THE SIXTH SEASON OF THE INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2013

THE SIXTH SEASON OF THE INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE  2013

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The sixth season of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off on April 3, 2013. A total of 72 league matches will be played across 12 venues in India.
 
The opening ceremony of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on Tuesday with what promises to be a glitzy opening ceremony featuring Bollywood stars and international rapper Pitbull.
 
Flying drummers, Chinese percussionists, fireworks, and some of the biggest film stars in the country, including Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif, will perform at the ceremony at the Salt Lake Stadium.
 
Never before in cricket has any private tournament been as successful as the IPL and it is expected to be a rollicking affair once again when the nine franchises lock horns for the coveted title.
 
The Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, have earned the right to host the opening ceremony.
 
KKR will also host the IPL opener, on Wednesday, when they take on Delhi Daredevils at the Eden Gardens that will also witness the summit clash on May 26.

IPL 2013 Schedule: Match time table with ground details of IPL 6:

Match No.	Date	Time	Teams	Venue
1	3.4.13	20.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2	4.4.13	20.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
3	5.4.13	20.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
4	6.4.13	16.00 IST	Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
5	6.4.13	20.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
6	7.4.13	16.00 IST	Pune Warriors India vs Kings XI Punjab	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
7	7.4.13	20.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
8	8.4.13	20.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
9	9.4.13	16.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
10	9.4.13	20.00 IST	Mumbai Indian Vs Delhi Daredevils	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
11	10.4.13	20.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
12	11.4.13	16.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
13	11.4.13	20.00 IST	Pune Warriors India Vs Rajasthan Royals	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
14	12.4.13	20.00 IST	Delhi Daredevils Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
15	13.4.13	16.00 IST	Mumbai Indians Vs Pune Warriors India	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
16	13.4.13	20.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
17	14.4.13	16.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
18	14.4.13	20.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
19	15.4.13	20.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings Vs Pune Warriors India	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
20	16.4.13	16.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
21	16.4.13	20.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Delhi Daredevils	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
22	17.4.13	16.00 IST	Pune Warriors India Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
23	17.4.13	20.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
24	18.4.13	20.00 IST	Delhi Daredevils Vs Chennai Super Kings	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
25	19.4.13	20.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kings XI Punjab	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
26	20.4.13	16.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
27	20.4.13	20.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
28	21.4.13	16.00 IST	Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians	Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi
29	21.4.13	20.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Pune Warriors India	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
30	22.4.13	20.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
31	23.4.13	16.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Pune Warriors India	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
32	23.4.13	20.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
33	24.4.13	20.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
34	25.4.13	20.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
35	26.4.13	20.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
36	27.4.13	16.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
37	27.4.13	20.00 IST	Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
38	28.4.13	16.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
39	28.4.13	20.00 IST	Delhi Daredevils Vs Pune Warriors India	Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
40	29.4.13	16.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
41	29.4.13	20.00 IST	Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
42	30.4.13	20.00 IST	Pune Warriors India Vs Chennai Super Kings	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
43	1.5.13	16.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Mumbai Indians	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
44	1.5.13	20.00 IST	Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
45	2.5.13	16.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
46	2.5.13	20.00 IST	Pune Warriors India Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
47	3.5.13	20.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
48	4.5.13	16.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Delhi Daredevils	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
49	5.5.13	16.00 IST	Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
50	5.5.13	20.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors India	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
51	6.5.13	20.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
52	7.5.13	16.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
53	7.5.13	20.00 IST	Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
54	8.5.13	20.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Chennai Super Kings	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
55	9.5.13	16.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
56	9.5.13	20.00 IST	Pune Warriors India Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
57	10.5.13	20.00 IST	Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Ferozeshah Kotla Ground, Delhi
58	11.5.13	16.00 IST	Pune Warriors India Vs Mumbai Indians	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
59	11.5.13	20.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
60	12.5.13	16.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi
61	12.5.13	20.00 IST	Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
62	13.5.13	20.00 IST	Mumbai Indians Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
63	14.5.13	16.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
64	14.5.13	20.00 IST	Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
65	15.5.13	16.00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors India	JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi
66	15.5.13	20.00 IST	Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
67	16.5.13	16.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
68	17.5.13	20.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Rajasthan Royals	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
69	18.5.13	16.00 IST	Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
70	18.5.13	20.00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
71	19.5.13	16.00 IST	Pune Warriors India Vs Delhi Daredevils	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
72	19.5.13	20.00 IST	Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
73	21.5.13	20.00 IST	Qualifier 1 (1st vs 2nd)	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
74	22.5.13	20.00 IST	Eliminator (3rd vs 4th)	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
75	23.5.13	20.00 IST	Qualifier 2 (Eliminator's winner vs Qualifier 1 loser)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
76	26.5.13	20.00 IST	IPL 2013 final	Eden Gardens, Kolkata

