Princes of Orissa (1870)

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Stamps that depict the Glorious Roots of Hinduism

The depiction of Hindu deities in stamps is not restricted to Asian countries only. Even several European nations have issued stamps of Hindu deities

Let us begin with Laos, In 1974 it issued a set of 3 stamps depicting

Maa Saraswati, Bhagwan Indra and Brahma.

In 2006, Cambodia issued a set of 5 stamps depicting Luv Kush, Bhagwan Ram, Mata Sita, Raavan and Hanumaan Ji. It also issued a miniature sheet featuring Matasya with Hanumaan Ji .

In 1971, Indonesia issued a set of 2 stamps which depicted Prabhu Ram hunting Maricha.

And again In 1994, it issued a set of 3 stamps on Hindu deities which included Shree Ganesha.

In 1973, Thailand issued a set of 8 stamps depicting various scenes from Ramayana which included Ashoka Vatika, Ravana’s Parasol, Vanar Sena crossing the sea

The Czech Republic in 2007 issued a stamp which depicted Bhagwan Shiva, Maa Parvati and Ganesha Ji

In 2009, it issued another stamp which depicted Prabhu Ram, Mata Sita and Hanuman Ji

हिंदू धर्म में मृत्यु के पश्चात क्यूँ करते हैं अंतिम संस्कार (शव-दाह) !

मृत्यु जीवन का अंतिम सत्य है जिसे कोई टाल नहीं सकता। भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ने गीता में कहा है कि जिसने जन्म लिया है उसकी मृत्यु निश्चित है और जिसकी मृत्यु हो गई है उसका जन्म भी निश्चित है।
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इस कथन से ज्ञात होता है कि जीवन और मृत्यु एक चक्र है जिससे होकर सभी देहधारियों को गुजरना होता है। मृत्यु से जीवन का नया आरंभ होता है इसलिए जीवात्मा का सफर सुखद हो और उसे अगले जन्म में उत्तम शरीर मिले इस कामना से अंतिम संस्कार नियम का पालन जरूरी बताया गया है।

हिन्दू धर्म में गर्भधारण से लेकर मृत्यु के बाद तक कुल सोलह संस्कार बताए गए हैं। सोलहवें संस्कार को अंतिम संस्कार और दाह संस्कार के नाम से जाना जाता है।

इसमें मृत व्यक्ति के शरीर को स्नान कराकर शुद्ध किया जाता है। इसके बाद वैदिक मंत्रों से साथ शव की पूजा की जाती है

फिर बाद में मृतक व्यक्ति का ज्येष्ठ पुत्र अथवा कोई निकट संबंधी मुखाग्नि देता है।

शास्त्रों के अनुसार परिवार के सदस्यों के हाथों से मुखाग्नि मिलने से मृत व्यक्ति की आत्मा का मोह अपने परिवार के सदस्यों से खत्म होता है। और वह कर्म के अनुसार बंधन से मुक्त होकर

अगले शरीर को पाने के लिए बढ़ जाता है

दाह संस्कार इसलिए जरूरी होता है शास्त्रों में बताया गया है शरीर की रचना पंच तत्व से होती है ये पंच तत्व हैं पृथ्वी, जल, अग्नि, वायु और आकाश।

शव का दाह करने से शरीर जल कर पुन: पंचतत्व में विलीन हो जाता है।

The Patiala Necklace and Its Robbery (Which listed as one of the biggest lost treasures ever, valued around $ 30 Million Today)

The necklace created by the House of Cartier in 1928. It was made for Bhupinder Singh of Patiala,

who was the Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala.

The necklace had five chains (ladi) and included a neck collar. The necklace contained 2,930 diamonds, including as its centrepiece the world's seventh-largest diamond at the time, the "De Beers".

That diamond had a 428 carat pre-cut weigh, and it weighed 234.65 carats in its final setting.

It is the largest cushion-cut yellow diamond and the 2nd largest yellow faceted diamond in the world.The necklace also contained seven other large diamonds ranging from 18 to 73 carats

and a number of Burmese rubies.

The necklace disappeared from the Royal Treasury of Patiala around 1948.
In 1982, at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva, the "De Beers" diamond reappeared. There, the bidding went up to $3.16 million

In 1998, part of the necklace was found at a second-hand jewellery shop in London by Eric Nussbaum, a Cartier associate. The remaining large jewels were missing, including the Burmese rubies and the 18 to 73 carat diamonds that were mounted on a pendant.

