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It can be truly said that Thiruvananthapuram (Tiru Anantha puram), the capital of Kerala owes its name with reference to the principal deity of the place, Sri.Padmanabhan familiar to million of Hindus by his posture of ‘Anantha Shayanam' (Eternal repose). The temple of Sri Padmanabha Swamy , one of the 108 shrines sacred to vaishnavas, is held in high veneration. There i a tradition that the God of the temple is believed to have been worshipped by Chandra and Indra. Nammalwar, who flourished in the 9th century, has sung eleven verses in praise of this place .Different versions are there for the origin of the temple which stands in an area formerly known as ‘Ananthakadu'. One account has it that a Pulaya (backward class) woman was weeding a field when she heard the piercing cry of a baby. She found the infant and fed it. After she went back to her work, a five headed cobra is said to have removed the child to a hole in a tree and sheltered it from the sun with its hood. The news reached the then ruler, who ordered a temple to be constructed at that place.Pulaya (backward class) woman was weeding a field when she heard the piercing cry of a baby. She found the infant and fed it. After she went back to her work, a five headed cobra is said to have removed the child to a hole in a tree and sheltered it from the sun with its hood. The news reached the then ruler, who ordered a temple to be constructed at that place.
Another version traces the origin of the temple to the renowned sage. Vilvamangalam Swamiyar, who became annoyed with an invisible child, which was constantly disturbing his penance and meditation. He threw the child aside rudely but the child left the sage telling him that it could be again found only at Ananthankadu. The grief stricken Swamiyar went in search Ananthankadu, guided only by the tinkling of the bells of the waist-belt of the invisible child. When he reached Ananthankadu, a huge illuppa came down with a loud crash and Lord Vishnu appeared before reclining on Adishesha with His four arms, extending from Thiruvallam to Thiruppapur, a distance of about eight miles. The God then forgave the Swamiyar and assumed a smaller form. Later a temple was constructed at the place. Even today, a successor of the Swamy performs daily worship at the temple. A small idol made of a portion of the original idol carved from the iluppa tree is also kept in the temple. It is said that the coconut shall in which the Swamiyar offered rice oblation to the deity is now represented by a golden bowl of the same shape in which rice offering is made daily to Sri Padmanabha Swamy.

Bruno takes Berlin in knit 'naked' suit

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has donned a skin-tight pink suit complete with sewn on genitalia in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to promote his new film "Bruno."http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090622-20125.html

The Raman effect

"I propose this evening to speak to you on a new kind of radiation or light emission from atoms and molecules." With these prophetic words, Professor C. V. Raman of Calcutta University began his lecture to the South Indian Science Association in Bangalore on March 16, 1928. Raman proceeded to describe a discovery that resulted from a deceptively simple experiment. It was conducted far from the great centers of scientific research in the Western world and used inexpensive equipment. Although one of the initial experiments required only a mercury lamp, a flask of benzene, and a direct vision pocket spectroscope, the results would capture the attention of scientists around the world and bring many accolades, including the Nobel Prize, to their discoverer. The American Chemical Society and the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science designated the discovery of the Raman Effect as an International Historic Chemical Landmark in Calcutta, India, on December 15, 1998.

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For everyone who works daily on a computer. The mistakes daily mouse and keyboard usage will result in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! Use the mouse and keyboard correctly. View below for the surgery of a patient suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome followed by theRIGHT TECHNIQUES for usage....
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5 Seconds Between Life & Death....

Like you, this man too, had a dream.
Like you, he too pushed his way into the crowded train.
Like you, he too wanted to get going before he got delayed.
Unlike you, he slipped and fell in the gap between the train and the platform at station.
And eight bogies went over him Find out what happened to this man.


The man obviously has a guardian angel and supportive bystanders who told him exactly what he shouldn't do - move. And so, the man lay absolutely still as eight bogies of the train passed over him - centimeters from his head. Within seconds the 12-coach train passed and the man clambered out, unaided, unhurt, but too shocked to speak to us after his near-death experience Untidy safety habits Can trip you up. This Guy was Lucky, Dont cross Railway Tracks ever & make a mess of ur Valuable Life
whatever happens it happens for good!
Don't use shortcuts in life,
eliminate unsafe acts &
unsafe conditions to avoid accidents.

LONELY I...................

Lonely I, lonely love you,
Lonely I, surrounded by nothing,
Lonely I, pieced and waiting,
Lonely I, cursed without you.
Lonely I, sit and think,
Lonely I, was before I met you,
Lonely I, hopeless still love you,
Lonely I, pain and nothing.
Lonely I, in the darkness,
Lonely I, with my tears,
Lonely I, sorrow and hate,
Lonely I, is this my fate?
- Skunkredhair Skunkie