Just Imagine How Our Hindu Gods Must Feel When Humans Make Fun Of Facial Features.

चैती गीत

Let's talk about Chaiti (चैती)

It is a folk song genre sung in Awadhi and Bhojpuri in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Nepal and neighbouring areas.

Chaiti is specifically sung during the month of चैत्र—or as we call it in Awadhi, चैत—where it gets its name from. The most important aspect of a chaiti for me is the usage of रामा. I have never heard of a chaiti without it.

There are devotional songs—especially sung during राम नवमी and चैत्र नवरात्र. There are songs about the season itself—the koel’s call, the flowers that blossom in spring, and mango trees, the changing weather. And then there are the songs of yearning (बिरहा), sung by a बिरहन, a woman in longing. Why? Because spring is here, but the one she wants to experience it with is not.

Like this one here by the brilliant Girija Devi ji -

I have always been a Liberal. Even with the India-Pakistan war, I have always scoffed at the people that tried to say that Islam is the problem and not just the extremist, terror cells in Pakistan. I wasn't excited about the idea of a war, but I saw it as the result of literally nothing else working out. I heard about Kashmiri Pandits, but I thought what happened to them was because of the militant groups coming in. I was sure that they'll be helped to go back home in time.

Now the Hindus in West Bengal are being slaughtered.

West Bengal has been one of the leading forces of the freedom struggle in our country. We have had brilliant philosophers, artists, dancers, poets, singers, screen play writers, writers everything from West Bengal. It is a state that produces brilliant intellectuals every year. Liberals and socialists. I don't know if you've ever talked to a Bengali, but they're the most capable, well spoken, talented people you will ever come across. It's the stronghold of the Shaktism sect in India. Ma Durga is revered the most in that land.

And now our people are being slaughtered. Hindus are being driven out of their land by the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and certain extremist Muslims. It's like watching the Kashmiri Pandit exodus in real time. For centuries they've coexisted together with no issues, enriching the culture of Bengal, and suddenly brother has turned to foe. Houses and businesses are being burnt. They're looting people and issuing rape threats to women. People are being killed. They're throwing around bombs. They're attacking the police forces.

This is a land that has embraced refugees and shared everything with them. There was no reason to attack these people.

People had to cross rivers in boats to escape. 500 people had to leave their homes overnight because of the sudden extremists. Only Muslims were spared.

Locals say this has been going on since 2020.

Please, I'm begging with folded hands, keep the Bengali Hindus in your mind. Look at what they're facing. This is scary. If even the Liberal and safe Bengal can be turned overnight, no place is safe. What tf are people supposed to do?

I swear I love this

The Feminism I support

For the first time, women led a high-level military press conference on a major tri-services operation. This moment goes far beyond strategy-it's a powerful step toward true representation in defense leadership.

श्री माता वैष्णो देवी मंदिर के दर्शन

Visit to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple

We took a train from New Delhi to Jammu Tawi, and from there a smart city e-bus till Katra.

This was our view of the sky and the sun from the bus.

The setting sun from the place we rented at Katra before our climb. We decided to begin at night after a good dinner.

This must be at around 11 PM.

Didn't click any pictures around the Bhawan because we were too tired from the climb. Plus we had submitted our phones. We got to attend the morning aarti at 6 AM and we were in there for a good 2 hours of duration. After that we collected our belongings and headed for the ticket counters for the ropeway.

Took the ropeway for Bhairo temple.

And that is the Bhawan from the viewpoint from the Bhairo temple.

We took a train from here back to New Delhi.

Jai Hanuman

|| रुद्राष्टकम् ||

नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपं विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्म वेदस्वरूपं

निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं चिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजेऽहं

निराकारमोंकारमूलं तुरीयं गिरा ग्यान गोतीतमीशं गिरीशं

करालं महाकाल कालं कृपालं गुणागार संसारपारं नतोऽहं

तुषाराद्रि संकाश गौरं गभीरं मनोभूत कोटि प्रभा श्रीशरीरं

स्फुरन्मौलि कल्लोलिनी चारु गंगा लसद्भालबालेन्दु कंठे भुजंगा

चलत्कुण्डलं भ्रू सुनेत्रं विशालं प्रसन्नाननं नीलकंठं दयालं

मृगाधीशचर्माम्बरं मुण्डमालं प्रियं शंकरं सर्वनाथं भजामि

प्रचंडं प्रकृष्टं प्रगल्भं परेशं अखंडं अजं भानुकोटिप्रकाशं

त्रयः शूल निर्मूलनं शूलपाणिं भजेऽहं भवानीपतिं भावगम्यं

कलातीत कल्याण कल्पान्तकारी सदा सज्जनानन्ददाता पुरारी

चिदानंद संदोह मोहापहारी प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो मन्मथारी

