Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 >"Om Newsletter" >vaidika1008 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com >Om Newsletter -1/20/03 8:27:29 AM >Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 08:27:29 -0500 > >Om >the saranam.com newsletter >________ > >Om is a weekly newsletter from Saranam.com. We encourage you to freely >distribute it as long as its contents are not changed. This mail is never sent >unsolicited. You have received this mail as your email address has been added >to our mailing list. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter in future >please follow the instructions located at the end of this e-mail. > >FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE >Editorial articles written from our perspective that cover Indian Customs, >Rituals and Tradition. > >1. A Typical Hindu Wedding Ceremony >The universal wedding is known as the Vedic marriage, named after the >Vedas (holy book). However, there are regional variations with their >different traditions.Before the ceremony, the priest blesses your >bangles and it is considered unlucky if you remove them before forty >days have passed. >Read the complete Article: >http://www.saranam.com/Wedding/Ceremony.asp > >DEITY OF THE WEEK >Read this section to learn the varied symbology, mythology and iconography >of various deities worshipped throughout India. > >2.Brahma > The story of creation begins with Brahma. It is said that the Supreme >Being, feeling a vast void around him, was lonely and so he created the >water in which he planted a seed. >Read the complete Article: >http://www.saranam.com/Deities/Brahma.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 >Subramanya Temple,Thiruparangundram. > >3. Subramanya Temple,Thiruparangundram >Tirupparankundram, a hill five miles southwest of Madurai, is the >fourth pilgrimage site of Muruga. A cave temple dedicated to the >element of earth and mentioned in various classical Tamil texts as the >'Southern Himalaya' where the gods assemble. >Read more at >http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Thiruparangundram.asp > >COMPANY INFORMATION >Saranam.com is an online puja ordering & fulfillment service. At Saranam.com >you can order and receive your offerings to your favorite deity. The puja is >performed and the offerings are shipped to your doorstep. All the puja >prasad that you receive are certified and guaranteed by Saranam.com as >authentic. If you have any questions or comments, please contact >mahesh (AT) saranam (DOT) com > >SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE >To , send an email to join-om (AT) saranam (DOT) com. >You may report any change of your email id to change-om (AT) saranam (DOT) com. >Please take a few moments to recommend this newsletter to your friends. >To stop receiving this email newsletter please send a blank message to the >following email address and you will be REMOVED from the mailing list: >leave-om (AT) saranam (DOT) com > >-The Saranam.com Team Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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