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Meenakshi Temple: The City Hidden Inside a Temple
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One temple. One city. And a goddess who was once believed to be its queen.
There is a temple in Madurai that is so massive, it feels less like a temple and more like a city built around one.
Four towering gopurams.
Thousands of sculptures.
Long corridors.
Sacred halls.
And stories hidden almost everywhere you look.
But the most interesting part is not its size.
It is the story of Meenakshi - a warrior princess who, according to tradition, became the queen of Madurai and later married Shiva.
So why was this temple built around her?
And how did one temple become so deeply connected with an entire city?
This thread will take you inside the story of Meenakshi Temple. 👇
#साचा #longthread
असच कोणत्या तरी क्षणाला वाटून जाते. काहीतरी. म्हणजे लिहला पाहिजे , म्हणजे मी लिहतोच. म्हणजे फेसबुक वर टाकतो पण ते कुठल्यातरी पुस्तकाच्या पेपरच्या मोकळ्या जागेत पेनाने माझ्या सुवाच्छ अक्षरात लिहतो, असच बोलतात ना.
चिंतनाचा एक दाब तयार होतो.(१)
#झाड #longthread
उद्या खानिवडे गारगाव येथे ३ दगड खाणींच्या ब्लॅाकसाठी जनसुनावणी आहे. हे दगड प्रस्तावित वाढवण बंदराच्या १० किमीच्या समुद्रातील ब्रेक वॅाटर वॅालसाठी वापरण्यात येणार आहेत.
हे तिन्ही दगड खाणींचे ब्लॅाक ‘प्रोटेक्टेड फॅारेस्ट’ मध्ये प्रस्तावितयत.
(१)
#गोष्ट #longthread
मध्ये असाच उत्तररात्री फेसबुक स्क्रोल करताना एक दिव्यत्वाची प्राप्ती झाली. दुख एवढेच वाटतेय की ती प्रोफाईल ते पेज आता लक्षात नाही. तो बॅटमॅन होता. लोकांचे दुख सोडवण त्याला आवडत होत.कोणावर अन्याय झाला तर तो धावून जात होता. अन्याय मुक्त करत होता. भारी वाटल.(१)
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Our friendly critic Steve Keen has again raised a point about Warren Mosler’s writing on trade. He recalled Mosler saying something like “the higher the trade deficit, the better” and wanted clarification on the exact wording. #MMT #Trade #International #Econ #LongThread
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हा आहे आपल्या देशाचा कालचा २:३० वाजताचा वेट बल्ब टेम्परेचरचा मॅप.
आपण केवळ टेम्परेचर म्हणजेच तापमानाची चर्चा करतो. पण वातावरण बदलाच मुख्य सूचन वा निदर्शन हे वेट बल्ब टेम्परेचर दाखवते.
(१)
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ह्या व्हिडिओत सुदर्शन चक्र दिसतेय.
पुर्वीच्या काळात शिवकाशीचे फटाके नव्हते. पण गावागावत जत्रेला का होईना दारू काम असायचेच असायचे. त्या दारूकामात नजाकत होती. त्यात क्रिएटिव्हीटीने दारू कामाची कला पेश केली जायची. भविष्यात ही कला लुप्त होणार आहे.
(१)
Some of you usually ask me where I got the name “ensi egumire baasi.”
Back in 2023, during Jimmy Spire’s Kampala pothole exhibition, I tweeted about the daughter of a prominent politician. #longthread
“The coward lives long to show the brave man’s children where their father was buried.”
— Chinua Achebe
The Story of Ranchordas Pagi: An Unknown Hero of India
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Manekshaw In His Last Times Kept Remembering This Old Man Called ‘Pagi’.
In 2008, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was admitted to Wellington Hospital, Tamil Nadu. He often kept taking a name ‘Pagi-Pagi’ during the days of his ill-health and semi concious state. The doctors asked one day “Sir, who is this Paagi?”
This story is based on what Field Marshal Sam Bahadur himself narrated.
In 1971, India had won the war. General Manekshaw was in Dhaka and ordered that Pagi be invited for dinner that day. A chopper was sent. While boarding the chopper, a bag belonging to Pagi remained left on the ground and the chopper was turned back to pick it up.The officers opened the bag before placing it in the helicopter as per the rules and were stunned because it had two rotis, onions and a dish of gram flour (gathiya).One half of the meal was eaten by Sam Sahib and the other by Pagi for dinner.
Later, a border post of ‘Suigaon’ at the international border region of North Gujarat was named ‘Ranchoddas Post’. This was the first time that an army post was named after a common man as well as a statue of his was installed.
Pagi means ‘guide’, the person who shows the way in the desert. Ranchoddas Rabari, the man in the picture, was affectionately called ‘Pagi’ by General Sam Manekshaw.
Ranchoddas of ‘Pathapur Gathras’, a village bordering Pakistan in ‘Banaskantha’ district of Gujarat was where he used to rear sheep, goat and camel. Life changed when, at the age of 58, he was appointed the police guide by the Banaskantha Superintendent of Police, Vanraj Singh Jhala.
