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Mrigasira devastates India !


Aridra or Thiruvathira Njattuvela, the Solar
Transit of Alpha Orionis, begins today. Mrigasira, which concluded tooday, was
fraught with devastation. Mrigasira is ruled by the fiery Mars and hence the
destruction ! We pray for the victims of Kedarnath tragedy. It is said that the
astrologer is wise after the event, even though he can discern the heavenly
signs !

Now Aridra is Roudra, another fiery constellation and the
destructive aspect of the South West Monsoon can still wreak havoc.

We
are de-Anaxagorasing our prayers. May not the SWM wreak destruction and may not
the Monsoon Fury affect the overpopulated Indian subcontinent and the whole
world !

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Kerala Tourism nets 21125 crores in 12 !

Kerala Tourism Takes Off

It was Walter Mendis, the Corporate Creative Director of Mudra, who gave Kerala the name ” God’s own Country”. He meant Kerala is as beautiful as the Lord made it, bearing on every feature the unmistakable stamp of the great Original Creative Artist !


Kerala is amongst the top 40 destinations in the world. National Geographic is of the view that she is amongst the top ten !

More than 21  K cr has come in and more than 8 lk foreign  tourists visited this beautiful state out of a total of 10.8 million tourists.  This 21,125  cr is  8%   of Kerala’s total income.

Kerala is a state fashioned by the Monsoons. The South West Monsoon, the North East Monsoon and the Summer Monsoon always protect Kerala and she is one of the few states which report rains every month and receives more than 3000 mm rainfall per year. With the result, the climate in green Kerala is pleasant !

Kerala has a lot to offer. Houseboat Tourism, particularly in the Venice of the East, Alleppey, Beach Tourism, because of the 586 km coastline, River Tourism, Mountain Tourism &  Monsoon Tourism, because of the heavy rainfalls that grace Kerala !

Kerala is just 1.1% of India ! Yet, she hosts 22% of 47 K plants, 35% of varieties of fish and 210 types of oceanic creatures. She has 700 kms of the Western Ghats & 586 kms of coastline. She receives 2000 mm rains. You will find different types of people belonging to different civilisations as she is multi-cultural and multi-religious. That is how Kerala becomes the Lord’s own country !

The foreigners say that ” well kept beaches, good people, tasty and mouth watering cuisine, spirituality and Ayurveda ” are the hallmarks of Kerala !

Beaches are a fascination for tourists and the four out of the five Districts which receive the influx of tourist have beaches ( Trichur, Trivandurm, Ernakulam, Alleppey and Idukki ).

Some fishing villages have been defined as Fishermen’s Village. Farm Tourism is also on the rise.

Sea plane to link the three  airports of Kerala along with Mangalore


The plan of the Sea Plane project is to provide service initially in the priority circuit, consisting of the three major airports of Kerala and the prime destinations, Ashtamudi, Punnamada, Kumarakom, Bolgatty and Bekal in the state.

Kerala is the flag bearer of Ayurveda, as a rich ecosystem is housed in the Western Ghats. The W G has been defined as one of the eight biodiversity hot spots, because of the immense medicinal plant reserve. Ayurvedic institutions have been given Green Leaf and Olive Leaf and a tourist, looking for therapeutic treatment can get world class alternative medicinal facilities.

Great traffic was seen at Arthirappilly Waterfalls yesterday, as schools closed for vacation.
Cherai Beach in Vypin Islands also received heavy rush of tourists.

Real estate prices at these places have catapulted, reaching unprecedented heights. Kochi had seen a realty boom and this realty boom was experienced in Trichur Dist, in areas proximate to Kochi, like Azheekode and Kodungalloor. Due to the global meltdown, however, transactions have come down. But then this is a temporary lull and after some years, realty will boom.


I celebrated the Hindu New Year with a trip to Vallarpadam.I was accompanied by my friend, Ajith, who is the Devaswom Auditor.  From High Court Junction, we took a bus to Vallarpadam. First it traversed Bolgatty Island and then we reached Vallarpadam. We went to the Vallarpadam Church, which was neatly maintained. Work is still in progress at the ICTT and then we took a bus to Vypeen Island, where a 60,000 crore investment is in the offing. We took a bus to Munambam harbour and the bus traversed Cherai, Nayarambalam, Jnarakkal etc.These islands are connected by the Goshree Bridges and GIDA ( Goshree Islands Development Authority ) is in charge of all projects.
Along with the 80,000 cr investment in Kochi, another 100,000 cr INR is in the offing.


