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Identity
Of The Self
When a human being begins to
speculate on the what, why and how of
one's life, he enters into the
most baffling yet meaningful
enquiry.
Palani
Hill Temple Given A Facelift
Facilities for devotees
improved.
Sabarimala
Temple To Open Today For Annual
Festival
Rituals to begin with `Ganapathihomam'
followed by `Abhishekom' . . .
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Stages
Of Human Life
Irrespective of the
circumstances in which an individual
is placed in life, the Vedic tradition
envisages that he should
gradually progress towards the goal of
liberation from rebirths in four
stages (Ashrama).
Christie's
Drops 'Fake' Indian Art
As many as six paintings at
Christie's auction of contemporary
Indian art in New York on Thursday
were withdrawn over questions
of their authenticity.
A
New Culture Brews
With their groovy music and hip crowd,
coffee houses are hardly about coffee
any more . . . .
Shaiva
Siddhanta Texts In Unesco's `Memory Of
The World' Register
Its largest collection of manuscripts preserved at French
Institute "The unique collection
source for
scholars to reconstruct a chapter in religious annals of
humanity"
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Lord's Advent
The Earth is stated to be the
land of Karma because it is here that
bonded souls can be born as human
beings to strive for release by
working out their Karma.
Yoga
Has It All: Unity In Vision
There is perhaps no better
introduction to the concept of yoga
than the celebrated booklet by
Belagere Krishn Shastri, entitled
Yega has it All, (Yegdaagella Aithe in
Kannada). It is an astonishing,
beautiful and extraordinary text.
Partial
Manifestation
Among the major incarnations
of the Almighty, His descents in human
form as Rama and Krishna are
hailed in the scriptural
texts as full manifestations.
The
Female Principle
Shakti practitioners worship
the divine female principle, the
immanent power of the absolute, in
forms such as Durga, Kali,
Lakshmi, Tripurasundari, Bhairavi, and
local variations.
Trust
Boards To Control Temples In Andhra
Pradesh
Upper income limit of temples
raised With a view to avoiding outside
interference in day-to-day
affairs of the 31,891
"C" category temples in
Andhra Pradesh, the Government has
decided to keep
them away from executive
officers and retain them . . .
All
Set For Palani Temple Kumbabhishekam
95 per cent of construction
activities have been completed with
the help of donations offered by
devotees.
Students
Find `Heritage Walk' From Mud Fort To
Temple Useful
Students of History
Department at K.G.S Arts College,
Srivaikundam, carried out a `heritage
walk'
from the mud fort at
Srivaikundam to the nearby Sri
Kailasnathar Temple, recently.
Secret
Of Incarnation
Quite often, spiritual leaders are confronted with this
question during their interactions
with
laypeople:
Trust
& Hope
Those who believe in Him get
to the gate of salvation. Those who
believe in Him are saved with their
kin.
Why
Bulldoze Bangalore's Heritage?
Can there really be a future for the capital if it cannot
preserve its past?
Worship
With Faith
The scriptures have
prescribed many spiritual practices to
suit the inclination and capacity of
different individuals who
take to the spiritual path. Instead of
pursuing one single-mindedly, the
majority try various methods
to liberation without success.
Wise
Conduct
Generally, when we restrain our conduct and appear calm, we
do so with a motive. We want to give
the impression that our thought and feelings correspond
with appearance of our actions.
Unflinching
Faith
The Periapuranam also known
as Tiru Tondar Puranam, composed by
Sekkizhar, contains the life
accounts of the 63 Nayanmars
— staunch devotees of Siva —
wherein the remarkable ways in which
the Lord tested their
sincerity and manifested His grace . .
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The
Gods Play Again
Years
ago in a `clean-up operation', the
16th and 17th Century murals in
Madurai's Meenakshi
Temple
were painted over. Today, Vinod T. and
his team are restoring them panel by
panel.
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