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The first singers of Harivarasanam were the bhajan singers of Kalladaikurichi and later Purakkattu Anandeswaram Siva Temple. Devotees known as Kalladakkoottam (people from Kalladaikurichi) sang this song everywhere in Kerala and it started to become popular throughout the state. The exact origin of the song is unclear and contested.
Hare Krishna (Maha Mantra) in the Bengali language. The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Mahā-mantra (lit. 'Great Mantra'), is a 16-word Vaishnava mantra mentioned in the Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad. [1] In the 15th century, it rose to importance in the Bhakti movement following the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Dharmic religions, in any language. [1] The term bhajanam (Sanskrit: भजनम्) means reverence and originates from the root word bhaj (Sanskrit: भज्), which means to revere, as in 'Bhaja Govindam' (Revere Govinda). The term bhajana ...
The word Guruvayurappan (meaning 'Father / Lord of Guruvayur') originates from the amalgamation of the two words: Guru (ഗുരു) referring to Brihaspati, the Guru (Teacher of Devas); Vayu (വായു) (God of winds); and Appan (അപ്പന്), meaning 'father' or 'lord' in Malayalam and Tamil. Guru and Vayu brought the presiding ...
v. t. e. International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly referred to as the Hare Krishna movement, Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. It was founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. [2] on July 13, 1966, in New York City. ISKCON's main headquarters is in Mayapur, West Bengal, India and it claims ...
It is a dance drama and presents the story of Krishna in a series of eight plays and was created by Manaveda (1585–1658 AD), the then Zamorin Raja of Calicut in northern Kerala. [1] The eight plays are: Avataram, Kaliyamardanam, Rasakrida, Kamsavadham, Swayamvaram, Banayuddham, Vividavadham and Swargarohanam. [ 2 ]
The deity Krishna-Vasudeva (kṛṣṇa vāsudeva "Krishna, the son of Vasudeva Anakadundubhi ") is historically one of the earliest forms of worship in Krishnaism and Vaishnavism. [ 22 ][ 72 ] It is believed to be a significant tradition of the early history of Krishna religion in antiquity. [ 188 ] Thereafter, there was an amalgamation of ...
Throughout Krishna's childhood and young adult life, Balarama, Krishna's half-brother, was a "constant companion" for him. Balarama joined Krishna in the major events that are celebrated in Vraja, Brindavan, Dravarka, and Mathura such as stealing butter, chasing calves, playing in the cow pens, and participating in wrestling matches. [16]