shivam The whispers of venkittu creates a whirlpool in my mind . I retire to a solitary corner in the long corridor of the temple, and wonder whether it is the same classmate whom I knew intimately, sitting in the last bench of the class, subdued and suffocated by the solid stone walls of superstitious prejudices? … Read more
It may be unnecessary and even unethical to probe into another man’s ( more so into another woman’s) personal life, but there is a pleasure in doing that which I enjoy, as I enjoy all good things in life. It is therefore only natural that I became restless when my friend did say nothing about … Read more
Once again, I am before my Lord, Sri Ananthapadmanabha, Oh, what a majestic pose and what a royal look! I have stood like this several time before my Master, enjoying His grandeur profile, admiring the awesome ‘ananthsayanam’, the reclining posture on a multi-hooded mammoth snake, with the celestial consorts close by and surrounded by Devas … Read more
AH, what a memorable experience it was, being in Kerala during the Onam festival! The trip for enjoying the Onam feast with my mother-in-law and kathakali, music and other cultural shows ( without her ) was pre-planned but my landing in Thiruvanthapuram on the concluding day of Maharudra yagnam in the Sreekanteswarm temple, opposite to her house, … Read more
.“Mayi sarvamidaM protaM suutre maNigaNaa iva: “You often deviate from the main story” comments a reader, referring to the last paragraph of the previous chapter. I admit that I do. The problem with me is that I write as thoughts come to my mind; I don’t arrange them in an alphabetical order, before writing. It … Read more
FThe Lord of seven hills, have enough golden crowns to adorn the Divine head for another seven or seventy incarnations and he will be too happy if the money spent on the gem-packed golden head- wear, donated by the Kanchi Aacharya is utilized for alleviating the hunger of millions of his deprived and discarded subjects … Read more
RFr”Mry class mates in the school and college from the nearby Brahmin villages, used to come to the class shabbily dressed, with uncombed hair and no footwear to protect their sole from the torching heat or an umbrella to protect their head from the pouring rains. From their shrunken face I could read that they … Read more
Post by Shri Gopal R. Krishna in Yahoo groups Dear All, Hindu symbols, practices and terminology is being stolen and used by christians as part of their evangelical work. Most of you may be aware of it and some of you must be witness to it. Should that theft contiue? How is safeguarding our personal … Read more
As posted by Shri S Narayanaswamy Iyer in Yahoo groups Dear fellow-Brahmins May I respectfully enquire what is the main “deity” worshipped in this Minneapolis temple? According to which agama are rituals there performed? What are the qualifications for priests there? I have been to several so-called “Hindu” temples during my peripatetic sojourns in the … Read more