Agni Kavadi

Agni Kavadi Kedakulam Murukan Temple and Perunkuzhi Rajarajeswari Temple Kerala

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx3RQsX0Yuk

Varkala Charuvila Bala Subramanniya Vel Kavadi

Song: Velenthi Mayileri
Artist: M.G. Sreekumar
Album: Vel Muruga Aro Hara
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From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhjKhvsHY8s

Jingle Bells Original With Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O'er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight

[Chorus]

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

[Verse 2]

A day or two ago

I thought I'd take a ride

And soon, Miss Fanny Bright

Was seated by my side

The horse was lean and lank

Misfortune seemed his lot

He got into a drifted bank

And then we got upsot

[Chorus]

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

[Verse 3]

A day or two ago

The story I must tell

I went out on the snow

And on my back I fell

A gent was riding by

In a one-horse open sleigh

He laughed as there I sprawling lie

But quickly drove away

[Chorus]

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

[Verse 4]

Now the ground is white

Go it while you're young

Take the girls tonight

And sing this sleighing song

Just get a bobtailed bay

Two forty as his speed

Hitch him to an open sleigh

And crack, you'll take the lead

[Chorus]

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

Evergreen Christmas song "Jingle Bells" with lyrics. "Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822--1893) in the autumn of 1857. Even though it is commonly thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually originally written to be sung for Thanksgiving.

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7s2VjwQSMw

ABBA - Happy New Year

Happy New Year
ABBA

No more champagne
And the fireworks are through
Here we are, me and you
Feeling lost and feeling blue
It's the end of the party
And the morning seems so grey
So unlike yesterday
Now's the time for us to say

Happy New Year
Happy New Year

May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbor is a friend

Happy New Year
Happy New Year

May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I
Sometimes I see
How the brave new world arrives
And I see how it thrives
In the ashes of our lives
Oh yes, man is a fool
And he thinks he'll be okay
Dragging on, feet of clay
Never knowing he's astray
Keeps on going anyway

Happy New Year
Happy New Year

May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbor is a friend

Happy New Year
Happy New Year

May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I
Seems to me now
That the dreams we had before
Are all dead, nothing more
Than confetti on the floor
It's the end of a decade
In another ten years time
Who can say what we'll find
What lies waiting down the line
In the end of eighty-nine

Happy New Year
Happy New Year

May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbor is a friend

Happy New Year
Happy New Year

May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Produced by: Benny Andersson and Bjoern K Ulvaeus

Charly Antolini: CARAVAN - The Big Drum Solo

Charly Antolini: CARAVAN - The Big Drum Solo - Dick Morrissey - Brian Dee - Len Skeat - Jazzfestival Bern - Switzerland - 1993
From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-LyKcFE5c

Harry James-Caravan Live from Japan 1964

From the 1964 TV special from Japan, Harry James and the band play "Caravan."
This features Harry, and Buddy Rich on drums. Harry was going through some major pain issues related to his newly acquired dental implants at the time. Harry laid back throughout the entire telecast, and I have never understood whether it was just his dentures, or the Japanese television crew telling him to quiet his sound. Nonetheless, Harry shows a little of his flash in his solo, even with a cup mute! And of course, Buddy is Buddy!!

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyEeVTgZmOk

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt ALL Olympic finals Bonus round Top Moments

Usain Bolt is by far the most decorated sprinter of all times. We bring you ALL final races of the Jamaican - from the in Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 over London 2012 to Rio de Janeiro 2016. As extra bonus you can enjoy his Olympic debut from 2004 in Athens.

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiJHJz4f5Q

Thirty Wise Moral stories

Stories in this post:

Solomon's Justice, A Stupid Cock, The Greedy friends, Tit for Tat, The Lion and the Rabbit, An Over Ambitious Girl, The Old Man and his Sons, The three Artists, A cunning Crow, The Fair Justice, A boy and his Neighbour's Dog, A Fisherman and the Gatekeeper of a Noble Man, A king and a Spider, A King and his Flattering Courtier, The Driver and his elephant, The Birds and the Monkeys, The Miser and his Lump of Gold, The farmer and his Magic, A faithful Nurse, The donkeys and a Master, The Stag and the Hounds, A mouse and a Lion, A Farmer and a Thief, A Tailor and an Elephant, A slave and a Lion, The Sun and the Wind, Lion's Skin and a Fox, A cowboy and a Tiger, A kid and a Tiger, Make the World. 

