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Shiva Tandava Stotram
''Shiva Tandava Stotra'' ( sa, शिवताण्डवस्तोत्र, śiva-tāṇḍava-stotra) is a Sanskrit ''stotra'' (hymn) that is dedicated to the Hindu deity, Shiva. Its authorship is traditionally attributed to Ravana, the King of Lanka, who is considered to be a great devotee of Shiva, composed during his plea for moksha. Etymology ''Shiva'' refers to the name of the destroyer deity, ''Tandava'' or ''Tandavam'' refers to a frantic dance, and ''Stotra'' or ''Stotram'' refers to a panegyric, a hymn of praise. This Sanskrit hymn is also referred to as ''Shiva Tandava Stotram'' in English. Verse The stotra has 16 syllables per line of the quatrain, with ''laghu'' (short syllable) and ''guru'' (long syllable) characters alternating; the poetic meter is iambic octameter by definition. There are 17 quatrains in total. Both the ninth and tenth quatrains of this hymn conclude with lists of Shiva's epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravanan - King Of Lanka
Ravana (; , , ) is a rakshasa king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' and its adaptations. In the ''Ramayana'', Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. He abducted Prince Rama's wife Sita and took her to his kingdom of Lanka, where he held her in the Ashoka Vatika. Later, Rama, with the support of vanara King Sugriva and his army of vanaras, launched an invasion against Ravana in Lanka. Ravana was subsequently slain and Rama rescued his beloved wife Sita. Ravana is widely portrayed to be an evil character, though he also has many qualities that make him a learned scholar. He was well-versed in the six shastras and the four Vedas. Ravana is also considered to be the most revered devotee of Shiva. Images of Ravana are seen associated with Shiva at some temples. He also appears in the Buddhist Mahayana text ''Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra'', in Buddhist Ramayanas and Jatakas, as well as in Jain Ramayan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash (also Kailasa; ''Kangrinboqê'' or ''Gang Rinpoche''; Standard Tibetan, Tibetan: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ; ; sa, कैलास, ), is a mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has an altitude of . It lies in the Gangdise Shan, Kailash Range (Gangdisê Mountains) of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. Mount Kailash is less than 100 km towards the north from the western trijunction of the borders of China, India, and Nepal. Mount Kailash is located close to Lake Manasarovar and Lake Rakshastal. The sources of four major Asian rivers lie close to this mountain and the two lakes. These rivers are the Indus River, Indus, the Sutlej, the Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra, and the Karnali River, Karnali (a tributary of the Ganges). Mount Kailash is considered sacred in four religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon. Etymology The mountain is known as “'” (; var. ' ) in Sanskrit. The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beginning
The Beginning may refer to: Film and television * "The Beginning" (''Eureka Seven'') * " The Beginning...", an episode of ''Gotham'' * "The Beginning" (''Red Dwarf'') * "The Beginning" (''Samurai Jack'') * "The Beginning" (''The X-Files'') * ''The Beginning'' (2007 film), a 2007 skateboarding film * ''The Beginning'' (TV series), a Chinese TV drama series * ''The Beginning'' (1970 film), a 1970 Soviet film * '' Baahubali: The Beginning'', a 2015 Indian film Music Albums * ''The Beginning'' (The Black Eyed Peas album) * ''The Beginning'' (Broiler album), Norwegian DJ and electronic music duo Broiler * ''The Beginning'' (Brooklyn Bounce album), German dance band Brooklyn Bounce * ''The Beginning'' (EP), a 2004 EP by The Features * ''The Beginning'' (Jandek album), 1999 * ''The Beginning'' (JYJ album), South Korean pop group JYJ * ''The Beginning'' (Kevin Borg album), Maltese pop singer Kevin Borg, 2009 * ''The Beginning'' (Mercyful Fate album), 1987 compilation * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singham
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film '' of the same title'' by Hari, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj who reprises his role as in original. It was theatrically released in India on 22 July 2011 with a strong box office response; the film earned 876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of against a budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster. Following the film's success, Devgn and Shetty collaborated for the sequel ''Singham Returns'' (2014). Devgn reprised his role in Shetty's directorials ''Simmba'' (2018) and ''Sooryavanshi'' (2021) which together form Shetty's Cop Universe. Plot Inspector Rakesh Kadam is an honest police officer w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo
''Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo'' () is a 2004 Indian war film, directed by Anil Sharma and starring Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sandali Sinha and Nagma. Plot Major General Amarjeet Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a dedicated officer for the Indian Army. His son Captain Vikramjeet Singh (Bobby Deol) follows in his footsteps and joins the Navy. In 1971 during the Indo-Pak war and the formation of Bangladesh, Lt. Commander Vikramjeet Singh has a ship in his command and a regiment of soldiers of the Indian Army, commandeered by his dad, Major General Amarjeet Singh. The ship comes under attack by a submarine of the Pakistani Navy, undergoes damage, and sinks along with Vikramjeet, but not before he courageously rescues about a hundred trapped army personnel. Years later, Vikramjeet's son Kunaljeet joins the army as a captain, but he lacks the values his dad and grandfather had in them about serving the country selflessly. He just wants to be emplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck (2009 Film)
