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Pinning this. The PM noticing the wanderlust in me should count for something afterall 😊

@SadaaShree A similar temple in Chennai is the body guard munishwarar temple near Central station - a go to temple for blessings for new vehicles

Vahana Ganapati Temple is one of Bengaluru's older temples around 600 years old. So called, because any one who buys a new car, bike brings it here for blessings of Ganapathi. It was originally called Patala Ganapathi, as the deity used to be underground. The temple is located on Kasturba Road, with the TVS showroom right next to it. In fact it was TVS who started this, when they opened their new showroom, brought its new chassis and vehicles for puja here. And with Benz, Nissan opening their show rooms, the practice caught on. In older days even elephants, horses, bullocks were bought here. Mysuru Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar performed Puja here, as also his Diwan , T Ananda Rao. It's believed that Kempe Gowda would stop over here at this temple, to seek blessings, everytime he went for a hunt.

An idea that I gave up many years ago because of this ..

भारती करुणापात्रं भारती पदभूषणम् । भारती पदमारूढं भारती तीर्थमाश्रये ॥ aahnika darshanam (screen grab) #sringeri

@adithya This was at Pali? Ballaleshwar temple?

I was in a temple in a small town for Yajurveda Samhita & Brahmanam Parayanam this week. We were sitting in the front of the Garba gruha (sanctum sanctorum) and were chanting Veda mantras. Huge crowd of devotees being a weekend, were thronging the temple for darshan of the main deity. We were at the Vajapeya Brahmanam, portion of the Taittiriya Krishna Yajurveda which speaks of the glory of Vajapeya Yaagam (fire ritual) and the mahima of the one who does it. The title given to the person who completes this Vajapeya yaagam mentioned in Vedas, which is a 17 days yaagam gets a title of Vajapeyajee / Vajapeye (even now in north we see the name Bajpai/Vajpeye) which is a mis-spelt version of the original title. Some of their ancestors would have done this Yaagam and they would have got this title since they did it but current generations are retaining it & using it as a surname. This Vajapeya brahmanam speaks of the mahima of this Yaagam and the person who does this yaagam, and how by doing this yaagam , he reaches the heavenly abode and becomes the favourite of the Devatas in Swarga loka When our Veda chanting was going on, devotees visiting the temple were pulled to our Veda mantra chanting in chorus - Veda Ghosham and these happened. 1. Many stood in the entry line in amazement hearing the Vedic sound and the security guard had to tell them to get inside the sanctum sanctorum quickly. 2. Those who came out of the Garba Gruha came to the Sabha mandap (front portion outside the Garba gruha) and stood there trying to understand what was happening. 3. Some people just sat quietly on the sides, looking at us chanting and were mesmerized by the vedic intonation & mantra, while I could see calmness and peace reflecting on their face. 4. Some elderly people came and did namaskaram to us, as probably in their childhood samskaras which their parents would have passed on to them, they would have been told - when you see Vedic chanting going on, you do namaskar to them as Veda is Sabda rupa of the Eshwara himself. So wherever Veda chanting is on, consider Eshwara exists and exhibits himself as Vedic sound. 5. Some devotees removed mobile phones and took pictures and video of the chanting. 6. A couple in the line post-darshan were coming out of the garba gruha, the husband was keen to sit beside us to hear the Veda chanting but his wife was ahead and not too keen. But looking at husband’s slower pace of walking towards exit , she turned back and asked in sign language “Do you want to sit here for some time ?” He nodded and both of them came inside the Vedic enclosure and he listened to the Vedic chanting with rapt attention. He was experiencing bliss and his wife was happy to see him happy. With this background on one side, with high level Vedic tattva on how a human can get moksha through Vajapeyam by creating a staircase to heaven by doing anushtana of various yaagams with Vajapeya being an important step , while on the other hand, a devotee comes to the temple who probably is hearing a continuous 2 hour Veda Ghosham in perfect pitch and intonation with no knowledge of what is the content of the matter or the tattva written by the Rishis for the human being to access the other world. He / she has only bhakti, shraddha and belief in Bhagawan and the trigger was the pull of Vedic chant which has grounded him / her and compelled him / her to sit listen in complete immersion , trying to decipher from words like Brihaspati, Agni, Varuna, Veda of what these could mean. The attraction to Veda Ghosham is so powerful that people slow down their walking pace, people sit down, people close their eyes, people smile and for some tears roll down their cheeks in ecstasy. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THEY HAVE THE VEDIC SOUND IMPRINTED IN THEIR DNAs. This DNA memory tries to bridge the gap between the high level tattva of Vedas and Bhakti of the Sadhaka. The bridge of yearning to cross to learn the tattva Contd...

parAbhava nAma samvatsara and chandramAna nava varSha wishes to all 🙏🏼

@nimishdubey SMG was a big fan of Prakash Padukone ..

