Saturday 27 April 2024
SHIVA’S STRING
WHAT IS MEDITATION?
Friday 26 April 2024
Thursday 25 April 2024
TRAYAMBAKAM
VITARKA ATMA JNANAM
Wednesday 24 April 2024
NANDI - THE BHAKT SUPREME
ETERNAL FLAME
Tuesday 23 April 2024
What one must adhere to before entering a Hindu Temple (Video)
Most Hindu temples are usually open to the public, it is important to enter each one with the understanding that it is a sacred space. Being conscious of certain etiquettes can help one navigate the hallowed grounds of a temple respectfully.
Before entering a temple, it is generally recommended to be clean and modestly dressed. For both men and women, this generally means not wearing shorts and keeping the shoulders covered. Traditions can vary, however, from temple to temple. Some place a greater emphasis on dressing simply, requiring men to be shirtless and to wear only unsewn cloth.
Temples are like homes of the Gods. When you enter, you are a guest in that home. Before entering a temple everyone is required to remove shoes. Sometimes this is entirely outside the temple complex and other times at a designated space inside the complex, but before entering the temple proper. If it’s not obvious where to do so (racks for shoes, informational signs) just ask where to leave your shoes. Removing dirty shoes makes you cleaner, and is a sign of respect for the proprietor whose house you are about to spend time in. Its best to wash your feet with tap water before entering the Temple.
Many temples have a brass bell hanging near the entrance, which devotees ring before entering. Like knocking on the door of a person’s home to notify them of your arrival, ringing the bell informs the deities you’ve come to seek their association.
Paying obeisances comes next. The act of bowing down and touching the head to the ground demonstrates and instills humility and helps to cultivate the consciousness of respect a person should have while in a temple room.
As when visiting a friend’s home you might bring a token gift, it is common practice for Hindus to bring a flower, fruit, or some other item as an offering to the God of the temple they’re visiting. Though it is not required, presenting an offering is an act of service that can deepen one’s sincere devotion.
Open the door of your heart and look deeply, is He seated within?
Monday 22 April 2024
SILENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME
Sunday 21 April 2024
TO FIND THE UNCROWNED KING
I HAD A DREAM
Saturday 20 April 2024
MAHA KUMBABHISEGAM OF SRI MAHA SAKTHIMUGAMBIGAI TEMPLE, MID VALLEY CITY, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA ON 19 MAY 2024.
SRI POYYATHA VINAYAGAR MOORTHI TEMPLE, NO.. 5 - 11, JALAN TUKANG EMAS, 75200 MELAKA, MALAYSIA - OLDEST HINDU TEMPLE IN MALAYSIA
The Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple was built in 1781,(sometimes referred to as simply Sri Poyyatha Temple) is said to be the oldest Hindu Temple in Malaysia.
This 230-year old structure stands at the heart of the old town of Malacca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It is located in Malacca Chinatown, specifically in Jalan Tukang Emas, which is part of what many tourists aptly call Harmony Street, because it harbors a number places of worships belonging to different religions — the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism), the Xiang Lin Si Temple (Buddhism), and Kampung Kling Mosque (Islam).
EACH MORNING
Friday 19 April 2024
In the Velvi held recently at the Kapaleeshwarar Mylapore Temple, Chennai, India, the divine scenes graced by the Lord in the form of Agni....
The photos and a video of the divine forms displayed in Velvidhi :
Divine forms displayed in Velvidhi... 👇
Like Sri Ramabhran standing with Godanda..
Like Hanuman sitting..
Like flying..
Like Lord Krishna standing with a flute...
...in the Velvi held recently at the Kapaleeshwarar Mylapore Temple,
The divine scenes graced by the Lord in the form of Agni....
...For those who are pious at heart, they are all divine experience
For those who call themselves rationalists,
It's all fun and weird...
If there is devotion in the soul, Nandalala can be enjoyed even on a crow's wing!
Long live the sanathana that our forefathers raised!