LIFE AFTER 60 Most of us are thinking that life after 60 would be boring. But still some people begin a fresh life after 60. We can see that most of the politicians have crossed their 60th age, and still they look very active, doing wonderful things and acts as an example for others. But nowadays, some people are becoming very dull and lazy after their 60th age, due to their retirement, but we should always realize that we should be more brisk even if we retired from our jobs. Some widowers and divorcees are even getting married after…
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GOD IS OUR BEST FRIEND INTRODUCTION God is our best friend. He would hug us, console us and would remove the tears from our eyes during our difficult times, and also he would bring happiness in our lives, through his divine touch. But making the god as our friend is in our hands only. The more devotion we show, the more friendship he would show on us. Most of us are thinking that it is very difficult to approach the god, and to become his friends. Actually it is not like that. It is an easy task to make him…
GOD IS OUR BEST RELATIVE INTRODUCTION Instead of relying upon the help of our relatives, we can consider the supreme god as our best relative. Whenever we are in need of some help, in general, we would approach our relatives only. But they may or may not help us, and even they may cite some reasons and can avoid helping us. But if we sincerely pray to the god, he would help us even through some unknown strangers also. Actually the great almighty dwells in the souls of all the human beings, and in times of our urgent call, he…
SIGNIFICANCE OF NAVRATRI FESTIVAL INTRODUCTION Similar to the Deepavali festival, Navaratri is also joyfully celebrated by the Hindus, and this festival is dedicated to the holy mother Ma Durga Devi. Since the festival of Navratri destroys the evil elements, this festival contains great spiritual significance. Navratri festival is celebrated for nine consecutive days and it is celebrated with much joy, perseverance and devotion, and during these nine days, the nine avatars of Ma Durga are worshipped sincerely by decorating her with various ornaments, flowers and flower garlands. Keeping of Golu Dolls in their homes, also forms part of the Navratri celebration,…
DWADASI ANNADANAM INTRODUCTION Performing annadanam is a sacred activity, and especially performing annadanam in temples/mutts on Dwadasi days is considered as a noble activity, since Ekadasi and Dwadasi days are the most favourite days to Lord Vishnu. Among the dwadasi days, Vaikunta Dwadasi day is considered as very auspicious for the Hindus, and performing annadanam during Vaikunta Dwadasi day would give good results in our lives. During Dwadasi and Pournami days, in Tiruvanamallai, private volunteers are providing tasty food to the travellers at the Girivalam path. In Mantralayam, Dwadasi Annadanam is very famous, and during that day, delicious food items…
‘GOVINDA, GOVINDA’ INTRODUCTION The word Govinda denotes Lord Venkateswara who is also called as Srinivasa, and he resides in Tirumala, and he is also called as the Lord of seven hills. He receives money as donation from us, and in turn gives all kinds of prosperity to us. Lord Venkateswara is our beloved god Vishnu, and he is called by various other names also. In general most of us would use the words “GOVINDA, GOVINDA”, when we lose anything in our life like money, jewellery or any other favourite items belong to us. Even when some people see the tonsured…
ARULMIGU ANGALA PARAMESWARI AMMAN TEMPLE, ERODE INTRODUCTION Angala Parameswari Amman or Angalamman is a form of goddess Parvathi, and her Origin is Melmalayanoor. The Kula Devata for most of the devotees in Tamil Nadu is Ma Angala Parameswari Amman. Ankalamma is considered to be one among the “Seven Divine Mothers”, and she is also considered to be a form of Ma Kali. There are several temples for Mata Angala Parameswari Amman. Among that, one famous and ancient temple is situated in Keerakara Street, Erode-638001. She is a very powerful goddess, and fulfils the wishes of her devotees. Along with the…
Hindus are urging Washington Concert Opera (WCO) in Washington DC to withdraw “Lakmé” opera; scheduled for May 22, 2022; which they feel seriously trivializes Hindu religious and other traditions. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that a renowned institution like WCO should not be in the business of callously promoting appropriation of traditions, elements and concepts of “others”; and ridiculing entire communities. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, indicated that this deeply problematic opera was just a blatant belittling of a rich civilization and exhibited 19th-century orientalist attitudes. He also urged WCO to apologize for such an…
DECORATION OF DEITIES INTRODUCTION Decoration of deities is a good task. Similar to decorating ourselves and our children, we must have to decorate the divine deities also, based on our financial status. In most of the Hindu temples, the deities would wear rich costumes, costly necklaces and would be adorned with flowers and flower garlands. Among the gods and goddesses, Lord Vishnu and Mata Lakshmi Devi idols would be well decorated with gold and diamond ornaments. Shiva Lingams in the Temples usually would appear with simple decorations, and in the Jyothirlinga Temples, the Shiva Lingam would be covered with Golden…
CRITICISM AGAINST SANATANA DHARMA INTRODUCTION Sanatana Dharma talks about the importance of reading Vedas and worshipping of the great almighty, in order to attain salvation. Sanatana Dharma asks us to worship the god through our soul. Without the help of the God we cannot attain Moksha. Everybody in this earth, are born out of their karmic deeds and we must have follow various methods in order to reach him. Through sincere bhakti we can easily reach his heavenly abode. By studying the holy Puranas and Vedas, we would get an idea to travel in the spiritual path. In our Hindu…
