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Dasavatar 10 main Avatars of Narayana The peace-loving deity of the Hindu Trinity, Sriman Narayana (Maha Vishnu) is the Preserver or Sustainer of life. Sriman Narayana has appeared in various life forms throughout different yugas (ages) in situations where Dharma was in danger, because of certain evil elements present in the world. OM NARAYANAYA VIDMAHE […]
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Lord Garuda Garuda, is the King of the birds, and the vahana (mount) of Sriman Narayana. Garuda is not separately worshipped as an independent God. He is worshipped together with Vishnu. He acts as a messenger between Heaven and Earth. OM TAT PURUSHAYA VIDMAHE SUVARNA PAKSHAYA DHIMAHI, TANNO GARUDA PRACHODAYAT Meaning: Om, I offer my salutations
Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti is an important festival for Hindus. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanumanji. He is recognized as the Vanara God, and widely venerated throughout the world as the symbol of strength and energy. He is a true devotee of Lord Rama and teaches us pure devotion. OM SRI ANJENEYAYA
Sri Rama Naumi Rama Naumi is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama. In Rama Avatar, Sriman Narayana incarnates himself as Rama, the central character in the epic Ramayan. In the epic, the character Rama is expected to show the world the characteristics of an ideal person, including ideal son, ideal husband, ideal
Maha Shivarathri Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence to Lord Shiva. It is also known as Padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva. OM TAT-PURUSHAYA VIDMAHE, MAHA DEVAYA DHIMAHI, TANNO RUDRA PRACHODAYAT Meaning: Om, I meditate on the great Purusha. O Supreme (Shiva),
Kavady Festival Kavady is a South Indian festival celebrated all around the world over a period of 10 days in devotion to Lord Muruga. Lord Muruga symbolises wisdom and knowledge and is known as the God of war, He is the protector and problem solver in the lives of His devotees in this Kaliyuga age.
Hanuman Chalisa Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional song based on Lord Hanuman as the model devotee. Hanuman (also known as Anjaneya and Maruti) is a Hindu deity and an ardent devotee of Lord Rama, a central character in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana. OM SRI ANJENEYAYA VIDMAHE, VAYUPUTHRAYAA DHIMAHI, TANNO HANUMANTH PRACHODAYAT Meaning: Om, Let me meditate
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Sri Hayagriva Hayagriva is an Avatar of Vishnu. He is not very popular amongst devotees in South Africa. He is revered as the God of knowledge and wisdom, with a human body and a horse’s head, white in color, representing purity, with white garments and seated on a white lotus. OM VANISWARAYA VIDMAHE HAYA GRIVAYA DHIMAHI,
Hindus actually only believe in one God, Brahman, the eternal origin who is the cause and foundation of all existence. The Gods of the Hindu faith represent different forms of Brahman. The Trimūrti is the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities, where Brahma is the creator, Narayana the preserver and Shiva the destroyer.
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Sriman Narayana The peace-loving deity of the Hindu Trinity, Sriman Narayana (Maha Vishnu) is the Preserver or Sustainer of life. He is recognized as the God with steadfast principles of order, righteousness and truth. When these values are under threat, Sriman Narayana emerges out of His transcendence to restore peace and order. OM NARAYANAYA VIDMAHE VASUDEVAYA