Solomon's Justice

Once there lived a king named Solomon. He was very wise and clever. He was famous for making fair decisions, too. One day two mothers with the two babies appeared in front of the king. One baby was alive but next one was dead. Both of them said that one baby smothered in the accident. Both mothers claimed the same living baby. Each strongly claimed that the living baby belonged to her and the dead one belonged to next woman. The king had a great problem to decide the case by finding out the real mother of the living baby. However, the king made a fair decision. In order to decide the case fairly, he told the mothers that he would cut the living baby into two halves; and would divide each half to each mother. When he told it, one of the mothers agreed the decisions; but the next one started crying. The mother who was weeping requested the king not to kill the baby. She also requested the king to let the other woman have the baby. She urged that the baby must not be killed. The king smiled and decided that the mother who was weeping was the real mother. She was given the living baby. The other woman was punished for her guilt.

Moral: Reality cannot be concealed forever.

A Stupid Cock

Once there was an old woman. She lived in a cottage. There were a cock and some hens living in the same cottage. The cock was very proud but the hens were completely obedient and honest. One of the hens had an evil dream one night. She told it to the cock but he did not believe it. She also told him to be careful but he did not care it. One day a fox came up. He flattered the cock praising him for his kingly look and sweet voice. The fox asked him to sing. Then the cock raised his head, closed his eyes and started singing loudly and beautifully. The fox was very cleaver. He had a bad intention. He cleverly jumped upon the cock and seized him. The old woman did not hear the cock making the sound. But she heard the hen's noise. She rushed out, but it was too late. The fox had already taken the cock away. The cock was killed and eaten by the fox.

Moral: Negligence of good advice leads to chaos.

The Greedy friends

Once upon a time, there lived three friends. One day they were traveling through a forest in order to go to a city. They wanted to earn money. Fortunately, they found a bag of money. They felt very happy. They decided to divide it equally among them. They were very tired and hungry because they were traveling regularly for a long time. They decided to have food. One of them went to the neighboring village to buy food. Others stayed there. He bought some food in the next village. He thought of killing others as he was full of temptation. He put some poison into the food. He wanted to take all the money. The other friends plotted against him. They decided to kill him and divide the money between two. When he reached his friends with poisoned food, they immediately murdered him and ate the food. After a few minutes, they died of poison on the spot. The bag of money was left there unclaimed. Thus three friends conspired against and murdered one another because of their greed.

Moral: Conspiracy and extreme greed lead one to failures and chaos.

Tit for Tat

Once there lived a poor man in a village. One day he wanted to have delicious sweetmeats and went to market. He went to a sweetmeat seller. He asked the seller for some sweetmeats. But the seller was a cheat and used the short measure. The man saw it and grumbled not to do it. The seller was also very cleaver. He told the man that he did not have to carry heavy load; he was reducing the load for him. The poor man understood his trick and planned to pay a rupee less price. When the seller was paid less, he complained the man to give him full price. But the man replied that he had to have less to count. The poor man went to his house with the sweets. The cheat learn a lesson from him and felt ashamed for his mistake.

Moral: Tit for Tat

The Lion and the Rabbit

Once there lived a big lion in the forest. He was the king of all the animals. After some years, be became very old and could not walk out in search of food. He planned to supply himself with the delicious food. One day, he called a meeting of all the animals. All of them appeared at the den on time. He roared that he was the king of them and could not walk out due to his old age and he declared that it was their duty to feed him. He ordered them to make a list of them and come to him one by one every day. No one could oppose his decision. Everyone was frightened. Among them, there was one old rabbit. He was very cleaver. He wanted to be the food of the king and went to him. The lion was very angry with him because he was late. He had already made a trick. He told the king that he met a new lion on the way. The new lion claimed that he was the king of the jungle, the rabbit told the lion. When the rabbit told it, the lion got angry and told the rabbit to guide to the new lion. The rabbit took the old lion to a deep well and requested the lion to have a look into it. The lion saw his reflection of him on water of the well. The old lion thought it was the next lion and jumped into the well which was very deep. And the old lion died there. The cleaver rabbit was able to save all the other animals.