27 नक्षत्रों के 27 वृक्ष (नक्षत्र राशि तथा ग्रह के लिए निर्धारित पेड़ पौधे)

जिस प्रकार प्रत्येक ग्रह और राशियों के अपने-अपने वृक्ष होते हैं ठीक बैसे ही प्रत्येक नक्षत्र के भी अपने वृक्ष होते हैं। अपने वृक्ष होने का अर्थ है जो उस ग्रह या नक्षत्रों के प्रतिनिधि हों।
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या ऐसे वृक्ष जिन पर उक्त ग्रहों का प्रभाव रहता है इसलिए वैदिक साहित्य में “वृक्ष पूजन” का स्पष्ट निर्देश दिया गया है

जब भी कोई व्यक्ति बहुत परेशानियों में घिर जाता है (चाहे उस परेशानी का कारण कुछ भी हो) तब ज्योतिषी, जन्मकुंडली के आधार पर सबसे पहले यह जानने का प्रयास करते हैं कि

किस ग्रह नक्षत्र, राशि वा राशि स्वामी के कारण वह जातक परेशान है।

पुनः उस ग्रह अथवा राशि के कारकत्व को आधार बनाकर जातक के परेशानी को दूर करता है। उन कारकतत्व में पेड़-पौधे भी आते है। जन्म कुंडली में बुरे ग्रहो के प्रभाव को कम करने के लिए तथा शुभ ग्रहो के शुभत्त्व को बढ़ाने के लिए

निर्धारित पेड़-पौधों की सेवा तथा उसके जड़ को धारण करने का विधान है।

ऊपर दिए गए चित्र में चारों तरफ 3 घेरे बने हुए हैं जो सबसे ‘पहला घेरा’ है उसमें ‘27 नक्षत्रों’ के नाम हैं और उनकी पोधो के नाम साथ में लिखे हुए हैं

‘दूसरे घेरे’ में ‘12 राशियों’ के नाम उनके पौधों के साथ लिखे हुए

और ‘तीसरे घेरे’ में ‘नौ ग्रहों’ के नाम लिखे हुए हैं और उनसे संबंधित पेड़ पौधों के नाम भी लिखे हुए हैं।

ग्रह,राशि,नक्षत्र के आसार पेड़-पौधे प्रयोग करने से अंतश्चेतना में सकारात्मक सोच का संचार होता है और वे परिस्थितियों को अनुकूल करने में सहायक सिद्ध होते हैं

बिजली के आविष्कारक - महर्षि अगस्त्य

राव साहब कृष्णाजी वझे ने १८९१ में विज्ञान संबंधी ग्रंथों की खोज के दौरान उन्हें उज्जैन में दामोदर त्र्यम्बक जोशी के पास अगस्त्य संहिता के कुछ पन्ने मिले।

इस संहिता के पन्नों में उल्लिखित वर्णन को पढ़कर नागपुर में संस्कृत के विभागाध्यक्ष

रहे डा. एम.सी. सहस्रबुद्धे को आभास हुआ कि यह वर्णन डेनियल सेल से मिलता-जुलता है। अत: उन्होंने नागपुर में इंजीनियरिंग के प्राध्यापक श्री पी.पी. होले को वह दिया और उसे जांचने को कहा। श्री अगस्त्य ने अगस्त्य संहिता में विधुत उत्पादन से सम्बंधित सूत्रों में लिखा:

संस्थाप्य मृण्मये पात्रे ताम्रपत्रं सुसंस्कृतम्‌।
छादयेच्छिखिग्रीवेन चार्दाभि: काष्ठापांसुभि:॥
दस्तालोष्टो निधात्वय: पारदाच्छादितस्तत:।
संयोगाज्जायते तेजो मित्रावरुणसंज्ञितम्‌॥

अगस्त्य संहिता :

अर्थात: एक मिट्टी का पात्र (Earthen pot) लें, उसमें ताम्र पट्टिका (copper sheet)

डालें तथा शिखिग्रीवा डालें, फिर बीच में गीली काष्ट पांसु (wet saw dust) लगायें, ऊपर पारा (mercury‌) तथा दस्त लोष्ट (Zinc) डालें, फिर तारों को मिलाएंगे तो, उससे मित्रावरुणशक्ति का उदय होगा।

पर अब यहाँ थोड़ी सी हास्यास्पद स्थति उत्पन्न हुई।

उपर्युक्त वर्णन के आधार पर श्री होले

तथा उनके मित्र ने तैयारी चालू की तो
उपर्युक्त वर्णन के आधार पर श्री होले तथा उनके मित्र ने तैयारी चालू की तो शेष सामग्री तो ध्यान में आ गई,

परन्तु शिखिग्रीवा समझ में नहीं आया। संस्कृत कोष में देखने पर ध्यान में आया कि शिखिग्रीवा याने मोर की गर्दन।

Would you like to live in a UFO? Well in 1968 you could, thanks to Finnish architect Matti Suuronen. He created the Futuro House and for a while it was a worldwide sensation!

Let's take a look around...

The Futuro was a round prefabricated house initially designed as a ski chalet. Quick to build and easy to heat it reflected the optimism of the times.

Inside the spacious Futuro were all the 1960s mod cons: a central cooker/heater, reclining chairs, funky furniture and cool, crisp lines. Did it have shagpile carpets? Of course it did!