A very popular tourist attraction in Munnar

Tata Tea Museum is located around 2 km from Munnar in Nallathanni Estate of Tata Tea. The museum showcases various antiquities and the most famous among them is the burial urn excavated from the vicinity of Periakanal Estate, dating back to 2nd century. Curious, old photographs and machinery are also displayed in the museum. For the tourists, to get a glimpse into the history and culture of the region, a video presentation is screened here.

The History of Lord Shiva

Lord Shiva and his birth

According to hindu mythology LORD SHIVA is the destroyer in the main three supreme god. There are three supreme gods 1^st one is Lord Shiva, Second one is Brahma and third one Vishnu.LORD SHIVA is the destroyer and also have a positive side in that destruction usual leads to new forms of existence.LORD SHIVA is described in art with four hand, four faces and three eyes. The third eye always keep this power to destroy the creation, not only creation including gods and humans. In the Vedas, a collection of ancient sacred texts,LORD SHIVA is identified with the storm god Rudra.

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History of King Sagara

King Sagar  is one of the greatest kings of the  Suryavansha in the Satya Yug, also known as the Ikshvaku dynasty,he has two wives, one a princess of the vidarbha, and the other from royal lineage of Sivi . He was an ancestor to King Dashratha and Lord Rama (Incarnation of Sree Vishnu).

Ashwamedha yajna

The King Sagar performed a horse sacrifice (Ashwamedha yajna) to prove his supremacy. Lord Indra, the leader of the demigods, became fearful over the results of the yajna, so he decided to steal the horse. He left the horse at the ashram of Kapila, who was in deep meditation. King Sagar’s 60,000 sons, (born of Queen Sumati), and his son Asamanja (born of Queen Keshini) were then sent to find the horse. When the 60,000 sons found the horse at Kapiladeva’s ashram, they thought he had stolen it. When they prepared to attack the meditating rishi (sage), Kapila opened his eyes. Because the sons of King Sagara had disrespected such a great personality, consequently, fire emanated from their own bodies, and they were immediately burned to ashes.


                                             Ganga avtaran

Later, King Sagara sent his grandson Amshuman to retrieve the horse. Kapiladeva returned the horse and told Anshuman that the sons of King Sagar could be delivered if the Ganges descended to earth and bathed them in her waters. King Sagar’s great-great-grandson, Bhagiratha, eventually pleased Mother Ganga, and asked her to come to earth. Mother Ganga told Bhagiratha that the force of the Ganges falling from heaven would be too great for the earth to sustain, and that she needed someone to break the fall. Bhagiratha then worshiped Lord Siva, who then agreed to accept the descending river upon his head. After the Ganga fell down on the ashes of the 60,000 sons of King Sagara they came alive and got their eternal position

The History Of Indian God

ABOUT SHREE GANESHA :

      Ganesha is a popular figure in Ind Unlike those of some deities, representations of Ganesha show wide variations and distinct patterns changing over time. He may be portrayed standing, dancing, heroically taking action against demons, playing with his family as a boy, sitting down or on an elevated seat, or engaging in a range of contemporary situations.

                                Shreee  Ganesha  is a also spelled Ganesa and Ganesh,also known as  Ganpati Vinayaka,Vighnavinashaka, Gajanana, Ekadantha, Vigneshwara and Pillaiyar is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu Pantheon. His image is found throughout The India  and Nepal .Hindu Sects worship him regardless of affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to jains Buddhists and beyond India 

                                           Ganesha's elephant head

            

Although he is known by many other attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him particularly easy to identify.Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles.

