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Origin Of Laxmi, Goddess Of Wealth

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Once an oracle from the sky all of sudden ordered God’s and Demons to churn the ocean to get wealth, riches from the sea and make use of the mountain Mandrachal as churning pillar and Vasuki King of Nagas Serpents as the robe of Gods and Demons arrived, Lord Vishnu carried mountain Mandrachal to the coast of sea and placed in the middle of ocean. After that Gods and Demons began to churn the ocean by making the Mountain Mandrachal as a pillar and Vasuki Nag as the robe. Beside other things that came out of the ocean as a result of churning. The gods and demons saw Goddess Laxmi, the goddess of fortune . Goddess Laxmi become Wife of lord Vishnu with a flower garland in her hand and went toward Lord Vishnu, put in round neck of Vishnu and select Lord Vishnu as her husband from the group of God. After that they got lots of wealth riches lying inside the ocean with Laxmi. Once Goddess Laxmi in the disguise of a child girl presented grains to the farmer and said to the farmers of plant i...

Temple Architecture of Nepal & India

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  V. Ganapathi Stapathi The temples in Nepal and India have played a versatile role in the life of its people and have been the dominant and inseparable part of their cultural and spiritual activities from the early times. People, from the crown to the common, from the saint to the scholar have frequented temples and held them as sacred objects of worship and sources of solace and bliss. In fact, the cream of Indian culture is enshrined in the temples. The cultural life of the Indian race is built around the temple. This culture is spreading fast today, all over the world. This system of temple culture has not been replaced by any other system up to this day. It is so strong, effective and efficacious that no alternative became possible. It is based on truth, not on mere faith. Modern scientific analysis of a temple goes to establish that temple-space is surcharged with enormous positive energy and the visitors, frequenting the premises attain physical welfare and mental well-be...