Indian Recepies & Travel Blog - Vankipuram, Gods Country

What is the time value of Money? Right, its the value that your money holds during a certain time. Numismatics is my hobby. Having said that, here is the display of my collection that I collected from my school days. 

These coins are starting from 14th Centuary AD to till date that are used in India, Nepal and Pakistan.

These Coins are usually metal or a metallic material and sometimes made of synthetic materials, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a King or a Democratic government.

Coins are used as a form of money in transactions of various kinds, from the everyday circulation coins to the storage of large numbers of bullion coins. 

Historically, a great number of coinage metals (including alloys) and other materials have been used practically, artistically, and experimentally in the production of coins for circulation, collection, and metal investment, where bullion coins often serve as more convenient stores of assured metal quantity and purity than other bullion.

These coins lose their value as the time passes by but their value is still high for the hobbyists.
Happy Hobby of Collecting Coins!

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It is the final day of Brahmotsavam at Madhuranthakam called Vadaithi at Sri Rama Temple in Mathuranthakam 75km from Chennai on the NH47. As I mentioned in my previous visits on my blog posts such as Vadaithi 2006, Vadaithi 2007, Vadaithi 2008 and Vadaithi 2009. But, I forgot to add Vadaithi 2010 pics.

However, I take a pleasure in this post adding a picture taken during Vadaithi Festival in Maduranthakam in 2010 and a picture during this year's occasion as on 21 June this year, 2011.

This short video will tell you a few facts that many of us ignore. It is all about Meditation, finding inner peace and the power of visualization. Check it out and implement for the people around you, your family, friends, near and dear ones etc.

ThirukkOvalUr (also known as ThirukkOyilUr) is located 200 kilometers southwest of Chennai. The VaishNavaite temple in this town is called called TrivikramaswAmy (ulagaLandha PerumAL) temple. Its age has been recognized as dating to the early 10th century at which time it was a brick and mortar structure. During the reign of Rajendra sOzhan (11th century) granite structures were built.

Festivals: The annual Brahmotsavam is celebrated in the month of panguni (Mar-Apr) for 15 days. In addition, other festivals are mAsi makam (in Feb-Mar), pavitrOtsavam in Sep-Oct. Rama navami is celebrated usually in April, and tiruvADippUram (Jul-Aug) --ANDAL’s birthday—is another important festival.MangaLAsAsanam: This temple is claimed to be the very first one to be sung by the AzhwArs. PoigaiyAzhwAr (2 pAsurams), BhUdattAzhwAr (1 pAsuram), and ThirumangaiyAzhwAr (18 pAsurams) have sung about this temple. Let us look at one pAsuram by ThirumangaiyAzhwAr.

AzhwAr says: “The lord who kept the seven hills which rise up to the clouds, the seven seas, the heavens and the earth in his abdomen and then slept on the banyan leaf was witnessed by me in ThirukkOvalUr wherein the river “tenpeNNai” flows to the brim of its banks, where the Vedic scholars recite the Vedas, and where the paddy fields are so fertile”.

PerumAl: ThirukkOvalUr is associated with VAmana/Trivikrama avatars of Vishnu. PadmapurANam and BrahmANDapurANam mention this episode of Vishnu taking the form of a short-statured Brahmin seeking three steps of land from the demon-king MahAbali and subsequently changing the stature to a huge Trivikrama, measuring the earth and heaven with two steps and placing the third step on MahAbali’s head and destroying him. The sage MrikaND wanted to see the viswarUpam of Trivikrama and did immense penance. The lord obliged and he got the darshan. It is also believed that the first three AzhwArs (PoygaiyAzhwAr, BhUdattAzhwAr, and PEyAzhwAr) had an encounter with the Lord at this place. They visited this shrine and got caught on a stormy night. PoygaiyAzhwAr first sought shelter in MrikaND’s hermitage who directed PoygaiyAzhwAr to an ante-room wherein there was just enough space for him to lie down (oruvar paDukkalAm). Then BhUdattAzhwAr came knocking on the door. PoygaiyAzhwAr let him in saying two people can sit in that space (iruvar irukkalAm). Finally PEyAzhwAr sought shelter too and three of them had to stand to be accommodated (mUvar niRkalAm). Soon they were being crowded by another person. They noticed a shining light and recognized that it was the lord who came into the room to be with them.