उत्तराखंड के इस गांव में हुआ था शिवजी और पार्वती का विवाह
त्रियुगीनारायण मंदिर के बारे में वेदों में उल्लेख भी मिलता है कि यह मंदिर त्रेतायुग से स्थापित है। माता पार्वती और भगवान शिवजी के विवाह के बारे में कई पौराणिक कथाएं हैं। ऐसी ही एक कथा उत्तराखण्ड के रूद्रप्रयाग जिले के त्रियुगीनारायण नाम के मंदिर से जुड़ी हुई है। Image Source इस मंदिर में एक ज्योति हमेशा जलती रहती है। स्थानीय लोगों की मान्यता के मुताबिक इस ज्योति के सामने ही भगवान शिवजी और माता पार्वती का विवाह हुआ था। मंदिर में जल रही इस ज्योति के बारे में कहा गया है कि यह त्रेतायुग से निरंतर जलती आ रही है। यह ज्योति कभी बंद नहीं होती है। मंदिर के बारे में मान्यता है कि जो लोग यहां शादी करते है उनका दांपत्य जीवन सुखी रहता है। भगवान शिवजी और माता पार्वती का ये मंदिर रुद्रप्रयाग जिले के एक सीमांत गांव में स्थित है। इस मंदिर का नाम त्रियुगीनारायण मंदिर…
PaudiWala: the second ladder to Heaven built by Ravana
Himachal Pradesh is called Devbhoomi which means “Land of God“. There are numerous temples and sacred places in this beautiful little heaven. Each village has their own deities whom they worship and they are considered in every crucial happenings. We will take you on a journey where we will talk about the popular and historically important religious places of Himachal Pradesh one by one. This time we will be talking about “PaudiWala: the second ladder to Heaven built by Ravana“. Mythological Significance: It is believed that once Lord Shiva bestowed Ravana the wish to become immortal due to his immense austerity on just one condition if he could make 5 ladders to Heaven (स्वर्ग की सीढ़ी) in a single day. So he started from the ‘Har Ki Pauri‘ at Haridwar which became the first ladder. Then he made this second ladder which is now known as ‘PaudiWala‘. The 3rd ladder was at ‘Chureshwar Mahadev‘ or…
This video shows Mandi’s Shivratri in the best way ever
Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the Lord Shiva. It signifies the end of darkness and ignorance from the world. It is celebrated with joy and processions are carried out. When it comes to Himachal Pradesh no other place can beat the scale of celebration like it is done in Mandi town during their world famous Shivratri Festival. The fair runs for 7 days and has been given the status of an International fair due to the massive amount of fame the fair has gained in past few years. It is said that almost 200 deities assemble during the grand celebration where the center of attraction are the protector diety of Mandi “Mado Rai”(Lord Vishnu ) and Lord Shiva of the Bhootnath Temple in Mandi. There is a reason why Shivratri is celebrated in such a grand way in Mandi and you can read about it…