He is worshipped in the temples as Bhaktha Hanuman and Veera Hanuman. He is seen kneeling humbly in front of Rama vigrahmas in the Rama sannadhis. There are also separate temples for.

This God of knowledge and the remover of obstacles is also the older son of Lord Shiva. He is worshipped, or at least remembered, in the beginning of any auspicious performance for blessings and auspiciousness. A unique combination of his elephant-like head and a quick moving tiny mouse vehicle represents tremendous wisdom, intellegence, and presence of mind.

Garudalwar is the king of the birds and often acts as a messenger between the gods and men. Garudalwar has the head, wings,talons and beak of eagle and the body and limbs of a man.

The word Alamelu Mangai could have its origin from the sanskrit terms.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009.

Lord Venkatachalapahy is the Lord of protection, sustenance and maintenance. His consort Lakshmi is the possessor of wealth, which is a necessity for maintenance. Goddess Lakshmi represents not only material wealth, but the wealth of grains, courage, valour, offspring, success, luxurious life, eternal bliss. Lord Venkatachalapahy and Lakshmi thus help the souls introduced into the life cycle by Brahma to survive in the cycle of life.

Monday, January 4, 2010.