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Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:53:07 -0500 > >Om >the saranam.com newsletter

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PERSPECTIVE >Editorial articles written from our perspective that cover Indian

Customs, >Rituals and Tradition. > >1. Why do we offer food to the Lord before

eating it?? >Indians make an offering of food to the Lord and later partake of

it as >prasaada - a holy gift from the Lord. In our daily ritualistic worship

>(pooja) too we offer naivedyam (food) to the Lord. >Read the complete Article:

>http://www.saranam.com/Rituals/foodoffer.asp > >DEITY OF THE WEEK >Read this

section to learn the varied symbology, mythology and iconography >of various

deities worshipped throughout India. > >2. Surya (Surya Narayana) >Surya is one

of the most important deities of the Vedas(the others >being Agni,Soma, Indra

and Vayu) and personifies the sun. >Read the complete Article:

>http://www.saranam.com/Deities/Surya.asp > >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

>Swaminathan Temple, Swamimalai. > >3. Swaminathan Temple, Swamimalai

>Swamimalai is fourth among the six padai veedu or sacred shrines >dedicated to

Lord Muruga. The presiding deity here expounded the >meaning of the Pranava

mantra OM to his own Father Lord Siva Himself >Read more at

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