Skip to content Bhashyakara Utsavam / Bhashyakara Jayantotsavams / Bhashyakara Arudranakshatrotsavams The celebrations of Bhashyakara are being organized grandly, especially ten days before Arudra star during Mesha masa i.e., Vaisakhamasa every year. During these ten days, after completing Lord Sahasra Venkateswara’s deepalankarana Seva, Bhagavad Ramanuja on his own ‘Peetham’ moves along the mada streets of Tirumala facing Sri Read More
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The Privilege of Kulasekhara Alwar
Kulasekhara Alwar Kulasekhara Alwar wrote in Sanskrit called ‘Mukundamala’, a garland of poems in praise of Lord Krishna. He was also a staunch devotee of Lord Rama and his eleven Pasurams on the Lord of Seven Hills reflect his ‘Saranagati’ to Lord Venkateswara. His pasurams dedicated to Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala Hills are to be Read More
Surya Jayanthi
Surya Jayanthi / Rathasapthami Rathasapthami is also known as ‘Surya Jayanthi’ because it celebrates the power of the Sun God who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Surya is considered Lord Vishnu and hence called Suryanarayana or Pratyaksha Daivam. Rathasapthami is the festival that falls on the Seventh day of the bright Read More
Sri Andhra Mahavishnu Temple, Srikakulam
Srikakulam Andhra Mahavishnuvu Temple, Srikakulam Sri Andhra Mahavishnu temple on the banks of the Krishna river is located in Srikakulam of Krishna district. Sri Andhra Maha Vishnu told Sri Krishnadevaraya to compose the story of his wedding with Andal at Srirangam. He also ordered the Emperor to tell the story in the Telugu Language. The Read More
Naivedhya
Naivedhya – Food Offered as part of worship In Hinduism, worship is a ritual of religious devotion directed towards God. Worship is done in different forms or various methods depending upon the groups. It is the essence of loving and being in love with whatever God they adore. One of the steps is to offer Read More
Sanctity of Godavari Pushkarams
The Sanctity of Godavari Pushkarams Tulyatreyee Bharadwaja Gowthami Vruddha Gowthami Kousika ca Vasista ca sapthadhayanthi namostute Having divided into seven channels, the Godavari finally reaches the Bay of Bengal. I salute all the seven channels of the Goddess Godavari before I take my holy dip in it. Adyatu Gowthami Ganga paschyat Bhagiradhi smrutha Tayo rekataraa Read More
Guru Purnima / Vyasa Purnima
Guru Purnima or Vyasa Purnima The auspicious ‘Vyasa Purnima’ is also called Guru Purnima. It falls on Ashada Suddha Purnima. Our ancestors used to proclaim that Lord Shankara is Adibhikshu, the great Sage Valmiki is Adikavi and the Saint Veda Vyasa is Adi Guru. On the day of the Vyasa Purnima, one remembers and worships Read More
Everything about Idol Worship in Hinduism
Everything about Idol Worship in Hinduism A gross mind needs a concrete symbol as a prop or alambana and a subtle mind requires an abstract symbol. It is not only the pictures or images in stone and wood, that are idols but dialects and leaders also become idols.”Worship is the expression of pure devotion, reverence Read More
Sri Bhakthavatsala Temple, Cheranmahadevi
Cheranmahadevi – Cheran Mahadevi Chaturvedi Mangalam Sri Bhakthavatsala Temple One of the many divine gunas of Sri Maha Vishnu is “Vatsalya”. The word vatsam in Sanskrit refers to a calf and the compassion that the cow shows to her calf is called Vatsalya. The devotees of the Lord have surrendered ourselves at His Lotus Feet Read More
Sri Venkateshwara Sahasranama
The Uniqueness of Sri Venkateshwara Sahasranama Venkatadri samam sthanam Brahmande Nasti kinchana | Venkatesa samo devo na bhootho na bhavishyati || The above widely known sloka appears in the Brahmanda Purana which negates beyond any doubt the existence of any place equivalent to Tirumala in the whole universe and similarly negates the existence of any Read More
