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ARUNACHALA MYSTIC: Shirdi Sai Baba at Arunachala
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Saturday, November 22, 2014. Shirdi Sai Baba at Arunachala. Up until 2008 there were no Shrines dedicated to Sri Shirdi Sai Baba here at Arunachala. Subsequently in 2014 we now have a Shirdi Sai Baba Shrine on the girivalam roadway near Adi Annamalai, a Shirdi Sai Baba Shrine close to the Hanuman Temple on the girivalam roadway and a bhajan hall dedicated to Sai Baba near the Durga Amman Temple in town. To read more about the development of the Temple go to this link here. Crate on land in 2008. Sai Baba...
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ARUNACHALA MYSTIC: Vedic Birthday Mobile App.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Vedic Birthday Mobile App. Our friends at the Vedic Society. Based in Pondicherry, have developed a beautiful Vedic Birthday mobile app which is available online at this link here. For a long period of history there was a deep awareness of the lunar calendar and even this tradition is preserved not just in the Vedic calendar (the most ancient Indian calendar) but in the Jewish, Persian, Chinese, Nepalese, Mongolian and many other ancient calendar systems still in use today.
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ARUNACHALA BIRDS: The Stately Peacock
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There are a number of postings on Arunachala Birds, about the commonly found Peacock at Arunachala. Details of this bird can be viewed on Arunachala Birds at this link here. And excellent photos at links here. On my Arunachala Grace. Blog at this link here. As the bird’s mating season coincides with the onset of monsoon rains, many songs of rains have the Peacock-dance mentioned in them. One possible origin of the name of the famous Maurya dynasty of ancient India is believed to be derived from...A Peaco...
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ARUNACHALA BIRDS: Indian Pitta (Pitta Brachyura)
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Indian Pitta (Pitta Brachyura). The name of this bird in Tamil which is derived from its behaviour is Kathelachi (wind-blown) and Arumani Kuruvi (six-o’clock bird). Calling at dawn and dusk occurs on the wintering grounds, thus the reason for its Tamil name which translates as the ‘six-o’clock bird’. Illustration from Alfred Brehm's Tierleben. The four species of Asian Pitta that share buff underparts and conspicuous blue wing patches are the – Indian Pitta, Pitta Brachyura. Fairy Pitta, P. Nympha. 8220;...
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ARUNACHALA BIRDS: Oriental Magpie Robin
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Female checking out Tree Hole for Nest. The Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus Saularis) is a trim black and white bird with cocked tail. Black portions of the male are replaced by brown and slate grey in the female. The juvenile resembles the female, but has a scaly head and upperparts, and mottled brown throat and breast. Many Magpie-Robins have been visiting my Garden. Beautiful Male with Colouring in Tree. Flying with Nesting Material. The Oriental Magpie-Robin uses two kinds of communication behaviour...
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ARUNACHALA BIRDS: Brahminy Kite
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This bird (Tamil: Krishna Parunthu) is found at Tiruvannamalai, and there are several Brahminy Kite nests by Samudram Lake. Where the nests are known, the birds are worshipped as representative of Garuda (the sacred Eagle), but this bird is actually a Kite. Locals at Samudram coming to glimpse. The bird hoping the visitors have. Habitats best suited to Brahminy Kites are broad mudflat and freshwater wetlands such as rice fields and marshes and even in cultivated areas. The Brahminy Kite is a bird whi...
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ARUNACHALA SATSANG: Welcome to Arunachala Satsang
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BE AWARE OF THE "I". Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Welcome to Arunachala Satsang. Professor Kasturi quickly interrupted stating, “No! It could be said that on the day nearly twenty-five years ago, that my initiation to the sadhana of self-enquiry occurred. Posted by Meenakshi Ammal. Sri sathya sai baba. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Next Full Moon Arunachala. Girivalam Wednesday, 17 August, 2016. Night-time 3.57 pm. Complete: Girivalam Thursday, 18 August, 2016. Night-time 2.57 pm. Padma and Torsten, ...
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ARUNACHALA SATSANG: Silent Teachings and Satsang
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BE AWARE OF THE "I". Friday, August 8, 2014. Silent Teachings and Satsang. Mahadeva) Thou art he who imparts instruction in utter silence. Thou art he that observes the vow of taciturny (for Thou instructest in silence). Source: Mahabharata- Anusasana Parva, Section XVII]. How can silence be so powerful? Why does not Bhagavan go about and preach the truth to the people at large? How do you know I am not doing it? Does preaching consist in mounting a platform and haranguing the people around? Compare him ...
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ARUNACHALA MYSTIC: Meaning of Uttarayana and Dakshinayana
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Meaning of Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. For information and photographs of Ani Brahmostavam as is celebrated at Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai and which commemorates Dakshinayana and marks the beginning of the sun’s movement in a southerly direction go to this posting here. For those interested in the esoteric significance of the two seasonal calendar delineations of Uttarayana and Dakshinayana, below is an interesting and thought provoking narrative. Sri Seshadri Swami...
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ARUNACHALA MYSTIC: Light at Deepavali
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Light primarily signifies knowledge. All our activities should be governed by the light of knowledge, especially the knowledge of dharma. By this knowledge, ignorance or darkness is dispelled. We bow to knowledge which is the greatest wealth in our lives. Knowledge also backs our good as well as bad actions. So, the lamp which is kept lit for all auspicious occasions, is a witness to our thoughts and actions. 1 Using sesame oil in lamps destroys evil and castor oil brings joy t...
