Thousands take part in Chithirai car festival : Rashtra News #Thousands #part #Chithirai #car #festival The Masi streets were chock-a-block with thousands of devotees witnessing the grand spectacle, the car festival of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on the penultimate day of the 12-day annual Chithirai brahmotsavam here on Friday morning. Ahead of the procession, the deities
Under the guidance of The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism Nithyananda Paramashivam, the Sovereign of the Sovereign State of SHRIKAILASA, KAILASA Madurai celebrates Chithirai Peruvizha honoring the advent of the divine feminine consciousness which manifested as Devi Meenakshi.
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The Early History of Buddhism in India
Buddhism is the oldest of the great world religions. Its founder Siddhartha Gautama, a prince born in Lumbini in present day Nepal; achieved enlightenment a little over 2500 years ago; so he was known as the Buddha, meaning the Enlightened one. Buddhism, which flourished in India in all its glory for several centuries; was forced out of its country of birth and enrichment unsung, unwept and by and large unaccounted for. Before the advent of Buddhism; the two religions which were widely practiced in the Ganges valley were Brahmanism and Jainism. Brahmanism was based on the divinity of the “Vedas” or ancient Hindu scriptures. Jainism was more akin to Buddhism in scope and content; hence there was greater room for peaceful co-existence.