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6 unusual facts about Kapila


Govardhana sila

The only other God who shows a twig with a gunja seed on his upturned right hand palm to indicate the divya ksehtra’s superiority over Kashi (Varanasi) is Lord Narasimha, in the Gunja Narasimha Swamy temple locaterd at T.Narsipur in Mysore district in Karnataka on the bank of the Kaveri - Kapila - Spatika Sarovar sangam (confluence).

Kapila

It is believed that Lord Hanuman flew back to Rameswaram without the lingam from Himalaya and later a small lingam was installed and consecrated at Rameswaram that Lord Rama and Lady Sita used to worship Lord Shiva.

Kapila is a major figure in the story associated with the descent of the Ganges (Goddess Ganga) river from heaven.

The legend goes that Lord Hanuman, while flying back to the south, carrying shiva lingam from the Himalaya for being installed at Rameswaram, happened to see very beautiful lotus flowers (kamal-pushpa)in the region.

Raghuvanshi

Sagara, a king who was tricked by Indra into a conflict with the sage Kapila, leading to the death of his 60,000 sons, the descent of the Ganges to earth, and his sons' revival

Sagar Island

In due time Kapil Muni was born as an incarnation of Vishnu and became a great saint.


Mohabat Ka Paigham

Mohabat Ka Paigham is a 1989 Indian Bollywood film directed by Padmini and produced by Mrs. Rani S. Kapila.


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