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The Night Dacoits Stole
Srimati Radharani
Shyamasundara Dasa - 17.2 2020
Contents
How Srila Prabhupada’s childhood deities were stolen.
How Srimati Radharani was kidnapped by bandits in Mayapur.
Narration of what happened by...Read more...
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By editor - 14.2 2020
Sun Temple, Martand, Jammu and Kashmir, India
The ancient sites of Ushkar, built by the Kushan king Huvishka approximately in the 3rd century A.D., and Harwan, a typical Buddhist settlement of the type that flourished in Gandhara kingdom, provide the earliest...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 12.2 2020
Elephant and giraffe in the royal court Sun Temple, Konarka
Orissa, 13th century AD
The last in a two-part exploration of the importance of elephants in Orissan art and religious culture, by Debabrata Swain.
The earliest representation of Ganesha seems to be...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 12.2 2020
Elephant motif half-hewn from a huge stone near Dhauli, Bhubaneswar
The earliest sculpture of Orissa, 3rd century B.C.
A two-part exploration of the importance of elephants in Orissan art and religious culture, by Debabrata Swain.
Since time immemorial, the...Read more...
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By Rama-mohana Dasa - 11.2 2020
With traditional architecture- pillars and stone carvings, ISKCON Salem’s granite temple promises its name in history for centuries.
We have learned from Srila Prabhupada that Krsna advises Arjuna in Bhagavad-Gita – kuru karmaiva tasmat...Read more...
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By editor - 7.2 2020
The Somnath temple located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India(Gurjar) is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an...Read more...
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By Sainath Reddy - 5.2 2020
The famous Raj Rajeshwari Tripura Sundari temple in Bastar, Bihar, attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees from across the nation. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga.
Historians say that, the temple was built 400 years ago to perform Tantric...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 31.1 2020
Lord Caitanya's Jagannatha Deities Sri Rangam
In the year 1510 A.D., Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu traveled to South India, spending four months of Caturmasya Vrata, the monsoon season, at the home of a brahman known as Vyenkatta Bhatta. During His...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 31.1 2020
Krishna Raises Govardhan
Jaipur, early 19th c.
Sri Garga-samhita
Canto 3, Chapter 7, Texts 1-39
Part One
Sri Bahulasva said: How many holy places are on noble-hearted Govardhana Hill? O great yogi, you have transcendental vision. Please tell me this.
Sri...Read more...
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By editor - 30.1 2020
Guruvayur houses the famous Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple.The Guruvayur temple, also known as “Bhooloka Vaikunta”, believed to be at least 5,000 years old and the main deity is believed to have been installed by Brihaspati and Vayu. The temple was built by...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 23.1 2020
Jan 22, 2020 — CANADA (SUN) — Yadagirigutta lies near Bhuvanagiri (Bhongir), approximately 70 km. from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the most important holy places in the Nalgonda District. Yadagirigutta is especially famous for the Sri...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 21.1 2020
Lord Nrsimhadev at Dudhai
hataka kiritavara hara vanamala
tararashana makara kundala manindraih
bhushitam-ashesha-nilayam tava vapurme
chotasi chakasta narasimha narasimha (6)
O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Nrisimha, Your transcendental body, which is the...Read more...
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Prominent Indian Corporate billionaires initiate efforts to develop Mayapur Heritage City
By Parijata dasi - 20.1 2020
The first meeting of the Advisory Committee for the development of Mayapur Heritage City was held on 9 January 2020 at Sajjan Jindal’s office.
The meeting...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 16.1 2020
Sri Sri Nitai Gouranga being worshipped at Mangalpur Temple
This three century old temple commemorates Lord Caitanya's visit to Mangalpur.
About five hundred years ago, Sri Chaitanya on his pilgrimage to Puri from Nadia Navadweep visited Gopinath Temple at...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 16.1 2020
Sri Ekteswar Temple - Bankura, West Bengal
Sadbhuja Sri Krsna Chaitanya
Ekteswar Temple, Bankura, West Bengal
The town of Bankura, West Bengal is famous for an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva , who is worshiped here as Ekteswar (or Ekpadeswar)....Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 10.1 2020
Keshava Dev Temple at Mathura (Krishna Janma Bhoomi Temple
(See the Muslim Idgah on the left side of the temple)
In our last edition we looked at Vishnupur's role in Gaudiya Vaisnava history. Vishnupur was likened to 'new Vrindavan' during...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 8.1 2020
Madan Mohan Temple, Vishnupur
Vishnupur is a city in Bankura District in the state of West Bengal, India, famous for its terracotta temples and long history of association with Gaudiya Vaisnavas. During the reign of Aurangzeb (1658-1707), many of Lord Krsna's...Read more...
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Sacred Music and Hindu Religious Experience: From Ancient Roots to the Modern Classical Tradition
By editor - 8.1 2020
Asian Studies and Philosophy, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
Abstract:
While music plays a significant role in many of the world’s religions...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 7.1 2020
Nagini/Makara figure
Hiti water spout, Darbar Square
The Huntingdon Archive
A look at the ancient waterways of Nepal, and the Vedic devotional art embodied in its stone water spouts.
In addition to the beauty of the devotional art images that serve form and...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 6.1 2020
Manga Hiti, Patan Durbar Square
A look at the ancient waterways of Nepal, and the Vedic devotional art embodied in its stone water spouts.
The history of Kathmandu Valley begins with the story a great lake surrounded by mountains. Known as Nagadaha Lake,...Read more...
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By: Binoy Sri Gouranga Das - 3.1 2020
Pilgrims take ritual baths in the Ganges at the Ganga Sagar Mela.
The second most popular mela after Kumbh Mela is the Ganga Sagar Mela. It is India's biggest fair held in Sagardwip, West Bengal, and witnesses a large number of people...Read more...
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By editor - 2.1 2020
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, as a sister to Swamy Vivekananda, as a daughter to an elderly person and as a lover to a romantic. I was interested in finding out what most people felt about these erotic sculptures, and observed them from a vantage point in Khajuraho,...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 2.1 2020
In the small village of Amritapura at Tarikere, Karnataka is a beautiful example of Hoysala period architecture, the Amriteshwara Temple. The temple was built by Amiteya Dandanayaka in 1196 A.D. He was a General (Dandanayaka) in the service of the Hoysala King, Veera...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 31.12 2019
Lord Dwarkadisa
Sharad Purnima Shringar Darshan
The last in a three-part description of the holy sites of Dwaraka.
Visiting Dwarka's Holy Sites
The City of Dwaraka is best known as the home of Lord Dwarkadisa, who resides in His Jagad Mandir. The...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 30.12 2019
Dwadash Jyotirlinga
A three-part description of the holy sites of Dwaraka.
Somnath, the First Jyotirlinga
Traditionaly, Dwadash Jyotirlinga pilgrimage begins with the Somnath temple. The present Somnath temple is an elegant reflection of the past glory of...Read more...
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