Only last night (May 5, 2024), in my blogpost with the above title, I had spoken of the religious harmony and goodwill between Saivism and Vaishnavism that is found symbolised inside the Nellaiappan Temple in Tirunelveli where both Sannidhis of Shiva and Govindaraja Perumal can be seen abutting each other and worshipped side by sideContinue reading “STOP PRESS! I wrote hastily and unwisely “அரியும் அரனும் ஒன்று. அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்’: Part-1: A pilgrim’s jottings””
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Sri Rangam Temple Eastern Gopuram collapses: “The Hindu” Report raises queries for the TNHRCE
The Minister of the TNHRCE Affairs , according to this report below in THE HINDU “said repair works on the eastern gopuram had been carried out in 2015 at a cost of ₹34 lakh. Following media reports of cracks on the eastern gopuram, the HR & CE department had prepared an estimate for ₹94 lakhsContinue reading “Sri Rangam Temple Eastern Gopuram collapses: “The Hindu” Report raises queries for the TNHRCE”
HURRY UP and BUY THIS BOOK on the History of THE Sri Vaishnava community! It has an important Foreword written by Aravindan Neelakandan (Co-author of the best selling book “Breaking India” with Rajiv Malhotra) :
The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part-46
From a historian perspective it can be said that in just a short span of 50 years after Indian Independence, the small community of Sri Vaishnavas that was part of the insignificant Tamil Brahmin population in the three states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, suffered a collective trauma of grievous loss…. The lossesContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part-46″
The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins”: Part-45
Hereditary and/or traditional rights of control over temple wealth and administration (continued) In the decades after Independence, in the democratic, socialistic and secular republic of India, successive elected governments of the State of Tamil Nadu realized the enormous potential for extracting great and steady revenue-streams and wealth — not to mention enormous leverage in electoralContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins”: Part-45″
The sorry state of a Sri Vaishnava heritage site in Chennai Mylapore
A relative of mine who works for a leading newspaper in Chennai forwarded to me this morning — 18 August 2022 — the published report below : As a Sri Vaishnava I read the above news report and was deeply saddened by its contents. It made wonder why no religious organisation (muttams, charitable institution, volunteer-groupContinue reading “The sorry state of a Sri Vaishnava heritage site in Chennai Mylapore”
The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya vedaantins” – Part 5
The history of the whole world tells us clearly that at the root of all great human conflicts is the inability of Man to know Truth first and to then Reconcile himself to it. Conflicts arise and continue to fester and outrage us only because one side of the conflict believes its version of TruthContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya vedaantins” – Part 5”
The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya vedaantins” – Part 1
The 2022 Annual “Brahmothsavam Festival” of the famous Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram has been been celebrated this fortnight with tumultuous popular fanfare, piety, ardor and religious exuberance. It climaxed in the great “Garuda Seva” procession of the Deity through the streets of the town where hundreds of thousands of devotees from all allContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya vedaantins” – Part 1″
The Tamil Nadu HR&CE Authority’s job is primarily one not of Asset Management alone … for God’s Sake!
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/its-a-golden-era-under-the-hrce-tn-minister-sekar-babu/amp_articleshow/87174727.cms Times of India 21 Oct 2021 This press interview below with the TN State Minister in charge of Hindu temple administration gives one the impression that the Minister takes his job very seriously. But then his job-description seems to be overly focused on trying to professionalise (quasi-corporatise?) temple asset-management functions — and this is,Continue reading “The Tamil Nadu HR&CE Authority’s job is primarily one not of Asset Management alone … for God’s Sake!”
“ARCHANAI” IN TAMIL NADU TEMPLES TO BE PERFORMED ONLY IN TAMIZH LANGUAGE?
When I posted the above Thought on my Facebook Page wall yesterday and shared it with many friends of mine, I was reminded immediately by way of a cautionary call to be careful about my politically incorrect utterances which I received from a dear old friend and ex-professional colleague of mine who long ago emigratedContinue reading ““ARCHANAI” IN TAMIL NADU TEMPLES TO BE PERFORMED ONLY IN TAMIZH LANGUAGE?”