Religion and Water – The Most Sacred Relationship In most cultures water is also a source of inspiration and has been for many centuries. People have adopted deeply rooted spiritual and religious values and beliefs that bind them and support them in living the way they do. These play an important role in water management. Yet despite the water wisdom we find in many societies, wise water management is still a bridge too far. Lately, […]
Ahead of the Karnataka elections which likely to be held sometime in next few months, the ruling Congress party has fired a salvo at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Congress made a political one-upmanship over the arch rivals BJP in the state and has declared Lingyatas as a separate religion. Karnataka government on Monday recognised Lingayats as a separate religious minority and accepted the recommendation of a committee under the state Minorities Commission Act. […]
Panchanga Sravanam on Ugadi: Meaning, Importance and Spiritual Significance Panchanga Sravanam on Ugadi is considered one of the most sacred and meaningful traditions of the Hindu New Year. On this auspicious day, devotees listen to the recitation of the Panchangam, the traditional Hindu almanac, to understand the spiritual, astrological, and practical predictions for the coming year. It is widely believed that hearing the Panchangam on Ugadi brings divine blessings, prosperity, peace, and guidance for the […]
Festive spirit pervaded across the historic temple town of Bhadrachalam on the occasion of Ugadi on Sunday with scores of devotees flocking to the temple of the Lord Sitaramachandra Swamy to participate in the Telugu New Year celebrations. A host of special rituals, spiritual events and devotional programmes, including Panchanga Sravanam and Tiruveedhi Seva, marked the Ugadi celebrations at the temple on Wednesday highlighting the glorious Telugu cultural and literary heritage on the occasion. The […]
Ugadi, popularly known as Yugadi, is the Telugu and Kannada New Year ceremony and is celebrated with fervour and gaiety across the southern regions of India. People of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are believed to celebrate the beginning of a sixty year cycle, known as Samvatsara. All sixty Samvatsara are identified by their unique names. This year Ugadi will be celebrated on March 18 (Sunday) and is called “Vilambi”. In Maharashtra, people celebrate Ugadi as […]
The TTD will observe Sri Vilambi Nama Ugadi Utsavam on Sunday at Mahati Auditorium in Tirupati. The day will commence with Mangala Dhwani, Nadaswaram, and Veda Parayanam. TTD will also conduct Panchanga Sravanam and Astavadhanam on the occasion. The entire premises of Tirumala temple have been spruced up to welcome Ugadi on Sunday. On this celestial occasion, the deities including mula virat will be decorated with new set of clothes. Later, prasadam will be distributed. […]
On Saturday Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a gathering at Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh via video conferencing. PM has extended Ugadi greetings to people saying that that the festival marks the beginning of human civilisation. He said that for ages, the saints and seers of India had protected and furthered the culture of the country. “Ugadi ka arth hota hai ‘ek yug ki shuruat’ (Ugadi mean ‘the beginning of an era). It is the festival […]
India is a diverse country with amalgamation of different cultures. Hence it celebrates the New Year differently from the rest of the world. The Culturally rich India has its own way of celebrating the New year, in different states with different names and at different times too. It celebrates the New Year following both solar and lunar calendar system. Every region in India follow a different cultures, so traditions of new year’s day celebration also […]
Rajnikanth, Indian popular film star is not just known for his varied roles but also for his personal lifestyle and his spiritual leanings. The man who is known to sport no hues and make-up in real life, sports a saintly look. His simplicity is what makes him a great personality to reckon. The actor who has turned into politician is been talking about promoting spiritual politics in the country and his political party would be […]
Telanagana : Andhra seer stages a sit-in at Bhadrachalam There was a mild commotion on Sunday at the historic Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam when a seer from Andhra Pradesh staged a sit-in on the precincts of the temple following an argument with some priests of the shrine over the deity being reffered to as “Ramanarayana”. On Sunday Saiva Kshetram seer from Amaravati Sri Shiva Swamy, along with his disciples, visited the temple in […]
A temple in Kerala’s Vithura village in Thiruvananthapuram district issued a strange public notice asking devotees to donate blood to bathe the idol of goddess Kali using it. ‘Deviyodu Srividuari Vaidyanatha Temple’ issued the notice for “Kaliyoottu Mahotsavam”. The notice about the annual festival celebrations at the temple, called ‘Mahaghora Kaliyajnam’, said that from the second day of the fourteen-day festival, an ‘abhishek’ will be performed on the idol of goddess Kali using the human […]
Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was on Thursday booked by the city police following a complaint against him for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Muslim community by giving “provocative” statements on the Ayodhya issue. An All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)leader has filed a complaint against Art of Living founder ‘Sri Sri’ Ravi Shankar for his ‘Syria in India’ comments in resolving the Ram Janmabhoomi – Babri Masjid logjam. The complaint […]
