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Andal About Andal Andal was a 10th century Tamil poet who is revered as a saint in the southern parts of India. Infact, she is considered as one of the twelve Alvars (saints) and the only woman Alvar (saint)   Alvars   She is also believed to be an incarnation of Sri Bhumi Devi, the Divine Consort of Sriman Narayana (a manifestation of Lord Vishnu). Andal Thiruppavai, the compilation of devotional poems sung by her, is still recited by devotees during the month of Margazhi.  Early Life The life history of Andal tells us that a person named Vishnucitta found her, as a little baby girl, under a Tulsi plant in the temple garden of  Srivilliputtur .  (in southern TamilNadu) He gave her the name of Goda, meaning 'the gift of Earth'. Vishnucitta brought her up in an atmosphere of love and devotion towards the Lord. The intensity of her love and dedication towards the Lord grew so much that she decide to marry Sri Ranganatha, a form of Lord Vishn...

Hindolam Let Me share The Beauty Of Raga Hindolam which I Like Very Much. Long Ago When i was listening to Chennai All India Radio Music Concert in a Quite Night ( They used to Air a Full Concert of an artist in FM Channel) For an hour. It was Namagirippettai Krishnan rendering a Melodius number in Nathaswaram, and immediately Recorded using my National Panosonic Tape Recorder.It was Mysore VauDevachar's " Mamavthu Sri Sarawathi " in Hindolam. That is how i was attracted to this charming Hindolam. Then I got Tarangini Cassette that had a live Recording of Jesudas Presenting , now famous  'Samaja vara gamana' of Thyagaraja in the Raha Hindolam.Jesudas in his mesmerizing beautified Hindolam with Alapana , Kirthanai and Niraval. Later at the advent of TV, Chennai DD ( Single Channel days) There was a Jugalbandhi by Lalkudi Jayaraman in violin and And Amjad Ali Khan in Sarod. It was a lively concert and entire Program was devoted to Hi...

Navarathri 2011  The festival of Navrathri is called Kolu or Navratri Golu, where women set up decorated Steps in the house and decorating it with dolls which are collected over the years. The origin of the word Kolu can be traced to Tamil Kolu or Telugu Koluvai, which means a sovereign sitting in his royal durbar. As per belief the concept of arranging these Navrathri dolls  is to depict that Goddess Mahishasuramardini is sitting in her Kolu, prior to the slaying of the demon Mahishasura. The dolls are only decorated during these ten days but the collection of dolls may have started over years. These dolls can be very simple to very complicated ones as per ones likes. Every year women enthusiastically arrange these dolls as per their tastes. They either re modify the existing dolls with some new additions or they add couple of new dolls to the existing stacks to decorate the plank every year. various Gods are arranged here. The kumbham or the ceremonial jar for ...

VittalDas Bhajans Divyanam Bhajan Ayodya Ke Raja  Shyama Shyama Sithapathi Rama Chandra Ki jai Thirupathi Venkata ramana Prabho Ganapathe kuzhandaiya, Nagara sankirthanam - Chennai Pandu Ranga Jaya Jaya Krishna Radha Kalyanam

Srimushnam Bhoo Varaha swamy Located 35kms West of Chidambaram in the Kattu Mannar Koil Taluk is the historical Bhoo Varaha Swamy temple in Sri Mushnum. Unlike typical moolavar deities in Vishnu temples, the Lord here is in the form of a small idol signifying the Varaha Avataaram. A visit even once to this temple and sincere prayers to Lord Bhoo Varahaswamy is said to help attain moksham in this lifetime, such is the power of Bhoo Varahar. We  worshiped PerumaL on 14th August 2011.  The main deity is not a sculpted idol but an udbhavamurthy of saligrama shilai. It is said that lord vishnu resides in this particular place in three forms. One in the form of tree outside the temple, as the banks of the sacred tank (nithya pushkarni) and in the form of Bhoovaraha Swamy. Varaha Varaha  ( Sanskrit :  वराह ) is the third  Avatar  of the  Hindu  Godhead  Vishnu , in the form of a  Boar . He appeared in order to defeat  Hiranyaks...