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Postal stamps of Vedanta Desikan unveiled

Published in the Hindu, May 03, 2019 Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu unveiled commemorative postage stamps on the 750th birth anniversary of ‘Vedanta Desikan’ a religious philosopher, at the Sardar Patel Conference hall at the Vice-President’s secretariat on Thursday. Mr. Naidu praised the postal department for the initiative saying the release of the stamp was “to …

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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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Little-known shrine for famous Acharya

Published by New India Express, 7th May 2019   CHENNAI: Kanchipuram has a historic, but not oft-visited temple dedicated to Kuresha or Kurathazhvan, one of the most loyal disciples of the famous Srivaishnava preceptor, Ramanujacharya. Born in Kuram (Kura) village near Kanchipuram, Kuresha studied under Ramanujacharya in Kanchipuram and subsequently followed him to Srirangam. According …

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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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English collector’s vision of Rama in Madhurantakam

CHENNAI: Madurantakam near Chengalpattu, is home to the Kodandarama temple, popularly known as the Eri Katha Rama temple. The large stucco images in the principal sanctum are Kodandarama, Lakshmana and Sita, seen in a standing posture under the Pushpaka Vimana. In the outer prakaram is the important shrine for Sita, worshipped as Janakavalli, constructed in …

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