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Sre Narayana Guru Jayanthi

Kerala is celebrating 157th Jayanthi of Sree Narayana Gurudevan today. Kerala witnessed the birth of this great saint and social reformer in the year of 1856, Malayalam month Chingam on…

Onam wishes to all HK Wellwishers

Onam wishes to all HK Wellwishers

Panel to take 3-D images of temple treasures

A final decision on when to begin the evaluation of the treasures found in the six cellars of the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram will be taken at a…

Onam brings alive the spirit of Kerala

Onam, the colourful and picturesque festival represents the spirit of Kerala transcending the Malayalees the world over to an idyllic state of leisure, games, dance, music and sumptuous feasts. It…

Women in Hinduism – Swami Chidananthapuri Question Answer part 4

Spiritual treasure available in Malayalam – Own it for free

Spiritual treasure available in Malayalam – Own it for free

Spirituality is the foundation of  Hindu culture. In whatever activity a Hindu may involve, from bottom of his heart he knows that, only freedom from this cycle of birth and…

Shri Stephen Knapp on being proud to be Hindu – Video

The Hindu Unity Day Keynote Talk–Live Version, by Stephen Knapp…

Letter from Shri Nitin Gadkari to Shri Anna Hazare

Letter from Shri Nitin Gadkari to Shri Anna Hazare

Janmashtami Thoughts

Janmashtami…

Rajiv-ji, Sonia-G and the Irony of it all

Yesterday was the Bofors Gandi’s Birth Anniversary, and every paper we saw carried several full, half, colour as well as B&W advertisements from various Ministries, PSUs. Surely the cost to…

Janmashtami Wishes

Janmashtami Wishes

Atonement rituals to start in Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple soon

The Travancore royal family, traditional trustees of the famed Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, will soon undertake the performance of rituals (Parihara Kriya) for atonement of lapses in the…

Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple’s Devaprasnam – Details

Hare Krishna! Dear Bhaktas, As you all know, a  treasure was recently discovered in the coffers of Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple, Trivandrum .  This temple is managed by Travancore Royal…

“All of us came from the same ancestors:” Abdul Kalam

“All of us came from the same ancestors:” Abdul Kalam

Speaking at a national seminar on ‘Scientific Dating of Ancient Events before 2000 BC’, at New Delhi on 30th July, 2011, Scientist and Former President of India Sri A P…

Lord unhappy over treasure revelation: Deva Prasnam

The signs that came up during the Deva Prasnam (astrological examination) at the famed Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple on Tuesday showed that the deity was deeply unhappy over the revelation…

Sanskrit revives in Govt offices of Uttarakhand: a DHNS report

Sanskrit revives in Govt offices of Uttarakhand: a DHNS report

A walk in the corridors of power in the state, carved out of Uttar Pradesh, gives you a glimpse of something one can’t ignore looking at. All name plates outside…

Image of the Day

Image of the Day

The Undisputed Legacy Of Every Indian

Dipin Damodharan Hindu or Indian civilization is considered as the oldest in the history and it surrendered to countless invasions also. With the passage of time, the term Hindu has…

Image of The Day – Theyyam

Image of The Day – Theyyam

British Kids Chanting Vedic Sanskrit Mantras

Malliyoor Sankaran Nampoothiri dies

Malliyoor Sankaran Nampoothiri dies

KOTTAYAM: Noted Sanskrit scholar and Bhagavatham exponent Malliyoor Sankaran Nampoothiri died here today. He was 91. He died of old age related ailments at 6.30 am this morning at his…

Image of the day

Image of the day

Video of the day – Bhaja Govindam

Image of the day – Our Three Mothers

Image of the day – Our Three Mothers

Today – Karkidaka Vavu Bali

Karkidaka Vavu Bali in Kerala – Vavubali 2011 http://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/2009/07/karkidaka-vavu-bali-in-kerala-vavubali.html Karkidaka Vavubali or Karkidaka Vavu Bali is an important Hindu religious observance performed in honour of the forefathers in Kerala, South…

Vigilant Hindus thwarted the sacrilege in Srirangam Temple

A little back ground information A sacrilege in Srirangam Temple On 22.August,2011, Friday, on the sacred month of Adi, (ashada), the  Executive Officer unilaterally stopped the Viswaroopa darshan, much against…

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Image of the day

SDV to picket Sanskrit Varsity campus

KOCHI: The Sanathana Dharma Vedi, a confederation of 28 socio-cultural organisations, will picket the campus of the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit on September 26 in protest against the abolition…

An appeal to well wishers of Samskritham

World’s only Sanskrit daily Sudharma is struggling hard to survive as it completeed 42 Years by now. HK Request Sanskrit Wellwishers  to go through this appeal to promote it by…

Measurement Units in Ancient India

The highest prefix used for raising 10 to a power in today’s maths, is ‘D’ for 10^30 (from Greek Deca). While, as early as 100 BC Indian Mathematicians had exact…

