Somone has to say this ! and i have decided to!

This concept of mini cows is nothing but plain cruelty
They arent punganur cows!
This is a very sad situation in the race for miniature cows, where Punganur cows are the most abused. This is another form of
Gir cow abuse for milk; one driven by aesthetics, the other by dairy production. Gir and kankrej cows are all over streets of chennai !
The mini cows looks cute, but!
Regardless of the motivation, abuse remains unequivocally reprehensible .

In the left, the first "kashmiri pundit" of 21st century kerala.
In the right the person responsible for the same.
This is what happened.
Pazhayidom mohanan Namboothiri who have been serving food for 10000s everyday for 16 years for the youth festival have decided to discontinue Namboothiri, a well known cook in Kerala bagged the tender for he quoted the lowest cost and also he has been serving food for 16 years with 0 complaints till date!
So the person in right, a so called "journalist" accused the government of promoting " brahminical hegemony" !

Pranaya Kalaham ( divine love/leela of Jagganath)
Long post please read, Thanks for my friend Rahul for penning this.
The Rathayatra is a source of joy for both the mortals and the gods. Yet, there is someone who is upset . Goddess Mahalakshmi had personally visited Gundicha ghara to invite the Lord back to Nilachala and He had promised to return in three days. The Lord did fulfill His promise, but keeps the Goddess waiting in the temple for three days while He indulges in more festivities . All this while, Mahalakshmi seethes in anger but decides

The 5 1/2 hour journey of lord of Srirangam!
Yes! Every year the lord of srirangam takes a journey through tuff terrain to reach the village jeeyapuram to commemorate a historical event. His devotees carry him in a covered palanquin.
A grandmother hailing from Jeeyapuram doted on her shepherd grandson. She was a staunch devotee of Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam though she had not seen him being in this far away Jeeyapuram. Invoking the blessings of Lord Rangantha, every day she would send curd rice and keerai to her grandson for lunch. The story

Appakudathan!
The legend goes thus: King Uparisiravasu, while on a hunting expedition, accidentally killed a Brahmin, mistaking him for an animal. Cursed by Sage Durvasa, the king lost all his powers. To get himself liberated from the curse, he was asked to feed one lakh Brahmins. Lord Narayana, disguised as an old hungry Brahmin, visited the king here at Thirupernagar. The king took special care of his guest, but to his dismay, the old Brahmin consumed all the food that had been prepared that day.

Not satisfied with what he had just

A detailed post about royal Navaratri celebrations of Thiruvananthapuram, as per requests.!
When the Travancore Maharaja Karthika Thirunal ( they take name after their asterim- nakshtra)
shifted the capital from padmanabhapuram ( near kanyakumari) to Thiruvananthapuram, He wanted the 9 day navaratri celebrations centered around Saraswathi devi of Padmanabhapuram go unhindered. and he wanted it to have all the royal splendor as well. For which he endowed a royal procession of saraswati devi to Thiruvananthapuram, She is accompanied by

This is how HRCE of TN govt manages temples

An example of Mandakkatu bhagavati temple, in southern tamilnadu .
A devaprashanam ( a complex astrological prodecure) was conducted and here are the key takeaways of which every single revelation is true!
(1) (2) impure nivedya(bhog) is offered to deity
(3) food not offered to deity is sold as prasad to devotees ( what is this btw? is temple a bakery? )
(4) dirty fake silk and dress is used to adorn the deity
(5) the cleanliness of temple premises are pathetic beyond words (2)

Miracles of our dharma
Can you imagine mount of ghee of about 13 feet height? surrounded by hundreds of lamps and doesn't melt in 42degree atmospheric heat ?
Well, you can witness this in this mahakshetra called Vadakkunatha temple , This temple in the heart of Thrissur city is dedicated to Shiva and Rama The main deity of Shiva is covered with ghee from time immemorial, which have piled up over many years that no one in last few gen has seen the shivalinga inside. The ghee is never removed as per the isntructions of Lord dhanwantari.

Rama katha !
The irrigation tank of Madurantakam often gave way in heavy rains but the people of the place said their prayers to Ram, the presiding deity of the local temple. He always answered them and protected the tank bund from bursting. Lt.Col. Pierce, the British Collector of Chingleput is closely associated with a pastime. Pierce said if that were true and if God protected the tank bund that day, he would donate for temple renovation. That night, Pierce was standing some distance away from the bund and anxiously watching if it would

Goosebumps moment in Srirangam.
Today,a large number of devotees witnessed Nammazhwar Moksham ritual which happens on the 10th day of 2nd half of Adhyanotsavam every year.The ritual signifying Moksham(liberation) was performed for an hour from 6 a.m.The divine form of Nammazhwar was taken out and was placed at the holy feet of Namperumal, marking the end of the 20-day Vaikunta Ekadasi festival.

Nammazhvaar didn’t want ‘life’ anymore. He asked for Moksham on the very first day. Nammazhvaar’s desire to attain Moksham is said to have been as big as the

A New revival is silently happening.
Gopastami in kerala!
Cows were always worshipped in bhathadesa , but the influence of demonic cults like commies & ME attempted to change the concept and this had terrible repercussions on the society. Today many devotees of cows restarted the ancient tradition of gopastami in kerala.
Here is a pic from the Thiruvalla Divya desam , one among the 108 temples of vishnu. where devotees assembled with decorated cows. here are various pics from length and breadth of Kerala which i received in whatsapp today.

