tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post4793553722633521383..comments2023-09-08T16:14:09.323+05:30Comments on India Adventure: Kanwariya's - India's version of a "Water Boy"Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640475597024257884noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-66750360394925348692012-07-23T16:15:23.217+05:302012-07-23T16:15:23.217+05:30Thank you. This was enlightening.Thank you. This was enlightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-12695344996049277242011-07-27T22:19:49.022+05:302011-07-27T22:19:49.022+05:30Excellant information and I shall share it with ki...Excellant information and I shall share it with kids who are asking queries about Kanwariyas.Anujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-88628241764270264192010-10-11T10:59:35.284+05:302010-10-11T10:59:35.284+05:30Hi, I found you through expat-blog and have enjoye...Hi, I found you through expat-blog and have enjoyed reading your posts.<br /><br />The boy Shravan and the month Shraavan are different from each other. They are not related. <br /><br />(Note the elongated "a" in the second one. These are two different words.)<br /><br />Saffron is symbolic of asceticism, pilgrimage and holy rites.<br /><br />You can get the story of Meera here - <br /><br />http://www.kamat.com/indica/faiths/bhakti/mirabai.htm<br /><br />Of course, just as the biography of any saint, Meera's story is also replete with magical incidents, which were added later.Globalseekhttp://www.expat-blog.com/forum/profile.php?id=157181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-86858912441661647522010-08-30T13:53:29.736+05:302010-08-30T13:53:29.736+05:30You are welcome. Perhaps there are different versi...You are welcome. Perhaps there are different versions of this story. I have read only the one that I mentioned.Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-9785382098688675162010-08-28T20:35:02.051+05:302010-08-28T20:35:02.051+05:30K.......when i was doing research, perhaps i did n...K.......when i was doing research, perhaps i did not read the information correctly. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction..............Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640475597024257884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-28689057424871947262010-08-28T15:56:32.044+05:302010-08-28T15:56:32.044+05:30AFAIK, King Dasaratha did not refuse to take water...AFAIK, King Dasaratha did not refuse to take water to Shravan's parents. He did and told them what he had done. They cursed him and died. The curse was that he too will be separated from his son and will die as a result of it.<br /><br />Years later Dasaratha dies after seeing his eldest son, Rama, being denied the crown and sent to the forest for fourteen years.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shravan#In_Hindu_epicsKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-85501515278141112252010-08-26T23:10:08.193+05:302010-08-26T23:10:08.193+05:30Another great post! The pictures are fantastic.Another great post! The pictures are fantastic.Kris Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-76857813212731204062010-08-25T21:37:36.800+05:302010-08-25T21:37:36.800+05:30what great pictures - once again!what great pictures - once again!a reason to writehttp://areason2write.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com