Inauguration – Apr 30 – 6PM – Vid KG Subbaraya Sharma Sanmana — Dr S Ranganath Apr 30 to May 4 —  Morning 8:30  to 12:30 — Rudrabhisheka, Pooja, Arati and Prasada Daily evening 5:30 to 6:15 — Madhaveeya Shankara Vijaya — Vid H R Chandrashekar May 1 – Bhashyakara Sri Shankara – Vid KG […]

We will now go through the Upāsana Yoga and Shankarāchārya sometimes calls it Samādhi Yoga. The purpose of Upāsana Yoga is a program to make our personality fit for the accomplishment of the Purushārtha – Purushārtha Yogyatā Sampadanārtham. This is to make the personality Purushārtha worthy. This is because the entire life’s journey is nothing […]

Parable Of The Tailor’s Needle A tailor was at work. He took a piece of cloth and with a pair of shining, costly, scissors, he cut the cloth into various bits. Then he put the pair of scissors at his feet. Then he took a small needle and thread and started to sew the bits […]

Source UNITED KINGDOM, April 10, 2014 (The Northern Echo): Hindu followers from across the region took part in a ceremony today to mark the installation of a statue at a temple for Gurkha soldiers. Shivalinga, the representation of the Hindu God Lord Shiva, was erected in an annex to the Gurkha Temple at the Infantry […]

Source SRINAGAR,INDIA, Apr 8, 2014 (Rising Kashmir, by Sumaiya Yousuf): Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, was celebrated in Summer Capital with religious fervor and gaiety on Tuesday ending their nine-day-long fast of Chaitra Navratri. Hundreds of devotees thronged the temples since morning to pay obeisance. Havans, sankirtans and preeti bhoj were conducted. […]

Source KYODO, JAPAN, November 27, 2013 (Japan Times): There is a “natural” convergence among yoga practitioners in Japan: Those who have practiced it primarily for slimming or health are becoming more interested in its spiritual aspects, while those who have approached it as a philosophy are more actively engaging in physical exercise, according to an […]

Source MADURAI, INDIA, March 29, 2014 (Times Of India): Amidst election duty, 3,000 police personnel in Dindigul will be deployed to provide security for the over one million devotees who are expected to the throng the Palani Dandhayudapani temple on the occasion of the Panguni Uthiram festival in mid-April. Panguni Uthiram is one of the […]

Source PAKISTAN, March 29, 2014 (Tribune): A small temple belonging to the Hindu scheduled-caste community was desecrated on Friday morning. Three unidentified attackers entered the temple of the Hindu deity, Hanuman, in the SITE area of Latifabad at around 7 am. The men prayed for two minutes and then broke Hanuman’s statue before setting the […]

Source March 30, 2014 (Vijayvaani by J. Venkatasubramanian): Meditation or Dhyanam has become a sure catch phrase in today’s India. Today’s Hindu media is abuzz with the idea of meditation as a must for the modern person. Corporate gurus are advocating meditation to all their followers. Given this scenario, is there truth in the statement […]