The Devi Worshippers or Shaktas are of many kinds,of which three are important.
1.Those who follow 64 Tantras.-Ananta Shastry in the introducton to Anandalahari.(Kaulachara.
2.Eight Tantras-Mishra and
3.Five Tantras-Samaya sect.
There are many more.
But these five will do .
What are the Common Practices in Tantra?
In yet another confirmation of the fact that Lord Krishna was Real and not an Imaginary figure, cons containing Lord Krishna on the one side Balarama on the other, in Al Khanoun Afghanistan.
A lot of numismatic evidence also corroborates the antiquity of Krishna. For instance, excavations at Ai-Khanum, along the border of Afghanistan and the Soviet Union, conducted by P. Bernard and a French archeological expedition, unearthed six rectangular bronze coins issued by the Indo-Greek ruler Agathocles (180?-?165 BC). The coins had script written in both Greek and Brahmi and, most interestingly, show an image of Vishnu, or Vasudeva, carrying a Chakra and a pear-shaped vase, or conchshell, which are two of the four main sacred symbols of God in Vaisnavism.
Lord Krishna was so impressed with his Archery, he made sure, when he visited Duryodhan to negotiate peace before the onset of the Mahabharata War,he made sure that Duryodhan insulted Vidura, as a result Vidura did not take part n the Battle .
Vidura was also known for his Righteousness and moral judgment,
While every one kept quiet when Draupadi was being stripped in the open court of Duryodhan,he was the lone figure to condemn the act,even Bhishma kept quiet on this occasion.
His Vidura Needi, dealing with Dharma, Righteousness is a standard text.
Vidura had been on pilgrimage and he planted an Aswatha tree, near Bangalore, India.
The name Vidurashwatha is derived from that of a big Ashwatha (Ficus religiosa) tree is in this village
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According to a legend of the times of Mahabharata, this tree was planted by Vidura, a courtier in the kingdom of Dhritarashtra; and hence the name Vidurashwatha.[1]
It is a shame we now call the place as Allahabad, which has no bearing to our culture.
Lord Shiva , stricken by grief at the death of His consort, was roaming the skies,with Sat’s body, or what remained of Her Body after she immolated Herself.
This is the temple where as per the legend Sati’s fingers had fallen.
Swami Brahmananda(Rakhal), first president of Ramakrishna math, spiritual son and one of the best student of Sri Ramakrishna paramahamsa, saw the goddess here as a small child with three Jatas. Trijata
It is famously called as Mata ji ka temple (or Lalita ) by the locals. Prayaga means Prakrishta Yaga, that means it is the place where Lord Brahma did a very great Yaga.
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