Sasthapreeties

Friends, My most revered Bramashrees, who often feed us with palpayasam, paladaipradaman and other delicious dishes including NS anna’s inchipulli and uppilittathu, in the form of enlightening posts are advocating discontinuance of delicious meals for Sasthapreeties , for my misfortune. I have gone all the way up to Noorani village in Palakkad just to enjoy … Read more

Is it necessary to gold-plate the idols of worship?

The bright metal- covered idols in the sanctum of temples, dazzling in the light of brass lamps, instantly attract devotees and act as a spiritual stimulant but also unfortunately, they become an unwanted shield for the artistic talents of the sculpture, who would have carved them with utmost  attention and unstinting devotion. He would have … Read more

Sagotra marriages

To: 4brahmins@yahoogroups.com; iyer123@yahoogroups.com; atchuth@gmail.com From: sivaratna@hotmail.com Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 18:35:33 +0530 [Iyer123] Sagotra marriages Friends, To vehemently oppose the far and few sagotra marriages taking place in our iyer community and  confuse the parents who would like to consider such options for their children is nothing but throwing a monkey wrench into the works. Our children are already … Read more

En me matha

In the olden days too, women had sacrificed their Chastity under various conditions. Innocence in the initial stage and later, necessity prompted Kunti to accept husbands of divine celebrities other than the human husband ordained for her. Impersonation impelled Ahalya to fall into the hands of a celestial celebrity who was lured by her pristine beauty.  Jabala became polyandrous  due to occupational hazard combined with … Read more