Category: Thoroughly Mundane
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About — AD….
It was one afternoon, when my daughter who was reading a book, asked me what does in year circa … something meant. I told her it meant so many years after Christ. That’s when Aunt Vimala asked me, are you sure? Well I was not, when Aunt Vimala wags a finger the tough get shaken. So…
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worship of lakshmi
worship of lakshmi some musing from the vishnu purana, about the worship of Lakshmi
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Srisuktam and Akshaya Trithya.
Srisuktam and Akshaya Trithya. The festival of Akshaya Trithya symbolically welcomes abundance into life. This abundance is family focused, and creates richness of relationship, food, and wealth. The Brighu Purana states the worship on Lakshmi on Akshaya Trithya helps to overcome the insecurities that we harbour within us and achieve peace and prosperity. The Phala…
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Divine nourishment
Akshaya Trithiya celebrates abundance. This abundance is personified by DhanyaLakshmi. Food or what is refered to as “Anna” is one of them. The sacred texts say The hymn to Annapurneshwari talks about Anna being pratyeksha maheshwari. The visible divine. For food is the primary need of every living creature in the plant and animal world.…
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Badi Door Se Aaye Hain
Badi Door Se Aaye Hain Is the new sitcom launched from the makers of Sarabhai Vs.Sarabhai. Aired on SabTV . With Sumeet Raghavan and Tanaaz Curium we expected another Sarabhai Vs.Sarabhai or something very close. The first episode of the serial looked like it was made by the idiots…for the idiots and I respect Tanaaz and…
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Mam’s Day Gift.
May 11th the much touted Mother’s day, I even wondered if I should gift my mother Margarita after all I would have driven her to it if we were in another social context. But what intrigued me is May 10th, where uncle Sam’s land actually had dedicated a day to see that every mother gets…
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