If war is too important to be left to the Generals so also history is too important to be left to the Historians. That was the mistake post-independent India’s first Congress government made when it decided to write the history of India. It chose mostly Leftist and Vote-Bank historians out to discredit the Indian (Hindu)…
Mysore/Mysuru: Religious fervour marked Mahashivarathri celebrations on Thursday with thousands of people thronging Shiva temples across city right from morning. Devotees flocked the Palace to have darshan of the almighty at Trineshwaraswamy temple, where the deity was adorned with 11 kg Chinnada Kolaga (Golden Mask of Lord Shiva). The temple was specially decorated and illuminated…
Mysore/Mysuru: Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre (VPAC) and Kalandhika Academy of Arts, Mysuru, will be presenting ‘Hara Hara Mahadeva Shiva Shambo,’ a rare choreography in praise of Lord Shiva as part of Shivarathri celebrations. The event will be inaugurated by Vidu. Dr. Jyothi Shankar, a renowned scholar, who will also be delivering a talk on ‘Shivarathri…
Bengaluru: A 35-ft has been installed by eight artists at the Red Field Ground in Wilson Garden in Bengaluru yesterday. The organisation, Vimochana Welfare Trust, has planned a week-long event at the Red Field Ground in Wilson Garden where devotees will offer prayers to the giant fibre-and-steel Shiva, made at a cost of Rs. 25…
Mysore/Mysuru: Tomorrow, Feb.21, being Mahashivaratri, the Night of Shiva, various temples across the city have made arrangements for devotees to have hassle-free darshan. Also, the Bilva Patra (mentioned in ‘Shiva Purana’ as one of the six divine articles that are used to worship Lord Shiva) and flower vendors were making good business today. Golden Mask…
Cosmic power and glory of Lord Shiva It was in 1958, as I remember correctly, I went on a South India tour by train with a group of college students. I was studying at Madikeri First Grade College in Kodagu and our History Professor Muthuswamy, a Tamilian himself, was in charge. Our first destination was…
I have always wondered what happens on Shivaratri…do people actually pray at temples all night long? Do people fast? Do people feel a sense of spirituality? And are the whispers that some people sit around playing cards and getting high true? Also what happens in our city on the night of Shiva? Is it crowded?…
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