February 2020

Chief Pontiff of Andavan Ashramam offered prayers to Lord Venkateshwara

Published by TTD News • Featured, VIP News, November 18, 2019   Tirumala, 18 Nov. 19: His Holiness Sri Sri Varaha Mahadesikan (Andavan), Chief Pontiff of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam visited Sri Vari Temple, Tirumala on Monday. On his arrival in front of Srivari Temple TTD Executive Officer Sri Anil Kumar Singhal and Temple, Priests […]

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Srimad Andavan delivers academic lecture at Madras University

Chennai, 25 January 2020   The Department of Vaishnavism at the University of Madras had invited Srimad Srimushnam Chinna Andavan Sri Srivaraha Mahadesikan to deliver a prestigious academic lecture at the University of Madras on 25 January 2020. Srimad Andavan addressed over 50 academics who had assembled to hear him speak on the topic, ‘The

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British Parliament commemorates Indian spiritual leader’s 750th birth anniversary

Published in the Hindu Business Line, July 20, 2018   British parliamentarians cutting across party lines joined several Hindu leaders in the UK at the House of Commons complex in London to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Vedanta Desika, one of India’s leading spiritual masters. Desika, who taught the path of ‘prapatti’ or loving

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Thousands attend 53rd Thirunakshatram celebrations of Srimad Andavan

Several thousands of shishyas and abhimanis (disciples and well-wishers) attended the 53rd Thirunakshatram (star-birthday) celebrations of Srimad Srimushnam Chinna Andavan Srivaraha Mahadesikan on 24th February in Chennai. The celebrations, which had started on 20th February, featured veda-parayanams and divya-prabandha parayanams everyday by scholars who had travelled from all over India. Disciples from all over the

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The Mind Runs Riot

Originally published in Anjali While conversing on the battlefield before the commencement of war, Arjuna tells Krishna that ‘the mind is restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate’ (Gita VI-34: chanchalam hi manah krishna pramaathi balavad dridham). The world has witnessed many a time that once the mind gets an idea, it runs away on the strength

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