PONGAL FESTIVAL BRINGS JOY AND PROSPERITY TO PEOPLE
Every state has its major festival and they celebrate it with much fanfare, joy and enthusiasm. Naturally, Tamil Nadu cannot be an exception when they celebrate Pongal every year in a fabulous manner. The renowned festival falls on 15th January this year, preceded by Bogi and followed by Mattu Pongal and Kanum Pongal. Pongal essentially […]
Thiruppavai In Tirupathi
During the auspicious month of Margazhi, Sri Kambarajapuram Seshadri Iyengar Swami initiated the religious practice of Thirupalliyezhchi and Thirupaavai Parayanam in the Sri Govindaraja Swami Sannidhi mada veedi. This important tradition of rendering these prabandams during the early hours of marghazhi month was continued by Sri U.Ve Ranganathan Swami and his sishyas for many years […]
DEVOTEES EAGERLY AWAITS VAIKUNTA EKADASHI
Vaikunta Ekadashi is treated as a special Ekadasi, as it coincides with Moksada Ekadasi or Putrada Ekadasi. What is its significance? It is observed on the 11th lunar day of the waxing lunar fortnight of the solar month of Dhanu, which falls between 16 December and 13 January every year. This year it falls on December […]
Navaratri Bommala Golu
Sree Bhashya sadas in Kalakshepa Mantapam
HH 46th Peethadhipathi of Sri Ahobila math had created history by conducting Sree Bhashya Kalakshepam as a part of Malola vidwath sadas in Kalakshepa mantapam almost after 500 years by offering special poojas to Ahobila Lakshmi Narasimha swamy and to Adivan Satagopayati.Kalakshepa mantapam is the place where sri Adivan satagopa swamy had conducted Sree Bhashya […]
DEVOTEES AWAIT JANMASHATAMI WITH ENTHUSIASM
Janmashtami, popularly known as Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of revered Lord Krishna which is celebrated with much enthusiasm and renewed vigour all over India in the month of either August or September every year. If we go by the Hindu calendar, auspicious occasion falls on the Ashtami or eighth day of the Krishna Paksh […]
Srimath RahasyaTrayaSaaram (SRTS)” Kalakshepa Sattrumurai
Vachaspathy Mukundagiri Vankeepuram Dr. Sri. U. Ve Ananntha PadmaNabhachariar (Sri APN Swami) Editor, SriNrusimhaPriya, had started Srimath RahashyaTrayaSaaram Kalakshepam based on Injimedu Srimadh Azhagiya Singar’s Saara Bhodini Vyakyanam to Theedhila Nallor Thiral Kalakshepa Ghosti on 26th March 2020 (Vikaari, Panguni , Revathy, Thursday, Sukla Paksha Dwitiya, the next day after Ugadi pandikai). The interesting learning […]
Andal Thiruvaadipooram
Thiruvaadipooram is the Thirunakshathram of Sri Andal. Thousands of people from Tamil Nadu participate in the “Thiruvaadipooram” festival celebrated in the Srivilliputhur Andal Temple. After early morning special pujaas, the presiding deities, Shri Rengamannar and Goddess Andal are taken in decorated palanquins to the car. The festival marks the adoption of presiding deity, Andal, by […]
PEOPLE CELEBRATE RAMA NAVAMI WITH APLOMB
With Ramanavami celebration in progress, obviously, the enthusiasm of the devotees is amply evident. In North India, it is more apparent, as the people greet each other with “Jairamjikij” on the unique occasion. It is also being perceived that discourses and debates on Ramayanam takes place in a healthy manner and in a congenial atmosphere, […]
Karadayan Nonbu
Karadayan Nonbu or Savitri Vratham is a traditional Tamil Nadu festival of fasting wherein married women will pray for the wellness and long life of their husbands. This nonbu or vratam should be done exactly in the time when Tamil month ‘Masi’ ends and the next month ‘Panguni’ starts. The reason why this fasting is […]