Japanese Warkari completes her 30th waari of Vithoba this year

Yuriko Ikenoya, a follower of Gandhian Vinobha Bhave, commenced a study of the scriptures of the Warkari Vaishnava Sampradaya of Maharashtra that is centered around devotion to Lord Vithala (Shri Krishna) and his consort Mata Rukmini devi, after she became familiar with Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar through Vinoba's works.

Yuriko, who calls herself a pucca warkari, laments the increase in crowds and decrease in bhakti bhava. She feels the warkaris of old were more kattar in their observances.  

Yuriko has been residing at the Pawnar Ashram in Vardha. Ikenoya has translated Vinoba's Bhagwad Gita into Japanese. She has also translated at least 1,000 abhangas by Tukaram.

Watch a video of Yuriko on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Wl9wf1IRg

Maa Jagdambe Chowki & Mamtamai Shri Radhe Maaji's Divya Darshan

Date - February 1, 2014

Time - 8 pm onwards

Venue - Radhe Maa Bhavan, Borivali West

For more details contact Sevadar Talli Baba ji on 9820969020

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Underground Patal Bhuvaneswar cave hold 33 koti devi devatas

Patal Bhuvaneshwar is another name for Lord Shiva. The Patal Bhuvaneshwar cave temple in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, is situated in the village Bhubneshwar. The locals honor the cave which is believed to hold thirty-three crore divinities including Lord Shiva. 

The caves are like a maze with one cave leading to another. The awe-inspiring stalactite and stalagmites of various colors and forms are visited by lakhs of devotees. The caves, which are really caves within caves, have been electrically illuminated.

The Manaskhanda, Skandapuran, whose 800 verses refer to Patal Bhuvaneshwar:  "The one who wishes to experience the great reality should visit the Bhuvneshwar close to the confluence of the rivers Sarayu, Ramganga and Gupt-Ganga.

May Lord Patal Bhuvaneshwar awaken our devotion for service to the feet of our Guru Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa. Jai Patal Bhuvaneshwar! Jai Mata Di! 

Maa Jagdambe Chowki & Mamtamai Shri Radhe Maaji's Divya Darshan

Date - February 1, 2014
Time - 8 pm onwards
Venue - Radhe Maa Bhavan, Borivali West

For more details contact Sevadar Talli Baba ji on 9820969020

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Jai Haat Kalika Pithoragarhwaali!

Gangolihat is a minor town in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and is home to the Shakti Peetha Hat Kalika that honors the all powerful Goddess Kalika.

Haat Kalika Mandir was built by Adi Guru Sankaracharya who is believed to have asked the goddess to relocate from West Bangal to this Temple.

Mata Gangoli, as she is also known, is the granter of courage and success in battle. She is very popular among the armed forces who have built a resthouse for devotees serving in the forces. 

Shaheed Param Veer Chakra award winner Capt. Bikram Batra was a great devotee of this Goddess, and is known to die with 'Jai Mata Di' on his lips as he fought till the finish during the Kargil war. Mahakali Mata is goddess of the much decorated Kumaun Regiment known for its unmatched bravery and patriotism.

May Mata Haat Kalika of Pithoragarh bless us with the courage to fight life's challenges!

Maa Jagdambe Chowki & Mamtamai Shri Radhe Maaji's Divya Darshan

Date - February 1, 2014
Time - 8 pm onwards
Venue - Radhe Maa Bhavan, Borivali West

For more details contact Sevadar Talli Baba ji on 9820969020

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

- Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

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Ganesh Gufa, where Lord Ganpati wrote the Mahabharata

Ganesh Gufa is located 100 meters from Mana village, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, which is the last Indian village before the Indo-Tibetan border. Reaching the spot involves an uphill trek.

This is the spot mentioned in the Mahabharata where Maharishi Vyasa narrated the grant epic Mahabharata and where it was ditifully recorded in writing by the divine scribe Lord Ganesha on condition that Vyasa would not pause in his narration at any point. If Vyasa paused, Ganesha would abandon the task which was too huge for anyone in all the worlds. 

Vyasa agreed and the Mahabharata came to be written.

May Lord Ganesha, the divine writer, write intellect, humility, knowledge and abundance in the book of our fortunes. 

Note - 

                                                                              - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Jai Jai Shri Swaminath Kanak Chauri waale!

 

Kartik Swami Temple in Uttarakhand

Kartik Swami or Swaminath as he is also known to to the people of Uttarakhand, has his mool pitha or main temple near the village of Kanak Chauru district Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, is dedicated to the elder son of Lord Shiva, Kartikeya, who offered his bones as testimony of his devotion to his father. It is believed that the incident took place here. Lord Kartik Swami is also known as Kartik Murugan Swami in the southern part of India.

A constant sound from hundreds of bell hung in the temple can be heard at a distance of about 800 meters from there. A flight of 80 stairs from the main road leads you to the garbhagriha of the temple or the place where the idol is kept.

