Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha was held successfully in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, on March 11, 2010, Phalgun Krishna Ekadashi. Jagatguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Siddheshwar Bharati of ‘Kortpallam Peeth’ urged for holding of Dharmajagruti Sabha in every village of the country. Here is the total theme of Hindu Dharmajagurti Sabha held at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

Hindu Jagruti Published:

Conversion of Hindus is taking place on a large scale. The Saints should not, therefore, confine themselves to their mutts. They should come out for the protection of Dharma in such difficult situation. ‘Dharmajagruti Sabhas’ should be held in every village for protection of Dharma. Hindus must unite for protection of Dharma and the devout. The above appeal was made by Jagatguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Siddheshwar Bharati of ‘Kortpallam Peeth’. He was addressing the ‘Dharmajagruti Sabha’ held on 8th March. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) had organized this meeting which was attended by about 700 devout Hindus. The meeting was also addressed by Brahmarshi Pramod Chaitanya Swami from Vidya Bharati, Dr. Anandam Chidambar Shastri, the Editor of ‘Dharmajyoti’ periodical, Mrs. Vinuta Shetty of ‘Ranaragini’ and Mr. Chetan Janardan of HJS.

Dr. Chidambar Shastri said on the occasion that the churches in Europe and other countries were closing down due to absence of believers but missionaries are trying to propagate Christianity in Asia and India. The conversion of Hindus taking place through them has to be stopped and Hindus need to be re-converted.

Aryavrattas or Bharatis are today’s Indians. India was called as Aryavrat or Bharat in Vedas time and even during Rajarika or Kings’ reign. About this, Hindupad has received a mail from Bhargava Kulkarni, an enthusiastic visitor of Hindupad. He asks us to stop writing as ‘India’ and start writing ‘Bharat/Aryavrat’. We do it whenever we can and wherever we can. It’s a great suggestion from Bhargava and thanks for his mail.

Here is the original mail content:

Sadar Pranaam

Hindupad,

Britishers have left us 63 years back. We have no reason to follow their conventions. We feel pride by being called as Aryavrattas of Bharatis.

Please make changes in the site if possible, or at least in the future try to do so..

Anugṛhito’smi,

Bhargava..

Hari om!

The 10-day annual festival of Thiruvalla Sri Vallabha Temple will be concluded on March 12, 2010, Friday, with the grand Arat ceremony. A large number of devotees will participate in the concluding event of Thiruvalla temple festival.

The Hindu published:

The 10-day annual festival at the Sree Vallabha Temple in Thiruvalla came to a close with the Arat ceremony on Friday. The Arat procession set off from the temple to the Arat kadavu at Thukalasserry, accompanied by four caparisoned elephants, panchavadyam, pancharimelom and other traditional temple percussion, in the afternoon. Hundreds of devotees participated in the procession.

Devotees accorded a rousing reception to the procession at the Thukalasserry Mahadevar Temple. The ritualistic holy dip was held at the Arat kadavu in river Manimala at Thukalasserry in an atmosphere charged with devotion. The temple chief priest (Tantri), Parameswaran Vasudevan Bhattathiripad of Memana Illom, assisted by the head priests (Melsanthi), Unnikrishnan Namboodiri and Govindan Namboodiri, performed the Arat-puja and other rituals.

Devotees later partook of the sumptuous feat, Arat sadya. The tantri brought down the flag on the golden temple mast. A saxophone concert by Kadri Gopalnath followed by classical music concert by Chennai Mambalom Sisters was held in the evening.

Rangvalli Parivar, Thane, will be drawing a huge rangoli of 27,000 square feet on the eve of Gudi Padwa. The inauguration of Rangoli design will be held at 7 pm on March 14, 2010 at Gavdevi Maidan in Thane, Maharashtra. Hindupad received a mail about this traditional event from Janak Chauhan, a Rangoli designer based at Gujarat and UK too. The mail goes like this…..

Colorful Hi to Everyone!

We request you to attend the Inauguration ceremony of Huge Rangoli (21,000 sq. ft. Traditional Group Rangoli) drawn by Rangvalli Parivar on the occasion of Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year) at 7.00 pm on 14th March 2010 at Gavdevi Maidan, Near Station, Thane-w with your family, friend, art lovers and also request all the citizens  of Thane, Mumbai, New Mumbai to enjoy Huge Rangoli drawn on this occasion, kindly be present at the venue one hour in advance.

