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Apr 6

At every Sri Rama Navami I used to post an article. This year I am posting the 82nd chapter of my upcoming book ' Ramayana 5114 BCE'

The discovery of "Raghava Yatra" inscription helps in decoding the route of Rama to Citrakuta.

Rama began his exile by spending the first night on the banks of the Tamasa River, then journeyed to Guha's abode in Shriṅgaberapura, where he matted his hair. After resting under an Ingudi tree on the second night, he crossed the Gaṅga by boat and continued eastward. He spent the third night under a tree near the Gaṅga, and by the next evening, reached Bharadvaja's ashrama, near the confluence of the Gaṅga and Yamuna, where he spent his fourth night in exile. 1/5 🧵

The next day the trio walked along the Yamuna's western bank, seeking an ancient tīrtha, a bustling bathing ghat. A notable landmark on the opposite bank was a banyan tree, drawing attention to the Akshayavata Ghat, an ancient and sacred site on the Yamuna's northern bank. This ghat, named after a banyan tree, became a revered shrine, attracting pilgrims. Although the tree was later enclosed within the Allahabad Fort complex, the underground shrine remains a crucial part of the Prayaga pilgrimage. The three must have crossed the Yamuna at the Akshyavata ghat on the banks of Yamuna. 2/5

After crossing the river, they reached the ancient banyan tree, from where they started walking westward. On the way stands the Garhwa Fort where the "Raghava Yatra" inscription is found. Here they rested for the night (5th night) and proceeded to Citrakuta the next morning. The route from Shriṅgaberapura to Citrakuta via Garhwa Fort has been mapped on Google Maps, visually tracing their journey. 3/5

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Jayasree Saranathan

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Dec 6, 2024

I had the privilege of reading Sandhya Jain's recent book, "Ayyappa: Unique Sampradaya", which proved to be a fascinating and enlightening experience. This meticulously researched book is a treasure trove for both devotees of Lord Ayyappa and constitutional experts @vijayvaani 🧵

The book raises two fundamental questions that warrant serious consideration: firstly, the need to reassess the judiciary's definition of religion, which fails to capture the complexities and diversities of Sanatana Dharma; and secondly, the necessity to revisit +

the essentiality criteria established in the Shirur Mutt case, which do not apply to the various sampradayas of the Hindu faith.
The book delves into the origins of Sasta worship, drawing from Tamil and Skanda legends, and explores its various facets. +

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Sep 7, 2024

இராமர் 11,000 வருடங்கள் ஆண்டாரா? 🧵

இராமர் பதினோராயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் வாழ்ந்தாரா, ஆண்டாரா என்பது இருக்கட்டும். அவர் வாழ்ந்த காலம் வரையிலும், அவரது தம்பிமார்களான லக்ஷ்மணன், பரதன், சத்ருக்னன் ஆகியோரும் வாழ்ந்தார்களே, அவர்களும் 11,000 ஆண்டுகள் வாழ்ந்தார்களா?
அவர்களுடன் அவர்கள்+

மனைவிமார்களும் இராமருடன் சரயு நதியில் இறங்கி வைகுந்தம் போனார்களே அவர்களும் 11,000 வருடங்கள் வாழ்ந்தார்களா?

சரயுவில் இறங்குவதற்கு முன், அவரவர் தங்கள் மகன்களை ஆங்காங்கே அரசர்களாக நிறுவினார்கள் - இராமரது மகன்களான லவ - குசன் உட்பட - அவர்கள் கூட 11,000 வருடங்கள் வாழ்ந்தார்களா? +

அதிலும் லவன், குசன்
இருவரும், இராமர் ஆள ஆரம்பித்த சில வருடங்களிலேயே
இராமருடன் இணைந்தவர்கள். அவர்கள் இராமர் ஆண்ட 11,000 ஆண்டுகள் வரை வாழ்ந்து, அவர் உலகை விட்டு நீங்கிய பிறகும், வாழ்ந்து ஆண்டவர்கள். அதனால்
அவர்கள் 11,000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேலேயே வாழ்ந்தார்கள்
என்று சொல்லலாமே? +

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Apr 26, 2024

The Alumni Association of the Department of Vaishnavism of Madras University invites you all for my lecture on Exploring the Time-line of Ramayana. The talk is arranged at 6 PM on 27th April (Saturday) to enable overseas viewers to take part. The log-in details are given in the+

invitation. I have planned to begin the talk with two reasons on why we need to find out the date of Ramayana. One was the much mis-understood Yuga concept that Rama was born in Treta Yuga, 8 lakh years ago and the other was the tithi-star mismatch of Rama-s birth day. +

Following this, I am planning to touch upon specific dates such as Rama's marriage date, exile date, abduction date and the long gap between Ravana's death and Rama's return to Bharadwaja Ashrama that needed detective approach to zero in on the dates. In addition, +

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Apr 13, 2024

Tamil New Year starts when the sun enters the star Ashvini in Mesha rasi. Looking back, it was on a similar day 5,125 years ago, Krishna left his mortal coils. Yes, the New Year day followed by the Tamil people marks the time of Krishna, the Supreme God leaving his physical form+

That moment was marked by sages as the beginning of a new era called Kali Maha Yuga. Such a moment was not a celebration time but a solemn occasion to offer tarpan and do charitable acts. This is reiterated from the records of The Madras Journal of Literature and Science (Vol I)+

published by Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society in the year 1833-34. The festivals observed by the people of Madras as on that year was recorded by one Venkat Row who worked as the Interpreter to the Officer of Vellore. +archive.org/details/madras…

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Apr 12, 2024

"Was Ravana's Lanka present inside Bharat?"
The location of Lanka was not in doubt at all until recently. It was common knowledge that Ravana's Lanka was in Sri Lanka on the other side of the sea which can be reached by the Setu bund that starts from Dhanushkodi. Even Al Biruni +

the Persian scholar recorded 1000 years ago that the Setu bund linking Sri Lanka was built by the Vanaras of Rama’s army to reach Lanka. This view changed after the arrival of the British who refused to believe that the Ramayana depicts the true events in the life of Rama and +

rejected it as a mythical story. Following their footsteps, our countrymen also started exploring but ended up confusing the common man on the reality of Ramayana. In the name of 'research' they refused to accept that Ravana lived in today's Sri Lanka. There are others who are+

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