Moral: Mental strength is more powerful than physical strength

An Over Ambitious Girl

Once there lived a young girl in a village. She was highly ambitious. One day, she was going to the market in order to sell a pot of milk which she was carrying on her head. While she was on her way, she began to make plans for using her money. She thought that she would sell the milk in order to buy some chickens. They would give her many eggs. Many chicken's could be produced from the eggs. She would sell all of them in order to buy some goats. After some months, the goats would produce many kids. They, in turn, would grow up to be large goats. She would sell of those cows in order to buy some cows. After some time, she would sell all of those cows in order to buy some expensive jewelries and beautiful clothes in order to beatify herself. She hoped that many young men would go to her to propose to her. At first, she would not accept any proposals immediately. She would put off accepting the proposal so that many young, attractive, educated and rich men would keep on coming to her. Meanwhile she tripped on a stone and all her milk spilled all over the ground. Thus her over ambitious plan led her to failures.

Moral: Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Or, Don't make a castle in the air.

The Old Man and his Sons

Once there lived an old farmer in a village. His three sons were lazy. The farmer was hardworking and active but his sons never worked. They wasted their time being idle. They did not like to work hard. As the time wore on, the old man got weaker and weaker. One day, the old man was dying. He told his sons that he had hidden his treasures in the fields. He also added that if they found the treasures, they could have enough wealth to live on without working. The farmer died before he told them where the treasures had been hidden. Then the sons decided to dig the field. They looked into every part and corner of the field. They could not find anything. They became sad. But they planted the crops in the field. After the harvest, they could collect more crops. They realized that their hard labor was the treasure. They learn the lesson "labor is always productive." Thus the cleaver farmer made his sons work hard and taught them to live a happy life.

Moral: Hard labour leads you to success.

The three Artists

Once there lived three artists in a famous city. They were famous for their art. They were known to everyone. They claimed that they were perfectly skilled. Each praised oneself clamming he was the best artist among them. One day they decided to have a fair competition to find out who was the best. There was a good prize for the winner. A judge was also appointed to decide the case. The competition started on time. One artist painted flowers. The second painted a fruit and the third painted a curtain. The judge observed and evaluated them deeply. First he observed the flower on which a bee was sitting. Then he observed the fruit which an ox tried to eat. Both of the pictures were very natural. He praised them. Then, he observed the curtain. It was so natural that he tried to open it to enter the room. The flower was able to deceive an intellectual man like him. The judge realized that the picture of the curtain was most natural among them. That's why it was declared the first. Thus the third artist was able to get the prize.

Moral: A fair justice is natural and intellectual.

A cunning Crow

Once there was a dog. It was fond of having bones. One day, he found a bone and wanted to go to a safe place. He wanted to eat it deliciously. As he reached the place, he started to bite it. A crow saw it. The crow was very clever and cunning; and made a trick to take the bone from the dog. It flew away and called another crow. Both went to the dog. One crow pulled the dog's tail and next sat in front of the dog. The dog got very angry with the crow and attacked it leaving the bone on the floor. The other crow which was sitting in front of the dog took the bone and flew away. As the dog looked at the bone, it was not there. It saw that the crows were having the bone sitting at the top of the tree. The dog realized the crow's trick and its own mistake.

Moral: Look before you leap

The Fair Justice

Once there was an old lady. She was blind. She was very rich. She called in a doctor. She told the doctor that she would pay him large fee if her problem was cured. If she was not cured, he would not be paid anything. He agreed the proposal. He visited her daily. He was lured by the old lady's furniture. As he put his eyes on the furniture, he started delaying the cure. He took away the furniture every day. At last he cured her completely. Then he demanded his fees but the lady refused to pay it. She said that she was not cured completely but the the doctor claimed she was completely cured. The doctor brought the case into the court. The judge asked the woman why she had denied to pay the fees. She replied that her sight was not properly restored. She also added that she could not see all her furniture. When she told it as the proof, the judge realized that the doctor was guilty. He gave the verdict in the favor of the old lady. The old lady got very happy with the fair justice.

Moral: Truth is after all discovered.

A boy and his Neighbour's Dog

A man had an orchard. There were many apple trees in it. Ripe apples were hanging from the trees. A naughty boy lived nearby. He knew the owner of the orchard. The man would not give a single apple if he asked for it. So one day he thought of stealing apples.

There were a high wall around the orchard. The boy could not scale it. However, he found a small hole in the wall. Somehow he entered the orchard slowly through that hole. Then he climbed upon one tree and plucked many rippen apples. Then he got down. He had brought a bag with him. He collected the apples and filled the bag with him. His heart was full of joy. He thought to himself, "The apples. I shall eat them to my heart's content."

