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Ramanasramam Kumbabishekam: Part 1 27 Aug 2013 | 12:37 pm
For three days in August, 2013, a Kumbabishekam was held at Ramanasramam, for spiritual renewal of Mathrubuteswaralayam, the shrine to the mother of Sri Ramana Maharshi, and for Bhagavan Ramana’s sama...
Preparations for Kumbabishekam at Ramanasramam 21 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
The Kumbabishekam (spiritual renewal of the temples) at Ramanasramam starts this Friday, 23 August, 2013. Preparations have been going on for some weeks. They are almost complete now. There is a panda...
Trip from Tiruvannamalai to Kerala, Munnar and Kodaikanal 19 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
We needed to go to Ernakulam, near Cochin, Kerala, to attend a Upanayanam (Sacred Thread Ceremony) for the son of a friend. We thought we would use a car and a driver, and return by way of Munnar and ...
Thiruvilakku Pooja in Tiruvnnamalai 13 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
A Thiruvilakku Pooja is a special Tamil celebration, one of the few temple poojas done by woman. We recently attended one, on 9 August (Aadi 24, in the Tamil calendar), 2013 at Sri Arumuga Swami Temp...
Kumbabishekam at Ramanasramam 11 Aug 2013 | 03:14 pm
There will be a Kumbabishekam, spiritual renewal of the temple, at Ramanasramam in Tiruvannamalai on 23 – 25 August of this year. I have not seen a schedule, but I believe that on the 23rd and 24th th...
Upanayanam (Hindu Thread Ceremony) 4 Aug 2013 | 12:42 pm
We were invited to a “Thread Ceremony,” an Upanayanam, by our Indian friends Ganesh and Dhanya, who we know from SAT, in Santa Cruz, CA. We have known Ganesh for maybe 15 years, and watched his son, A...
Who is Sri Bhagavan? – final days of campaign 22 Jul 2013 | 07:05 am
Who is Sri Bhagavan? is a special film being made by a talented US documentary video maker and devotee of Sri Ramana Maharshi, Jim Clark. Here is his statement about the video: There have been many fi...
Satsang with Nome: Beyond the Mind 5 Jul 2013 | 04:48 pm
Here is a satang discourse from February of 2013, along with one of the dialogs from this satsang. They are both very worthwhile for those interested in the Self-inquiry revealed by Sri Ramana Maharsh...
Sadhus of Arunachala: A Pictorial 27 Jun 2013 | 04:51 pm
The photos that follow are some that I have taken over the last five years of sadhus living near Arunachala, mostly along Pradakshina Road. I thought that these would be interesting to the readers of ...
Who is Sri Bhagavan? 25 Jun 2013 | 06:57 am
Who Is Sri Bhagavan? A Meditation on Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi and His Teachings. This is a film being made by a friend of mine, Jim Clark. Jim has great devotion for Ramana Maharishi, and a deep p...