Why is Kerala a 100 percent literate state? Thanks to Her Highness Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchi Dharma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Uthrittathi Thirunal Gowri Parvathi Bayi, She is first one to start free education system in the whole world for that matter. The beginning of modern education in Travancore can be traced to the issue of the Royal Rescript by Rani in 1817. Consider the fact that the "universal education" was not practiced in most countries, including those in the West at this point of time.
The Rescript of 1817 says:

Today is the Thirunakashtram of Andal (Jayanthi).
For the uninitiated, She is one among the 12 Azhwar saints of Srivaishnavism. Her works dedicated to the Supreme lord includes Thiruppavai and Nachiyar Thirumozhi. Some of the intricate doctrines of Srivaishnavism are to be found in Thiruppavai . Andal never refers to herself as Andal. She would like to be known as Vishnuchittan Kodai, Vishnuchitta or Periyazwar is her father. She was born in Srivilliputhur. The Govt of Tamilnadu chose the Srivilliputhur temple gopuram as its State emblem.

Unsung heroes of Padmanabha Swamy temple judgement! Meet Tharananallor Satheeshan Namboothirpad , the chief priest (Tantri) of Sri Padmanabha Perumal Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. His petition to the SC with @jsaideepak as the advocate, was instrumental in the verdict. His selfless devotion to Sri Padmanabha Perumal is outstanding. A naishtika Brahmachari, he is a stickler for the grantha (text) handed over to his ancestors by Lord Parasurama himself for the worship of the temple of Sri Padmanabha. He remains steadfast and uncompromising on

A very personal acquaintance and close friend who is the chief priest of Padmanabha temple of Thiruvananthapuram shared some wisdom which i am penning down ,

It is believed that India is Devabhumi or the Land of Devathas . This land is rich with countless religious. denominations and temples. We have on the north and south, two Deities who are Lord Narayana's manifestations with His fullest potency - Badari Vishal and Sree Padmanabha Perumal . Any country will have checkposts on the borders to secure its territory. These two Temples may be

Ambalapuzha Parthasarathy
Pal Payasam
The priests taking out Thirukkandamudu(kheer) prasadam from the inner chambers, This thirukannamudu is so divinely tasty that anyone fortunate enough to taste it will remember its taste for life. The required milk, along with four times the amount of water, is boiled for five hours. Then the required quantity of rice is added and boiled for another forty-five minutes. Then for the next six hours, the payasam is constantly stirred. After six hours, Khandasari sugar is added and the payasam is boiled till it

These beautiful archa thirumenies( deities) were discovered when the sacred pond of famous Koodalmanikyam Bharatha temple was cleaned. in all probability most of them were deposited there by devotees/ temples. a wonderful scene indeed Venugopala with Shanka chakra, gada, padma with 2 devis doing Amrutha kalasa bath . Amazing archa thirumeni.

its nearly impossible to make one such deity now.

Wish you all a very Happy New year.
New year is celebrated by sanatanis in various regions by various names. Vishu,Bihu etc. In parts of southern tamilnadu and in entire kerala, Hindus see auspicious things like rice, vegetables etc fist thing in the morning (1/4) people have darshan of beautiful deity of Krishna admist the fruits, grains, coins and veggies and flowers of Cassia fistula. after which elders are offered dandavtas by younger members of the family. and finally settle for a veg feast by afternoon. Please note (2/4)

Gurubhakti of royals
When HH Nrusimha Bharati Mahaswami of Sringeri math was upon a Vijaya Yatra to Kaladi, the birth place of Adi Shankaracharya, as per protocol, HH moolam Thirunal Ramavarma the then Maharaja of travancore came to receive HH, HH made a request to Maharaja(1/4) that as there is no temple for Shankaracharya in his birthplace HH requested Maharaja for land in Kalady to construct a temple . Maharaja to the utter shock of the assembled gathering kept mum and left the place in few minutes. When HH returned to Sringeri after yatra, (2/4)

The so called "tiger" of mysore challenged that he would tie his horse in the golden flagpost of Padmanabha perumal temple in thiruvananthapuram.He was defeated and his flag and sword was captured by the travancore forces under the then Maharaja Karthika Thirunal Dharma Raja(1/4) tippus sword , flag was captured and the sword was returned when tippu begged for it and it was returned upon medtiation by Arcot nawab. a replica of flag is even today carried on elephant back during biannual festival of the same temple where tippu wanted to tie his horse(2/4)

Vedic secrets- Preparing Ashtabandam,Traditionally the deity in a temple is fixed to the pedestal using a medical natural adhesive.The process is laborious and takes many weeks and lots of efforts. Here is a clip of their prepration.glad to see the participation of all(1/6) Ashtabandham is a Sanskrit word and means a mix (bandham) of eight (ashta) ingredients. The process of applying ashtabandham to the idol is done every 12 years and is known as ‘Ashtabandha samprokshanam. this is only process used to fix deity in south india to date! (2/6)