The boy was ready to go out with his bag through that hole. At this time the neighbor's dog saw the boy who was a stranger in the orchard. At once it chased him with a loud barking the boy tried to escape through the hole. But his bag would not get through the small hole. In the meantime the dog came near him. For fear of being bitten by the dog he left the bag behind and somehow escaped without the bag of apples. He thought how unlucky he  was. He got so many apples but could eat none. He cursed the man and his dog that prevented him from eating the apples.

Moral: Greed doesn't pay anything

A Fisherman and the Gatekeeper of a Noble Man

Once noble man wanted to give a fest to his friends and relatives. For this he required fish. A fisherman bought fish. At the gate, the gatekeeper did not, at first, allow him to enter. He wanted half the price from the fisherman. The fisherman agreed. When the fish was delivered, the noble man ordered his men to pay the price of the fish to the fisher man. The later demanded a hundred lashes as the price. The noble man was surprise to hear this. But the fisherman insisted on this payment. At last the noble man asked one of his men to give the lashes to the fisherman. The fisherman asked to stop when lashes were given. He said that the gate keeper had demanded half the price from him, so he should no get the remaining fifty lashes. The noble man now understood why the fisherman demanded such a strange price. The gate keeper was summoned. He was given fifty lashes. Then he was dismissed from service. The noble man then paid the price of the fish and in addition rewarded the fisherman for his noble way of punishing the dishonest gate keeper.

Moral: Honesty is rewarded, Dishonesty is punished.

A king and a Spider

Once the enemies of a king took his kingdom. The king fought hard but was defeated by his enemies. They occupied his kingdom. The king fled away from his capital. The enemies tried to capture the king. He latter collected soldiers and fought with the enemies six times, but he could not defeat them. The enemies tried their best to capture him. They offered reward for his capture by anybody. Some greedy people tempted by this offer. So they also tried to capture the king. For this reason he was in disguise. He hid himself in many places. When he was about to be captured hardship, still he did not submit to his enemies.

Once he hid himself in a cave. He was in despair. He thought that he would never be able to recover his lost kingdom. Once he thought of submitting to his enemies. At this time he saw that a spider was trying to climb up to the roof of the cave. The spider failed again and again, but it didn't give up its attempt. In this way it tried six times. Still it tried again. In the next attempt the spider succeeded in climbing up the roof.

This was a lesson to dishearten king. He was inspired by the example of the spider. He thought of fighting with the enemies again with a renewed vigor. He collected faithful followers once more and attacked his enemies. This time the king and his men fought so bravely for the freedom of their country that the enemies were defeated. The king recovered his lost kingdom.

Moral: Patience and perseverance lead to success.

A King and his Flattering Courtier

Once a king was standing on the sea shore. The sea rolled up the shore where the king stood. The king was wet with the water. One of the courtiers was a great flatterer. He always spoke of the great power of the king. He said that the king was mightier than the sea. He requested the king to command the sea not to come near him. At his command the sea would certainly go back.

The king knew that the courtier was flattering him. He also knew that he had no such control over the sea as he had over his subjects. So the sea would never obey his command. But he pretended to order the sea. He said to the sea, "Well, you know that I am a king. Everybody obeys me. You must also obey me. I tell you to go back from here and not to come again and drench me."

But the sea did not obey the king's order. The waves kept coming up the beach and then drenched the king. The king latter then rebuked the courtier, saying. "well you know that the sea is not my subject. It does not care anybody. You want to please me by saying impossible things. It knows you are a mean flatterer. I hate a flatterer like you. So in future you should be careful."

Moral: A mean flatterer is an object of hatred.

The Driver and his elephant

Once an elephant driver was passing through a market mounting his elephant. He was very thirsty. He saw green coconuts for sale. He bought one, drank the milk of the coconut and satisfied his thirst. There was kernel inside the coconut. The driver wanted to eat the kernel. He found it convenient to break the coconut on the elephant's head. He hit the coconut on the elephant's. Then he ate the kernel. 

The elephant was much hurt. Now, the elephant are by nature every revengeful. This elephant also wanted to take revenge on the driver. The next day the elephant was again passing by that place in the market. The driver was sitting on the elephant. The elephant picked up a green coconut from a shop with his trunk. Then he raised his trunk and hit the driver hard again and again with the coconut. The poor driver could not escape. He could not never think that the elephant would take revenge in this way. Being thus struck hard repeatedly he was killed by the elephant.

