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Karthigai Deepam

Kaarthigai Deepam is a festival of lights, celebrated in the Tamil month of Kaarthigai. It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Kaarthigai month which coincides with Karthigai star. It is also considered as the extension of the Deepavali festival. In some houses, they double the number of lamps every day from the day of Deepavali and this way, they end up with a number of lamps on the day of Kaarthigai Deepam.

 

 

It is celebrated in a special manner in Thiruvannamalai. Lord Shiva asks Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu to find out the exact location of his head and his feet. Since Lord Shiva takes a gigantic form, they are not able to find out anywhere. Then Lord Shiva takes the form of a Jothi (light of fire) on the hill of Thiruvannamalai. Therefore, this festival is also known as Annamalai Deepam. Here, a special torch is lighted on the zenith of the hill and it is believed that Lord Shiva's jothi will be visible on this day.

 

Lord Muruga took the form of six babies in a lake called "Saravana Poigai". On this day, all his six forms were united by Parvathi(his mother) and this way, he had six faces. Special pooja's are performed to Lord Muruga.

On this day, people clean the houses. In the evening, they draw kolams (rangoli) in the front of the house and also place some lamps on it. The lamps(Agal) are placed in the pooja and lighted. Then the Deeparathana is done in which the lamps are moved to different places in the house. The lamps glow all over the streets on this day. The lamps are arranged near the doors and windows and also in the balconies. In this way, people of Tamil Nadu celebrate Kaarthigai Deepam for three days.

BEAUTIFUL WALLPAPERS

FRIENDSHIP
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.



DREAM
Hope is a waking dream.

LOVE
Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

SUCCESS
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.

HAPPINESS

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

LIFE
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.

ATTITUDE
Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,can change the outer aspects of their lives

CHARACTER
The character of a man is known from his conversations

EDUCATION
Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him.

AWESOME-2008 APPLE FESTIVAL IN SWEDON

Apple creative author - Helge Lundstrom. Showing all this was at apple festival in the city Kivik, which is located in Sweden. Each picture went 4 tons of apples, and that about 75,000 pieces

The BEST WAY Serve Your Old Parents

An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.

The Father asked his Son, "What is this?"

The Son replied "It is a crow".

After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?"

The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".

After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time,

What is this?"

At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a crow".

A little after, the Father again asked his Son t he 4th time, "What is this?"

This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"

A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary :-

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time h e asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".

While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt irritated and annoyed.

So..

If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents.From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered their selfless love on me.

They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm and heat to make me a person presentable in the society today".

Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST way. I will say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no matter how they behave.

LIST OF BONES OF THE SKELETON

A typical adult human skeleton commonly consists of 206, 208 or more bones depending on the method used in counting. The count of 208 considers the sternum to be made up of three bones instead of one; manubrium, body of sternum also known as (gladiolus) and xiphoid process. Anatomical variation may also result in the formation of more or less bones. More common variations include cervical ribs or an additional lumbar vertebra. Babies are born with around 300 to 350 bones, many of which fuse together during growth.
In the skull (22):
Cranial bones:
frontal bone
parietal bone (2)
temporal bone (2)
occipital bone
sphenoid bone
ethmoid bone
Facial bones:
mandible
maxilla (2)
palatine bone (2)
zygomatic bone (2)
nasal bone (2)
lacrimal bone (2)
vomer bone
inferior nasal conchae (2)
middle ears (6):
malleus (2)
incus (2)
stapes (2)
throat (1):
hyoid bone
shoulder girdle (4):
scapula or shoulder blade (2)
clavicle or collarbone (2)
thorax (25 or 27):
sternum
Can be considered as three bones; manubrium, body of sternum (gladiolus) and xiphoid process
ribs (2 x 12)
In the vertebral column (24):
cervical vertebrae (7)
thoracic vertebrae (12)
lumbar vertebrae (5)
In the arms (2):
humerus (2)
In the forearms (4):
radius (2)
ulna (2)
In the hands (54):
Carpal (wrist) bones:
scaphoid bone (2)
lunate bone (2)
triquetral bone (2)
pisiform bone (2)
trapezium (2)
trapezoid bone (2)
capitate bone (2)
hamate bone (2)
Metacarpus (palm) bones:
metacarpal bones (5 × 2)
Digits of the hand (finger bones or phalanges):
proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
distal phalanges (5 × 2)
In the pelvis (4):
coccyx
sacrum
hip bone (innominate bone or coxal bone) (2)
In the thighs (2):
femur (2)
In the legs (6):
patella (2)
tibia (2)
fibula (2)
In the feet (52):
Tarsal (ankle) bones:
calcaneus (heel bone) (2)
talus (2)
navicular bone (2)
medial cuneiform bone (2)
intermediate cuneiform bone (2)
lateral cuneiform bone (2)
cuboid bone (2)
Metatarsus bones:
metatarsal bone (5 × 2)
Digits of the foot (toe bones or phalanges):
proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
distal phalanges (5 × 2)

HINDU'S FESTIVAL GOLU

September 30th is the day when the nine-day festival called Navaratri, Navrathri and Dasara begins for those in Chennai. Just as how North India believes the war between Ram and Ravana went on for nine days, the South believes this is the time to worship different forms of Goddess Shakti (the Mother Goddess).
Ladies first clean up the house to welcome the Goddess into their homes, and proceed to put fresh kolams (rangoli) at the entrance, and in the puja room clean twice every day.
The highlight of the festival is the “Golu”, which is the arrangement of dolls across nine steps in all homes. Dolls ranging from Gods, Goddesses, also spans towards some famous figurines like the Thalai aati bommai (a dancing lady) Marapachi dolls (male and female pairs of dolls) few of Ganesha in different positions and other such interesting dolls.
The festival comes to an end on the 9th day which is the Saraswathi Puja. The tenth day is ofcourse the Vjayadasami, an auspicious day for studying, which is the most children begin their 1st day at school. The festival signifies power, wealth, prosperity and knowledge.
Activities:
Going by the age old tradition, women and children are invited home during these nine days, and given prasadam (sundal, made with various pulses, and daals of different varieties), kum-kum, blouse piece, beetle nut and leaf along wit a small gift. It is considered auspicious to do this, and said to bring more fortune to the house hosting the Golu. Ladies sing songs, enjoy the Golu, spend a bit of time and make their way to the next venue. These are only given to girls and married women. In the evenings, a "kuthuvilakku" (small lamp) is lit, in the middle of a decorated "kolam"(Rangoli), before the Golu and devotional songs and shlokas are chanted. After performing the puja, the food items that have been prepared, are offered to the Goddesses.