The Futuro was made of fibreglass- reinforced polyester and was light enough to be towed to any location. You literally moved house.

But its futuristic design caused an immediate backlash: Futuro houses were banned from many municipalities by zoning regulations because they didn't 'blend in' with the environment. Production was halted in the mid 1970s.

1/ The “I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most extraordinary speeches in American history. You should read it again. First, a few thoughts about the common American heritage Dr. King relied upon in calling Americans to rededicate themselves to the unfinished work of freedom.

2/ Dr. King delivered his speech in what he called the “hallowed spot” of the Lincoln memorial. More than a picturesque backdrop, King relied on America’s reverence for Lincoln and the common celebration of Lincoln’s words and acts, especially the Emancipation Proclamation.

3/ “Five score years ago…” King echoes the words of the Gettysburg Address. Like Lincoln, King invokes the Declaration of Independence and the fundamental principles of American freedom, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Every person in that crowd knew these words.

4/ The Declaration, Constitution and Emancipation Proclamation declared and established the fundamental American principles of freedom that all Americans knew and believed in. But these principles and promises remained unfulfilled for black Americans.

5/ Lincoln’s audience knew the history of slavery and many had suffered personal loss in the ongoing war. Dr. King’s audience knew the history of violent racism, segregation, and unequal economic opportunity. The Proclamation freed the slaves, “but the Negro still is not free.”

Happy Friday! I'm @khowaga, and I'm talking about the social history of medicine and disease in #Egypt. Today's topic is the cholera of 1883. (1/19)

#tweetistorian #twitterstorians #histmed #epitwitter

It goes like this.

According to popular legend, Patient Zero of the 1883 cholera epidemic was a mason in his mid-forties named Ḥassan Nūr-al-Dīn, who lived in the port city of Damietta (34,000 people). (2/19)

Nūr-al-Dīn rarely traveled outside of Damietta, but on the morning of Thursday, June 21, he took the local train to the next major town upriver, Manṣūra (30,000 people) for a weekend trip. The next day, Friday, he began to feel unwell. (3/19)

After a fitful night, he went to the station to return home on Saturday. His condition deteriorated rapidly: on boarding the train he exhibited no symptoms, but by reaching the hamlet of Rās al-Khalīg, about an hour later, he had become violently ill. (4/19)

By the time the train arrived in Damietta, he was so weak that he had to be carried home from the station. He arrived at his house before sunset, died shortly before midnight and was buried promptly the next day, Sunday, June 24. (5/19)

Saint Dominic Makes the Devil Tell Him Where He Gains in Sin and Where He Loses

On one occasion, as St. Dominic was by night walking about the convent of S. Sabina, guarding his flock with the vigilance of a good shepherd, he met the enemy in the dormitory, going like a lion👇🏽

{PART 2} seeking whom he might devour; and recognizing him, he said, "Thou evil beast, what doest thou here?" "I do my office," replied the demon, "and attend to my gains." "And what gains dost thou make in the dormitory?" asked the saint. "Gain enough," returned the demon. 👇🏽

{PART 3}
"I disquiet the friars in many ways; for first, I take the sleep away from those who desire to sleep in order that they may rise promptly for matins; and then I give an excessive heaviness to others, so that when the bell sounds, either from weariness or idleness they👇🏽

{PART 4} do not rise; or, if they rise and go to choir, it is unwillingly, and they say their office without devotion." Then the saint took him to the church, and said, "And what dost thou gain here?" "Much, answered the devil; "I make them come late and leave soon. I fill them👇🏽

{PART 5} with disgusts and distractions, so that they do ill whatsoever they have to do." "And here?" asked Dominic, leading him to the refectory. "Who does not eat too much or too little?" was the reply; "and so they either offend God or injure their health." Then the saint took

Some thoughts on @UKLabour... Many consider Sir Winston Churchill as Britain's greatest PM, yet he succumbed to a huge election defeat in 1945, right after spearheading Britain and its allies to victory in WWII. But how and why did this come about? 1/9

Some say that Churchill was the perfect leader for the job at hand – winning a war. Once war was over having completed a seemingly impossible mission; he had little direction, he was redundant, and society sought new leadership for a new era. 2/9

Some say that Churchill’s unwillingness to adapt caused his defeat. The movement for social reform grew throughout the war and reached a climax with the publication of the Beveridge Report. Churchill missed an opportunity to take on those reforms, and another 5 yrs as PM 3/9

Instead of backing them, he attempted to scare people away from the reforms and socialism as a positive force for good. The party centred the election around Churchill the ‘war lord’. Whilst Labour and Atlee brought the reforms to the centre of their campaign. 4 /9

Following the end of the war, the national conversation centred around issues of housing, health, and employment. Atlee and the Labour Party tuned in and devised a comprehensive manifesto for social change and justice. 5/9