February 2020

Shrine for an eminent Acharya

Published in the New Indian Express, 06th June 2019   CHENNAI: Thoopul or Tirutanka, an ancient part of Kanchipuram, is well-known, as it is home to a Vishnu temple dedicated to Deepa Prakasar and also because is the birthplace of the illustrious Srivaishnava scholar, philosopher and preceptor (Acharya), Vedanta Desika (1268-1369 AD). Thoopul has a […]

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Srimad Andavan joins Vice President and Governor at Chennai book launch

His Holiness Srivaraha Mahadesikan Srimad Srimushanam Chinna Andavan joined the Vice President of India, Sri Venkaiah Naidu and the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Sri Banwarilal Purohit at the launching of the Book, ‘Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam: preserving antiquity for posterity’ in Chennai on 13 July 2019. Addressing the gathering, the Vice President said that it

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Why God would liberate us

Originally published in Vedanta Desika Vidya, May 2010 edition   Though surrender has been enjoined as a sure means to secure His grace by the supreme Lord Himself in His various incarnations as Sri Varaha, Sri Rama and Sri Krishna, it was only after preceptors like Sri Alavandar and Sri Ramanuja arrived on the scene,

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Chief Pontiff of Andavan Ashramam worships at Tirumala

Published in India Today, October 20, 2016 Tirupati, (PTI):  Octogenarian Sri Ranga Ramanuja Mahadesikan, Chief Pontiff of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam has today offered worship at Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala near here today. On his arrival at the shrine, he was accorded traditional reception as the hill temple. All TTD top officials including Executive

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