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ssj2hindudude · 5 months
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Surpanakha: So, what's your type?
Rama: I have a wife.
Surpanakha: So what's your type, then?
Rama: My wife.
Surpanakha: And what does she look like?
Rama: She looks like my wife.
Surpanakha: So what would you rate me out of 10?
Rama: Umm, I can't do that.
Surpanakha: Can't rate me at all?
Rama: I can't rate you at all.
Surpanakha: What would you rate your wife out of 10?
Rama: She broke my scale.
Rama: Because she's so beautiful.
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artofminmini · 5 months
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oh my god so sorry I forgot about tumbly gang for a second hey guys
DIWALI ART!!
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shriprakashji · 5 months
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Deepavali celebration at the Moscow Аshram. Radhe Radhe! 🕉️ 🌹
श्री प्रकाश धाम आश्रम मॉस्को में दीपावली पर्व मनाया गया।🕉️🙏🏻
Празднование Дипавали в московском Ашраме. Радхе Радхе!🕉️🌹
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dr-scribbler · 5 months
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Deepavali - Great power comes with great responsibility
Growing up in the southern Indian state of Tamilnadu, where Deepavali is celebrated cause of Narakasura’s Defeat by Krishna. Each year I heard the story of how and when it happened, why Krishna killed Narakasura, and how cruel he was.
As the adult age struck I started to work with people from many parts of India, surprisingly that's when I heard that the story of Deepavali/Diwali which they celebrate is very different from the one I did.
Some specified that it celebrated the cause of Lord Rama and Seetha’s return to Ayodhya
Some Specified that it was celebrated cause of Ravana’s Defeat by Lord Rama.
They were surprised when I said in Tamilnadu it is celebrated for the reason I mentioned above, some were quick to point out how wrong I was and how one should know one's true culture and blah blah blah.
It was hard to explain culture and practices vary throughout our country and that's the beauty of it, there is no right or wrong cause every path and every practice leads to the same destiny. Our paths may vary but the destination is one.
So I wanted to read more about this one-line story I heard about how Krishna defeated Narakasura and the origin of it. And man if I say it made me cry, weep.
To dive into this story we have to travel from Kaliyug to Krita(Sathya) Yug
When the earth was in the hands of destruction by the asura Hrinyaksha and to save the earth and defeat Hrinyaksha, the almighty Vishnu took in the form of Varaha, as both Hrinyaksha and Varaha fought, Varaha overpowered Hiranaksha and at the end defeating him and also restored the earth to its original position in the universe
Varaha defeated Hiranaksha with ease and his only exertion was a drop of sweat, which fell to the ground. From that drop, a young warrior rose, his name was Naraka.
Is that when Bhoodevi and her heartbeat as a mother, her eyes watered at the scene of her son rising from her Swami’s drop of sweat. How could she not love him as he is her son, with love Bhoodevi hugged her son and smiled at how strong and a warrior he was. Bhoodevi turned and asked her Prabhu Varaha that her son should be invincible. Varaaha pulled out one of his tusks and gave it to Naraka saying he could use it as a weapon whenever he was in great danger.
Naraka accepted the weapon provided by his father and felt immensely blessed and ready to go to seek his fortune, as his father provided him advice on how to use the power to do only good.
‘Uphold Dharma’ said Varaha and Bhoodevi blessed her son as happy tears fell from her lotus-like eyes.
Just like any mother, her heart is filled with love and confidence for her son. She does not doubt her son becoming powerful in all three worlds and being just like her Swami. Varaha looked at Bhoodevi and smiled at her nodding his head as if he knew what she was thinking, but his smile didn’t seem to be filled with confidence.
Varaha smiled, his son will be powerful but the question is will he uphold the dharma to do good things, will he use his powers to be righteous, cause great power comes with great responsibilities.
As the yugas rolled one by one from Krita(Sathya) to Treta, to Dwaparyug. Lord Vishnu again came down to earth in the form of Krishna, Yadava. He vanquished his Uncle Kamsa and continued to restore dharma on the earth.
Just like the yugas rolled down, Naraka also grew very powerful, as he conquered everything from heaven and earth, he was drunk with power. That's when he snatched the celestial earrings from Aditi, the mother of Devas.
