BELIEFS BEHIND DHASHAPUSHPAM

Dasapushpam denotes Ten Sacred Flowers of Kerala (from Sanskrit Dasa = Ten and Pushpam = Flower). These ten herbs are traditionally significant to Keralites, the people of Kerala. These herbs are found almost everywhere in Kerala, especially in the western ghats region.

The Ten Plants 

1)Karuga(God:Lord Surya)

Family-Poaceae
Sanskrit-Niladura,Durva

Scientific Name-Cynodon Dactylon

Wearing this plant is good for eliminating all diseases,for long married life for longevity,for eliminating  and pregnant ladies wear this for getting good and healthy offsprings.

2)Vishnukranthi(God:Lord Vishnu)

Family-Convolvulaceae 

Sanskrit-Neelapushpi

Scientific Name:Convolvulaceae

Wearing this for the blessings of lord Vishnu and all his "Avathaars"(incarnation)and for getting all the prosperity in life.

3)Thiruthali(God:Mahalakshmi)

Family-Convolvulaceae 

Sanskrit-Laksmana

Scientific Name-Ipomea Sepiaria

Wearing this for getting blessings from Godess Lashmi(Sree Bhagavathy).This will improve wealth and prosperity of the house.Heart shaped leaves is believed to bring purity of heart.

4)Poovankurunnila(God:Lord Brahma)

Family-Asteraceae

Sanskrit-Sahadevi

Scientific Name-vernonia cinerea

Wearing this is for pleasing Lord Brahma and removing poverty and sadness.There is a belief that it we worship this plant everyday,even the gateway will become gold.Bride and groom use the kajal made from this plant on the wedding day for getting the best married life.

5)Kanjunni(God:Lord Siva)

Family-Asteraceae

Sanskrit-Bhringa,Kesaraja 

Scientific Name-Eclipta alba

Wearing this while meditating Lord Siva is like confession so that he will forgive all our sins and for getting good and harmonious married life.

6)Mukkutti(God:Sreeparvathy)

Family-oxalidaceae

Sanskrit-jalapushpa,krithanjali

Scientific Name-Biophytum sensitivum

  

Ladies always wear this on hair for the health of husband and children.There is a belief that mukkutti with three flowers at the same time in an inflorescence is rare,but it is a symbol of finding fortune underneath it.

7)Nilapana(God:Prithvidevi)
Family-Amaryllidaceae

Sanskrit-Thalamooli,varahi

Scientific Name-Curculigo Orchioides

Wearing this is good for acquiring patience and tolerence and is good for

getting better wisdom righteousness etc.

8)Uzhinja(God:Lord Indra)

Family-Sapindaceae

Sanskrit-Indravalli,Chakralatha 

Scientific Name-Cardiospermum halicacabum

Wearing this will fulfill all the wishes and for reaching heaven after death.Another belief is that tie this plant around the pot with which first rice is made for the baby and in all birthdays is for getting food without any obstacles throughout the life.

9)Cherula(God : Lord Yama)

Family-Amaranthaceae

Sanskrit-Bhadra,Bhadrika

Scientific Name-Aerva lanata

  

Lord Yama is the God of death.Therefore this plant is included in all funeral rituals.This plant help in acquiring longevity relating rituals like"Mrithyunjaya Homa".seeing a person who carries a bunch of this plant is considered as ill omen.

 

10)Muyalchevi(God:Lord Chandra)
Family-Asteraceae

Sanskrit-Sasasruthi,Davanthy

Scientific Name-Emilia Sonchifolia

Wearing this will bring peace of mind and will bring more beauty.

THE GOODWOOD SPEED2013

The Goodwood Festival of Speed, commonly abbreviated as FoS and referred within the United Kingdom as simply the Festival of Speed, is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles that is held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England.Typically held in late June or early July, the event is scheduled to fit into the motor racing calendar to avoid a date clash with the Formula Oneseason, enabling not just fans but many teams involved in current motor racing championships to attend. Visitors can expect to see cars and motorbikes from over 100 years of worldwide motor racing history climb the hill, including many of the latest F1 machines. Aside from the machines, the event attracts a host of names from the past and present of motor racing, offering a rare chance to see world-famous names driving a wide range of cars.In its early years, several tens of thousands of visitors attended the Festival over the weekend; in recent times its popularity has grown to attracting daily crowds of around 100,000 visitors over the three days it is now held. The record was in 2003 when a crowd of 158,000 attended, before an advance-ticket-only admission policy came into force; but in 2005, attendance crept back to 150,000 and it is capped at this number today.

This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed marked a number of key anniversaries: the Porsche 911's 50th, McLaren's 50th,Lamborghini's 50th, the WRC's 40th, Le Mans' 90th, and, of course, the 20th anniversary of the Festival of Speed itself.All these were marked with static displays and runs up Goodwood's hillclimb, or at its expanded rally stage. And in the extra-special case of the Porsche 911, centre stage on Goodwood House's front lawn with a dramatic sculpture.The 20th anniversary Festival of Speed had one of the best-ever displays of contemporary supercars in the Michelin Supercar Run, which included a record amount of debuts on UK soil.Heading the bill at the Supercar Run was the world dynamic debut of theMcLaren P1. Also taking part was the P1's rival from Stuttgart, thePorsche 918 Spyder, and its rival that never was, the Jaguar C-X75.There were notable first dynamic looks at Eric Clapton's Ferrari SP12 EC, the Rolls-Royce Wraith and Alfa Romeo 4C, while concept cars like the Giugiaro Parcour, Peugeot Onyx, Jaguar Project 7, Renault Twin'Run andVolkswagen XL1 were also brought to life.

Elsewhere at the Festival of Speed was a celebration of land-speed-record cars, the usual array of pioneering early race cars, touring car icons, some great American racers, and grand prix cars throughout the ages right up to the present day.Soapbox racing, one of the most popular parts of the Goodwood Festival of Speed between 2000 and 2004, also returned with demonstration runs in some of the competition's favourite past entrants.The usual array of rare and exotic metal could be found over on the lawn at the Cartier Style et Luxe concours. This year's entrants included 1960s style icons from Aston Martin and Ferrari, elegant pre-war classics, GTs from the 1950s, some of the most iconic Porsche 911s, and some rarely seen concept cars from motor shows gone by.

 McLaren

 Porsche 911

Lamborghini