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From Chavundaraya to Hariscandra

Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Yesterday, I should have added this following story on the first Mahamastakabhisheka.
It is said that Chavundaraya commissioned the Bahubali image carved to fulfill his mother’s desire. Afterwards, he became very proud of his accomplishment, at having such a monumental statue created. So at the first ritual head bath, after a great deal of water [...]

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The great ritualistic head bath

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Once every twelve years, Bahubali, standing on top of Indragiri in Sravanabelagola experiences Mahamastakabhisheka.
On February 8th, milk, honey, ghee, sacred water, tender coconut, flowers from many countries brought in special aircraft to Bengaluru will all be poured on the head of a 57 ft tall nude Bahubali statue. Deccan Herald reports:
On each Mahamastakabhisheka, 504 litres [...]

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Vacana: Pilgrimages - 1

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Vacanas are the moral compass for the Land of Lime. My friends know how obsessed I have been about figuring out civilizational significance of the vacanas. Ever since I began posting vacanas, I have also been considering writing brief commentaries on them. Today, I want to post four vacanas, which constitute an appropriate commentary on [...]

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A tale of two ropeways

Monday, January 9, 2006

Do we need a ropeway in Tirupati and Sravanabelagola, to reach the top of the hill and perform worship?

For over twenty years now, a debate has been raging over constructing a ropeway to reach India’s richest temple, but objections have been raised from many quarters, including neighboring villagers and Tirupati priests. A. Devarajan [...]

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