In a bizarre incident which happened a week back in Tiruchendur, Lord Murugan’s abode along the seaside, a couple’s immense faith and belief was tested by the God himself probably. This never got reported in any of the local dailies or at the district level too. Thanks to Face Book […]
Hinduism
Introduction: “Margazhi” refers to the ninth of the twelve lunar months per Tamil calendar. In comparison to the Gregorian calendar, this Tamil month maps approximately to the period between Mid-December of one year to the mid-January of the following year. This is a period of pious activities among the spiritually […]
Of late, one gets to see news about crimes against women from different walks of life almost on a regular basis from Tamizh Nadu in particular and in other parts of Bharat in general. While there is a sinister campaign by anti-Hindus to plan and commit crimes against Hindu women […]
People of TN are witnessing the rise of anti-national / anti-Hindu forces for the past 6 months, ever since this present dispensation in the State took over the reins in May 2021. In addition to the open support and patronage extended by the ruling party to these anti-Hindu forces, the […]
The recent announcements of TN HR&CE department with regard to (1) Opening of colleges from the Hindu temple funds and (2) Melting of gold ornaments belonging to Hindu temples have once again drawn irritation and displeasure of Hindus in TN. Even while the legal luminaries are of the opinion that […]
Vedanta Kesari Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was brutally killed on the night of August 23, 2008 as he was opposing conversions of hapless tribals into Christianity and working for the welfare of the local forest dwellers in tribal dominated Orissa’s Kandhmal district. Born in 1924 in village Gurjung in the forest-dominated […]
A traditional Ganapathi puja was performed before the Air France flight service invoking the blessings of Ganapathi and Kalikamba in Chennai. After the second wave of pandemic, Air France Airlines launched its 276-seater direct flight services between Paris and Chennai from 28th June. The inaugural flight, a 276-seater three-class configured […]
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister of the avowedly secular Tamilnadu government Sekar Babu is in for sharp criticism for intruding into affairs of the Hindu religion. He says: 1. People from all castes will be appointed as Archakas (priests) in temples. 2. Archanai in Tamil in all the temples […]
A recent verdict of the Madras High Court bench comprising Justices Mahadevan and Adhikesavalu has clearly said that 100 years plus old temples, including single idol temples, have to be categorised as ancient heritage. The properties which have been offered to temples by devotees out of their free will, on […]
Meet the Doctor of doctors (Vaidhyanaathaa). He is the presiding deity, Lord Shiva, of village Vaitheeswaran Kovil in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. As per legends, an ace doctor that he is, he prepares and prescribes medicine. His divine consort, Parvathy, revered as Baalaambikaa ( Thaiyal Naayaaki ) takes upon herself […]