Sandhya Aarti or evening prayers, enchantment of mantras and Maha-bhandara or grand feast organised at the temple occasionally is a special attraction for devotees and tourists.

The temple offers a stunning view of the snow-clad Himalayas and is known to possess miraculous powers. May Lord Kartikeya of Kanak Chauri bless us all with health, happiness and abundance!

- Source: http://www.kartikswami.com/ and others  

 

Note - 

                                                       - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Dattatreya and Shiva in Western Africa

The trade between Africans and Indians is ancient. It is notable that the man who showed Vaco Da Gama the route to India was a Gujarati trader. Along with goods, ideas spiritual, scientific and religious were also exchanged since ancient times. Because the spiritual systems in India as well as Africa were non-Abrahamic (Not Jewish, Islamic or Christian), there was a free exchange of ideas and philosophies. 

No wonder than that images and idols of some of the Gods of Hinduism have found their way to Western Africa from the 15th century onwards and are worshiped by the followers of Vodun to this day. These idols are considered of Gods of Vodun and continue to be worshipped to this day. Among the commonly worshipped are idols of Dattatreya, Shiva, Ganesha and those of Lakshmi and Durga.  

Indian material culture in the form of images in books, pamphlets, films, and popular devotional chromolithographs (Bae 2003), as well as the votive practices of Indian traders in Africa, came to have a profound impact on Mami Wata worshipers, their icons, and their ritual actions.

Note - 

                                                       - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Jai Mata Kali France Waali

Saint Sarah, also known as Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, the patron saint of the gypsies spread over Europe who say they originally came from India, is also known as Sara-la-Kali, Sara the Black, and Sara e Kali in Romani, the language of the gypsies who are called the Roma. He shrine in France attracts Roma people from across Europe and the world every year where the hold a big celebration to honour her.

Sara Kali has been compared by some authors to the Hindu goddess Kali, whose worship is widespread in India, which is considered to be the motherland by all Roma spread across the world. While stories explaining the origins of Sara Kali in the Christian Bible exist, scholars say Sara Kali is not of Christian origin.

May Lord Sara Kali, our mother in France, bless us with wisdom, wealth, health and happiness!  

Note - 

                                                       - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Victory to Mata Chandika of Bageshwar!

The deity of the Mata Chandika shrine is believed to possess extraordinary powers of granting wishes of her devotees. As Goddess Chandika is a fierce form of the devi people seek her blessings to destroy negativity in the lives and in their fortunes.

The pahadis have deep faith in Mother Chandika of Bageshwar and the temple also attracts devotees from other parts of the country during Navratris when a big fair is held every year. 

To watch a pahadi bhajan to Mata Rani in the Kumaoni dialect of Uttarakhand click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELrG-9I-hhw 

Note - 

                                                       - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Churches in Europe and USA become Hindu temples

Globally, Christianity is losing followers by the thousands and the reluctance of youths to become Christian priests and the falling number of parishioners is forcing several churches to shut down. Many of these churches are being bought by prosperous Hindus who are keen that their children do not lose touch with their Hindu spiritual roots. 

An 80-year-old church was acquired for $1.3 million by Swaminarayan Maninagar Gaadi Sansthan (SMGS) in Dallas, US, last year.

SMGS has acquired five such old churches in Canada, the US and the UK. A fortnight ago, the sect acquired a 121-year-old heritage church building in Toronto, Canada for $1.6 million. While the building is now being converted into a temple-ashram, SMGS plans to retain carvings and glass paintings which are of great heritage value.

The SMGS has 12 temples abroad. Most of the churches acquired are situated in prime areas and in a run-down condition.

Source - TOI and others

Note - 

                                                                      - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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Jay Mata Mariamman Vietnam Wali!

Mata Mariamman

Mata Mariamman is a form of Durga who took the form of Kali. Her temple in Ho Chi Minh, the capital of Vietnam, was built to cater to the spiritual needs of 50 Tamil Chettiar trading families living in the city. Over the years thousands of Chinese and Vietnamese have benefited from the powers of Mariamman and today the temple is visited by more devotees from these communities than it is by Indians who are a miniscule minority in the Vietnam.

May Mata Mariamman of Ho Chi Minh City bless us all with intelligence, abundance and health! 

Note - 

                                                                      - Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust

To know more about Guru Maa’s teachings you may follow her on her account on Twitter and Facebook or log on to www.radhemaa.com. These social pages are handled by her devoted sevadars. To experience her divine grace, Bhakti Sandhyas and Shri Radhe Guru Maa Ji’s darshans are conducted every 15 days at Shri Radhe Maa Bhavan in Borivali, Mumbai. The darshans are free and open to everyone.

One may also volunteer to Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s ongoing social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives, heart checkup campaigns and financial support for various surgical procedures. Contact Shri Radhe Maa’s sevadar on +91 98200 82849 or email on admin@radhemaa.com to participate in these charitable activities.

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