🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA🇮🇳
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At the time of Independence in 1947, there were 565 princely states governed by The Rajas, Maharajas, Nawabs, Zamindars in india. Princely state of Hyderabad merged into the Indian Union on 17 September 1948. On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union, and the monarchy was abolished. Jammu became Constitutional state of India on 17 November 1952.
VEDIK GYAN:
Story of Triyambkeshwar Jyotrilinga
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in the town of Trimbak, in the Trimbakeshwar tehsil in the Nashik District of Maharashtra. The origin of the sacred Godavari river is near Trimbak.
This jyotirlinga is swayambhu and huge.This jyotirlinga does not have pindi in the middle but it has a hole in the middle and inside the hole there are three pindies of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh symbolically. This linga always possess water, no body knows it’s origin.
*LEGEND BEHIND TRIMBAKESHWAR TEMPLE*
Legend goes that a sage name Gautam Muni resided on the Brahmagiri hill with his wife Ahilya. By virtue of his devotion, the sage received from Varuna, a bottomless pit from which he received an inexhaustible supply of grains and food. The other rishis, jealous of his fortune, arranged for a cow to enter his granary and caused it to die as Gowtam Rishi attempted to ward it off with a bunch of Darbha grass.
Gautam Rishi, therefore, worshipped Lord Shiva to bring the Ganga down to his hermitage to purify the premises. Pleased with devotion, Shiva requested Ganga to flow down and make Sage Gautam pure. After that Ganga flowed down. Lord Shiva told Ganga to stay there eternally for the good of everyone. All the Gods started singing the praises of Gautam Rishi, Ganga and Lord Shiva. On the request of all the Gods, Lord Shiva resided by the river Gautami by the name Trimbakeshwar (one of the Jyotirlingas). Hindus believe that Trimbak Jyotirlinga is one, which fulfills everyone’s desires. It emancipates all from their sins and miseries.
Godavari River also referred to as River Gautami after the name of the Sage Gautama is one of the four rivers which are believed to be bestowed with the divine nectar, Amrit and thus its banks become the hosting ground for Kumbha Mela. Its presence adds to the charm of the holy town just as the simple natural beauty characteristic of hills and mountains of Brahmagiri and Gangadwar that surround it.
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*रति** : Means” affection, love, desire, lust, passion and sexual pleasure” in Sanskrit. It is the name of the wife of Kamdev.
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