The idol called Athi Varadar is taken out of the temple tank once in every 40 years and displayed to the public and worshipped for 48 days before putting it back in the silver casket and immersed in the temple tank. Devotees can have a once in a lifetime experience and take the blessing of original murthi during these days. Last time this event took place in the year 1979. Varadaraja Perumal Temple One of t ...

Bengaluru. Symbol of Bharat-Israel cultural ties, Narada Muni’s (Itamar Oren), punyatithi was observed at his samadhi sthal at Gonikoppa in Kodagu, Karnataka, in a unique way by organizing a day long Bharat-Israel symposium. Narada Muni’s samadhi sthal is located on a land donated by Kuppanada Raja and Chhayaa Nanjappa for the cause. The symposium was attended by a gala of dignitaries from various parts of ...

A young girl from a family known to me worked with the Jaipur Literature Festival this year as a volunteer. She mentioned to me that while the Leftist influence was quite evident in the selection of topics as well as speakers - this did not surprise me. However, she also narrated a conversation she had with her team leader. The team leader was a self-proclaimed left activist. In some conversation, the team ...

Sarkaryavah calls for celebrating 75th anniversary of the Azad Hind Fauz government The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, passed a resolution on ‘Bharatiya Family System: A Unique Contribution to humanity’ in its three day meet at Kedardham in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, said the Sah Sarkaryavah, Shri Dattatreya Hosabale in a press conference today. Sh. Hosabale said that the Sar ...

Hyderabad. Social awakening is the life force which would reinvigorate the country, when it is embedded with cultural values that we have inherited from our ancestors. When we work in this manner, we can realize the future Bharat, and our nation then will become the guiding force and vishwa guru for the universe and will result in heralding peace in our current times, said V. Bhagaiyya Ji, Sah Sarkaryavah o ...

The apex court of India has ruled that a mosque is not an integral part of Islam – namaz need not be offered exclusively in a masjid, it can be offered anywhere, even in an open field. This begs the question - when Mughal conqueror Babar sought to build a mosque in 1528, why did he feel the need to destroy a temple in order to build it when it could easily have been built elsewhere? Even Islamic scholars ho ...

We feel that the statement by Prime Minister is a positive step in the direction of Temple Construction. The Prime Minister reiterating the resolve to construct a grand Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya in his interview is in tune with the resolution passed by BJP at Palampur in 1989. In this resolution the BJP had stated that they would try to construct the grand Sri Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya throug ...

Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s feeble attempt to draw equivalence between the Muslim Brotherhood and RSS, caused astonishment in those familiar with the RSS and hold a national perspective. Alternatively, those professing a communist and Maoist ideology, and practitioners of opportunistic politics were predictably elated. Neither of these responses are unanticipated. However, it must not be assumed that ...

Hyderabad (VSK). Cultural oneness plays a crucial role in the country’s progress, said Nirmala Sitaraman Ji, Union Minister for Defence, emphasised the need to recognise the unifying factor that maintains the country’s unity in diversity. Speaking at a discussion forum on ‘Re-emergence of India that is Bharat – Role of Fifth Estate,’ organised by Samskruti Foundation in Hyderabad , she said though not palpa ...