Bad earthquake in Pakistan. Hit us too. An Indo-Pak earthquake. Must be an American earthquake (since in US everything is conceived around the hyphenated Indo-Pak balance).
I am sad about all families who suffered.
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=132530&cat=India
I lectured all Chief Ministers on the need to improve the fiscal health of the state. Most Chief Ministers told me they had heard of Leptospirosis, Dengue and Typhoid problems in their state but the fiscal bug had still not hit them. One chap even wanted to know if there were special financial benefits if he declares his state fiscally hit. I am impressed with the fiscal intellect of the leaders.
What is the latest in Bihar? Haven’t found time to read the crime section of the Tribune…
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The epicentre of the earthquake and the ruined temple that used to vibrate on every Navami day!
Abul Fazl in Ain-i-Akbari (16th century) says that on every eighth of the month at the time of full moon, the temple "vibrates and produces the most extraordinary effect".
It is on Shukla Paksha Navami of every month that this temple used to vibrate (since Muslims count monthly calendar after moon sighting which is mostly the 2nd day as per Hindus).
He was writing about the Sharada temple near Muzaffarabad which is the epicentre of the recent devastating earth quake during Navaratri!
History also mentiones that Sultan Zain-ul-abidin visited the shrine (perhaps in 1422 AD) to witness the miraculous manfestations of the goddess like appearance of sweat on the face of the image of the goddess, the shaking of the arm, and a sensation of heat on touching the feet. (Follow the link for more details - http://www.ikashmir.org/Temples/sharda.html)
This temple has been under ruins and not getting pooja for past 58 years since partition! Notice, the number 58 years, 58 is another auspicious number next to 108!
Now during this Navaratri, not just the temple, entire earth shook!
Would you believe it or not?
Following link shows the photographs of the ruins
http://www.kplink.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=102
(And this is the Photographer's experience : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bharath-Heritage/message/382 )
This is from my original blog at
http://o3.indiatimes.com/vaaah
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