Tapa Mudra

One of the very important sign of a Vaishnava is the Tapa Mudra, or the signs of Lord Vishnu Conch and Firewheel burned on the skin. Most of the time it will be done in the initiation ceremony tobe part of the panca samskara. In some cases it is given with the start of every year of Caturmasya or other spiritual festivals. So dont hesitate just get it done!

Udupi Krishna in Venkateshwara Mood

history of engeland part 2

Some of the visitors are very special, like this women having a text of the latin lipi with some egypt script tattooed on her back.

history of engeland

If you go back to the pre-christian tradition of engeland, you will meet with the same ancient sun worship as other lost cults have done in the past. One of the world famous one in engeland is stonehenge! We went there to meet with the local celt priests and get a more deeper understanding of the culture of Sun worshippers from that time. He told us about the woodhenge holy place just close by - and we went there too. Just about few kilometers away from stonehenge a similar place of worship but it was made from wood. There the dead was cremated and carried in procession to stonehenge to meet with the shafts of sunlight on the appropriate day, and travel to the next selected destination. Stonehenge was considered to be the door to the higher realm of livin as well consciousness. In 12 zodiacs 12 doors open up with the Sunlight falling trough those doors, were the spirit will trevel to his next destination. 32 tumulus are placed in a distance of 1 km around stonehenge, marking the number as important (as in indian tradition the 32 is a holy number; the anusthub mantra of Narasimha has 32 bjiaksharas, 32 are the knowlegde given in the Upanishad's etc.). The whole place was built in time of the last Yuga - Dwarapa - 3000 years before Christ! That means, stonehenge was built in the time of Lord Krishna been on this planet!
And if you are in front of it, you feel it is not a ordinary place, it has special power. In the early years 1979 Kripamoya Prabhu and some other Krishna Devotees did a Yagya (Fire ceremony) inside the circle! Nowadays you are banned to go close. Time changes... lets see what the next 30 years bring.

white elephant puja

And as we getting closer to the kriyas of engeland* we see white elephants* doing all kind of puja. Especially Vivaha (Marriage) - and some Naimittika prayogas for the welfare of the country. So vedic dharma has spread all over engeland...

engeland is india land

If you visit east London you think you are in chennai or Mumbai... and some good temple buildings as well! Just next to a butcher store or some huge mosque! And so many shopping stores for puja items, really great! If that we would have in berlin, whauh!

engeland tour july 2009

i have been visiting the great enemy of germany in that century, by now the great friend of our country - england. Spiritually the country has some good things to show, so i will take you on a tour with my friend Kripamoya Prabhu, the greatest of all english men - a true spiritual teacher (deshika!). If interested you might see his blog (www.deshika.wordpress.com). Anyhow we start with.... i think you guess - London!
the madness of subway you have to go trough to see good stuff like... swamy narayana Mandir! It is such a beautyful carved temple, that one forgets about the philosophy and the puja the Swami followers offer...! Yes amazing!!!

Vara Lakshmi puja 2009

Here are some new inprints on our puja on Vara lakshmi Vrata day 2009.

a very old painting of Lakshmi Narasimha!

ancient pictures of Ahobilam

As the installation of the new Sannyas Jeeyar of Ahobilam is approaching on the auspicious Day of Narasimha Jayanthi, let us look into the past of the history of Ahobilam Ksetra. The previous Jeeyars, especially the last ones had dedicated lot of funds and support to restore the ancient place of Ahobilam, by renovating the main temple in Lower Ahobilam and some of the 9 shrines in the forest and mountain area. I have found few interesting pictures from the year 1890, when one english officer visited Ahobilam, and did some pictures of Lower Ahobilam area. Everyone who has visited recently can just recall how easy the access of temples and caves are, and how difficult it may be in those days. What to speak of the days of Tirumangai Alwar or others. He speaks out that only Lions and other wild animals living in the area of the caves of Lord Narasimha, and no human can go there.
By the grace of those Acharyas of Ahobilam Matham it is now a easy visit with much less risk, to have darshan of all 9 Narasimhas in Ahobilam.

new Sannyasi of Ahobilam Matham

Agnihotram Ganapadi Sri Rangarajachariyar, will be the next Acharya of the Ahobilam Matham, or the 46th Jeer of Ahobila Math Line.
Sri Rangarajachariyar has been an Rg Veda Agnihotri — one who nurtures ‘fire’ continuously by performing yagna every day before sunrise and after sunset. “I have been doing agnihotram for the past ten years. This calls for a strict regimen and places a lot of restrictions on my wife, Kausalya, also. She has been a pillar of support, not only in my performing agnihotram, but generally in my spiritual journey all these years,” says Sri Rangarajachariyar.
“Agnihotram is done for world peace and welfare. I wholeheartedly helped him in this. Now I wholeheartedly accept his sannyas,” responds the spouse!
Ashrama SwIgaram (installation of Sri Rangarajachariyar as the new Jeeyar) will take place on May 8 at Dasavathara Sannidhi, in the 7th prakaram of Sri Ranganatha temple, Srirangam.
Please see the picture of the Agnihotra altar he has in his home...

Narasimha Ksetra Ahobilam and Vijayanagara Dynasty

This stone slap i have found also 10 years ago, showing the Vijayanagara Royal symbol on the Mandapa. This time i was not able to find that special stone, as many stone slaps were falling off.


... and this is the same royal symbol found in Hampi, the capitol of the ancient Vijayanagara Dynasty! That proofs the antiquity of those lost Mandapas inside the Jungle of Ahobilam!

Lost Deity of Chenchu Narasimha!

Also i have not found again the ancient Deity of Chenchu Narasimha, who was situated in the area of Malola Narasimha Temple, Ahobilam, as well the Chenchu Devi stone on the way to Upper Ahobilam. It might be stolen or replaced somewhere else... It would be good to see those Deities again in Ahobilam.

Mandapas 10 years ago 1998

This is the Mandapa inside the Jungle 1998, still intact...






This is the Mandapa 2008!



You can see clearly the difference between this two pictures. 2008 has lost all the stairs down the water tank, and the two pillars holding the upper portion of the Mandapa are very delicate not to colapse! That Mandapa should be priority in all the fixing work!!

Mandapas 10 years ago

This is the Mandapa 10 years ago, 1998...


And this is the Mandapa spring 2008!

Ahobilam Ksetra 2008

Lost Mandapas inside the jungle part 4

Dear Friends and worshippers of Lord Narasimha,
please help to protect the environment of Ahobilam, keep the mystic and beautiful serenity of that holy ksetra on top all our endavour. It would be nice if some devotees could do some support for rebuilding this lost Mandapas inside the jungle,by keeping eye on the nature and dont harm the natural beauty with that work. Because vastu and silpa sastra are in accordance with Gods Nature, it would be only a juwel on the chest of the Lord! But if we dont do anything, thieves and thugs will steal our tradition for money sake only! So please let us do something for the cause of the futures generations!

Lost Mandapas inside the jungle part 3

And we find on the old pathway pillars from some unknown temple/mandapa. All that you can find on the way to Upper Ahobilam, and it would be nice if that Mandapas come back to their beauty, and not land in some antique store in USA or Bombay.

Lost Mandapas inside the jungle part 3

This is the Kunda/watertank like Mandapa, a very beautiful and fantastic building is falling apart. Please dear devotees help that this wonderful mandapas are rebuilt! It is not far away from the main temple in Lower ahobilam, but it is inside the jungle.