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Maghi, is month during which the famous Kumbh Mela and the annual Magh Mela takes place at Sangam in Prayag or Allahabad.
Vishwamitra performed the ritual bath during the Kumbh Mela on a Magh Purnima in 2382 BCE. Magh Purnima is an important bathing date during the Kumbh Mela and the Magh Mela.
One of the reasons why the Ganges is revered in India is the fact that it is sanctified by the feet of Lord Vishnu,palm of Brahma and Head of Shiva.
When Lord Vishnu took the form of Trivikrama during Vamana Avatar, He scaled the Heavens and Brahma washed His feet with His Palm.
There is a charge against me,and people who quote Puaranas and Vedas, that I belong to ‘I told you so’ group.
That is when a scientific theory s unearthed I write that this is the Vedas or Puranas…….
The Speed of Light, use of UFOs….
Most of the things said by the Hindu texts looked ridiculous some time back and they are facts.
I have come across an interesting information on MakaraThepry
The Third Canto of Shrimad Bhagavatam, where Lord Kapila (An incarnation of Krishna who appeared in Satya-yuga as the son of Devahuti and Kardama Muni) instructs His mother at least two million years ago.
Sage Kapila is the founder of Samkhya Pkilosophy.
Interstingly Samkhya does not believe in God.
He cursed and burnt to ashes the children of Sakara,after whom the Oceans get the name, Sagara, for disturbing His Meditation.
The descendant ,Bhagiratha brought the Ganges from Heavens , midst great difficulties to alleviate their suffering and have them granted Moksha….
kalalaḿ tv eka-rātreṇa pañca-rātreṇa budbudam
daśāhena tu karkandhūḥ peśy aṇḍaḿ vā tataḥ param
bhagavad purana 3-31-2
On the first night, the sperm and ovum mix, and on the fifth night the mixture ferments into a bubble. On the tenth night it develops into a form like a plum, and after that, it gradually turns into a lump of flesh or an egg, as the case may be.
māsena tu śiro dvābhyāḿ bāhv-ańghry-ādy-ańga-vigrahaḥ
nakha-lomāsthi-carmāṇi lińga-cchidrodbhavas tribhiḥ
bhagavad purana 3-31-3
In the course of a month, a head is formed, and at the end of two months the hands, feet and other limbs take shape. By the end of three months, the nails, fingers, toes, body hair, bones and skin appear, as do the organ of generation and the other apertures in the body, namely the eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth and anus.
caturbhir dhātavaḥ sapta pañcabhiḥ kṣut-tṛḍ-udbhavaḥ
ṣaḍbhir jarāyuṇā vītaḥ kukṣau bhrāmyati dakṣiṇe
Teerthas are different from Holy rivers like Ganges, Yamuna or Sarasvati.
Teertha may be small pond in the Temple precincts, or slightly away from it or may be found in a forest or a mountain, with a small temple nearby.
It may be cold water or warm water spring, or a ford,pond or a rivulet.
I am listing some rare Teertha, so rare that I am unable to find their location.
Readers may help.
Kumjaamraka Teertha.Kumjaamraka means ‘bent’
This Theerthameans bent Mango Tree.
This Teertha is for worshipping Lord Vishnu.
