Om Newsletter - 12/9/02

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>FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE

>Editorial articles written from our perspective that cover Indian Customs,

>Rituals and Tradition.

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>1. Why do people do Pradakshina (circumambulate)?

>We cannot draw a circle without a centre point. The Lord is the centre,

>source and essence of our lives. Recognizing Him as the focal point in

>our lives, we go about doing our daily chores.

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>DEITY OF THE WEEK

>Read this section to learn the varied symbology, mythology and iconography

>of various deities worshipped throughout India.

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>2.Vishnu

>There were no earth-shaking tremors, no beautiful maiden whom his eyes

>would follow, when Vishnu, the second of the Hindu Triad was first

>mentioned in the Puranic description of the process of creation. He lay

>reclining on the coil of Seshnag, the king of serpents, on the still,

>his world was complete..

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>http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Vishnu.asp#4

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>TEMPLE OF THE WEEK

>The great temples of India are philanthropic as well as religious

>institutions.

>This section will feature one temple each week. This week we explore the

>Kasi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi.

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>3. Kasi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

>Varanasi - Benares - Kaasi is considered to be the holiest of all

>pilgrimage sites in India. It is considered home to Shiva - Visweswara.

>Read more at

>http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/kasiviswanath.asp

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>EVENTS THIS MONTH

>15-12-2002 Sunday Gita Jayanti

>19-12-2002 Thursday Datta Jayanti

>21.12.02 Saturday Arudra darisanam

>23.12.02 Monday Sri Hanumath Jayanthi

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