kalyan | April 9, 2008
Subbaiah, Ganapathy Roots of Tamil religious thought Pondicherry Inst. of Linguistics and Culture, Pondicherrry, 1991 ISBN: 8185452024 : Clothey, Fred W. Quiescence and Passion, the Vision of Arunakiri, Tamil mystic Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 1984 V. Kantacami Thamizh nattin thala varalArukaLum paNpAttu cinnangkaLum Palaniappa brothers, Chennai, 1983 Jeyachandrun, A.V The Madurai Temple Complex: with special [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Here is an collection of Tamil Names for Hindu Gods, Goddesses, Natural forces (fire, water, air, earth), Zodiac signs, stars and other objects of general interest. It is a kind of Glossary of Tamil Terms or Tamil -Tamil Dictionary. The Tamil words are in Tamil Script, Unicode/utf-8 encoding. Source: thamizham.net அருகன் பெயர் அநகன், எண்குணன், நிச்சிந்தன், [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
I. Hindu Festivals Pongal Pongal is one of the major festivals for Tamils and often referred to as “thamizhar thirunaaL”. At the beginning of the tamil month “thai” it is celebrated for three days: first day devoted to getting rid of old things (Bhogi), second day involves main Pongal celebrations followed by Maattu Pongal on [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Bakthi /Devotional Period in Tamil History Sangam Age (that lasted till ca. 3rd century AD) is an important period for Tamil Literature. After this, during the next few centuries (Kalabhra Period) there was a lull in literary output. Then came a period of about four centuries (6- 10th C. AD) when a number of devotional [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Batu Caves Sri Subramaniar Swamy Devasthanam by R. Nadaraja, KMN, AMN, PJK. Chairman, Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam Source: Murugan.org website http://www.murugan.org/temples/batumalai.htm Introduction The Batu Caves Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia stands out as a monumental focal point of the significant contribution made by the Indian settlers in the development of Malaya and then Malaysia [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Disputed Space for Beloved Goddesses: Hindu Temples, Conflicts and Religious Pluralism in Germany by Martin Baumann in: Rever. Revista de Estudos da Religiao, 1, 4, 2001 URL: http://www.pucsp.br/rever/rv4_2001/t_bauman.htm. Though I would like to draw some generalized conclusions about conflicts, religious pluralism and public representation in contemporary Germany, at the outset I would like to introduce [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Earlier this year (2006) Europe’s largest Hindu temple “Sri Venkateswara Balaji Temple” has opened in Britain. in Tividale, near Birmingham. Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India is one of the most sacred sites in the Hindu world . It has a distinctive architecture that has been followed closely in the West Midlands. Here are [...]
kalyan | April 7, 2008
List of Hindu Temples and Religious Centers in the USA – I (AK, AL, AR, AZ & CA) The Indian community in North America (United States of America in particular) is growing constantly. The resident population has already crossed the threshold (3 million) for the community to be recognized as a minority. Though far away [...]
kalyan | April 7, 2008
List of Hindu Temples and Religious Centers in the USA – VI (States OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, WA, WI and WV) The Indian community in North America (United States of America in particular) is growing constantly. The resident population has already crossed the threshold (3 million) for the [...]
kalyan | April 7, 2008
List of Hindu Temples and Religious Centers in the USA – V (States NC, NE, NH, NJ, NE, NM, NV) The Indian community in North America (United States of America in particular) is growing constantly. The resident population has already crossed the threshold (3 million) for the community to be recognized as a minority. Though [...]