Moral: Tit for Tat

The Birds and the Monkeys

There lived some birds and monkeys on a big tree. The birds had build their own nests and lived there. The monkeys had no shelter of their own.

Once in the rainy season, the sky was overcast with dense clouds. Soon there was heavy shower. It rained in torrents. The birds lived comfortably in their nests. The shower could not do any harm to them. On the other hand the monkeys were put into great inconvenience. As they had no shelter like that of the birds, they got wet at the foot of the tree where they were waiting. They were shivering with cold. The birds advised the monkeys to build their homes.

The monkeys did not like the advice of the birds. They felt insulted. They wanted to teach the monkeys a lesson for rebuking them. When the rain ceased, they climbed the tree and destroyed the nests of the birds.

Moral: Good advice to fools only increases their anger.

The Miser and his Lump of Gold

A miser only cared to lay by money. He did not spend it even to buy the bare necessaries of life. When he collected a large sum of money he bought a lump of gold with that money. He buried it in a secret place in his house. Every day he used to check the lump of gold. He intended never to use that gold.

One day his servant saw him examining the lump of gold. The miser was not aware of it. One day when the miser was away from home, the servant dug out the place. He stole the lump of gold and fled away. Next day, the miser found that his gold had been stolen. Great was his grief. His hard earned wealth was stolen by a thief. He cried in grief. His neighbors learnt the cause of his grief. They advised him to bury a piece of stone in the hole where the lump of gold had been hidden. They said that he never intended to use that gold. Hence there was no difference between a lump of gold and piece of stone. He should regard the stone as his lump of gold. 

Moral: A miser suffers for his miserliness.

The farmer and his Magic

Once there lived an honest and hardworking farmer. He worked hard in his fields. His cattle were healthy and his tools were sharp. As a result fields were well ploughed and they produced plentiful crops every year. His neighbors were not hard working like him. Their cattle, were not healthy and their tools were not sharp. So their fields were not ploughed well and consequently they never reaped rich harvests like their hard working neighbors. They were jealous of him. They complained to the king that their neighbor was an evil magician. By virtue of his evil magic, he robbed them and enriched himself.

The king said that his magic consisted in hard labor healthy cattle, and sharp tools. Anyone could be a magician like him if he had these three things. His neighbors were idle. Their tools were not used properly and taken care of. As a result their fields were not ploughed well. Hence they did not get plentiful harvests like him. 

The king now understood the secret of the farmer's magic. He was well pleased with him. He advised the farmer's neighbor to learn the same magic. They they will have no cause of complaint.

Moral: Diligence is the mother of good luck

A faithful Nurse

Once lived a king, a song was born to him. But the mother of the child died at the time of child birth. The king appointed a young woman as his nurse. The woman too had a little son. The woman nursed both the babies together with a great care.

Now the king had several enemies. They plotted to kill his son. One night the enemies bribed the guards and got into the palace. Before they enter the room of the little price, some one had warned the nurse that the life of the prince was in danger. The King's enemies had entered the palace to kill the prince. The nurse at once made up her mind. She decided quickly changed the dresses of two babies. Then she put her own son, dressed as the prince, on the latter's had and lulled him to sleep. She left the palace with the prince and flew away to save him. 

In the meantime the murderers entered the room of the prince. They found a baby sleeping on the bed. They took him for the prince, killed him and left the palace. Thus the life of the real prince was saved. The king learnt after his son's life had been saved by the nurse. He sent his servants to call the nurse. When she came, king expressed his gratitude to her. He offered her great rewards. She refused the rewards. Life was no longer worth living for her without her son. So she committed suicide. King was much grieved at her death. He wanted to her name ever memorable. He erected a splendid tomb in memory of the faithful nurse and carved there the story of her noble sacrifice. 

The donkeys and a Master

Once a trader was going to a neighboring market. He had with him a donkey. It was carrying a load of salt on its back to sell in the market. On the way to the market place there was a bridge, by change the load of salt fell into the water. The salt melted in the mater, so the donkey had no burden to carry. The next day the trader loaded the donkey with a bag of salt and started for the market place. When they reached the bridge, a cunning thought crossed the mind of the foolish donkey. He wanted to be relieved of his burden at the time of crossing the bridge. His master could understand the donkey's trick. He wanted to teach the foolish donkey a lesson.