''Luck'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film written and directed by Soham Shah and produced by Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, debutant Shruti Haasan, Imran Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Danny Denzongpa, Ravi Kishan and Chitrashi Rawat in pivotal roles. The camera of the film was handled by Santosh Thundiyil, whilst composer duo Salim–Sulaiman recorded the musical score. The film released to Indian audiences on 24 July 2009. Plot Gambling kingpin Karim Musa is a very lucky person. He remained the sole survivor when a mosque collapsed in Maharashtra when he was just nine months old and was amongst very few survivors of another incident at the age of 12. When he was 14, he challenged three friends to jump from a four-storied building and remained alive, though with some injuries, and won. He started gambling at 19 and since then tried out his luck in different places of the world and became known as Musa Bhai. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aabra Ka Daabra
''Aabra Ka Daabra'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film. Plot Shanu ( Athik Naik), a 12-year old boy lives with his mother Shivani Singh (Shweta Tiwari) and father Rahul Singh. His father, Rahul Singh is a magician who is expert in doing Houdini Tricks. Once doing such a trick, he locks himself in a closed box and drops the box in sea but he failed to come out of the box and disappears mysteriously. The sudden disappearance of Rahul drives Shanu and his mother to live in worse conditions. People used to tease Shanu saying 'Son of loser'. However Shanu wins a competition by which he gets admission in any school he wishes. He takes admission in Abra Ka Dabra: School Of Magic where he meets Pinky (Hansika Motwani) and Limbu ( Anupam Kher). He also meets the strict school principal of Abra Ka Dabra school, Rang Birangi also called as RB (Nupur Mehta). He studies many magic tricks in school and becomes an expert magician. While in school he comes to know that RB used to go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramayanam (1996 Film)
''Ramayanam'', also known as ''Bala Ramayanam'' (), is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language mythological film directed by Gunasekhar and produced by M. S. Reddy. Based on the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'', the film features overs 3000 child actors. It stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as Lord Rama and Smitha Madhav as Sita. The film is released on 11 April 1997. It received the National Film Award for Best Children's Film and two Nandi Awards. Plot The story deals with lord Rama and his retaliation against Ravana for the kidnapping of his wife goddesses Sita. Cast * N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as Rama * Smitha Madhav as Sita * Narayanam Nikhil as Lakshmana * Swathi Kumar as Ravana * Arun Gangadhar as Anjaneya * Aditya Varma as Dasharatha * Chiranjeevi as Bharata * Manisha Chudamani as Kausalya * Vasundhara as Kaikeyi * Suma as Sumitra * Svetha Rao as Urmila * Sunaina as Sabari Soundtrack The music was composed by Madhavapeddi Suresh. Songs: # "Adi Subhodaya Vela" - ''S. P. Balasubrahmanyam'' # "Virisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhookailas (1958 Telugu Film)
''Bhookailas'' is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by K. Shankar. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna with music composed by R. Sudarsanam and R. Govardhanam. It was produced by A. V. Meiyappan under the AVM Productions banner. The story is based on the Sthala Purana of Gokarna Kshetram in Karnataka. The film was released in Tamil as ''Bhaktha Ravana''. Previously, a film was made with the same story casting different artists in Tamil in 1938 and in Telugu in 1940 with the same title which were adaptation of the famous Kannada stage play ''Bhookailasa'' by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore. A. V. Meiyappan also shot the movie simultaneously in Kannada as '' Bhookailasa'' starring Rajkumar. Plot Raksha's King Ravana decides to invade Amaravati, the capital of the heavenly kingdom of Indra. Scared of Ravana's plans, Indra asks Narada for help. Narada informs Indra that Ravana's strength comes from the worship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanara
In Hindu, Vanara ( sa, वानर, , forest-dwellers) are either monkeys, apes, or a race of forest-dwelling people. In the epic the ''Ramayana'', the Vanaras help Rama defeat Ravana. They are generally depicted as humanoid apes, or human-like beings. Etymology There are three main theories about the etymology of the word "Vanara": * Aiyanar suggests that ''vanara'' means "monkey" derived from the word ''vana'' ("forest"), Literally meaning "belonging to the forest" Monier-Williams says it is probably derived from ''vanar'' (lit. "wandering in the forest") and means "forest-animal" or monkey. * Devdutt Pattanaik suggests that it derives from the words ''vana'' ("forest"), and ''nara'' ("man"), thus meaning "forest man" and suggests that they may not be monkeys, which is the general meaning. * It may be derived from the words ''vav'' and ''nara'', meaning "is it a man?" (meaning "monkey") or "perhaps he is man". Identification Although the word Vanara has come to mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