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Image of the Day

Paravoor Sreedharan tantri passes away

Paravoor Sreedharan tantri passes away

Kochi:: Famous astrologer and founder of Sree Narayana Tantric Research Vidayalaya, Paravoor Sreedharan Thanthri, passed away on Thursday at a private hospital in Kochi. He was 90. Sreedharan Tantri is…

Vichara Kendram Seminar on Padmanabha Swamy Temple

Vichara Kendram Seminar on Padmanabha Swamy Temple

Mumbai : 16 Muslims & 2 Christians convert to Hinduism

Mumbai : 16 Muslims & 2 Christians convert to Hinduism

 17th July,2011 Mumbai :   In yet another conversion drive by  Vishwa Hindu Parishad  (VHP) in total 16 Muslims & 2 Christians converted to Hinduism here  on Sunday. The programme was…

Technology of Spirituality – A Must watch Lecture

A talk by Khurshed Batliwala, director of World Alliance for Youth Empowerment at Ruia College, Mumbai. With a post graduate in Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Khurshed…

Lord Narasimha Moorthi roars again in Malappuram

Lord Narasimha Moorthi roars again in Malappuram

By R Venugopal, Cochin DEAR readers, read this story with your heart and if you feel anything at all, be a part of this divine venture, which will help all…

Timeless Shakti Peeta of Kamakhya in Tantra, Mantra, Yantra, Lore and Legend

Timeless Shakti Peeta of Kamakhya in Tantra, Mantra, Yantra, Lore and Legend

The famous Kamakhya temple in Guwahati in Assam is one of the 108 Devi Kshetramas (Shakti Peetas) listed in the Devi Bhagavata. I have been inspired to write this article…

Ernakulam : HJS and Sanatan Sanstha celebrate ‘Gurupournima Mahotsav’

Ernakulam (Kerala): Gurupournima was celebrated jointly by Sanatan Sanstha, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Sri Balaji Dharmajagruti Samiti at S. S. Kalamandir Hall, Near T. D. Temple, Ernalulam. Guru-Shishya tradition is…

Sweet Kids, Sweet Talk on Bhoota Yagna , Tulsi puja and loving living things

Swamy Athuradas attained Samadhi

Swamy Athuradas attained Samadhi

Kottayam : Hindu Spiritual leader and founder of the Athurasramam at Kurichy attained samadhi on Friday early morning.  Swamiji was 98.  The mortal remains of the Swamiji would be brought…

Sai Baba’s ‘Maha Samadhi’ to open for darshan tomorrow

Satya Sai Baba’s ‘Maha Samadhi’ in Prasanthi Nilayam here will be opened for ‘Darshan’ tomorrow on the occasion of Gurupournami. The construction of Maha Samadhi had begun soon after Baba’s…

SAVE SHRI PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE AND ITS PROPERTIES- PETITION

SAVE SHRI PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE AND ITS PROPERTIES- PETITION

To:  The Prime Minister of India, The Chief Minister of Kerala, Cabinet Minsiters Govt.of India, Ministers of State Govt.of India, Ministers Kerala State Padmanabha swamy temple wealth belongs to the…

In praise of Kathmandu’s Sweta Kali

By Romesh JayaratnamKandy, Sri Lanka  Background Existence is one according to Hindu Advaita philosophy. The conceptual categories of space and time explain the relative plurality around us. Divinity is one with…

Pune’s women priests spur filmmaker to make documentary

Impressed by city’s acceptance of women performing religious rituals, national award-winning actress and director Suhasini Mulay to film the phenomenon Priesthood, traditionally a male bastion, has enthused the women folk…

World’s only Sanskrit daily turns 42

Mysore:Even as English and modern Indian language newspapers continue to flourish in the country, Sudharma, which claims to be the only Sanskrit newspaper in the world, is struggling hard to…

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple-Eyewitness account from former High court judge C.S.Rajan

First on Asianet News- exclusive interview with former High court judge C.S.Rajan who has been appointed by the Supreme Court to prepare an inventory of the treasure trove at the…

‘What Is India?’ A Cursor To India’s Ancient Wisdom

‘What Is India?’ A Cursor To India’s Ancient Wisdom

In the pre-industrialist era, the west and other parts of the world had a dire feeling when someone mentioned the name India. However, it has changed with the course of…

Hindu Unity Need of The Hour – Protect Sri Padmanabha’s Wealth

Padmanabha Temple treasure and British loot

Padmanabha Temple treasure and British loot

 Senthil We are rediscovering the wealth of India. And the immense beauty in which it was gathered and preserved and protected for the common good in times of trouble is…

Religious Preacher brimming with radiant thoughts: Swami Vivekanand

Religious Preacher brimming with radiant thoughts: Swami Vivekanand

Hindu Dharma has a glorious past of great Saints and Sages. Several Saints ascended to the state of Guru and showed the path of God realisation to many. They also…