Every six
months or so
Off to the dentist we go
0942
hours. Jadah the Cat is sitting on my lap as I type. Her tail is setting on the
top of my left hand while she 'kneads the top of my right forearm. What a
special cat she is too us. Presently Ellie the Cat is elsewhere. Ellie is
special too of course but she is the Paik family cat first. We are concerned on
how it will be leaving the two in the house for an extended period of time in
April. Tim and Amy I'm sure will be in from time to time and in everyday for a
feeding and a cat litter cleaning. We plan to leave a radio on for the human
voice. Any human voice will do as will any human feeder and cleaner-upper. We
leave shortly.
Shortly after noon. You were helping Carol
with cleaning the living room, moving chairs, etc. She is still at it. -
Amorella
I will dust after she is done. I wanted
to work on Grandma 13; the time the temples were built might help. I could put
the setting near an old temple. The photos of the area are interesting. Google
Earth does only a minimal coverage in that area. Google lists postal points and
some small towns. Some were destroyed when a dam rose across the river. It is a
local tourist area presently. (1226)
You found something on Temples. Go ahead and
add. It is time for lunch. Later, Dude
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Places and temples
The first
holy place on the river Krishna is "Dakshin Kashi Wai", known for the
Mahaganpati Mandir and Kashivishweshwar temple. It has seven ghats along the
river. Temples like Dattadeva temple, which is revered by the people of
Maharashtra, is located on the banks of Krishna at Narasoba Waadi and Audumber
near Sangli. Also, Sangameshwar Shiva
Temple at Haripur
and Ramling Temple
are located on the banks of river Krishna near Sangli.
Popular
pilgrim spots like Audumber and Narsobawadi are located on the banks of river
Krishna near Sangli in Maharashtra state. Kudalasangama is located near
Bagalkot, in Karnataka which is an Aikya linga of Basaveshwara. Srisailam, one
of the twelve jyotirlingas, has an ancient temple for Lord Shiva. Sangameswra
Swamy temple (seen only during summer) is situated near Atmakur. . . .
There are many popular
temples on Krishna River. Wai is an ancient city located on this holy river. .
. . The other places along the banks of this river are Satara City, Karad,
Sangli, etc.
Edited from: Wikipedia - Krishna_River
#Places_and_temples
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Krishna River at
Audumber
Varaha
Cave Temple, 7th c.
About Varaha Cave Temple
Varaha Cave Temple is a
monolithic rock-cut temple with a mandapam. This cave dates back to 7th century
and is constructed on the rocky walls of the granite hill. On the walls of
mandapam, Lord Vishnu as Varaha along with the boar, holding Bhudevi, the earth
goddess in his arms, is sculptured beautifully.
On the inner wall is the
shrine of Goddess Gajalakshmi, seated on a large lotus with elephants showering
water on her from both sides. There is another sculpture of Goddess Durga with
four arms and Trivikrama overcoming demon king Bali. These artistic Pallava
sculptures depict the contrast in mood and style.
From: holidayiq: Varaha - Cave - Temple
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Late afternoon. At Carol's suggestion you
had lunch in the heart of Blue Ash along Kenwood Road Marx Bagels. You split
two hot bagels, one, with tuna salad (mixed in carrot strips and celery pieces)
on wheat, and the other a raisin cinnamon with a generous helping of delicious
honey walnut cream cheese plastered between the slices. - Amorella
1633
hours. Good description, Amorella. This is one of our all time favorite Koshered
lunches.
You want to create an ancient Hindu temple
for the story and adapt the above photos for the setting. You may but I suggest
you add one more photo that you saw online during your research. - Amorella
Mundeshwari Devi Temple
The Mundeshwari
Devi Temple (also spelled as Mundesvari) is located at Kaura in Kaimur
district in the state of Bihar, India on the Mundeshwari Hills. It is an
ancient temple dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Shakti and is
considered one of the oldest Hindu temples in Bihar. It is also considered as
the 'oldest functional' temple of world.
