The uninterrupted blast of fireworks are now music to my ears!

And meanwhile in Srirangam!!

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And Namperumal Darshanam today! From the Chandana Mandapam. Once a year he spends the entire day with all the Azhwars and Acharyas! And after his Thirumanjanam and their Mariyadhai by sunset, returns to his Moolasthanam.

May he continue to bless us!

Ranga! Ranga!

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Few of the Azhwar and Acharyal images.

Azhwar Acharyal Thiruvadigale Sharanam!

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And in Badrinath!

Jai Badri Vishal!!

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Apr 11
Auspicious day of Panguni Uththiram. Sri Namperumal (Ranganatha Swamy) and Ranganayaki Thaayar Serthi Seva 2025, in Srirangam!

May they always bless and protect us!

Ranga! Ranga!

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A better view! Two eyes are not enough to enjoy this divine beauty!

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Evening in the Serthi Mandapam there will be Gadya Traya Ghoshti!

Another extraordinary experience!

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Apr 10
Countless stories of courage in every corner! A thousand sacrifices! No colour, caste, creed, age...all of them were Aasthikas. Poets, dancers, scholars, writers, Jeeyar Swamys, commonfolk...All diehard devotees of Sri Ranganathaswamy.

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Painted white for posterity, in memory of the great Vellayi Ammal, a Devadasi in service of Lord Ranganathaswamy in the temple.

Her sacrifice for the lord and for Dharma is immeasurable! And inspiring!

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Yesterday outside the same Gopuram, 12000 lamps were lit. To honour the memory of all those who sacrificed their lives for protecting our Dharma!

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An old song gets a new life!

In the 1940s, Andhra was caught in being highly inspired by Bengali literature. Telugu writers and literary figures tried to emulate similar content in their works.

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Feb 5
Auspicious morning of Magha Shukla Ashtami when Bheeshma, the grand old Pitamaha of the Mahabharata, completed revealing the greatness of Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam to the Pandavas, as he lay on a bed of arrows in Kurukshetra.

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In Shanthi Parva of Mahabharatam, we know Bheeshma decided to leave his mortal coil on the 8th phase in bright fortnight of Magha, Magha Shukla Ashtami, also known as #BheeshmaAshtami. He was already on a bed of arrows over the last few Pakshas.

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Bheeshma was not his original name. He was King Devavrata. Due to the uncompromising Pratigya he took, he was addressed as 'Bheeshma'. He was also a master of Vedas and Shastras. Hence, out of everyone in the Kuru clan, he was addressed as "Bheeshmacharya" with reverence.

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Thank you for this @keshav61 ji!

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@keshav61 By the one and only VaPa Garu!

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