The guide’s skill was such that after seeing the footprints of the camel, he used to tell how many men are riding on it. By looking at the footprints of humans, he used to guess their weight, their age and how far they must have gone. His estimations had the exactness of a computer analyst.
In the beginning of 1965 war, Pakistan Army captured ‘Vidhkot’ in Kutch border in Gujarat. In this encounter, about 100 Indian soldiers were killed. A 10,000 men Indian Army contingent was mobilised and had to reach ‘Chharkot’ in three days.
The need for Ranchoddas Pagi was felt for the first time by the army. Ranchordas Pagi took work as a scout on behalf of the Indian Army.
Due to his grip on the desert paths, he guided the army to the destination 12 hours before the scheduled time. He was personally chosen by Sam Saheb to guide the army and a special post was created in the army, ‘Pagi’ i.e. the person with knowledge of feet.
The location and approximate number of 1200 Pakistani soldiers hiding in the Indian border was revealed based only by their footprints, and that was enough for the Indian Army to win that front.
Along with the guidance of the army in the 1971 war, getting ammunition to the front was also part of Pagi’s work. Pagi’s role was important in the victory of the Indian tricolor on the ‘Palinagar’ town of Pakistan. Sam Sahib himself gave a cash prize of ₹300 from his own pocket.
Pagi also received three honors for his contribution in the 65 and 71 wars – ‘Sangram Medal’, ‘Police Medal’ and ‘Summer Service Medal’.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw died on 27 June 2008 and in 2009 Pagi also took ‘voluntary retirement’ from the army. Pagi was 108 years old then! Yes, you read it right … ‘voluntary retirement’ at the age of 108! Pagi died in 2013 at the age of 112.
Even today his exploits are a part of Gujarati folk songs. His gallant saga will be sung for ages. Ranchoddas Rabari i.e. our ‘Pagi’ has become immortalized forever in Indian military history due to his patriotism, valor, bravery, sacrifice, dedication and decency.
Courtesy Col. Anil Talwar
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लोढाचा एडवर्ड आणि बिहार भवन
जगातली अनेक लोक मेडिकल टुरिझम साठी आपल्या देशात येतात.
पण गरीबांना असले शब्द मानवत नाहीत.
गेल्या शंभराहून अधिक वर्षापासून देशातले लोक विविध आजारांवर उपचार करण्यासाठी मुंबईत येतात. मुंबईत म्हणण्यापेक्षा ‘केम’ मध्ये येतात.(१)
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लोढाचा एडवर्ड आणि बिहार भवन
जगातली अनेक लोक मेडिकल टुरिझम साठी आपल्या देशात येतात.
पण गरीबांना असले शब्द मानवत नाहीत.
गेल्या शंभराहून अधिक वर्षापासून देशातले लोक विविध आजारांवर उपचार करण्यासाठी मुंबईत येतात. मुंबईत म्हणण्यापेक्षा ‘केम’ मध्ये येतात.(१)
Thread.
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I think we've let the damage that covid infections do to *linings* slip into the background of all the other problems that covid infections cause.
I think this may be a *big* problem.
#bison #longthread
दी दी दी ग्रेट मारी
पेरियरम पेरूमल,कर्नन,मनाम्मम,वळई आणि आता बायसन ही रेंज मारीची
सातआठ वर्षात पाच तगड्या फिल्म मारीने दिल्या आणि समृध्द केले. सगळ्या फिल्मच वैशिष्ट्य काय तर त्या असर्टिव्हयत. त्या केवळ संघर्षाच दुखः मांडत नाही तर त्या (१)
Secularism in India - Why many Hindus feel it has become Anti-Hindu Bias
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India proudly calls itself a secular nation.
And secularism, in its real meaning, should be equal respect for all religions - no special treatment, no discrimination.
But the tragic reality is this:
Whenever secularism becomes a topic, only Hindus are expected to “prove” their tolerance.
Other religions are handled with sensitivity.
Hindus are handled with suspicion.
And that’s why millions today feel that India’s secularism has shifted from neutral to selective.
Let’s understand this honestly - without anger, without blame, without hate.
Bhagavad Gita - Answers We Didn’t Know We Needed
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Sometimes we search everywhere - books, videos, people - for answers.
But the answers we truly need… often lie inside us, waiting to be unlocked.
The Bhagavad Gita doesn’t give speeches.
It gives truth - spoken with silence, understood with stillness.
Let’s explore 12 deep truths that this timeless guide whispers to every soul.
Pranam” - A Greeting That Comes From The Heart
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It’s not just a gesture. It’s a sanskaar.
We’ve been told to say hello or hi because it sounds “modern”.
But the moment you fold your hands and say “Pranam” - something shifts.
It’s not a word. It’s a feeling.
It’s the kind of word that makes your heart bow before your mouth does.
Let’s go deeper - into the truth, emotion, and history behind this sacred greeting. 👇
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