Rivers, Zodiac and puskars

According to the Puranas, a sage Tundila by name, worshipped Siva and became one of his aspects, viz.., water. He came to be called Puskara or Water-god. According to the Puranas, when Planet Guru or Jupiter enters a particular zodiacal sign, a particular river becomes a ‘Puskara’, charged with the divine power of all the gods. This happens once in 12 years for each of the twelve rivers mentioned in the Puranas. And that power will last for 12 days. So, whosoever takes a dip in that river at its Puskara-day is benefited immensely in the spiritual sense. The following table gives the details of the puskaras of important rivers:

1. Mesa (Aries) - Ganga
2. Vrsabha (Taurus) – Narmada
3. Mithuna (Gemini) – Sarasvati
4. Karkataka (Cancer) – Yamuna
5. Simha (Leo) – Godavari
6. Kanya (Virgo) – Krsna
7. Tula (Libra) – Kaveri
8. Vrscika (Scorpio) – Tamraparni
9. Dhanus (Sagittarius) – Sindhu
10. Makara (Capricorn) – Tungabhadra
11. Kumbha (Aquarius) – Bhimarathi
12. Mina (Pisces) – Pranahita (Tapati)

Bangalore famous Temples

• Someshwara Temple, Someshwara Temple, Ulsoor, Bangalore - 560 008
• Prasanna Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple, Mahalakshmi Layout
• Bull Temple, basavanagudi
• Dodda ganesha Temple, Bull Temple Road in Basavanagudi
• Gavi Gangadhareshwara Guhe (Cave Temple), situated behind Ramakrishna Mutt on Bull Temple Road.
• Ramanjaneya Temple, Hanumanthanagar
• Kadu Mallikarjunaswamy Temple, Sampige Road, Malleswaram besides the Prasanna Sai Mandir
• Banashankari Temple on Kanakapura Road
• Dharmaraya Temple, Located in Nagarathpet
• Sugreeva Venkateshwara Temple, Located in Balepet area
• Ragi Gudda Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Ragi Gudda, J. P. Nagar
  
• Bhoganandeeswara temple, Nandi Hills
  
• Yoganandeeswara hill temple, Nandi Hills

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