न यावद् उमानाथ पादारविंदं भजंतीह लोके परे वा नराणां

न तावत्सुखं शान्ति सन्तापनाशं प्रसीद प्रभो सर्वभूताधिवासं

न जानामि योगं जपं नैव पूजां नतोऽहं सदा सर्वदा शंभु तुभ्यं

जरा जन्म दुःखोद्य तातप्यमानं प्रभो पाहि आपन्नमामीश शंभो

रुद्राष्टकमिदं प्रोक्तं विप्रेण हरतोषये ये पठन्ति नरा भक्त्या तेषां शम्भुः प्रसीदति

ॐ नमः शिवाय🔱☘️🙏🧘😌

other Indian states also have catchy phrases for themselves such as "Kerala, gods own country", "Madhya Pradesh, heart of hindustan", "Uttarakhand, land of gods",

literally every other state has areas described as heaven on earth. The elephant in the room is that Kashmiris think they're racially superior for there's an erroneous notion that kashmiris have lighter skin than the rest of Indians, and that they're cleaner (no, kashmiris civic sense is awful, the central government just pumps shit ton of money for their infra)

So the elephant in the room, as we speak, is racial superiority of Kashmiris. Even in arguments, they always love to claim that their ancestors were "pure Brahmins" or "aryans", repeating 19th century European eugenicists racial propaganda. In reality, an impoverished dark skin priest from Kerala (shrautin /agnihotra) is a real Brahmin and not these "Butt, Dar, Mattoos". Surnames are easy to steal which a lot of subcon converts do to "gain legitimacy among converts (or reverts as they love to claim)". Which goes back to racism and racial superiority. Notice how they're dragging West Africans too (they don't do that to East Africa because they perceive east africa as islamic and therefore their ummah perhaps)

Pakistani agitprop accounts are posting random clips of light skin individuals as a part of their longstanding campaign to claim that Indians are dark brown, which connotes to ugly and lesser (in their minds), whereas Pakistanis are light skin, "real aryans" and have closer proximity to MENA and Europeans. Do not come to me with verses from quran claiming that the barbarian prophet "forbade racism" (biggest cock and bull propaganda, along with islam being feminist) when Persians were derogatorily called "Ajam" and "abeed" has an inherent anti-black racist connotation.

The "right to self-determination" -crowd cannot discuss about these things because either they're scared to speak about the truth (they fear that they get ostracised by their peers) or they're just so so brainwashed that they no longer can reason. 

Ofcourse I know all the Adityas are not the Sun. They all represent different aspects in nature. Like Varun is rain and water, Pushan is nourishment, Mitra is wind.

And since you brought up nakshatras, I think I should mention that some of the constellations do have stars which have a planetary system of their own. So these stars act as the sun of these planetary systems. Cancer has 55 Cancri with 5 planets, for example.

And like you pointed out, some of these adityas are nakshatra deities. So similarly couldn't these stars in the zodiac constellation can also be the suns with a planetary system.

I have been wondering about this for a while now.

So there are 12 Adityas, not all of them are the Sun but what if they are. Like we know, Surya Dev is the sun in our solar system and that there are other solar systems in our galaxy and the universe, so what if the other Adityas are also the Sun in their solar systems?

They are not similar to sun. It's because they have been mentioned as rulers of different nakshatras in Jyotish which has different characteristics.

For example, Varuna rules shatabhisha nakshatra. Shatabhisha is closely associated with scientific invention/innovation or breaking boundaries whereas Sun ruled nakshatras are related to authority/power.

We Hindus use aditya as synonymous to sun. I guess that's where this misconception comes from. Adityas are simply the children of aditi. They all have different characteristics.

Also, solar system and galaxies are modern scientific constructs. Our Hindu scriptures doesn't mention galaxies. So adityas are universal.

Sant Tulsidas (2/2)

Sant Tulsidas’ influence extended far beyond literature.

He is often credited with popularizing Ramlila, the dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas, and the language of choice Awadhi, inspired its widespread adoption, making it a central part of cultural and religious celebrations across India.

Monuments dedicated to Tulsidas, such as the Tulsidas Smarak Bhavan in Varanasi and the Tulsidas Temple in Ayodhya, stand as tributes to his lasting legacy.

Tulsidas’ works, especially the Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa, are still widely referenced in pop culture, from television shows to films and music.

Sorry but the translation is giving me an ick

So no one ever told me about Ram ji roasting the moon and listing it faults because it's just not as beautiful as Maa Sita after looking at her once in the gardens? No one?

And then he just returned to his Guru like nothing happened? As if he didn't just talk to the moon and insult it?

I generally prefer Valmiki Ramayan but the Balkand in Ramcharitmanas is pure gold.