Kamakhya Devi temple on Neelachal Hill on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam celebrates the creative force Shakti. Kamakhya Devi is named so as she is a giver of desired wishes. The deity is ageless. Three natural stones depicting Kali, Lakshmi
‘God exists in me. I am a living shrine of God. He walks with me. He witnesses all my actions. He purifies my soul which is a part of the ultimate truth.’
Tapa, incessant work has gone into the making of the ashram. The ashram is a living organism, populated and under continuous creation by the likes of Dr Divya. Life at the ashram is a yagya, a continuous prayer for betterment of the world we live
Heard this song for Shayan arti on the festival of Ugadi at the Iskcon temple, Bangalore :-) It is called Sakhi Vrunde Vigyapti, a request to Sri Radha Krishna’s Sakhis/friends. This Bengali song by Sri Narottama Das Thakura describes a devotee’s
Rabri, Malpua, Barfi, Peda, Safed barfi, Ladoo, and more laddoos… sweets for Bihari ji and visitors :-) Banke Bihari temple is among the best known places in Vrindavan, Mathura. Vrindavan is just a 2-hour drive from Delhi, off NH 2 to Agra.
After traversing the highest motorable road to Khardung La, another surprise awaited us. The biggest lake in Asia: Pangong Lake… One third of the lake is in India and remaining in China.
Sri Banke Bihari’s Shayan arti is the time when Brajwasis collect to bid the child God a sweet goodnight. In summer the goodnight arti (Shayan arti) is at 9.30 pm while in winter it is at 8.30 pm.
