Stories and jewelry from India
Here are two stories from the life and times of Thirumangai Azhwar that revolves around jewelry including how leaves turned gold at the Aabarnadari temple. Neelan, Kaliyan a.k.a Thirumangai mannan Once upon a time, there lived a man called Neelan*. He was the chieftain of a clan of thieves. Also referred to by the name
This story is a variation of the Sanskrit drama The lady of the jeweled necklace which is attributed to king Harsha and discusses the life of princess Ratnavali. In the kingdom of Kaushambi. King Udayana marries queen Vasavadatta. However, his minister wants him to marry princess Ratnavali of the Sinhala Kingdom for a sage had
The story of why Naraka chathurdasi came to be observed Long long ago, so very long ago, the Devas and Asuras* – the good and evil demi gods who were mortal enemies of one – another decided to put their enmity aside to achieve their common goal of immortality. In order to access Amrit –
Rāmayanam is a Hindu epic that details the life history of King Rāma of Ayodhya, his brothers, his wife Sītā and their trials and tribulations. Chudamani or Cūḍāmaṇi Pradhanam is an episode in the Sundara Kāṇḍa section of Rāmayana which presents the messenger Hanumān as the hero. The story thus far Rāma, his wife Sītā
In the city of Dwarka, there lived a nobleman, Satrâjit. He was a devotee of Sûrya, the sun God, who pleased with Satrâjit gifted him the Syamantaka gem. The gem’s specialty was that it could magically produce eight measures of gold everyday. Satrâjit soon became wealthy and the envy of every man in the kingdom.