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A simple Houe-wife in the seventees.

ARAT IN COCHIN TD TEMPLE-PART 3-RITUALS/FUNCTIONS ON 8th DAY AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCES

Posted on 18/01/2013 by konkanifestivals

ARAT IN COCHIN TD TEMPLE-PART 3-RITUALS/FUNCTIONS ON 8th DAY AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCES My humble Pranams to our Kuladevata, Lord Laxmi Venkateswara,Goddess Laxmi, our revered senior pontiff, H.H.Srimad Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji of Kasi Math Samstan and His Patta Sishya, H.H.Srimad Samyamindra … Continue reading →

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ARAT IN COCHIN TD TEMPLE-PART 2-VARIOUS RITUALS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCES

Posted on 17/01/2013 by konkanifestivals

ARAT IN COCHIN TD TEMPLE-PART 2-VARIOUS RITUALS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCES FROM 1st TO 7th DAY My humble Pranams to our Kuladevata, Lord Laxmi Venkateswara,Goddess Laxmi, our revered senior pontiff, H.H.Srimad Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji of Kasi Math Samstan and His Patta … Continue reading →

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HISTORY OF KOCHI TIRUMALA VENKATESWARA AND TD TEMPLE

Posted on 07/11/2012 by konkanifestivals

HISTORY OF KOCHI TIRUMALA VENKATESWARA AND TD TEMPLE In ARAT-part 1, I have touched on the overall perceptions of the general public on the Arat festival, as also the various managerial and organisational resources which go into it to make … Continue reading →

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HISTORY OF GSB COMMUNITY

Posted on 15/10/2012 by konkanifestivals

HISTORY OF GSB COMMUNITY In this blog, we are going to look at the history of the GSB community, the latter part of it  is inextricably tied with the Kochi TD temple, the main presiding Deity in the temple and … Continue reading →

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ARAT IN KOCHI TD TEMPLE-PART 1

Posted on 29/09/2012 by konkanifestivals

ARAT IN KOCHI TD TEMPLE-PART 1-AN INTRODUCTION How do I describe it ? Call it a festival or Utsav or a sanctified occasion when we do everything to propitiate His divinity or a divine occasion when we try to invoke … Continue reading →

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VEDA VYASA JAYANTI

Posted on 28/08/2012 by konkanifestivals

VEDA VYASA  JAYANTI Birth of Sage Veda Vyasa: Sage Parasara was a great Jnani and one of the supreme authorities in his time, on astrology and his book Parasara Hora is still a textbook on astrology. Parasara came to know … Continue reading →

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DASAVATARA-MYTHOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND MAHATMYAM

Posted on 22/08/2012 by konkanifestivals

DASAVATAR- MYTHOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND MAHATMYAM The mythological reasons for the ten avatars as per Hindu philosophy are given below. Ten Avatars: 1. Matsya (the fish) 2. Kurma (the tortoise) 3. Varaha (the Boar) 4. Narasimha (half man and half lion) 5. Vaman (dwarf) … Continue reading →

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DASAVATARAS-EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS

Posted on 21/08/2012 by konkanifestivals

DASAVATARAS-EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS It is said that change is the only thing constant. All of us experience change in our life – our views take shape, thoughts mature, perceptions get moulded, and if ever we sit and reflect, we wonder how it could be that we are so different … Continue reading →

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DASAVATAR THEMES

Posted on 20/08/2012 by konkanifestivals

DASAVATAR THEMES Why Avataras Dasavatars are an important part of the puranas followed and understood by vaishnavites. The base line of the theme of various Avataras is that Lord Maha Vishnu assumes an avatar and comes down to earth as … Continue reading →

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DASAVATAR BACKGROUND

Posted on 20/08/2012 by konkanifestivals

DASAVATAR BACKGROUND The Avatar is a corner stone in Hindu philosophy. The origin or the root of  the Hindu philosophy has to be traced to our original Scriptures, known as Vedas. Origin of the Vedas is traced to Lord Vishnu … Continue reading →

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