On the eve of Gudi Padwa
Performance of 21,000 sq. ft Huge Traditional Rangoli
by Rangvalli Parivar in Thane

Since nine years Shree Kopineshwar Sanskrutik Nyas has been arranging the welcome procession on the occasion of Gudhi-Padwa (Marathi New Year) in Thane City. On this Occasion a special event of drawing ‘Huge Traditonal Group Rangoli’ (21,000 sq. ft Rangoli) a different concept to promote this Rangoli will be drawn by nearly 100 artists of Rangvalli Parivar at Gavdevi Maidan, Near Station, Thane-w.

Kaupineshwar Sanskrutik Nyas, Vishwas Samajik Sanstha & Rangvalli Parivar jointly organizes the event. The Rangoli will be drawn on 14th March 2010, the opening ceremony is at 7pm on the same day (two days prior to Gudi Padwa i.e. 16th March 2010). The concept behind this Huge Rangoli is by Mr. Ved a leader and Mr. Kishor Thakre. The aim is to purify the environment, creates holy and happy atmosphere.

Rangvalli parivar is seeking to nurture Rangoli as an art by propagating, spreading, populerising and publishing Inadian Culture and Tradition through the medium of Rangoli. The first institute to dare to draw such a big Rangolis on the public festival like Gudi Padwa and promoted this art to every part of the society, institute engaged in training many rangoli art lovers, nearly 18,000 rangoli artists trained by Rangvalli and these are the members of the institute. The rangoli dots does not only connect the dots of rangoli but also the hearts & minds of the artist and art lovers, the main source to be united in the society is rangoli, that helps all to come together for social cause.

To enjoy this festival every citizen art lover, well wishers are co-ordially invited to see a huge performance of Rangoli as an Art at the opening ceremony of this Huge Rangoli

Venue : Gavdevi Maidan, Near Station, Thane-w
Day & Date : Sunday, 14th March 2010

Inauguration : 7.00p.m. (Exhibition from 14th to 16th March 2010, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.)

For details of the event pl contact: Ved – 09820414823
to see previous Huge Rangolis visit us at www.rangvalli.com in achieved page

With regards

Ved (President, Rangvalli Parivar Thane)

Within a short period of time Lord Venkateswara will appear in Delhi also. Yes, Tirumala Tirupati Temple Board to construct Venkateswara temple (Balaji Mandir) in Delhi.

Deccan Herald published:

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the body that manages activities and funds at the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, is constructing a grand Balaji temple in Delhi.
“Construction of the Venkateswara temple in Delhi has began. The temple is being built at Gole Market in the capital and it will be completed by December, 2010 latest. A ‘dhyana mandiram’ is also being built,” TTD Executive Officer I Y R Krishna Rao told PTI here.
The TTD will also be organising a ‘Kalyanotsavam’ (wedding ceremony of the Lord) at the famous Sri Venkateswara College in New Delhi on March 21, and Raya Vellore in Tamil Nadu later in the month, he said.
The TTD has received requests for organising the ‘Kalyanotsavam’ from many states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and at Mumbai in Maharashtra. The objective of organising the event in various towns and cities is propagation of spiritual values among the people.
“The ‘Srinivasa Kalyanam’ is not independent. It is part of our efforts for propagation of Hindu philosophy and values,” Rao said.
The ‘Kalyanotsavam’, recently organised by the TTD at Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu drew huge crowds.The TTD supervises and oversees the activities, operations and finances of Tirupati and has several temples and sub-shrines under its control. The Executive Officer said the TTD is also laying emphasis on Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC) that was set up for propagation of spiritual values among other things.
In addition to serials on Hindu religious texts, the channel shows live various ‘pujas’ (prayers) conducted at the Tirupati temple, which are a huge hit with the devotees in Andhra Pradesh and other southern states.
Expressing happiness over the channel winning 11 awards in various disciplines from the Andhra Pradesh government recently, Rao said the present Rs 50 crore budget of the channel can be increased further, provided value for money and commitment of the people is assured.

Previously, TTD board has decided to construct Lord Venkateswara temples in Chennai and Kurukshetra.