. So I decide to live in Lhasa [Tibet’s capital city], and have a plan to capture all the Himalayas including Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan … at night.

Lake Manasarovar at night. Looking south across the lake, an unusual moon pillar that dominates the right part of the image. On the left is a flash of lighting appears over Mount Gurla Mandhata (7,694 meters, or 25,000 feet) in the far distance. Just above this pink lightning is the bright central bulge of the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius and Scorpius. Photo by Jeff Dai. View larger and read more.

Bottom line: High above sea level – and far from light pollution – Tibet offers one of the most breathtaking night skies in the world. A collection of photos by Jeff Dai.

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Source….www.earhsky.org

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Message for the Day…” Only Bhagawan is capable of lifting our Mountain load of Karma …

September 6, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

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President Obama left a moving comment on a ‘Humans of New York’ photo from Iran…

September 6, 2015September 6, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

A recent photograph of an Iranian father and his young son posted to the popular “Humans of New York” Facebook page caught the attention of US President Barack Obama.

And on Thursday, Obama — who is presiding over the biggest thaw in US-Iranian relations in decades — left a comment on the post, saying it “really resonated” with him.

In the original post, the Iranian father wrote about how he knew he was “raising a humanitarian” when he realised his then-5-year-old son had given away two pounds of fresh apricots on their walk home. In his subsequent comment, Obama called it an “inspirational story.”

“One of the most fulfilling things that can happen to you as a parent is to see the values you’ve worked to instill in your kids start to manifest themselves in their actions,” he said. “And this one really resonated with me.”

Obama’s comment from the White House account, signed “-bo,” is below:

Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind “Humans of New York,” is currently travelling in Iran, where he’s been posting the stories of ordinary Iranians. Obama’s comment on the post came a day after he secured enough vote commitments from Democratic senators to ensure that the deal on Iran’s nuclear program would sail through Congress unscathed.

Part of Obama’s gung-ho support for the nuclear deal is the bet that the country’s citizens will lead it down a more moderate path by the time its provisions expire 10-15 years down the road. Obama alluded to this sentiment in his post.

“I’m going to continue doing whatever I can to make this world a place where he and every young person like him can live up to their full potential,” Obama wrote.

The original post is below:

“Today’s his tenth birthday. He’s a very emotional young man. He likes to solve other people’s problems. One time when he was five years old, he came with me to the store and we bought two pounds of fresh apricots. I let him carry the bag home. He walked a little bit behind me the entire way. After awhile, I asked him to hand me an apricot. ‘I can’t,’ he said. ‘I’ve given them all away.’ I knew then that I was raising a humanitarian.”

(Tabriz, Iran)

Source….BRETT LOGIURATO ….www.businessinsider.com.au and http://www.facebook.com…Humans of Newyork site

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