After two failed attempts to get darshana of the swayambhu at Korukonda, today finally prabhu granted permission.
The rama katha sculpted in the prakara atop the hill - what an awesome temple!
The outer walls of the prakara of swayambhu atop the hill has the rama katha sculpted around it in two rows. Some snaps. Pardon bad pics. No talent.
Top row on the west side (?) depicts dasavatara-s. However, the order seems strange. Also, there is a depiction of either buddha or a tirthankara - very likely buddha. Not Venkateswara - as is popular in this part of the country.
Curiously, Jaganmohini avatara is depicted. Note that the Jaganmohini temple in Ryali is famous in this part of desh. It is not far from here. Kalki is also depicted.
Telugu peoples have no respect for temples. You may see BJP supporters are also included in this list.
Some more snaps of rama katha.
Ravana's deception. Ravana kidnaps Sita mata. Jatayu tries to stop Ravana. Rama and Laksmana meet Hanuma.
Vali vadha. Construction of Rama Setu. The war between Rama and Ravana.
Some of the depictions were not clear to me. One particularly stands out. We can see golden deer but what follows was kind of unclear to me.
On the east wall of the prakara, the lower row has the full story of sundara kanda. The depiction of Jambavan's upadesha of hanuma's janma rahasya is remarkable.
All in all a nice half day trip if you come to these parts of desh. If you are taking your kids along, it will be a nice study of the rama katha depiction. I didnt take my kids today. If prabhu permits, next time.
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People like this idiot like us to die in shame, may be even dismantle our national character. But for the sake of those who are still interested in some sanity:
Why his voice matters? Because he is a certified Modi hater by both our side blackpillers and our enemies too.
Why this 3-piece opinion? Because these achievements are not that of Modi government and hence cannot contested as some sort of apologetic.
New India is not for the idiots like the one in the quoted tweet above. It is for the brave. It is for those with self esteem. It is for those with self confidence.
Very important question in today's Bhagavadgita Lessons live on SVBC:
If we are all under the control of trigunatmaka mula prakriti, then what is the point of all this? Anyhow, I cannot do anything on by own free will!?
Acharya is at 61st shloka in 18th adhyaya.
Personally, this question has been bugging me from as long as I can remember. I don't think I understand much of what acharya is saying - missing brain cells you see - but I hope others who have this question would help. Lesson is in #Telugu
"What is the point of saying that we have to abide by satkarma acharana, if it is also going to result in another life in another body? What is the point of it even if we were bound by moha?"
Madam is very funny in this explanatory video. She points at "everything" as the reason for brain drain. I think she is trying not to screw up by pointing to the obvious reason - broken administration and judiciary.
We can't trust our judiciary to deliver justice. We can't trust our taxation system to be fair. We can't trust our financial systems to be open.
Our administrative system is broken. Our civil "servants" are our "masters" and they know it in their bones that we are ants that need to be squished under their boot heels - remember "tum sala gulaam laga ... amaara joota ka nicche hi rahegaa"?
Most think that the story of the decade in a laid back town like Rajamahendravaram is the rise and rise of the radical evangelical Christian faith.
The real story is the undeniable growth of the Islamic fundamentalist middle class.
Just 2 decades ago, in this town, we had hardly a handful of Muslims who would refuse to speak with others in Telugu. Only the marwadi women used to refuse to speak in Telugu - they would never learn the language.
In the case of the marwadis, it is not a great problem because of their ability to assimilate with the local culture made them easy to work with.
From Tanguturi Prakasam garu's biography - "నా జీవన యాత్ర" (from the third part which was added to the biography. This part was written by "Tenneti Vishwanatham".
Note the consternation that happened between leaders of that time about the capital city.
Even when Andhra State was formed, the natural choice of capital was Visakhapatnam (well, obvious if you think about it). But "socialists and communists" in Vijayawada wanted a temporary capital in Vijayawada.
As we can see in this note from the man's own auto biography, Rayalaseema is the one area that has been treated very badly. Leaders of that region were literally begging - Andhra Univ will be in KG, at least give us temp capital.
I have no hesitation in saying that TDP - be it online, offline, on the ground or underground - have no even an iota of inclination towards a strong hindutva base. They are only and only interested in their business. Fair game. No problem with it. But H-wadis should be careful.
There was a time when Andhra Telugus unequivocally echoed national interest. Politicians showed it in their actions. Today that is not the case. Couple that with a lost and degraded emotional core among the electorate, you get AP.
Take any national movement or Hindu movement, Andhra Telugus had a strong say and participated with utmost enthusiasm.