SHREE UMIYA MATAJI MANDIR

The relationship of Radha and Krishna is the personification of love, passion, and devotion. Radha’s love for Krishna symbolizes the soul’s intense longing and willingness for the ultimate unification with God. She is the undivided form of Shri Krishna. Shri Krishna is not only the ultimate object of all love, but also is the topmost enjoyer of all loving relationships. He has unlimited desires to enjoy spitural loving relationships of pastimes, known as leela. He expands himself into the dual form of Krishna and Radha, his eternal consort and topmost devotee.

Ganesha is one of the most popular deities in the Hinduism. He is closely associated with the daily lives of millions of Hindus each day. He is known to be the remover of obstacles he is propitiated before the beginning of any new venture. He is also known as the god of wisdom and prudence. Ganesha’s physical characteristic of the elephant head makes him easy to identify. His parents are Shiv and Parvati. He is honored at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies to prevent any obstacles.

Lord Hanuman was greatly devoted to Lord Rama. A particular incident was when Sita put sindoor on her forehead, Hanuman asked her why. To this, she replied that since she is the wife and companion of Lord Rama, the sindoor was a sign of her unconditional love and respect. Hanuman then covered his entire body with sindoor to prove his love for Lord Rama. Lord Rama was really impressed by this and granted a boon that those who worshiped Lord Hanuman in the future with sindoor would see all their difficulties go away.

Shiva has many wives, which are the symbols of feminine power, also known as sakti. They are well known and also worshiped. There are four of his wives that stand out the most.

Their names are - Parvati, Uma, Durga, and Kali. Each of the four goddesses stand for something important in life. Parvati, who has beauty and youth, is the goddess of love and romance. She is also known to be the mother of Ganesha. It is to be known that Shiva was to kill Ganesha, however he ended up adopting him as his own.

Another of Shiva's wives, Umma, is the goddess of motherhood. She is seen to be kind, caring, and sweetnatured. Durga, is the goddess of justice. She is seen as a strong, courageous woman who is determined to reestablish justice.

Before Ram and his brothers were born, King Dashratha and his first wife Kaushalya had a daughter named Shanta. Kaushalya’s elder sister Vershini and her husband Raja Rompad (who was a great friend of Raja Dashratha as they studied in same Ashram) had no offspring. Once, when Vershini was in Ayodhya, she joked around asking for a child, to which Dashratha promised her she can adopt his daughter, Shanta. As the promise of ‘Raghukul’ had to be kept, Shanta was adopted by Raja Rompad, the king of Angdesh.