A pilgrim’s jottings on a 3-day whirlwind pilgrimage, May 4th, 2024 (Tirunelveli-Tuticorin) of Nava Tirupati temples ************ The summer heat-wave was rising, and on my journey by road towards Azhwar Tirunagari, the mid-morning hour seemed to send torrid blasts from a furnace towards us. Thankfully, Rajah, my thoughful rental-car cab-driver, turned up the vehicle airconditioning.Continue reading “குயில் நின்றார் பொழில் சூழ் குருகூர்: Part-4: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Azhwar Tirunagari Kshetra””
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The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedantins”: Part-50
By the end of the 20th century CE, and after more than 200+ years of colonial and post-Independence history in India when the community of “ubaya-vedantins” in Tamil Nadu experienced wrenching social tumult and developments that occurred and swept through the land, the Sri Vaishnava identity itself underwent significant transformation. The “ubaya-vedantin‘s first language, SanskritContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedantins”: Part-50″