We had a plan to go to Vypeen Jetty and then take a boat to Ernakulam mainland, but then we abandoned it as we reached Munambam. From Munambam Boat Jetty, we took a boat to Azheekode, which is just 5 kms from Kodungalloor. From Kodungalloor, I came back to Trichur.

Kerala Tourism can revive you to recharge your body and soul, capturing you with her tantalising beauty. Kerala Tourism figures primarily in Indian tour attractions and Kerala Tourism is blessed with attractions like Kerala backwater tour packages, Kerala Wildlife Tourism, Kerala Hill Station Tourism, Kerala Beach Tourism etc. Your experiences will be out of this world, as God’s own country captivates you with her exquisite beauty.
   

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Kerala Tourism nets 21125 crores in 12 !

Kerala Tourism Takes Off

It was Walter Mendis, the Corporate
Creative Director of Mudra, who gave Kerala the name ” God’s own Country”. He
meant Kerala is as beautiful as the Lord made it, bearing on every feature the
unmistakable stamp of the great Original Creative Artist !


Kerala is amongst the top 40 destinations in the world. National
Geographic is of the view that she is amongst the top ten !

More than 21  K cr has come in and more than 8 lk foreign  tourists
visited this beautiful state out of a total of 10.8 million tourists.  This
21,125  cr is  8%   of Kerala’s total income.

Kerala is a state fashioned by the Monsoons. The South West Monsoon,
the North East Monsoon and the Summer Monsoon always protect Kerala and she is
one of the few states which report rains every month and receives more than 3000
mm rainfall per year. With the result, the climate in green Kerala is pleasant
!

Kerala has a lot to offer. Houseboat Tourism, particularly in the
Venice of the East, Alleppey, Beach Tourism, because of the 586 km coastline,
River Tourism, Mountain Tourism &  Monsoon Tourism, because of the heavy
rainfalls that grace Kerala !

Kerala is just 1.1% of India ! Yet, she hosts 22% of 47 K plants, 35%
of varieties of fish and 210 types of oceanic creatures. She has 700 kms of the
Western Ghats & 586 kms of coastline. She receives 2000 mm rains. You will
find different types of people belonging to different civilisations as she is
multi-cultural and multi-religious. That is how Kerala becomes the Lord’s own
country !

The foreigners say that ” well kept beaches, good people, tasty and
mouth watering cuisine, spirituality and Ayurveda ” are the hallmarks of Kerala
!

Beaches are a fascination for tourists and the four out of the five
Districts which receive the influx of tourist have beaches ( Trichur,
Trivandurm, Ernakulam, Alleppey and Idukki ).

Some fishing villages have been defined as Fishermen’s Village. Farm
Tourism is also on the rise.

Sea plane to link the three  airports
of Kerala along with Mangalore


The plan of the Sea Plane project is to provide service initially in
the priority circuit, consisting of the three major airports of Kerala and the
prime destinations, Ashtamudi, Punnamada, Kumarakom, Bolgatty and Bekal in the
state.

Kerala is the flag bearer of Ayurveda, as a rich ecosystem is housed
in the Western Ghats. The W G has been defined as one of the eight biodiversity
hot spots, because of the immense medicinal plant reserve. Ayurvedic
institutions have been given Green Leaf and Olive Leaf and a tourist, looking
for therapeutic treatment can get world class alternative medicinal facilities.

Great traffic was seen at Arthirappilly Waterfalls yesterday, as
schools closed for vacation.
Cherai Beach in Vypin Islands also received
heavy rush of tourists.

Real estate prices at these places have
catapulted, reaching unprecedented heights. Kochi had seen a realty boom and
this realty boom was experienced in Trichur Dist, in areas proximate to Kochi,
like Azheekode and Kodungalloor. Due to the global meltdown, however,
transactions have come down. But then this is a temporary lull and after some
years, realty will boom.


