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Hindumatha Pradeepika is a book written by Sri K. Sambasiva Shastri which describes every aspect about Hindu Religion. Sri Shastri was a great scholar and had a deep knowledge in Sanskrit language. The book was published in 1942 when the 30th birth day celebrations of the then King His Highness Padmanabhadasa Sri Chithira Thirunal was held in Travancore capital Thiruvananthapuram. The book helps to know thoroughly about Sanathana Dharma, because from Vedas to Dharmasasthras the book is well written and produces answers to our every doubt towards Hindu Religion. The book was published by Travancore Devaswom Board.
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Thirukkural was written by the great philosophical-poet of ancient Tamil language Thiruvalluavar. He is believed to be lived in 2nd century BCE, though there is no archaeological evidence found yet. Dharmakandam, Arthakandam and Kamakandam are the three chapters of Thirukkural, which contains 1330 kurals. The book ‘Bhasha Thirukkural’ was written in Malayalam by Sri Thiruvallam Bhaskaran Nair, who translated many books to Malayalam from Tamil, Sanskrit and English and felicitated as ‘Kavyavallabhan’ by Sri Sankaracharya of kanchi.
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“Hindu Dharma” is a book published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan which contains English translation of two volumes of the Tamil Book “Deivatthin Kural”; which is a collection of invaluable and engrossing speeches of Pujyasri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Svami. Pujyasri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Svami was installed as the 68th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Pitha in 1907 when he was hardly 13 years old. His life spanned the greater part of the century and during this period of social and political ferment he was one of the guiding lights. He was a divine incarnation – indeed he was the greatest spiritual luminary of our time – and his mission of restoring the Vedic religion to its old glory was no less significant than that ot Adi Sankara.
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To me, the Temple is an expanse of space defined by structures. The finiteness of the total structure is domed by the infinity of the space above. To stand on the western side of the Temple, somewhat away from the back of the main shrine and watch the temple buildings and the sky above is a deeply pleasurable experience. The sky and the deep space below, and the space that fills and overflows the Temple are all a continuum, an undisturbed oneness awesome and beautiful. Whether the sky is bright and clear, or greyish blue with mountainous clouds massing up, or enchanting with the moon and the stars, the Temple responds to it, height merging into luminous depths and an architectural expansiveness maintained by a limitless expanse enveloping it.
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ETERNAL obeisance to You oh! Sree Padmanabha Swamy who have subjugated unchartered spans of mighty time to reign in all glory as the heart and heart-beat of the ancient Thrippaappoor Swaroopam (Travancore Dynasty), May Your kind grace descend so as to enable me in all humility to attempt at transmitting the multifaceted glory of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple on these pages, though in abridged form.
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The ambience at the Navarathri Mandapam has to be experienced to be believed. The entire lighting is done using oil lamps. The subtle fragrance of fresh flowers, sandalwood incense, camphor fumes ad less-subtle smells of freshly bathed gentlemen waft around in the air. The concerts start at 6.00 PM sharp and finish at 8.30 PM sharp. Believe it or not, nobody is allowed to come late or leave early. (“Can such things be?” one wonders, when one takes a look at audience behaviour in Music Sabhas.)
