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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Hanuman Gadha !!

 

In the great Ithihasa purana Ramayanam -  Sri Hanuman is the epitome of unwavering devotion  and unstinted   service to Bhagwan Shri Rama. Aanjaneya  surrendered his mind, body and soul to Rama and stands out as the best example for the self-less devotion.  His compassion to the devotees of Sri Ram cannot be described merely in words.  

 

Anjaneya is a great warrior too and holds a grand Gadha which annihilates rivals.  The gada (  गदा  /  గద /  கதை)  is a mallet or blunt mace.  Made either of wood or mostly of strong  metal, it consists essentially of a spherical head mounted on a shaft, with a spike on the top.

 


Emperuman Sriman Narayana too  carries a gada named Kaumodaki in one of his four hands. In the epic Mahabharata, the fighters Balarama, Duryodhana, Bhima, Karna, Salliya,  Jarasandha are some who were masters of the gada.  By some accounts, Hanuman’s gada is also – Koumothaki, gifted to him by Kubera.

 


A kolam of Gadha and Sri Parthasarathi Perumal on Hanumantha vahanam at Gangaikondan mantap in between murals of Periya Thiruvadi (Garuda) and Hanumantha (siriya thiruvadi) himself.

 
adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
17.4.2025

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Chandra prabhai purappadu and kolam @ Triplicane

 


Thiruvallikkeni Sri Parthasarathi Emperuman Brahmothsavam 2025

Chandra prabhai purappadu and kolam in front of gangaikondan mantap