Amid the chaos, Indra the lord of devas sought Krishna’s help to vanquish Naraka. Upon hearing this Satyabama, one of the wives of Krishna, who is none other than Bhoodevi herself, got devastated and her heart ached along with anger boiled on how her son turned out. Her confidence in her son now made her feel like crying a river but as a Bhoodevi she had a job first that is to accompany her swami and solve this problem.
Both Krishna and Sathyabama left Prag-joyitisha-pura on Garuda. But entering the Prag-joyitisha-pura was not easy as the capital has four layers to its defence, The chief defender of Naraka’s capital was Mura, who was so confident that no one could penetrate the defence he had set and was relaxing deep down at the ring of defence.
But can anything be against Parandhaman himself? Krishna took down each defence layer at ease thus causing violent ripples in the water. Mura woke up from his slumber, enraged rushed out to defend and attack Krishna. Mura fell fighting against Krishna who then earned the name Murrari, the enemy of Mura.
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Upon hearing the chaos outside Naraka Narakasura himself came out and started to fight against Krishna. The fight went on day and night causing extreme chaos and it became very difficult to say who was winning. As Naraka still had the weapon provided to him by his father Varaha, he took out the deadly tusk and threw it on Krishna, who got stuck by the tusk into his chest and fell unconscious. Naraka let out a victory cry but an enraged Satyabama picked up the bow and started to fight Naraka with so much anger. Naraka was shocked and continued to fight Sathyabama not knowing her real identity just like he did with Krishna.
Sathyabama’s eyes turned red flashing anger and her love for her son was now completely overshadowed by the monster he had become. Amidst the fighting, Krishna woke up and saw Sathyabama fighting and smiled at her. Naraka is shocked to see how Krishna is now awake, no other being can able to be alive after being struck by the deadly weapon, if Krishna is alive then he must be none other than Lord Varaha himself, his father.
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Naraka fell on his knees and his father's words rang into his ears ‘Uphold Dharma’. He realized that he had failed his father's words and surrendered to Krishna, who used Sudarshana chakra at Naraka.
As his life slowly leaves Naraka he subconsciously surrenders himself to Krishna and Sathyabama. Sathyabama who was Bhoodevi born again, rushed to him and held him. The cries of sorrow, hurt, love, anger everything heard in her. As she helplessly held her son whose life slowly leaving him, Krishna silently watched the reunion of mother and son. As the tears fell on his body he found light in his dying moment. The darkness has been lifted as the dawn broke.
That day is celebrated as the festival of lights, Deepavali or Diwali, which signifies that we have to emerge from darkness to light.
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septemberkisses · 5 months
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आपको और आपके परिवार को दीपावली के महापर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं । 🎇🪔🧡✨🎇🪔🧡✨🎇🪔🧡✨🎇🪔🧡
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Wishing you and your family a very Happy Diwali 🎇🪔🧡✨🎇🪔🧡✨🎇🪔🧡✨🎇🪔🧡✨🎇
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Charles/Chronicle's Stanley is saying "Happy Diwali" in Indian Sign Language -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhzpgMypH5I
[Note: This is a headcanon for Charles' Stanley who is a non-practicing Hindu (Indian-America), celebrating Diwali with his new family. I may not be Hindu myself, but I am NOT being offensive as I have done as much research as I can.]
Sorry for not posting much, College is kicking me but I did do some doodles that I'll show after it finishes (so, after Dec 17th)
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Context: Stanley, as I mentioned already, is an Indian-American non-practicing Hindu but his family distanced themselves from their culture as they live in America. This affected Stanley's speech when he tried to speak English only to be made fun of and had no one willing to teach him Tamil. So he does sign language when he's mute. He does miss parts of his culture, he is a vegetarian (he did try chicken before meeting Chronicle, and now he takes vegan or vegetarian options) and missed going to India to celebrate some of the Indian celebrations. After the Parable and Stanley having a family of his own with Chronicle as his husband in the Borrowing World, Chronicle surprised Stanley by taking him to an Indian liminal space community that celebrates Diwali and takes their family over to celebrate and stay over for a few days. Stanley was tearfully happy at how thoughtful and loving Chronicle was, he just couldn't be happier to share his culture with his family even when it's the bare minimum.
