SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2008
ganga ghat
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The ghat is serene. There are two ancient Shiva temples whose chhatra stands tall -- they would have served as landmarks in the past. The low population is the main reason of the Ganga maintaining its purity.
near the khereshwar
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In the vicinity of the Khereshwar mandir, one was transported back in time -- I dont think anything has changed since our grand-uncle left the place. The talaab is cool, clean despite cows and buffaloes bathing in it. Once in loooong while, a herd of goats crosses the region. Their master is in no hurry and is singing a bhajan between his goat-calls.
inside the khereshwar mandir
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Inside the temple were beautiful idols of various deities. The brass idols had been scrubbed clean daily for hundreds of years and they shone like gold.the khereshwar
We have reached the temple. An ancient peepul tree near the temple with the typical chabootra for village goshti.
The other photograph shows the metallic mural-like ceiling of the mandir.
the trivedi's place of origin
Well, folks.
Shivrajpur is the place from where the Trivedi clan migrated to Lucknow, sometime around 1910.Our great grandfather, Sh Gulzari Lal ji was managing the family farming when the first son, better known as Swadeshi Maharaj, moved to LKO and into greener pastures (not literally! as one can see that Shivrajpur is still fairly green. )
While on a visit to Kanpur last December, I decided to visit Shivrajpur. It is a tiny town 35 kilometres from KNP. The place is famous for the Khereshwar temple -- a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, where it is believed, that Dronaputra Ashwatthama, comes to worship the deity even in the present time. Krishna's curse of chiranjeevi on Aswatthama, lends credence to this belief. The families of Drona and Kripacharya were from Shivrajpur.
The town is on the banks of the Ganga. And quiet flows the Ganga, one must say. It is one of the most peaceful ghats. The river is quiet and so are the people who visit it. There are two old temples (probably 300 yrs old or more) along the ghat, dedicated to Lord Shiva. All the temples are fairly well maintained because of the very small number of visitors. I learnt that an annual mela takes place here when the village folk gather in this region.
There was a small market place along the highway. The ghat is about 5 kms perpendicular to the highway. One thing that caught my attention: not a single shop/house of the Trivedi name.
I asked an old pandit in the Khereshwar temple if he knew about 'any' Trivedi family. He too could not place any person from that (or any other) branch of Trivedis. The only well to do family which migrated from here was 'Dixit'. But then one has to be about a 108 years old to trace our branch--- could not find any one from that time !
Next time if I happen to go there, I will seek out the 'Jageshwari Bagia' named after our grand-uncle. May be difficult, because of the penchant of successive govts for renaming places. Lets see, when.
Meanwhile, have a look at the photographs. Shivrajpur, still has the pristine charm, which is already a rarity.
Shivrajpur is the place from where the Trivedi clan migrated to Lucknow, sometime around 1910.Our great grandfather, Sh Gulzari Lal ji was managing the family farming when the first son, better known as Swadeshi Maharaj, moved to LKO and into greener pastures (not literally! as one can see that Shivrajpur is still fairly green. )
While on a visit to Kanpur last December, I decided to visit Shivrajpur. It is a tiny town 35 kilometres from KNP. The place is famous for the Khereshwar temple -- a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, where it is believed, that Dronaputra Ashwatthama, comes to worship the deity even in the present time. Krishna's curse of chiranjeevi on Aswatthama, lends credence to this belief. The families of Drona and Kripacharya were from Shivrajpur.
The town is on the banks of the Ganga. And quiet flows the Ganga, one must say. It is one of the most peaceful ghats. The river is quiet and so are the people who visit it. There are two old temples (probably 300 yrs old or more) along the ghat, dedicated to Lord Shiva. All the temples are fairly well maintained because of the very small number of visitors. I learnt that an annual mela takes place here when the village folk gather in this region.
There was a small market place along the highway. The ghat is about 5 kms perpendicular to the highway. One thing that caught my attention: not a single shop/house of the Trivedi name.
I asked an old pandit in the Khereshwar temple if he knew about 'any' Trivedi family. He too could not place any person from that (or any other) branch of Trivedis. The only well to do family which migrated from here was 'Dixit'. But then one has to be about a 108 years old to trace our branch--- could not find any one from that time !
Next time if I happen to go there, I will seek out the 'Jageshwari Bagia' named after our grand-uncle. May be difficult, because of the penchant of successive govts for renaming places. Lets see, when.
Meanwhile, have a look at the photographs. Shivrajpur, still has the pristine charm, which is already a rarity.
Srinivasan Kalyanaraman said...Brilliant report of a temple for Khereshwar in Shivrajpur, the place from where an anthropomorph with Indus Script inscription was discovered (perhaps of 2nd millennium BCE). The inscription says: sangara because the hieroglyph-multiplex is सांगड (p. 840) [ sāṅgaḍa ] A body formed of two or more (fruits, animals, men) linked or joined together (Marathi):
sangara aya meḍ bhaṭa 'proclamation: iron copper furnace' (Sheorajpur anthropomorph). http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2015/10/copper-anthropomorphs-of-ca-3rd-2nd.html
The makers of the metal ceiling of the temple are Bharatam janam, 'metalcaster folk' mentioned in Rigveda. They are our pitr-s. Namaskaram. Thanks again to Aastha Shukla ji. Dhanyosmi. Kalyanaraman
sangara aya meḍ bhaṭa 'proclamation: iron copper furnace' (Sheorajpur anthropomorph). http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2015/10/copper-anthropomorphs-of-ca-3rd-2nd.html
The makers of the metal ceiling of the temple are Bharatam janam, 'metalcaster folk' mentioned in Rigveda. They are our pitr-s. Namaskaram. Thanks again to Aastha Shukla ji. Dhanyosmi. Kalyanaraman
October 11, 2015 at 11:33 PM
One anthropomorph had fish hieroglyph incised on the chest of the copper object, Sheorajpur, upper Ganges valley, ca. 2nd millennium BCE, 4 kg; 47.7 X 39 X 2.1 cm. State Museum, Lucknow (O.37) Typical find of Gangetic Copper Hoards. miṇḍāl markhor (Tor.wali) meḍho a ram, a sheep (G.)(CDIAL 10120) Rebus: meḍh ‘helper of merchant’ (Gujarati) meḍ iron (Ho.) meṛed-bica = iron stone ore, in contrast to bali-bica, iron sand ore (Munda) ayo ‘fish’ Rebus: ayo, ayas ‘metal. Thus, together read rebus: ayo meḍh ‘iron stone ore, metal merchant.’
A remarkable legacy of the civilization occurs in the use of ‘fish‘ sign on a copper anthropomorph found in a copper hoard. This is an apparent link of the ‘fish’ broadly with the profession of ‘metal-work’. The ‘fish’ sign is apparently related to the copper object which seems to depict a ‘fighting ram’ symbolized by its in-curving horns. The ‘fish’ sign may relate to a copper furnace. The underlying imagery defined by the style of the copper casting is the pair of curving horns of a fighting ram ligatured into the outspread legs (of a warrior).
Kalyan