the vedic religion presupposes that dharma is maintained by the observance of truth, prayer and ritual. if religion is compared to the human body, its ritualism would be the legs and its philosophy the head. it means no religion can stand without ritualism. since moral and spiritual discipline have a special place in the vedic religion, rituals like vrathas form and integral part of it. some .. .. ..
deepavali is one of the most prominent festivals of hindu religion celebrated across the country with fervor and gaiety by one and all without any discrimination of age, caste and creed. it is called as festival of lights and we find people lighting fire crackers during the festival which is a special attraction. rarity of this festival is that it is celebrated in the night unlike other festivals .. .. ..
karthika maasa is about to begin from november 6th till december 5th 2010. download karthika maasa wallpaper here .. .. ..
bhaghavatha bhaghavatha is written by vyasa devuru. he is the direct guru of our acharyaru. bhagavatha contains 12 scandhagalu. as per acharyaru the essence of all sastras is bhagavatha. when we do panchamrutha we will put five types of fruits and we will take after pooja. that is most tastiest one. like that bhaghavatha contains five fruits of essence. when we read we can feel that .. .. ..
the biography of guru raaghavendra swamy, the most revered guru of the kannada populace is now telecasting as a mega serial for the first time ever on television in india. the 30 minutes daily serial, ‘guru raghavendra vaibhava’, has started on suvarna television from june 21st 2010, monday-friday at 10 pm. m s ramaiah media and entertainment p ltd. has taken up the mammoth task .. .. ..
govardhanagiri trust is an unit of sri pejawara matha udupi d.karnataka headed by h.h.shri pujyashree vishvesha theertha swamiji and h.h. shri pujyashree vishwprasanna theertha swamiji. it manages a huge goshala in which 1000 cows are protected with care and devotion. it is located in neelavaram 18 kms from udupi. “soon after birth, all of us are fed by our mother’s breast milk upto 2 years. .. .. ..
the birth of krishna is in itself a transcendental phenomenon that generates awe among the hindus and overwhelms one and all with its supra mundane happenings. mother earth, unable to bear the burden of sins committed by evil kings and rulers, appealed to brahma, the creator for help. brahma prayed to the supreme lord vishnu, who assured him that he would soon be born on earth to annihilate .. .. ..
upakarma is a vedic ritual celebrated every year generally on the full moon day of the lunar month sravana that falls during august–september months of english calendar which also coincides with the monsoon season. upakarma is referred to as avani avittam in tamil, jandhyala punnama in telugu, and janivarada habba in kannada. this day also coincides with two other important events viz. raakhi .. .. ..
raghavendra swamy aradhana or guru raghavendra aradhanotsavam is the major festival across madhwa community and many other temples dedicated to shri guru raghavendra swamy. according to uttaradhi matt the 339th annual celebrations of raghavendra swamy aradhana mahotsavam begins on 25th august and ends on 27th august 2010. when will be the aradhana on every year sraavna maasa, bahula , .. .. ..