Atmaka samAchAraH: Hindu Spiritual News

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Members may post Hindu spiritual news items here that seek to elevate us from the mundane monotony of daily life.

HJS participates in Birthday celebration Sree Sree Vijendra Saraswati Swami at Kanchipeetham
March 16, 2010
Chaitra Shuddha Pratipada, Kaliyug Varsha 5112
http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/9021.html

Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu): Sree Vijendra Saraswati Swamigal’s birthday was celebrated at Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu on March 11, 2010 and various programs were conducted on this occasion. Sree Vijendra Saraswati Swamigal performed Padya Puja of His Holiness Sree Sree Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal.

Volunteers of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti from Chennai also attended the programs and got an opportunity to seek the blessings of His Holiness Sree Sree Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal for conducting Hindu Dharma Jagruti Sabha in Kanchipuram. Mr. Subramanian, Editor, Jan Kalyan provided useful contacts and introduced the volunteers of Hindu Janjagruti Samiti to important devout Hindus.

Apart from devotees in Tamil Nadu, over a hundred members of the Brahmin Mahila Samiti from Hyderabad attended the program. Various hom and puja such as Aayush Home, Kanya Puja, Sumanagli puja etc were also performed. His Holiness Sree Sree Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal has been requested by his devotees to spend Chaturmaas in year 2010 in Chennai.

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In the rare photograph (second) ParamAchArya poses as nartana sundara naTarAja.--sd

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In Orissa, a village of Sanskrit pundits
http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/9177.html

April 12, 2010
Chaitra Krushna Trayodashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5112

Sanskrit may have ceased to be spoken by people, but there is a remote village in this coastal district of Orissa where every home has a pundit of the ancient language.

Sasana village in the Shyamsundar gram panchayat area is almost an anachronism in today's culture which no longer takes pride in mastering the language which, along with Latin, was once the two most dominant languages in the world.

The village, inhabited almost fully by Brahmins, has a little over 32 households with 200-odd members. In all the households one will come across Sanskrit pundits employed in government-run Sanskrit-medium educational institutions.

"We are proud patrons of Sanskrit. The ancient language is very much alive at the village, 76-year-old Baishnav Charan Pati, a Sanskrit pundit who has retired from his teaching job, said.

Pati said that they made sure for generations that at least one child in every household had been taught in the Sanskrit medium of education.

"Most of the Sanskrit-educated residents have found employment either in government schools or have taken up career as priests to preside over Hindu ceremonies,'' Pati said.

Take the case of Pundit Trilochan Sadangi. Both his sons and daughter are Sanskrit-educated and are teaching the language in government-run schools.

"By encouraging our children to learn Sanskrit, we are trying to revive the language. We are largely successful till now and we earnestly hope that our future generations will keep the tradition alive,'' Pati said with a tinge of pride.

The village's fascination for Sanskrit has not come from the blue, but rather flowed from its rich tradition in Sanskrit learning.

A nearby village Babkarpur has the presence of a miniature temple dedicated to the great poet Kalidasa, author of 'Abhigyana Shakuntalam' and many other classics, which tells eloquently of the region's love for the things Sanskrit.

Source: Rediff
http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/a...-in-orissa.htm

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Humane act

Seen at the Ragigudda Temple in Bangalore.
http://www.deccanherald.com/photo.php?id=3812

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Sanskrit taught in Philosophy Day School, Newyork
http://www.philosophydayschool.org/page/Sanskrit

The children are introduced to the study of a classical language, Sanskrit, in Kindergarten.

Sanskrit instruction takes place once a week for Kindergarteners and starting in First Grade, twice a week. A Sanskrit specialist see students who join the class at a later stage (i.e. after the ages of six or seven) or for remedial purposes, individually or in small groups, within the classroom setting or in the language resource classroom. The Sanskrit Program is tailored to the specific needs of the student and ensures that students catch up with the rest of the class by being given special attention.

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His Holiness visits Nagalapuram; Unusual Bronze statues found from an under ground chamber – 31 May 2010

His Holiness Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Sankaracharya Swamiji visited Sri Veda Narayanaswamy temple at Nagalapuram, near Puttur, about 60 kms from Kanchipuram on 31 May 2010.

Fourteen unusual bronze images were found in an underground chamber of the famous Vishnu temple....

PS: Thanks to shrI Anamaya for this news posted in the Kanchi Forum.

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"Sisters and brothers of America... It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of the monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; ..."

Reminded of SvAmi VivekAnanda's address to the World Parlimament of Religions on 11th September 1893 at Chicago, USA?

Listen to the great voice of the sage here:
http://www.udeps.com/Vivekananda.html

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Samudra Manthan - At Thailand Airport
http://www.bharathagnana.com/2009/01...d-airport.html

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Amazing darshan
http://www.facebook.com/notes/suresh...05354172836562

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namaste,

Amazing darshan
http://www.facebook.com/notes/suresh...05354172836562

hmm... unreal.

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namaste everyone.

A member in the IndusLadies forum has given a link to a video of the incident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=899dK25pzJs

shrI AMR, editor of the famous Tamizh magazine kumudham jotiDam, in their issue dated 24.6.2011 published the incident with a statement that the authenticity of the photographs have been verified.

A reader in the magazine issue dated 15.7.2011 also has confirmed her presence on the occasion of the incident.

bolo, shrI rAma-bhakta hanumAn ki, jai!