Shree Siddhinath is the fifth Deity in the Shree Ramnath Panchayatan. Late Shri. Narayan Bhaskar Nayak, in his book on our Devasthan says, “Many call Shree Siddhinath as "Shree Siddhanath”, but as this is Shree Ganapati, this deity should be addressed as Shree Siddhinath. On Vinayaki and Sankashti, devotees worship Shree Siddhinath with durvas, modaks, flowers etc.

Shree Kalbhairav is the most important amongst the eight Bhairavas. He is the overseer of time, the protector of travellers, the Kotwal of Kashinagari, the destroyer of sins, and the protector of the Worlds. In the Skand Puran, Shree Kartikeya tells Maharishi Agastya, the Divine Legend of Shree Kalbhairav. Once, there raged a celestial war between Shree Brahma and Shree Narayana, both had...

Shree Betal or Shree Vetal is the mighty chief of Lord Mahadev's Bhutaganas. The Protector of his worshipers from all evil. Shree Betal, Shree Khanderai, with a sword in one hand, and a shield in another; Rudramala across his body and a crown of cobras on his head. Known as Agio Betal, the Agio explained as being fire tongued (Agni-jivha in the Kashikhand of...

The Goddess Kamaxi is a form of Tripura Sundari, who is the universal Mother Goddess. In the Lalita Sahasranama, we find a 1000 names assigned to the Goddess Tripura Sundari, and one of them is Shree Kamaxi, which means, “One with beautiful eyes”,or “She whose eyes awaken desire.” Legend has it that she had to absorb the power of all the Shaktis in order to...

In South Goa, in the idyllic surrounding of Rivona, live the Dravid Brahmins named Bakhle, Totekar, Korde and so on. In ancient times they worshiped their goddess Shree Shanteri in their green and beautiful village. One night one of these Brahmins had a dream in which the Goddess asked to be taken to Lotoulim and worshiped near Shree Ramnath. Needless to say...

When Shree Rama returned from Lanka after achieving victory in battle with Ravana, he crossed the straits and set foot on the soil of Bharat Varsha. Amidst the jubilations, the Rishies noticed Shree Rama strangely quiet and pensive. To their concerned query, Shree Rama expressed his unhappiness over killing Ravana who was a Pulastya Brahmin and his anguish...

Shree Laxminarayan is Lord Vishnu with his consort Shree Laxmi. Worshiping both together is the key to attaining a full life rich in both the spiritual and material senses. Worshiping Lord Laxminarayan destroys pride and delusion. He is called as the Ana-adi, the one without beginning or end, the one who is beyond everything else. A beautiful idol of Shree...