tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post8581660407531817518..comments2024-03-17T11:19:26.218+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: A snake hooded flower - Nagalinga flowerKavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-71694905969853238922011-08-12T05:41:35.449+05:302011-08-12T05:41:35.449+05:30Kavitha are you aware of any story behind this unu...Kavitha are you aware of any story behind this unusual flower ? Do any of the Puranas have a story to tell about this wonderful creation ?Ambika Srinivasan Tadimetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583385078764725670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-990412868533544142008-12-09T22:47:00.000+05:302008-12-09T22:47:00.000+05:30Hello Kavitha, thanks for posting this flower here...Hello Kavitha, thanks for posting this flower here. It reminds me of my childhood where in we used to pluck these flowers from trees in a park. Also thanks Anil for posting the Botanical name of the tree. But I would like to ask, if this tree is only native to India. Also is it native to some place in India or it is grown all over India. Thank you.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817005539010197878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-43205435400641400202007-05-29T12:53:00.000+05:302007-05-29T12:53:00.000+05:30Aswin Kini - i am indebted to you for mentioning t...Aswin Kini - i am indebted to you for mentioning the botanical name of Naga Linga flower / Shiva Linga Flower / Shiv Ling Flower as Couroupita guinensis !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-88378044209064159732007-04-20T10:43:00.000+05:302007-04-20T10:43:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha: I believe this flower is known as 'Nag...Hi Kavitha:<BR/> <BR/>I believe this flower is known as 'Nag Chapha' in Marathi.<BR/> <BR/>Radhika HingweAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-34170239546463020242007-04-17T14:41:00.000+05:302007-04-17T14:41:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha,here is more extracts from differnt sit...Hi Kavitha,<BR/>here is more extracts from differnt sites & thats the only species currently existing. so its the same flower that I mentioned.<BR/><BR/><BR/>COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS - CANNONBALL TREE.<BR/><BR/> Common name<BR/>Cannonball tree, boskalebas.<BR/>Family<BR/>Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family).<BR/><BR/>Overview<BR/>A large deciduous tropical tree 75' tall and indigenous to the Amazon आनंदhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833128567706221967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-32297842770504447232007-04-17T12:01:00.000+05:302007-04-17T12:01:00.000+05:30Hi Badhri,Nice to have you back. I have not yet vi...Hi Badhri,<BR/><BR/>Nice to have you back. I have not yet visited Thirupati or the museum. I have finally made a post on Narasimha, and depicted the incarnation of Vishnu. I hope you enjoy it. <BR/><BR/>Regds<BR/>KavithaKavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-88807001014975314382007-04-17T11:59:00.000+05:302007-04-17T11:59:00.000+05:30Hi Anand,Though the flower looks the same there is...Hi Anand,<BR/><BR/>Though the flower looks the same there is one explanation that does not allow me to believe we are talking about the same flower.<BR/><BR/>Uses: "Primarily ornamental; fruits edible and occasionally eaten, but smell of white flesh discourages most people; fruit shells sometimes used as utensils; some fractions of the stem, bark and flowers exhibit antimicrobial activity."<BR/><Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-28953597261570604352007-04-17T11:50:00.000+05:302007-04-17T11:50:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha,Nice post following by some worth comme...Hi Kavitha,<BR/>Nice post following by some worth comments by ppl like Mr. Joshi.<BR/>Here is some scientific info for this flower. In scientific nomenclature, it is known as Couroupita guianensis (Cannon Ball tree)<BR/>For more info u can try<BR/>http://www.da-academy.org/dagardens_cannon1.html<BR/>regards,<BR/>Anandआनंदhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833128567706221967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-72138571941809591812007-04-17T06:47:00.000+05:302007-04-17T06:47:00.000+05:30To wound it up, with the refreshed thought of “Yog...To wound it up, with the refreshed thought of “Yogiraja Krishna” on top of my mind, I was obviously curious to see some examples in ‘Nature’ which could relate with the concept of “activation of kundalini”, with the background essence acquired through various writings about presence of “ashta chakra” within human body. <BR/><BR/>I could easily relate human form with an eight-storey building. Now,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-73772115754401257112007-04-16T17:42:00.000+05:302007-04-16T17:42:00.000+05:30It was in the eighties that I read in the newspape...It was in the eighties that I read in the newspaper how S. Chandrashekhara, an American scientist of Indian origin had done research on stars to know what happens to them towards their end when they are categorized in the ‘Red stage’. <BR/><BR/>I was surprised because it brought to my mind a personal experience in my childhood (related in the next paragraph) when I read how a massive star, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-69085649742023392332007-04-16T12:55:00.000+05:302007-04-16T12:55:00.000+05:30With the belief of ‘Absolute Truth’ related with z...With the belief of ‘Absolute Truth’ related with zero space & time, and the physical world as illusory, in order to enjoy the Hindu mythological stories better, I have been consciously in the lookout for small bits of information about planets and stars and other HBs, besides some other subjects also that believably are related with ‘fine arts’. <BR/><BR/>Thus, when I read about the planet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-8834169428987798132007-04-16T07:02:00.000+05:302007-04-16T07:02:00.000+05:30Perhaps, similarly in the apparently recent times,...Perhaps, similarly in the apparently recent times, there is seen a “grown up” man in the present day infants too, as observed today in an appreciable percentage out of those reflecting some unbelievable talents at an early age. Just as infant Krishna believably sucked life out of demon Pootana who attempted to feed it poisonous milk in her breast, every year bravery awards are being presented by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-2300231569922007982007-04-15T20:36:00.000+05:302007-04-15T20:36:00.000+05:30There is apparently a child within every ‘grown up...There is apparently a child within every ‘grown up’ even – maybe as an unborn image within the head of the Creator! That is, if one were to accept/ belive that the ancients were right in stating, after due consideration of the facts sometimes in the past when they had apparently reached the ‘Absolute Truth’ that starting from a component of infinite energy that unborn and unending ‘Nadbindu’ everAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-36882248081026285712007-04-15T10:50:00.000+05:302007-04-15T10:50:00.000+05:30It being the month of April, with new year general...It being the month of April, with new year generally believably falling around the 14th day and celebrated as such on the first day of the month of ‘Baisakaha’ by Hindus, whereas man, the believable ‘image of God’ as per ancients, has also been traditionally enjoying fooling all and sundry, symbolically only on the first day of April, perhaps as a reminder at the beginning of summer, when our sunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-41387893839462325932007-04-15T09:43:00.000+05:302007-04-15T09:43:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha,A visit after months. Good to see the p...Hi Kavitha,<BR/>A visit after months. Good to see the posts!<BR/><BR/>Any chance that you visited the museum in Tirupati that I talked about? <BR/><BR/>Just curious.Badhrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549143296407318099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-56886796527405729572007-04-15T07:19:00.000+05:302007-04-15T07:19:00.000+05:30And, as Anilji has also indicated, some among the ...And, as Anilji has also indicated, some among the ancients have given more importance to gaining knowledge to acquire more and more “Shakti” or power, and pursuing such thought there are many stories to communicate how unlimited numbers of unbalanced personalities, like that of Ravana, Duryodhana, and so many others, couldn’t provide bliss, that is, long lasting happiness to the masses. While JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-3796808872623392992007-04-14T18:45:00.000+05:302007-04-14T18:45:00.000+05:30Any communication between humans located at differ...Any communication between humans located at different places, in spoken/ written words through any means, viz. verbally when the concerned are within hearing distances, or through mails/ e-mails using digital computers at any point in the globe, or space even, is through alphanumeric symbols, that is, alphabets and numbers, which can be understood only by one who has been trained and has acquiredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-33283231779303782852007-04-14T09:15:00.000+05:302007-04-14T09:15:00.000+05:30Kavitha, another reaction to newspaper article is ...Kavitha, another reaction to newspaper article is given below.<BR/><BR/>"The photograph of a dog in the ‘fine-leg’ position perhaps is a mysterious communication of the ‘present day’ expression, ‘to go to the dogs’ - from ‘Nature’ (a Super analogous computer)! <BR/><BR/> And, in the Hindu Mythology the same thought, perhaps more gently, gets reflected in the incident where Yamaraj, the ‘Lord Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-33633973266521789072007-04-14T08:26:00.000+05:302007-04-14T08:26:00.000+05:30However, there is a big ‘IF’ attached, i.e., one c...However, there is a big ‘IF’ attached, i.e., one can feel fully refreshed after waking up only if one experiences virtually a thoughtless sleep, perhaps “like a (‘dead’) log”! <BR/><BR/>However, ‘Yogiraja Krishna’ (the lucky eighth and only living child of Devaki & Vasudeva – and Vasudha also means Earth that is Shiva the destroyer/ Yogeshwar, and humans are considered to belong to one single JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-51546315250497211392007-04-14T06:50:00.000+05:302007-04-14T06:50:00.000+05:30In an attempt to visualize human life with the hel...In an attempt to visualize human life with the help of thoughts of the ‘wise’ ancients, in so far as Sun/ Brahma is concerned, the Hindu Mythology indicates it/ Him concerned only with Black & White (Krishna tells Arjuna that He alone remembers that He has from the very beginning been a fast friend of Arjuna while he couldn't recall it) colours, which is also refleted in an object’s shadow on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-53619318267519747112007-04-13T18:14:00.000+05:302007-04-13T18:14:00.000+05:30Kavitha, as I have mentioned earlier elsewhere too...Kavitha, as I have mentioned earlier elsewhere too, I was inspired more by Shiva from an early age, having learnt from someone that Shiva also had the same ‘Rashi’ as mine, called “Makar”, (that is, moon lying in the 10th house in the horoscope)! <BR/><BR/>However, I believe I saw a little bit of light after reading the Gita, a copy presented to me on one of my farewells on a transfer by a staff Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-40603747210983618272007-04-13T09:14:00.000+05:302007-04-13T09:14:00.000+05:30Even with the well known fact of transient nature ...Even with the well known fact of transient nature of animal life, man is made ever conscious of his worldly possessions by the human system as long as one lasts for a span of a mere maximum of 100 years plus today, believably because of average man’s physical senses being designed to see ‘outwards’ only, and only rare personalities, called Yogis/ Yogiraja by the ancients, who appear on earth fromJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-74791712128193964762007-04-12T23:34:00.000+05:302007-04-12T23:34:00.000+05:30Compared to the apparently infinite universe in si...Compared to the apparently infinite universe in size, each individual human being virtually is as a bacterium/ virus is to man, out of which one tries to eliminate completely some that in the ‘present’ are believed harmful to humans – and fails again and again, and yet again and thus helping them grow relatively stronger. However, as per the ancients it was because of lack of overall knowledge! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-83672794663554909122007-04-12T15:39:00.000+05:302007-04-12T15:39:00.000+05:30Kavitha,Have you visited the site www.shaktisadhan...Kavitha,Have you visited the site www.shaktisadhana.org ?Dr.Anil Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751770622662718050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-27238971215931033632007-04-12T08:08:00.000+05:302007-04-12T08:08:00.000+05:30It was during my schooldays that in a science exhi...It was during my schooldays that in a science exhibition, among many other exhibits, I first saw with awe a light table-tennis ball dancing in the middle, on top of a jet of water that issued forth forcefully from the nozzle of a fountain and rose to some height to fall back again in all directions. <BR/><BR/>This childhood observation helped me, only after having known the human brain to be an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com