 The Lord Ganesha is patron of arts and sciences, and the DEVA  of intellect and wisdom.He is honored at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies and invoked as Patron of Letters during writing sessions. Several texts relate mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography.

 GANESHA PURANA                                             

Ganesha emerged as a distinct deity in clearly recognizable form in the 4th and 5th centuries CE, during the Gupta Period although he inherited traits from  pre-Vedic precursors. His popularity rose quickly, and he was formally included among the five primary deities of Smartism (a Hindu denomination) in the 9th century. A sect of devotees called the GANAPATYA, who identified Ganesha as the supreme deity, arose during this period. The principal scriptures dedicated to Ganesha are the GANESHA PURANA, the MUDGALA PURANA, and the GANAPATI ATHARVASHIRSA.

Ganesha has many other titles and epithets, including Ganapati and Vighneshvara. The Hindu title of respect Shri (श्री), also spelled (Shree) is often added before his name. One popular way Ganesha is worshipped is by chanting a Ganesha Sahasranama  a litany of "a thousand names of Ganesha". Each name in the Sahasranama conveys a different meaning and symbolises a different aspect of Ganesha. At least two different versions of the Ganesha Sahasranama exist; one version is drawn from the Ganesha Purana, a Hindu Scripture venerating Ganesha.

The name Ganesha is a Sanskrit compound, joining the words gana, meaning a group, multitude, or categorical system andisha meaning lord or master. The word gaņa when associated with Ganesha is often taken to refer to the gaņas, a troop of semi-divine beings that form part of the retinue of Shiva. The term more generally means a category, class, community, association, or corporation. Some commentators interpret the name "Lord of the Gaņas" to mean "Lord of Hosts" or "Lord of created categories", such as the elements. Ganapati (गणपति), a synonym for Ganesha, is a compound composed of gaṇa, meaning "group", and pati, meaning "ruler" or "lord". The Amarakosha, an early Sanskrit lexicon, lists eight synonyms of Ganesha : Vinayaka, Vighnarāja (equivalent toVighnesha), Dvaimātura (one who has two mothers), Gaṇādhipa (equivalent to Ganapati and Ganesha), Ekadanta (one who has one tusk), Heramba,Lambodara (one who has a pot belly, or, literally, one who has a hanging belly), and Gajanana having the face of an elephant).

Vinayaka in snskrit (विनायक) is a common name for Ganesha that appears in the Purāṇas and in Buddhist Tantras. This name is reflected in the naming of the eight famous Ganesha temples in Maharashtra known as the Aṣṭavināyaka. The names Vighnesha (विघ्नेश) and Vighneshvara (विघ्नेश्वर)(Lord of Obstacles) refers to his primary function in Hindu mythology as the master and remover of obstacles (vighna).          In Maharashtra 

        In Tamil 

A prominent name for Ganesha in the Tamil language is Pille (பிள்ளை) or Pillaiyar (பிள்ளையார்) (Little Child). A. K. Narain differentiates these terms by saying that pille means a "child" while pillaiyar means a "noble child". He adds that the words pallu, pella, and pell in the Dravidian family of  languages  signify "tooth or tusk", also "elephant tooth or tusk". Anita Raina Thapan notes that the root word pille in the name Pillaiyar might have originally meant "the young of the elephant", because the Pali  word pillaka means "a young elephant".

                                              In Thailand 

In the Burmese  language, Ganesha is known as Maha Peinn, derived from Pali  Mahā Wināyaka,  The widespread name of Ganesha in Thailand is Phra Phikhanet or Phra Phikhanesuan, both of which are derived fromVara Vighnesha and Vara Vighneshvara respectively, whereas the name Khanet (from Ganesha) is rather rare.

In Sri lanka in the North Center  and North Western areas with pre dominantly Buddhist population, Ganesha is known as Aiyanayaka  Deviyo while in other Singhala buddhist areas he is known as Gana deviyo.