Annadanam Meaning: Spiritual Food Offering

Annadanam: Sacred Food Offering ‘Dana’ is a Sanskrit word that means offering a gift or granting alms in any form. The word ‘dana’, mentioned in various Hindu texts, refers to giving without expecting anything in return. Various forms of ‘dana’ include ‘anna’ (donation of food), ‘praana’ (donation of organs), ‘bhoodana’ (donation of land) and ‘godana’ Read More

Padmavathi Parinayam: Lord Venkateswara & Goddess Padmavathi Wedding

Sri Padmavathi Parinayam at Tirumala Celebrating the wedding of the Aadhi Dampathi (Divine couple) Sri Lakshmi and Lord Narayana is a great event celestial since time immemorial. Indeed in every marriage ceremony of humans, the Divine couple are invoked so that the human marriages have the blessings of the Lord and the Goddess. The marriage Read More

Gosamrakshana: The Sacred Practice of Cow Protection

Gosamrakshana: Protecting and Preserving Cows Gosamrakshana’, or the preservation of cows, has always been a significant activity for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. It has been an ancient practice for the Hindus to donate cows to temples to facilitate ‘Go Puja’ and also to meet the temple’s requirements. Devotees visiting Sri Venkateswara temple also followed the Read More

Tharigonda Vengamamba: The Life and Legacy of a Devotional Poet

Matrusri Tharigonda Vengamamba: Biography, Poetry & Devotion Maha Yogini, Maha Tapswini, Gyana Saraswathi and Telugu Bharathi Matrusri Tharigonda Vengamamba was an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara. She was born in Tarigonda village which is four miles away from Vayalpadu of Chittoor District in the Brahmin family of Nadavarika sect with Vashistha Gotra to Sri Kanala Read More

SVBC (Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel)

SVBC – Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel, Tirumala It is an established fact that no other medium enjoys the popularity and impact of television in present circumstances. There are innumerable uses of television. It is also true that TV provides knowledge and understanding to people from little children to centenarians. Some channels are under government control, Read More

Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (SVBC)

SVBC – Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel, Tirumala It is an established fact that no other medium enjoys the popularity and impact of television in present circumstances. There are innumerable uses of television. It is also true that TV provides knowledge and understanding to people from little children to centenarians. Some channels are under government control, Read More

Rahu Ketu: Meaning, Effects, and Significance in Vedic Astrology

Rahu Ketu Effects: Understanding Their Influence on Your Life Rahu Ketu are called Chaya graha or shadow planets but are considered astrologically very important. Unlike other grahas, they do not rule over a physical planet and do not correspond to any day of the week. Astronomically, they are supposed to denote the points of intersection Read More

The Managerial Qualities in Sri Hanuman Chalisa

Sri Hanuman Chalisa The ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ was written by Sant Tulasidas in praise of Lord Sri Hanuman, in ‘Avadhi (a local dialect of Hindi)’ language. Sri Hanuman was an ardent devotee of Lord Sri Rama. He is a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and its various versions. Sri Hanuman participated in Rama’s war Read More

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nira Narasingpur

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Nira Narasingpur – Maharastra The fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu is Narasimha Swami. Most of the temples of this 4th Incarnation Lord Vishnu, are situated in A.P., Telangana and Karnataka with very few in other parts of Northern India. However, there is one very unique and also ancient famous temple Read More

Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Narayanavanam

Sri Kalyana Venkateswara  Swamy Temple Narayanavanam: A Spiritual Journey The holy place to which the Supreme deity of Kaliyuga Sri Venkateswara Swamy along with his consort Sri Padmavathi Devi went after their marriage for a stay for some time is ‘Narayanavanam’. The deity of the temple is ‘Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy’ who is known for Read More