04-Feb-2009
Videos
Pandit Jasraj sings in Raag Madhuvanti - Kahe maan karo, Sakhi ri ab...
Lyrics
Kahe maan karo, Sakhi ri ab
Bahut dinan se Piya ghar aaye
Vaa ko manaao rijhhaao, dheer dharo...
Tags: Pandit-Jasraj, lyrics, Raga
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11-Feb-2009
Travel
Sri Banke Bihari temple is the only temple where temple bells are not used to wake Krishna in the morning. The Brajwasis say that it is not proper to wake a child with a start. He is woken gently. There are no bells even for Aarti, as it might disturb Him.
Tags: city-guide, India, Uttar-Pradesh, Vrindavan, Krishna, travelogue
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12-Feb-2009
Books
The first principle of learning to be still is regular practice; the second is patience; the third is observation; and the fourth is analysis. It is true that you must understand yourself from within to attain a state of perfection-but analysis is not sufficient to transform the personality. After analysis comes the discrimination.
Tags: Book-review, Book-excerpt, Ayurveda, Yoga, meditation
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21-Feb-2009
Travel
Kayaking, or boating down the Ganga from Allahabad to Mirzapur is an experience of a lifetime. Touching river islands and banks, it is akin to flowing on in life as a witness to all that is around you, without being agitated by the nitty-gritty of deadlines and competition.
Tags: India, Uttar-Pradesh, Varanasi, Vindhyachal, Chunar, travel, travel-guide
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25-Feb-2009
Videos
In this stotra, Rishi Bilvamangal reasons with his tongue to recite the names of Krishna…
Govind Damodar Madhaveti; Bilvamangal Strotra: Lyrics
Kararavinden padaravindam, Mukharavinde viniveshayantam
Vatasya patrasya pute shayanam, Baalam mukundam manasa smarami ||1.||
I meditate upon Bal-Mukund (baby Krishna), lying on a Bargad leaf. His hands, his feet, his face…all beautiful, delicate and pure like a lotus flower.
Tags: Pandit-Jasraj, lyrics, Indian-music, Krishna, Vrindavan
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26-Feb-2009
Travel
The City of Nawabs vibrates to a different cultural note from Australia's Lucknow, which was the epicentre of the Goldrush, and different again from Canada's really green Lucknow. Similarly, localities in Lucknow may find their namesakes in London, Honolulu, Tehran, Melbourne, Lahore and Dhaka or even in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kanpur, Jaipur and Jaunpur...
Tags: India, Uttar-Pradesh, travel, Lucknow
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