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jake-g-lockley · 5 months
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Happy Deepavali! Here is me being a fairy princess 🪔❤️
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vintagepromotions · 1 year
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Fairground rides at the Diwali Mela on Belgrave Road, Leicester (1986)
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budugu · 5 months
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Happy DEEPAWALI 🪔🪔🪔
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hashi-thatta · 5 months
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Death of the evil...
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Visited Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math during Kali Puja. I was flabbergasted. I leave it there.
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heaven4lostgirls · 5 months
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happy diwali my loves 🪔
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ssj2hindudude · 5 months
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"How extra are you when it comes to your loved ones?"
Me:
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booksydaisy · 5 months
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Happy Diwali 🎆 Love & light to all celebrating ❤️🌼
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shriprakashji · 1 year
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आप सभी को दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ! माँ लक्ष्मी की कृपा हम सभी पर सदैव बनी रहे। Wishing a very Happy Deepavali to everyone! May Goddess Lakshmi’s blessings always be upon us! #Diwali #Deepawali #Deepavali Желаю всем счастливой Дипавали! Пусть благословения Богини Лакшми всегда будут с нами! #дипавали https://www.instagram.com/p/CkFZ8jBIB2m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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rewritingcanon · 5 months
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happy deepavali sexies
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imperfectorange · 1 year
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Diwali: Pan-Indian in its Truest Sense!
One of the biggest festivals in India, Diwali knows no foundation of the North and South as it is celebrated with great zeal across the country. Diwali falls on the 15th day in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar. Celebrated as a cumulation of various festivals spread over a period of five days, the rituals of Diwali take place on the third day.
The first day of the festivities is celebrated as Dhanteras. It is believed that on this day Lord Dhanwantari came out of the ocean and bestowed Ayurveda to mankind. The second day is celebrated as Choti Diwali/Narak Chaturdasi, the day when Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasur. On the third day, Diwali rituals are fulfilled and Lakshmi Puja takes place. The puja is done to seek blessings for wealth and prosperity. The fourth day is celebrated as Govardhan puja, attributed to Lord Krishna. The fifth day is dedicated to all sisters as it is Bhai Dooj. It is believed that Lord Yama visited his sister Yamuna on this day and granted her a boon that whosoever visits her banks on this day will be liberated from all of their sins.
The legend behind the culmination of the festival is well-known in the entire region of India. Diwali is associated with the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya after vanquishing the demon king, Raavan. It is said that the entire city of Ayodhya was lit up with candles and diyas, so much so that the night appeared to be as bright as day. The tradition of lighting diyas roots in the same legend. The festival is also associated with Goddess Lakshmi’s marriage to Lord Vishnu and also Lakshmi’s birth. Diwali also signifies the harvest festival. As it occurs at the end of a cropping season, it is also believed that Diwali originated as a harvest festival. Following the same notion, many households in urban and rural areas prepare the dish of Poha from freshly cropped rice.
Although the zest of Diwali is unsurmountable and is perhaps one of the most awaited festivals in the country, the rituals differ from region to region. While gurudwaras in Punjab are lit up with candles and fairy lights even though Sikhs are not directly a part of this festival, Goddess Kali is worshipped in Bengal. In Eastern India, in addition to diya and candle lighting, doors are kept open by people to allow entry to Goddess Lakshmi. Western Indian regions mainly associate Diwali with business and trade and the time is considered auspicious to invest in new ventures, land and businesses. In Gujarat, a diya is left burning for the entire night and in the morning the residual material is collected to make kajal and is used by women, which signifies prosperity for a whole year. In Tamil Nadu, Naraka Chaturdasi is the main day of celebration, where the oven is cleaned, smeared with lime, and religious symbols are drawn on it, filled with water, and used on the main day for an oil bath. There is a musical act of Hari performed in Andhra Pradesh where there is a common belief that Krishna’s spouse, Satyabhama actually killed Narakasur.
The varied interpretation of the same festival across different states provides a detailed insight into the diversity contained in India. People from different regions, communities, religions, and classes celebrate this festival to the best of their abilities is further proof that Diwali is not restricted to one section of society. The handicraft market booms around this time as diyas, decorative items, and firecrackers (although hazardous) sell like hotcakes, providing employment and some financial stability to the families involved in the same.
- Ananya.
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