The inscription of an information plaque erected by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the site indicates the dating of the
temple to 108 AD. However, there are other versions for the dating stating the
Saka era, prior to Gupta dynasty rule (320 AD) in India, and specifically to
105 AD according to the Administrator of the Bihar Religious Trust Board. The
temple, a protected monument under ASI since 1915, is substantially damaged and
is under restoration.
Architecture
The temple, built of stone, is on an octagonal plan, which is rare.
It is the earliest specimen of the Nagara style of temple architecture in
Bihar. There are doors or windows on four sides and small niches for the
reception of statues in the remaining four walls. The temple shikhara or tower has been destroyed.
However, a roof has been built, as part of renovation work. The interior walls
have niches and bold mouldings, which are carved with vase and foliage designs.
At the entrance to the temple, the doorjambs are seen with carved images of
Dvarapaias Ganga, Yamuna and many other idols. The main deities in the sanctum
sanctorum of the temple are of the Devi Mundeshwari and Chaturmukh (four
faced) Shiva linga. There are also two stone vessels of unusual design. Even
though the Shiva linga is installed in the centre of the sanctum, the main
presiding deity is Devi Mundeshwari deified inside a niche, which is seen with
ten hands holding symbols riding a buffalo, attributed to Mahishasuramardini.
The temple also has idols of other popular gods such as Ganesha, Surya and
Vishnu. A substantial part of this 7th-century stone structure has been
damaged, and many stone fragments are seen strewn around the temple. However,
under the jurisdiction of ASI, it has been the subject of archaeological study
for quite some time.
Edited from Wikipedia
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Clean
this up then post. We will use this temple but not by name and place it on the
Krishna River in the seventh century, about the same time as the life of
Merlyn. - Amorella
1716 hours. I am going to take a break for now. Happy to
see this is coming along. Today and last night's research has been really
interesting. I did not know these places and temples. I remember the translations of the Vedas. I did self-study the Hindu religion early on as I was interested
in the early folklore and history and comparative religion in general.
2114
hours. The last of Alta's turkey soup for supper as we watched last night's
"Castle" then on to the recent Valentine-themed "CSI-NY" as
well as "NBC News". It
is time for a major re-write of Grandma 13. Lord Shiva also has to have a
focus, perhaps a stroke of irony.
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Shiva
Etymology and other names
The
Sanskrit word Shiva is an adjective meaning "pure and destroyer".
As a proper name it means "The Auspicious [successful] One", used as
a name for Rudra. In simple English transliteration it is written either as Shiva
or Siva. The adjective śiva, meaning "auspicious", is
used as an attributive epithet not particularly of Rudra, but of several other
Vedic deities.
The Sanskrit word śaiva
means "relating to the god Shiva", and this term is the Sanskrit name
both for one of the principal sects of Hinduism and for a member of that sect.
It is used as an adjective to characterize certain beliefs and practices, such
as Shaivism.
Adi Sankara, in his interpretation of the name Shiva, the
27th and 600th name of Vishnu sahasranama, the thousand names of Vishnu
interprets Shiva to have multiple meanings: "The Pure One", or
"the One who is not affected by three Gunas of Prakiti of (Sattva, Rajas,
and Tamas)" or "the One who purifies everyone by the very utterance
of His name." Swami Chinmayananda, in his translation of Vishnu sahasranama,
further elaborates on that verse: Shiva means "the One who is
eternally pure" or "the One who can never have any contamination of
the imperfection of Rajas and Tamas". Shiva is considered to be the Hindu
God who has no Aadi or Anta, i.e. no beginning/end.
[According to Gavin Flood, "Shiva is a god of ambiguity and paradox," whose attributes include
opposing themes.]
Edited from Wikipedia
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We have a story created from the focus above.
Tomorrow we will get it written. Post. - Amorella
2212 hours. This should be fun. For the mindset I should to brush up on the Vedas also.
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