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  • Honoring the Father.

    Gokarna Aunsi, Kushe Aunsi, The legend of Gokarna is something that every Kannada child is grown up with. We have heard the story of Shiva Bhakta Ravana promising to get Shiva’s atmalinga for his mother, when Shiva gives him the linga he tells him don’t put it on the ground. For it would take root as…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Much a do about nothing.

    It was an interesting talk on angika abhinaya in the abhijaat festival. The  speakers, Mr.Rajendran and his executor Mrs. Anjana Rajan were very clear that they were sharing a journey  yet Mr. Rajendran in his opening mentioned that he invited question for it meant people understood what was said. A very elite thought. Would the…