The next day he loaded the donkey with a big of sponge and set out for the market place. The foolish donkey played the same trick at the time of crossing the bridge. He thought that by doing this he would be relieved of his load. But as the bag of sponge fell into the stream, the sponge was soaked with water and become much heavier. The foolish donkey had to carry that heavier load to the market place with great difficulty. Hence forward, the donkey never played such a trick again.

Moral: Tit for Tat

The Stag and the Hounds

Once a stag was very thirsty. He roamed about in the forest in search of water. At last he came to a clear pool. While drinking water he saw his own reflection on a clear pool. He saw his horns and admired how beautiful they were. When he saw his legs, he despised them because they were thin and ugly. 

At this time he heard the blowing of horns. He feared that some hunters were coming. Soon he saw that the hunter's hounds were running towards the pool. In great fear the stag ran away, but the hounds should fall upon got caught in the creepers that hangs down the branches of a tree. He could not free himself from the creepers.

In the meantime, the hounds hotly chased him. Within a short time they came upon him and killed him. At the time of his death, the stag repented, saying, "Alas! My thin and ugly legs helped me to run away, by my fine horns were the cause of my death."

Moral: A think that is despised often proves more valuable in danger.

A mouse and a Lion

Once there was a strong lion in a big jungle in India. It was midday. The lion was sleeping under a tree. A mouse was playing near him. 

The mouse started to play on the lion's body. The pulled the lion's whiskers. The lion woke up and caught the small mouse in his hand. The lion wanted to kill the mouse. The mouse was much afraid of him and said, "I am very sorry. Please forgive me." The lion felt pity on him and set him free. While moving away, the mouse promised to help the lion. The lion said, "You baby, you can help the lion? and laughed at him."

A few days later while the mouse was moving around, he saw a lion under a strong net. He went near the lion and noticed that it was the same lion. The lion was badly trapped. The mouse said, "Good morning, sir. Please, don't worry. I'll help you." Then the mouse started cutting the net with his sharp teeth. At last the lion was set free. Then the lion with the happy tears said, "Thank you, my little friend." And he shook hand with the mouse. After that they became very good friends and lived happily together in the forest.

Moral: We shouldn't look down anybody.

A Farmer and a Thief

Many years ago there was a farmer in Jumla. His name was Jack. He had a horse. One day he had to go to the town. On the way, he felt hungry. Therefore, he tied his horse to a tree and went to a teashop to have tea and bread. When he came back, his horse was no more there. He saw someone riding his horse. The cried for help.

A crowd of people gathered there. When a policeman saw it, he followed the thief on his horse back and caught him. 

The thief was taken to the judge, but the thief said, "It's my horse. I'm not a thief. I'm the real master." Jack said the horse was his and the thief was it was his. The judge thought for a while and asked Jack to go near the horse. When Jack went near the horse, it looked at him. 

The judge asked the thief to go near the horse. When the thief went the near the horse, it did not look at him. Then the judge knew that the horse belonged to Jack. The judge said to Jack, "It is your horse. You can take it." Jack became very happy. He thanked the judge and went away on his horse back. The thief was sent to jail. 

Moral: Truth wins

A Tailor and an Elephant

Once upon a time, there was a rich landlord in Chitwan. He had an elephant. Every day the elephant used to go to the Narayani River to take a bath. There was a tailor's shop on the way. The elephant used to go to the river past the tailor's shop. The tailor used to give him fruits and vegetables. They had become very good friends. One time, the tailor was very busy at his shop during teej. He had to sew many blouses and cholos for women. Then the elephant came and stood in front of the shop. What happened to the tailor that day? He didn't give him anything to eat. Instead, he pierced the elephant's trunk with his needle. The elephant got very angry. He went to a nearest pool and made the water muddy. He filled his trunk with muddy water and came back to the tailor's shop. He threw all the dirty water in the tailor's shop. All the clothes became dirty and they were spoiled. 

The tailor had a great loss. He regretted on his foolish activity. The elephant taught him a lesson and the tailor learnt a lesson. 

Moral: We should not harm anybody.

A slave and a Lion

Once there lived a rich man in an Indian village. He had many slaves and helpers. Although the slaves worked very hard, the master was never happy with them. He was unkind and cruel to them. 

One day, a servant made a mistake while cooking food. When the master saw the overcooked and burnt food, he became angry. He kept the servant in small room and looked the door from outside. Anyway, the servant was able to escape through the window at night. He went to the forest. He saw an injured lion in the forest. He didn't run away. He went near the lion and saw that there was a wound in one leg of the lion. He searched for herbs and cured his wound. After two days, the lion got recovered. They became very close friends.

