Habe sehr spontan, ein kurzes Video gedreht, um den ganzen Menschen in Deutschland mal zu zeigen, wie und wo ich in Indien während meinem Freiwilligendienst so lebe. Ist total unprofessionell und wie gesagt ziemlich spontan entstanden. Mehr Infos auf meinem Blog: www.aaron-in-india.de Vielen Dank an www.kontemplatief.de für die Hintergrund-Musik
Habe sehr spontan, ein kurzes Video gedreht, um den ganzen Menschen in Deutschland mal zu zeigen, wie und wo ich in Indien während meinem Freiwilligendienst so lebe. Ist total unprofessionell und wie gesagt ziemlich spontan entstanden. Mehr Infos auf meinem Blog: www.aaron-in-india.de Vielen Dank an www.kontemplatief.de für die Hintergrund-Musik
Mahadevi or Akka Mahadevi, sometimes called simply Akka, was born in Udutadi in the Karnataka region of India. At age 10, she was initiated as a devotee of Shiva, the pale-skinned god of destruction and rebirth, lord of yogis and ascetics. She worshiped Shiva in the form of Chennamallikarjuna, which means literally “Mallika’s beautiful Arjuna.” It is said that Mahadevi was married by arrangement to Kausika, a local king. There were immediate tensions, however, as Kausika was a Jain, a group that tended to be wealthy and was, as a result, much resented by the rest of the population. Much of Akka’s poetry explores the themes of rejecting mortal love in favor of the everlasting, “illicit” love of God, and this seems to be the path she chose as well. She ran away from her life of luxury to live as a wandering poet-saint, traveling throughout the region and singing praises to her Lord Shiva. A true ascetic, Mahadevi is said to have refused to wear any clothing — a common practice among male ascetics, but shocking for a woman. In Kalyana, she met the famous Shaivite saints Basava and Allama Prabhu. Akka spent the last of her days in the Srisailam area. Tradition says she died in her twenties, entering mahasamadhi (final divine union) with a flash of light.
Bangalore, Jun 12: Gali Janardhan Reddy, the Karnataka tourism minister and Bellary mine baron on Thursday, Jun 12 offered a diamond-studded crown worth Rs 42 crore to Lord Ventakeswara Temple in Tirupati. With this he became the biggest donor to the Lord Venkateswara since the Vijayanagara kings 400 years ago. Buzz up! Minister said that the 20-kg crown was a ‘thanksgiving’ gesture. Sources said that 32kg of ‘aparanji (pure)’ gold went into its making, besides 70,000 diamonds weighing 4,000 carats. The 2.5-ft crown has a huge 890-carat emerald from Africa engraved in the centre which alone costs around Rs 10 crore. The crown was placed on the Lord’s idol during Abhishekam seva on Friday, Jun 12 morning. It was earlier kept in the Vaibhavotsava Mandapam in Tirumala and special pujas were performed. After a ritual called Sahasra Deepalankara seva, it was taken around on a procession along with the deity, Lord Malayappa Swamy. Then the crown was taken inside the sanctum sanctorum. Coimbatore (TN) based Keertilal Jewellers took nine months to fashion the crown. With this crown, the total number of crowns placed with the Lord has gone up to seven. This precious crown has been added to the jewel treasury of Lord which holds over 11 tonnes of gold ornaments and vessels. Visit Priya Anand’s following web site for Crystal Jwellery http://www.douechrystal.com/
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