I celebrated the Hindu New Year with a trip to Vallarpadam.I was
accompanied by my friend, Ajith, who is the Devaswom Auditor.  From High Court
Junction, we took a bus to Vallarpadam. First it traversed Bolgatty Island and
then we reached Vallarpadam. We went to the Vallarpadam Church, which was neatly
maintained. Work is still in progress at the ICTT and then we took a bus to
Vypeen Island, where a 60,000 crore investment is in the offing. We took a bus
to Munambam harbour and the bus traversed Cherai, Nayarambalam, Jnarakkal
etc.These islands are connected by the Goshree Bridges and GIDA ( Goshree
Islands Development Authority ) is in charge of all projects.
Along with the
80,000 cr investment in Kochi, another 100,000 cr INR is in the offing.


We had a plan to go to Vypeen Jetty and then take a boat to Ernakulam
mainland, but then we abandoned it as we reached Munambam. From Munambam Boat
Jetty, we took a boat to Azheekode, which is just 5 kms from Kodungalloor. From
Kodungalloor, I came back to Trichur.

Kerala Tourism can revive you to
recharge your body and soul, capturing you with her tantalising beauty. Kerala
Tourism figures primarily in Indian tour attractions and Kerala Tourism is
blessed with attractions like Kerala backwater tour packages, Kerala Wildlife
Tourism, Kerala Hill Station Tourism, Kerala Beach Tourism etc. Your experiences
will be out of this world, as God’s own country captivates you with her
exquisite beauty.
     

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Nila under Mrigasira Njattuvela !





Today I got up at 5 AM and went to Thirunavaya to do tharpanam for
my mother. I had cold, a bad tooth ache and was afraid I may get the rains. It
was Makiryam Njattuvela in full swing, too. It was raining slightly when I left
Trichur. I did tharpanam at 09 and there were no rains fortunately. But after
80% tharpanam was over, rains began to appear,.At 95%, I got the full blast !
Then I ran for cover. It seems it has not rained well in Malappuram.
Bharathapuzha had only a small amount of water. Then it rained cats and dogs
today. When I reached Guruvayur, the sky was dark and it was raining
heavily.



The Sun dematerialised himself.  It was a
dark day and it rained throughout. No wonder the ancients said ” Makeeryam mathi
marannu paiyyum “. We hope the succeeding Njattuvelas will bring home the bacon,
Aridra, Punarvasu and Pushya. Punartham puzha pole and Pooyam puka pole
!




Yesteday was the end of the lunar month of Vaishakha and the Vaishakha New Moon day. Hence there was big rush in Thirunavaya !

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Pardon this digression. The whole of Kerala is in a holiday, festive mood
!

Now you can watch Trichur Pooram Live at http://www.keralaheritages.com

The constellation of Delta Leonis is known as Pubba or Pooram, one of the 27

constellations which tenant the Ecliptic. There are more than one million

temples in Kerala. Several temple festivals occur on the Lunar Asterism of

their inception.

The famous Trichur Pooram occurs on the Pubba day of
Mesha or Delta Leonis
in the sidereal month of Aries. More than 500,000
people witness this
Festival of all Festivals. It is of 36 hours duration
and it is one of the
most beautiful sights in the world, according to
UNESCO.

More than 50 caparisoned elephants pass through the center of
Trichur Town ,
the Lord Shiva Temple.

Earlier the Pooram was at
Arattupuzha and it so happened that the Chief of
Peruvanam Gramam denied
entry to the temples of Trichur. This enraged the
Naduvazhis of Trichur and
the then ruler, Shaktan Tampuran, integrated all
the ten temples around the
central Lord Shiva Temple, Vadakkunnathan (
situated at a hillock ) and
created this Grand Pooram. Tampuran created
two Groups, the Eastern and the
Western. The Eastern group was called as
Paramekkavu, consisting in addition
to Paramekkavu temple, Karamukku,
Chembukavu, Choorakottukavu and
Panamukkamppilly. The Western group was
Thiruvambady consisting of
Kanimangalam, Laloor, Ayyanthole, Nethilakkavu
and the Thiruvambady
temple.

