admin Update: Many years since I last did this post, I have a happy update. Thanks to the guidance of Shri Vidyadheesh Tirtha Swamiji of Gokarna Partagali Math, Kavikala has been used to decorate the Gokarna Partagali Math project led by Dr. Janardhan Havanje!! Look forward to seeing more such revival of our ancient forms. Long … Read more
ॐ देवी महालसायै नम:।। Website: http://kumta.mahalasa.org/ Phone: +91 8386 222119 Check out this Spandana TV channel coverage of the temple here History: The year was 1565 AD (16th century), approximately 450 years ago when Devi Mahalasa’s idol reached Kumta. Her kulavis had somehow managed to escape with her idol hidden in a pot. While they … Read more
It is believed that the Divine manifests before true devotion — in form, in dream, or in subtle grace. Such was the experience of Sri Subraya Pai, a humble devotee whose unwavering faith brought Lord Venkatramana himself to Kundapura nearly two centuries ago. A Devotee’s Longing Sri Subraya Pai was an ardent devotee of Lord Venkataramana … Read more
Photo Courtesy: ‘Temples of Goa’ by Kamla Mankekar The Portuguese inquisition saw the rampant destruction of the Hindu temples in Goa. Every temple that came into sight of the Portuguese authorities was grazed down and looted. Except for this one temple hidden away in the forest on the present day Goa Karnataka border – … Read more
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥ ॐ अथ सकलसौभाग्यदायक श्रीविष्णुसहस्रनामस्तोत्रम् । शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् । प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ १॥ यस्य द्विरदवक्त्राद्याः पारिषद्याः परः शतम् । विघ्नं निघ्नन्ति सततं विष्वक्सेनं तमाश्रये ॥ २॥ व्यासं वसिष्ठनप्तारं शक्तेः पौत्रमकल्मषम् । पराशरात्मजं वन्दे शुकतातं तपोनिधिम् ॥ ३॥ व्यासाय विष्णुरूपाय व्यासरूपाय विष्णवे … Read more