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Anugrahotsavam, a unique festival in the city The Art of Living Foundation will organise a unique festival to create a wave of love and spirituality, ‘ Anugrahotsavam’, in Chennai from November 7 to 11 ...More

Anugrahotsavam, a unique festival in the city

The Art of Living Foundation will organise a unique festival to create a wave of love and spirituality, ‘ Anugrahotsavam’, in Chennai from November 7 to 11 ...More

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America Meditates for peace Following His vision for a stress free mind & violence free society, one of the largest collective meditations in the continent was hosted by the Art of Living Foundation in over 22 countries in America... More
Periyazhwar and Andal No account of PeriyAzhwAr would be complete without mentioning his foster daughter ANDAL (who is also in the line-up of AzhwArs).... More
ThiruppallANDu Besides recognizing Lord Vishnu as the Supreme Being, VishNucittar went one step further and with immense concern delivered a benediction for the Lord. Normally human beings want to be blessed by the Lord and only elders would bless youngsters... More
PeriyAzhwAr: The devotee who blessed the Lord In Thamizh, the word AzhwAr means “one who is deeply immersed” in devotion. However, the term was increasingly applied to selected devotees of Vishnu whose primary avocation in life was to serve the Lord. In the early centuries of the Common Era... More
The richness of Dikshitar's compositions In this article, we identify and elucidate five different factors that contribute to the individuality of Dikshitar’s repertoire... More
Ganesha - Rich With Symbolism The essence of Ganesha is brought out beautifully by Adi Shankara. Though Ganesha is worshiped as the elephant-headed God, the form (swaroop) is just to bring out the formless (parabrahma roopa). He is ‘Ajam Nirvikalpam Niraakaaramekam’. This means Ganesha is Ajam (unborn), he is Nirvikalpa (attributeless),... More
Spiritual re-awakening tour by Sri Sri Ravishankar Spiritual Master and the Art of Living Founder, His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar commences a week-long tour of Tamil Nadu on August 3, 2009 with temple visits, tour of the Pancha Maha Bhootha Sthalas, prayers and satsangs.... More
Tambura This word is used in the song 'Maayaa Machindraa' in the film Indian. It goes ‘tamburaa meettum kingaraa’ 'kanjiraa tatti konji raa' (etc.)... More
Celestial Wedding in US Yes, it was a rare treat for the cultural-activity – starved Indians living in the Midwest. It was the occasion of Sri Radha Kalyana Mahotsavam, organized by Sridhar Balasubramaniam, Aravind Hariharan & Adhinarayanan,..... More
Velachery Dhandeesswarar Temple - 3 The temple of Dhandeeswarar at Velachery is steeped in history. Appaya Dikshitar a great Sanskrit savant hailing from Adaipalan in North Arcot dist is believed to have consecrated the shrine of Goddess Karunambikai in this temple.... More
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America Meditates for peace

Following His vision for a stress free mind & violence free society, one of the largest collective meditations in the continent was hosted by the Art of Living Foundation in over 22 countries in America... More

Periyazhwar and Andal

No account of PeriyAzhwAr would be complete without mentioning his foster daughter ANDAL (who is also in the line-up of AzhwArs).... More

ThiruppallANDu

Besides recognizing Lord Vishnu as the Supreme Being, VishNucittar went one step further and with immense concern delivered a benediction for the Lord. Normally human beings want to be blessed by the Lord and only elders would bless youngsters... More

PeriyAzhwAr: The devotee who blessed the Lord

In Thamizh, the word AzhwAr means “one who is deeply immersed” in devotion. However, the term was increasingly applied to selected devotees of Vishnu whose primary avocation in life was to serve the Lord. In the early centuries of the Common Era... More

The richness of Dikshitar's compositions

In this article, we identify and elucidate five different factors that contribute to the individuality of Dikshitar’s repertoire... More

Ganesha - Rich With Symbolism

The essence of Ganesha is brought out beautifully by Adi Shankara. Though Ganesha is worshiped as the elephant-headed God, the form (swaroop) is just to bring out the formless (parabrahma roopa). He is ‘Ajam Nirvikalpam Niraakaaramekam’. This means Ganesha is Ajam (unborn), he is Nirvikalpa (attributeless),... More

Spiritual re-awakening tour by Sri Sri Ravishankar

Spiritual Master and the Art of Living Founder, His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar commences a week-long tour of Tamil Nadu on August 3, 2009 with temple visits, tour of the Pancha Maha Bhootha Sthalas, prayers and satsangs.... More

Tambura

This word is used in the song 'Maayaa Machindraa' in the film Indian. It goes ‘tamburaa meettum kingaraa’ 'kanjiraa tatti konji raa' (etc.)... More

Celestial Wedding in US

Yes, it was a rare treat for the cultural-activity – starved Indians living in the Midwest. It was the occasion of Sri Radha Kalyana Mahotsavam, organized by Sridhar Balasubramaniam, Aravind Hariharan & Adhinarayanan,..... More

Velachery Dhandeesswarar Temple - 3

The temple of Dhandeeswarar at Velachery is steeped in history. Appaya Dikshitar a great Sanskrit savant hailing from Adaipalan in North Arcot dist is believed to have consecrated the shrine of Goddess Karunambikai in this temple.... More