When I met Deepika Padukone at the launch of the LG Viewty, I told her, “Your father? He is amazing.” Perhaps the first Indian world champion in a popular global sport. Lord of net play. Touch artist Ranked number one in the world in 1980. Winner of the All England badminton championships in 1980. Winner of the World Cup badminton championships in 1981 (beat Han Jian 15-0 in the first game, which many still consider the best single game of badminton ever played by a single player) Gentle man. Gentleman also. Could get emotional. Mum’s Indian crush. (The international crush was David Gower) Prakash Padukone. #Badminton #Padukone #PrakashPadukone #Nostalgia (@Raja_Sw, @vijivenkatesh, @vats, @anandkumarn)

@aravind @ndtv @VishalV054 Hi aravind - do u think that there is a subterranean (for now) india russian US axis emerging?

The strait is already open and some piled up ships are moving through. Iran is not able to stop them. Including India bound ships. Oil price has now plunged below $90. Russia is in bed with the US and making a fool of the world. While some disruptions and spikes will happen now and then, by May we will be all good. Not like what Putin allegedly claims as per NDTV.

#BREAKING | Oil flow through Strait of Hormuz can stop in 30 days: Russian President Vladimir Putin NDTV's @VishalV054 reports

@Indirakkdi @svbadri Not that I am aware of

@hormndoc Is it sold in ladoo counters? @svbadri

One of the unique offerings in tirumala is the (for lack a better term) the jangri that is made only on Thursdays. Rare to obtain - even if ure there on a Thursday has a special taste like any other offering in tirumala

@KhandeshExpress Doesn't have the crunch of jalebi..

@hormndoc This is jalebi, not jangri, no?

During conversations with people who have had the opportunity to learn the vedas from teachers when they were children - the one thing that would come out is how particular the teacher would be about the swara.. a very common reminiscence is that "visiri kambala adi". So, as the student would continue to make blunders with the swaras - the teacher would give him a stroke with the other end of the hand fan that he would be using ... And it worked - most of them said that this was the best "medicine" that helped them learn to chant flawlessly

न कर्मणा न प्रजया धनेन त्यागेनैके अमृतत्वमानशुः। The path to immortality is through renunciation alone and yet... the mind ensures that such a thought remains for no longer than the blink of an eye..

2 of 2..the comfort that Saraswati has made you her home!

Reminded of this काक: चेष्टा, बको ध्यानं, श्वान निद्रा तथैव च। अल्पाहारी, गृहत्यागी, विद्यार्थी पंचलक्षणम्  The industriousness of a crow the single mindedness of a crane the sleep of a dog - frugal eating giving up ur home ( and comforts) are the five hallmarks of a person desirous of learning (student) (not necessarily of veda but exemplified even today in the vedapatsalas) When some adult learners of the vedas went to a village patashala for veda parayanam recently- they felt out of place - no cots no hot water no mirrors .. the organisers arranged it quickly - but the price for knowledge is - humility service and sacrifice for comfort. If u pay that price - lifelong comfort is yours.. (pic not mine)

@MayaRao 😃

@hormndoc For someone that does not know Tamil, this post is impossible to understand. I get the gist, the kid and you cooked a sumptuous feast.

Been on a project to help the bambino not get intimidated about cooking south indian food - that there is fun in cooking things from scratch - the most heartening question today - what if I run out of rasa - podi .. "well u really don't need any podi in your kitchen but if u want to make it and keep that's east to do" - So here is brunch made with and by the elf morkuzhambu - paruppu lime tengaipal rasam (even herpaatti had a glass and appreciated) pudalangai poduthuval and potato curry - pappadam to go with it... have a maavu grinding session in the afternoon ...The flavours and aroma that a cook from scratch south indian kitchen creates are unique..

@samanya_kumar True , 😊

@hormndoc One nitpick. Factoid is not the correct word to use here.

One more factoid about the pitrs who manifest at the shraddha...the vedas describe the pitrs as shy (and easily frightened) the word used is hleekha.. so if u remember the admonition from ur elders not to raise ur voice or shout or fight the day before and on the day of the shraddha this is the reason.. note that the pitrs come with a guardian deity called vishwedeva - to protect them along the way An interesting side to this is the prohibition of use of iron (and steel) during the rituals. Elders would humorously say that if the pitrs see iron utensils they may think that u are going to heat it and torture them with it..

@MahadeoSeems @GanapathyNalla2 🙏🏼

@GanapathyNalla2 @hormndoc Please re read carefully and understand... nowhere does the writer mention beating of pitrs.. he is conveying what is perhaps ancestral or regional "Nani ki kahani". An old wives tale. He explains the reason iron is not used!. And yes our folklore does have some merit in Hinduism