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  VSK Chennai :  Queerly, the 135 year old English Newspaper of Chennai, ‘The Hindu’ , chose to celebrate the 150th of Jayanthi of Swami Vivekananda in a highly objectionable manner, for which it finds itself at the receiving end of massive public protest. ‘The Hindu’ daily published an article ‘Taking the aggression out of masculinity’ written by Sanjay Srivastava denigrating Swami Vivekananda on 3.1.2013. The atrocious part of the forbid affair was the photograph of Swami Vivekananda with caption ‘Swami Vivekananda’s masculine photographic-pose was only one aspect of the cult of masculinity encouraged and tolerated by nationalism’.     As soon as the readers found this obnoxious piece of writing in ‘The Hindu’ they shot hundreds of e-mails to the Editor, demanding an apology.  A stream of phone calls from readers registering their protest shook ‘The Hindu’ Office.  A number of comments were posted in the website of the newspaper p...

MNS and SS r not commenting against muslim community to kill all, but telling against outsiders, so,their case and this case is totally different! Akbaruddin owaisi has challenged all hindu,whereas MNS and SS have neither challenged any particular region or any religion, but against outsiders and by the way, maximum were Biharis, so, they mean it overall against Biharis! if it was Bengali or Asamees, it wud be then against Bengali or Asamees, u wud have concluded, so, they r not against any particular region even, but against outsiders who r outnumbering local, that's the threat, they r feeling and its right and reasonable , not against any religion but Owaisi directly commented against all hindu, so their statement and Owaisi's statement can not be made equal! also, even if , then MNS and SS r against outsiders but they r not telling to kill all outsiders but they r violently objecting outsiders only without commenting or asking to kill them verbally or pract...

Why do we fast on Ekadesi days? Hi, This post is about the importance of fasting on Ekadasi (11th day of moon cycle). Now, it is an age old practice for Indians to observe a fast (vrat) on Ekadasi days. Ekadasi is 11th day of the moon cycle, both from the full moon and from the new moon (equidistant). I came across an interesting legend from the Padma Purana, which describes the relevance of Ekadasi. I am giving a brief description below: Jaimini Rishi, a renowned sage, once became inquisitive about the Ekadasi vrat. He asked the great sage Vyas about the same. Vyas said that initially, when the world was manifested, Lord Vishnu created a demonic creature (Papa-Purush) that was the embodiment of all types of sins. This was done in order to punish all evil human beings. Subsequently, he also created Yamaraj, so that anyone who sinned (signs of Papa-Purush in him) would be punished and sent to Yamalok.  On a visit to Yamlok, Lord Vishnu noticed the miseries of the people liv...

Why do Hindu Temples have Water Tanks? Temple Tanks are an essential part of every large Hindu temple. In fact, every village/town/city definitely has a temple that has a sizable temple tank. But why does every temple need to have one? Conventional beliefs hold that the water of a temple tank is holy and has cleansing properties. The water acts as a cleanser, and people believe that it washes away their sins. So, it is an unwritten rule to take a dip in the temple tank before offering prayers to the presiding deity, thus purifying onself. Also, the during the festive season, the deity is taken aboard a boat and given a trip around the tank. But in actuality, the water tanks serve as a useful reservoir to help people tide over water scarcity. It should be noted that any such large area of stored water adds to the water table. So by installing a tank in each temple, the entire surrounding area's water level is significantly improved. Further, water...

Significance of Tree/Plant Worship Hello everyone, Tree worship is an integral part of Hinduism. Underlying the central concept that God exists in eveything, trees are held in a special esteem as they provide food, oxygen, shelter, etc. From ages, we have been worshipping certain kinds trees and plants and attributing each one of them to be the favourite of a particular God. But as is known, Hinduism never did anything without a solid scientific background, and this is valid in this regard also. Let us discuss the beneficial properties of each of these special sacred plants: 1)  Tulsi (Basil - Ocimum basilicum) : On top of the list of our sacred plants is Tulsi or Basil, as it is known in the western world. It is believed to be Lord Vishnu's consort, and is thus an inseparable part of any Puja to Lord Vishnu. Tulsi has several medicinal propeties, which include action against: 1)Common cold 2)Headaches 3)Malaria 4)Skin diseases 5)Respiratory disorders 6)Cho...

Hi  there, There are various legends associated with the Tulsi plant, and therefore, I will just touch upon the most widespread one briefly before moving on to the scientific part: Vrunda/Vrinda was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, and was married to an Asura Jalandhar. To protect her Suhaag (Husband), she always prayed that no harm ever come to her husband, even though he was a tyrant. But when Jalandhar was finally killed in a battle with Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu took pity on her. On the request of the other Gods, he took Jalandhar's form and stayed with Vrinda. When she came to know this, Vrinda became enraged and cursed Lord Vishnu to turn into a stone (Saligram). She also fell dead, and a plant (Tulsi) emerged from her. Since then, the "Tulsi Vivah" has been carried on in Hindu homes, where a "Saligram" is married to a "Tulsi" plant. The below photo shows Lord Saligram (black stone), the Tulsi plant and a rare right-faced conch (Shankh). ...

why they or Bhagavatji don't get the guts to attack media by telling that 'now, u find the courage to show my clips what i say day and night, why not same courage to show what Akbarudduin said? is he ur most liked pet? u have not even reported it! so, just shut up! u have no morality to attack us what we said , at least not to that gravity what Akbaruddion said!" i have never noticed , RSS has challenged medias hypocrisy, never went offensive but always seen as defensive and trying to explain like a looser! such a big organization, if muslims wud have got, they wud have ruled India by this time but RSS, being pseudo secular has become just an another supportive face of congress and not using their youth power to bring a revolution, not even commented against Akbaruddin, shame to RSS, better muslim shud take over it! there is no requirement for its existence for hindu as its totally powerless! After Bal Thararay, nobody is their to counter muslims atrocit...