GOD HAS GIVEN BODY PARTS FOR WORSHIPPING HIM ONLY INTRODUCTION God has given this beautiful body to us for worshipping him only. God’s creations are all wonderful and meaningful. Each and every soul takes the body as per their past karma. A good soul would be a blessed one, and would take a healthy body during the time of its birth itself, whereas a sinful soul would take an unhealthy body or would be born as handicap. Lord Krishna tells, “In any way, I am not related with your own Karma. I am the omnipotent, and my powers are filled…
CURSE OF SAGES INTRODUCTION The curse given by the sages to the wrong doers was prevailed in ancient times, even for small, small things. The sages could not control their anger and whenever they find any fault with others, they would immediately curse them. They will not forgive them, and sometimes due to the request of the cursed people, they would reduce the severity of the curse to some extent, though they cannot entirely withdraw the curse given by them. Actually why do the holy and noble sages curse? Sages are supposed to maintain patience and show mercy on others,…
GOD BLESS YOU INTRODUCTION ‘God Bless you’, this is the best message, which would mostly be conveyed to us by our relatives, friends and our well-wishers, whenever we meet them in their homes or in some family functions. Do God, really bless us! If God really bless the people then why most of the people in the world, are suffering from various problems in their life? Some of us would be even having the doubt that whether the god really exist or not? This question usually would arise in our mind, whenever we open up the newspapers in the morning.…
DIVINE PRODUCTS OF HINDUISM KUMKUM, SANDAL AND TURMERIC INTRODUCTION Kumkum, Sandal and Turmeric are considered as sacred products in Hinduism. Most of the Hindu women used to apply Kumkum, Sandal and Turmeric in their body, and by doing that, their face would look very bright and they would feel that goddess Lakshmi would dwell in their homes. The system of using these holy products is practicable since ancient times, and in the Ramayana, it is said, that Ma Sita would apply these holy products in the morning after taking bath, and before doing Puja to the deities. By applying these…
DIFFERENCE IN CREATIONS INTRODUCTION Everybody would be having the question in their mind. Why god is making difference in each and every creation? Why can’t he make similar creation? Why there is much difference in the status of the people? Why one person is suffering whereas another is enjoying? Is this is fair on his part? From the excerpts of various Divine texts, it is said, that the creator god Brahma is doing like these, since, according to the system laid down by the almighty, the creation work must be made differently, in order to balance the position of the…
BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE OF MA SHAKTI DEVI INTRODUCTION Ma Shakti Devi contains very attractive features, and she contains a beautiful appearance. She has been praised by the great saints like Adi Shankara for her pleasing look. Tamil speaking Hindu devotees, used to fondly call her as Amman, and she would be dressed with rich costumes and also she would be adorned with precious ornaments, especially during festival days, and also during the Tamil month of Aadi, and during that time, she looks like a newly wedded bride. Ma Shakti Devi is also called as Kalyani and Kalyana Sundari, and her consort…
TEMPLE ELEPHANTS INTRODUCTION Some Hindu temples are maintaining elephants since ancient times. Elephants are brought up in the temples, in order to participate in the temple festivals, and to carry the idol of the deities on their backs during divine processions. Elephants in temples like Parthasarathy Swamy temple, Srirangam temple and Guruvayur temple are properly tamed and provided with sufficient food in order to discharge their duties properly. Usually, the mahouts in the temples used to collect money from us and make their elephant to bless us. Elephants are also become mad, when they have given excess work, or when…
MAHALAYA AMAVASYA INTRODUCTION Among the Amavasya days, Mahalaya Amavasya is considered as very important for performing rites to our ancestors, and it is usually observed in the months of September or October, and this year, Mahalaya Amavasya is observed on 06.10.2021. During the Mahalaya Amavasya day, we can see lot of crowd doing Pitru Paksha Rites in the holy temple tanks, throughout India. The Pitru Paksha Rites would be performed for a period of 16 days, and especially during the time of Mahalaya Amavasya day, the Pitru Paksha rites would be performed sincerely. During the Mahalaya Amavasya day, we must…
THIRU VILAKKU PUJA INTRODUCTION Thiru Vilakku puja also known as Lamp Worship would be mostly performed during Fridays by lighting the lamps, either in the mornings or in the evenings. This puja is very popular among Hindu women, and it is performed mostly in Tamil Nadu, and also in some parts of South India, and it is usually done by a group of Hindu women. Groups of women would bring Thiruvilakkus from their home, and they would eagerly gather in the temples in order to make worship to their holy lamps. ‘Thiru-vilakku’ would be daily lighted in the homes of the…
WHO IS OUR MOST FAVOURITE GOD, LORD VINAYAKA OR MURUGA? INTRODUCTION Both Vinayaka and Muruga are considered to be the most favourite gods by their devotees, and while Vinayaka has temples in every nook and corner in India, and he is worshipped as the first god by his devotees, Lord Muruga also is considered as the popular deity, and he is most popularly worshipped by the Kaumaram Sect of people in South India, and especially in Tamil Nadu. Since Murugan is known as the Tamil God, all of his six main abodes, which are popularly called as Arupadai Veedu Temples,…