This Pooram is centered around the Lord Shiva temple at the
Center, as all
the ten deities pay obeisance to the Shiva, the central
presiding deity.
Shaktan Tampuran chalked out the program and the main
events of this
Glorious Festival. In Kudamattom, that is changing of colored
umbrellas this
year, techonology was used. LED umbrellas were used and it
was a glorious
sight at seven pm. 15 caparisoned elephants of the Eastern
Group faced the
15 elephants of the Western Group.

The Ten
Participating Temples

Along with the main Paramekkavu Temple
&
Thiruvambady Temple in Trichur
Kanimangalam Sastha Temple at Kanimangalam,
Pookkattikkara
Karamukku Bhaghavathy Temple at Karamukku near
Chiyyaram,
Choorakkottukavu Bhagavathy Temple at Choorakkattukara,
Laloor
Bhaghavathy Temple at Laloor,
Sree Karthyayani Temple at
Ayyanthole,
Nethilakkavu Bhagavathy Temple at Neithilakkavu near
Kuttoor,
Chembukkavu Bhagavathy Temple at Chembukkavu and
Panamukkumpally
Sastha Temple at Panamukkampilly near East Fort Thrissur

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Of Buddhism and Hinduism

The Cosmic Consciousness of SCI
& TM is the Nibbana which Buddhism speaks  of  and the Samadhi of the
Hindus.

There are two types of Samadhi – Savikalpa and Nirvikalpa, Cosmic
Consiousness and Unity Consciousness, the Fifth and Seventh
States.

Now Buddhism is a formidable system of
Philosophy, which deals with the causes of Sorrow and its cessation.Buddha was
indeed one of the greatest philosophers.

Now jumping to Cosmic Consciousness is
not easy, it requires years of preparation and meditation.

Jnana Yoga is Union via Wisdom and these
concepts and experiences belong to Wisdom.

Now Bhakti Yoga is the Union via Love,
where the Self is worshipped as the Quintessence of Love. Now this Yoga is
predominant in Hinduism, as Masters state that Love is greater than
Intelligence.

Wisdom is great, but Love is greater
!





We repeat, the Fourfold Yoga is the best
path. We find in Christiantiy, Theology or Dvaitha is more dominant. Also in
Islam. More Theology, less Philosphy. Of course there is Philosophy in these
two, as Gnosticism and Sufism. But Theology is more dominant.





After you study all the great religions of
the world, you will have to accept Universal Love.Any system which does not
incorporate Universal Love or Union via Universal Love will not have much
followers. 







   

 

 

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Leela, a better term than Maya. !





“Leela includes the idea of Maya
and exceeds it”  – Aurobindo.
The word Maya, contains within
itself, a devastating simplicity of nullification. ( Ho Ho, everything is Maya.
Why should I work ? )
This is His Leela, Himself the
Play, Himself the Player, Himself the Playground !


We may regard and realise it as Leela, the
magicinan’s Joy, creating and recreating Himself in Himself for the sheer bliss
of that self creation !


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Grape Juice is good for the Heart !

It is said that a glass of grape juice keeps the Cardiologist away.

The resveratrol present in the seeds and skin of grapes and the flavonoids are responsible for this phenomenon.

Grapes , whether it is green, red or black, do reduce B P.

The antioxidants present in grapes removes free radicals ! Grapes is undoubtedly a divine fruit !

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Grape Juice, to keep the Cardiologist away !

It is said that a glass of grape juice keeps the Cardiologist away.

The resveratrol present in the seeds and skin of grapes and the flavonoids are responsible for this phenomenon.

Grapes , whether it is green, red or black, do reduce B P.

The antioxidants present in grapes removes free radicals ! Grapes is undoubtedly a divine fruit !

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Grape Juice protects the Heart !

It is said that a glass of grape juice keeps the Cardiologist away.

The resveratrol present in the seeds and skin of grapes and the flavonoids are responsible for this phenomenon.

Grapes , whether it is green, red or black, do reduce B P.

The antioxidants present in grapes removes free radicals ! Grapes is undoubtedly a divine fruit !