Saturday, 12 May 2018

Guru Narasimha


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Narasimha
https://srigurunarasimhatemple.com
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=saligrama+narasimha

12-day festival
One of the ancient temples in the coastal Karnataka and in Udupi district - Guru Narasimha Temple of Saligrama will witness a 12-day long religious festival -

  1. Ashtabandha Brahma Kalsha Utsva and 
  2. Brahma Rathostsava. 
The festival will start on Saturday and will conclude on April 30. Saligrama and Kota are neighbouring places in Udupi district in the coastal area where Koota Brahmin or later known as Kota Brahmins are originated and now spread all over South India, especially a large concentration in Bangalore. The specality of Koota Brahmin community is that they do not follow any

  1. guru, 
  2. swami or 
  3. math. 
They are neither known as

  1. Shivaites or 
  2. Vaishnavites, but they consider Guru Narsamiha, the incarnation of Vishnu - Narasimha as their guru and God. 
This temple which has been managed by the Koota Brahmin community is thus celebrating this religious festival which starts from Saturday. Elaborate arrangements are being made by the temple management.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Guru+Narasimha

Importance of Theerthas

  1. Taking holy dip in Chakra Theertha rids one of all diseases and fear of enemy. 
  2. Holy dip in Shanka Theerta purifies one from all kinds of sins. 
  3. One who takes holy dip in both Shanka and Chakra Theertha and worship Guru Narasimha will attain prosperity.

Sri Guru Narasimha Temple Saligrama Pin Code - 576255 Udupi district
Phone: +91-820-2564544 / 3204544

Road: Saligrama town lies on NH 17 and it is well connected by road network. Direct buses are available to Saligrama from Mangalore and Udupi.
  1. Bangalore: 426 Km
  2. Mangalore: 77 Km
  3. Mysore: 329 Km
  4. Shimoga: 160 Km
  5. Chikmagalur: 207 Km
  6. Karwar: 194 Km
  7. Udupi: 23 Km
  8. Kundapur: 15 Km
  9. Kollur: 53 Km
  10. Karkala: 60 Km
  11. Hebri: 42 Km
  12. Sringeri: 85 Km
  13. Byndoor: 47 Km
Route map to reach Saligrama:
  1. From Bangalore: via Nelamangala - Hassan - Sakaleshpura - Mangalore - Udupi
  2. From Mysore: via Hunsur - Kushalanagar - Madikeri - Sulya - Puttur - Mangalore - Udupi
  3. From Mangalore: via Surathkal - Mulki - Udupi
  4. From Udupi: on NH17 towards Kundapur
Nearest Airport: Mangalore International Airport
Nearest Railway Station: Kundapur or Udupi

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Oldest Hotel in World


Five thousand years ago, the Kurukshetra war, between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, was the mother of all battles. All the kings – hundreds of them – aligned themselves on one side or the other. The king of Udupi however chose to remain neutral. He spoke to Krishna and said, ‘Those who fight battles have to eat. I will be the caterer for this battle.’ Many of the Udupi people are caterers even today.

No wastage
The battle lasted 18 days, and every day, thousand soldiers died. So the Udupi king had to cook that much less food, otherwise it would go waste. The amazing thing was that every day, the food was exactly enough for all the soldiers and no food was wasted. After a few days, people were amazed, ‘How is he managing to cook the exact amount of food!’ No one could know how many people had died on any given day.

Krishna’s maya
When someone asked the kind of Udupi, ‘How do you manage this?’ the king replied, ‘Every night I go to Krishna’s tent. Krishna likes to eat boiled groundnuts in the night so I peel them and keep them in a bowl. After he is done I count how many nuts has he eaten. If it’s 10 peanuts, I know tomorrow 10,000 people will be dead. So the next day when I cook lunch, I cook for 10,000 people less.

http://www.speakingtree.in/allslides/untold-tales-from-mahabharata