One day, at midday, the servant was caught by the master's guards. He was taken back to his house. The master decided to put him in front of a hungry lion. Many people came to see the lion eating the slave. There was a big lion in a cage. The master pushed the slave into the lion's cage. It was the same lion whom the slave had helped. Instead of killing the slave, the lion started to lick his hand and hug him. Seeing this, the man thought that the slave was a great person. He freed the slave and made him his friend. Then the master started to love everyone. The master, the slave and the lion lived happily thereafter.

Moral: Help others.

The Sun and the Wind

Many, many years ago, the sun and the wind were very close friends. They loved each other very much. They never quarreled with each other.

Time flew away. The wind started to boast. He thought that he was more powerful than the sun. Once he said, "Hey, Sun. I am stronger than you. You have to respect me."

"Are you?" the sun said, "Let's have a bet."

"Ok", the wind said.

The sun saw a man coming toward them. The sun said, "Who can make the man take of his clothes will be the winner. The loser should remain invisible thereafter." The wind agreed. The first turn was of the wind. He started to blow hard. The man felt colder than before. He put on a shawl. The wind got tired and stopped to blow. Now it was the sun's turn. The sun began to shine more brightly than before. The man felt hot. He started taking off his clothes. The wind lost the bet and he agreed to be invisible. After that we can see the sun but we can't see the wind.

Moral: Don't boast to your friends.

Lion's Skin and a Fox

Once upon a time there were many animals in an African forest. Many tigers, lions, rhinos, hyenas and elephants lived there. They were living peacefully.

But one day a herd of hungry hyenas killed a lion and ate up all his flesh, but they left the lions skin there. A fox came there from somewhere. He was cleaver and cunning. When he saw the lion's skin, he wore it like a coat and went to meet his friends. On the way the tigers saw him and they thought that he was a lion. So, they ran away. The fox thought that he had become the real powerful king and everybody was afraid of him. As he reached his home, he saw that his friends also thought him a real lion and were afraid of him. He became happy.

In the evening other foxes started barking. He forgot that he was a fox, not a lion. Like other days, he also started barking. The other foxes knew that he was not a lion - he was a fox. They caught him and took off the lion's skin. Then they started to bite him and they hurt him badly. Finally, they didn't involve him in their group. He became alone thereafter.

Moral: We cannot hide the truth.

A cowboy and a Tiger

Some years ago, there was a cowboy in a village of Bardiya. He used to take his cattle to the nearest forest to graze them. 

After taking the cattle to the jung, he used to let them go wherever they liked. He used to play the flute sitting on a branch of the tree, but the keeping an eye to the animals. One time he forgot to take his flute with him. He sat on a branch of a tall tree and looked around. He saw that the farmers were planting paddy. He thought to play a trick on them.

Then he shouted to them, "Help me, help me. A tiger has come."

As the farmers heard it, they ran towards the boy to help him. When they reached there, they could not see the tiger. When they looked up at the boy, he was laughing. The farmers knew that it was the stupid boy's trick.

After four months, one day while he was playing the flute, he saw his goats and cows running here and there. He stopped playing the flute and watched there carefully. He saw a big tiger about to pounce on his he goat. He should, "Help, Help. The tiger is eating my goats." The farmers heard the boy shouting, they didn't come to help. They thought that the boy was again playing the trick on them. The boy went on begging for help and the farmers went on harvesting rice. The tiger went on killing his cattle one by one.

Moral: A liar only gets sorrows.

A kid and a Tiger

Once there was a baby goat in a village near the jungle and his name was Kid. He was the only child of his father and mother. So, he was much loved. He didn't obey his parents. He used to go here and there alone. His mother told him about the dangerous of wild animals. She warned him not to go to the jungle because the wild animals could kill him. The kid listened to her but didn't follow her advice. One day his parents had gone to the meadow to graze, he went to the jungle. He started kidding in the jungle. Then suddenly, he saw a tiger near him. He looked at the tiger's eye. The tiger got surprised and asked, "Hey you kid. Aren't you afraid of me?"

The kid answered, "Do you think I'm small? I've already killed a rhino, a lion and an elephant. I am here to look for a tiger. Luckily, I found you." When the tiger heard it, he started to run away.

A jackal saw the tiger running away. He shouted to the tiger to stop. Then the jackal asked him, "Why are you running away?" The tiger said, "There is a powerful goat here. He has killed many animals. He wants to kill me."

