“Alinganam” This word “aalinganam” is one of the most beautiful sounding words in the Sanskrit language. One needs to read only two lines of poetry quoted below to understand what I mean…. They are found in an invocatory verse (in the stotra “narasimha prappathi”) sung in praise of the Deity of the great temples onContinue reading “EPILOGUE: “Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: (CONCLUDED): Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
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“Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-5 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023
Before my family and I journeyed from Kashi to Gaya to perform Gaya Shraadham, we made sure we did not miss visiting and offering worship at as many of the famous and ancient temples and shrines in Varanasi as possible, given the limited time available at our disposal. It was a whistlestop quick pilgrimage-tour weContinue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-5 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
“Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-2 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023
“snaanam” If your faith is Sanatana Dharma, then you probably already know about the 3 “Rrunam-s” — the three congenital Debts of Gratitude every man is born with: (a) deva Rrunam (b) rishi Rrunam and (c) pitru-Rrnam. Hindu belief is that Man’s first debt is to the many Vedic gods or devathas (such as Varuna,Continue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-2 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
“Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART 1 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023
What I am going to write about in the ensuing 10- Part series of blogs on the subject is not a travelogue of a religious tourist or pilgrim. There are plenty and more of such write-ups on Kashi, Gaya, Prayag and Ayodhya that one can easily browse through on the internet. I have no intentionContinue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART 1 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″