For a virtual darshana, please check out this beautiful recording by Spandana Channel Location: Rayalkeri (Rayale + Keri) means a street belonging to the king. Interestingly, the official name of the place is a slight variation with the same meaning – it is called RoyalKeri. History: The Ganesh temple in this small town is a … Read more
Deities: Shri Venkatramana Temple in Kalyanpura (Kallianpura) is one of the important temples of the GSB community in Dakshina Kannada region with a strong kulavi base of local GSB families. Located on the banks of the river Suvarna, this temple has a very rich history dating back to 500 years. Sri Venkatramana placed in-between Sridevi … Read more
The Shri LakshmiNarayana Temple in Hejamadi is popular as Mallyera (belonging to Mallya) Mutt. It is one of the five temples constructed by members of the Mahale family of Honavar (later changed to Mallya) who were prominent and influential traders and courtiers with the Keladi Nayak rulers. Some of the other temples they built are: … Read more
Situated about 35 km from Mangalore is the quaint town of Moodbidri as it is now called or Mudabidure or Biderayanagara or Venupura or Vamsapura as it has been called at various points in history. All these names are linked to the wild bamboo (Bidure) growth in the area and the Venu (flute) made out … Read more
Situated about 35 km from Mangalore is the quaint town of Moodbidri as it is now called or Mudabidure or Biderayanagara or Venupura or Vamsapura as it has been called at various points in history. All these names are linked to the wild bamboo (Bidure) growth in the area and the Venu (flute) made out … Read more
सूर्यवंशभूपरन्न भद्रपीठसंस्थितम् । जानकीसमेतमब्जपत्रनेत्रशोभितम् ।। कैकयीजलक्ष्मणांजनेयमुख्यसंस्तुतम् । रामचंद्रमाश्रयेऽमरेन्द्रवृन्दवंदितम् ।।१।। sūryavaṁśabhūparanna bhadrapīṭhasaṁsthitam । jānakīsametamabjapatranetraśobhitam ।। kaikayījalakṣmaṇāṁjaneyamukhyasaṁstutam । rāmacaṁdramāśraye’marendravr̥ndavaṁditam ।।1।। The one who is seated on the grand pedestal of the Suryavanshi dynasty. मंदहाससुंदरास्यपुंडरीकमीश्वरं । चंडभानुगोत्रसिंधुचंद्रमिंदिरावरम् ।। वंद्यपादयुग्मदासचंद्रमौलिसंस्मृतम् । रामचंद्रमाश्रयेऽमरेन्द्रवृन्दवंदितम् ।।२।। maṁdahāsasuṁdarāsyapuṁḍarīkamīśvaraṁ । caṁḍabhānugotrasiṁdhucaṁdramiṁdirāvaram ।। vaṁdyapādayugmadāsacaṁdramaulisaṁsmr̥tam । rāmacaṁdramāśraye’marendravr̥ndavaṁditam ।।2।।
विधीशमुखगीर्वाणयाचनाफलमद्भुतम् । दिव्यभासं भजे व्यासं शिशुं शशिमुखंसदा ।।१।। vidhīśamukhagīrvāṇayācanāphalamadbhutam । divyabhāsaṁ bhaje vyāsaṁ śiśuṁ śaśimukhaṁsadā ।।1।। दर्शनं केवलं यस्य सुखं दिव्य़ं प्रयच्छति । अर्वणनीयलावण्यं व्यासं वन्दे रविप्रभम् ।।२।। darśanaṁ kevalaṁ yasya sukhaṁ divय़ṁ prayacchati । arvaṇanīyalāvaṇyaṁ vyāsaṁ vande raviprabham ।।2।।
God and Goddesses evolve out of our faith. So do the practices and rituals around them. While traditionally GSBs worship the various forms of main stream Vedic deities, we also worship pre-Vedic deities. These deities are usually the local gods/goddesses believed to be protectors of the settlement ;protecting them from nature’s calamities like floods, droughts … Read more
I was excited to see the cover on the book and the first few pages are very well done with details on the authors and includes a foreword by Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna. The fact that the book is dedicate to the memory of the author’s grandmother makes it more personal. As I read … Read more
This week I chanced upon a Konkani book title ‘Yug Sanvar’ by Sahitya Akademi Winner, writer Mahabaleshwar Sail(please read his interview here) Here in the UK, I could only get the English translation of it ‘Age of Frenzy‘ but I was not disappointed. The translation was beautifully rendered by Mrs. Vidya Pai. When I get … Read more