The jackal knew that it was only the goat's trick. So he said to the tiger, "The goat told you a lie. You can easily kill him. Please go and kill him. Then let's eat him fifty - fifty."

"No, I won't go," said the tiger.

"Don't worry. Let's tie up our tails together and let’s go together", said the jackal. The tiger agreed with him. When the kid saw the tiger with jackal, he got frightened but anyhow he collected his strength and shouted, "Thank you, jackal brother. You are bringing the tiger for me; I'll never forget you help. I'll kill him and you can eat all his flesh because I don't eat meat."

When the tiger heard it, he ran away without looking behind. The cunning jackal was badly dragged. The jackal hit his head on a big stone and died soon.

After that the goat returned home and told his parents everything. He started to cry. Hugging his mother, he said, "Mum, I had nearly become the tiger's food. I'll never go to the jungle. I'll follow your advice."

Moral: We should obey our parents.

Make the World

There was a famous and beautiful temple on the summit of a hill. That temple was a destination of millions of pilgrims. On the way to the temple, there existed a small village. But the people of that village had to live miserable lie. They had to struggle much to meet their hands and mouth. The mode of transportation to reach the temple was rope-way like cable car the village was located between the temple and the rope way station. The villagers were not accessible to any infrastructure of development. Indeed their life style was a mighty tough.

One day a man visited the temple. He hadn't visited it before. During his way to the temple via rope way, he felt the miserable scenario of the villagers. Right after that, an idea hunted in his mind. He saw thousands of people visiting the temple every day. He thought if everyone who visited the temple would drop a rupee per individual then the villagers life style would be completely changed.

A big program was held in the temple. He proposed his thought in a program saying, 'if we really believe on god and worship him, we should drop a rupee per individual. All the pilgrims appreciated his thought. They formed a committee and passed that proposal. The proposal was implemented successfully.

The Villagers were informed about it. Right from the next day, the rule was implemented and villagers gathered at a junction. Every day they collected a lot of money dropped by the thousands of pilgrims. The villagers became rich in no time and as imagined by the man, their life was really changed.

Again, one day another programme was held to respect that man and his idea. Millions of pilgrims and all the villagers were there in the programme. The man was respected and was requested to deliver few words in front of the accumulated mass. He started his speech saying, 'Well! Today I'm pretty happy I don't have any words to express my inner satisfaction. But what I would like to request all the people is that, please! Please! Contribute to the world, because you are the human.

Neengal Varume Bangalore Ramani Ammal

Murugan is the second son of Siva and Paarvathi, brother of Lord Ganesha. Murugan is worshipped widely in Southern India, especially in Tamilnadu. Saregama presents the very special Murugan song "Neengal Varume" Sung by Bangalore A. R. Ramani Ammal. Track Details : Song : Neengal Varume Album : Bangalore A R Ramani Ammal Tamil Devotional Singer : Bangalore A. R. Ramani Ammal Music : T. A. Kalyanam, T. K. Ramamoorthy Lyricist : Traditional

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgLrbv5ybIY

Mr. India 2018

Sangram Chougule Posing / Guest Posing at IBBF Mr. India 2018

Kalaignar about MGR

Kalaignar Karunanidhi's Rare speech about MGR

https://youtu.be/sa2D6fb9GoE

Gayatri, Gayatri Mantra and their Meaning

Gayatri means a hymn or song in Sanskrit.

Gayatri Mantra has been bestowed the greatest importance in Vedic dharma. This mantra has also been termed as Savitri and Ved-Mata, the mother of the Vedas.

Om bhur bhuvah swah

Tat savitur varenyam

Bhargo devasya dheemahi

Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

Meaning:

O God! You are Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Almighty, You are all Light. You are all Knowledge and Bliss. You are Destroyer of fear; Creator of this Universe; the Greatest of all. We bow and meditate upon Your light. You guide our intellect in the right direction.

Vaaranam Aayiram

In spite of kodai's constant pleas to call her kannan, the cuckoo totally ignores her. Kodai's sorrow increases beyond limits. Kannan now feels sorry for her plight and out of compassion, bestows a pleasant dream on kodai, who is sleeping after crying for a long time. In this divine dream, he shows her the scenes that will take place in a wedding between Him and her. Andall in her ecstasy describes her dream to her friends, and thus emerges the sixth tirumozhi of the Nachiar Tirumozhi.

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsjuuC-iA0Y