This is an interesting story regarding the worship of Lord Shiva in the phallic form. It is believed that once Brahma and Vishnu, the two deities of the Trinity, got into an argument regarding their supremacy. Lord Brahma declared himself to be more admired, being the creator. While the preserver, Vishnu, pronounced that he commanded more admiration. Just then a huge pillar of fire (lingam), called as Jyotirlinga, appeared in flames, before them. This Lingam enthralled both Brahma and Vishnu, with its hastily increasing size.
With this incident, they forgot their quarrel and decided to find its size. Vishnu took the form of boar and went to the netherworld. Brahma assumed the form of a Swan and flew to the skies. However both of them were unsuccessful in completing the self-assumed tasks. At that time, Shiva appeared out of the lingam and acknowledged that he was the progenitor of both, Brahma and Vishnu. So, he should be worshipped in his phallic (lingam) form, and not in the anthropomorphic form.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Today our Yatra finished
OM NAMOH SHIVAY
Today our yatra finished with lot of new experiences which i will share with you in my next article. Pls. find some more images.
Today our yatra finished with lot of new experiences which i will share with you in my next article. Pls. find some more images.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sawan Yatra
Hi guys i'm back with some excited images of my yatra. This time it is tough to travel then last year due to heavy rain on hills.
Ten days before Shiv-Teras thousands of Lord Shiva devotees gather in Hardiwar to collect holy waters from the river Ganga to carry it back to their hometown and offer it at the local Shiv temple. Hardiwar, Uttrakhand, India. 26/07/2010.
Yatra from Haridwar to Neelkanth is full of rain due to rain we need to complete the travel in bit & bytes. Hill slides are more this time due to which yatra is more tough for every one. I'll share some beautiful moments with you through pictures.
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