Thirugnana Sambandar, the Impaler?
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: h e m a n t h
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: THE ENLIGHTENED NICHE
Date
: 12/3/2012 3:30:00 PM
'7th century Tamil Nadu, India. A little boy is born to pious Brahmin parents in the quaint little town of Sirkazhi. As the boy attains the age of three, he is taken to a nearby Shiva temple. While the father takes a dip in the temple’s pond, Lord Shiva and his consort Parvathi appear in front of the boy. Before the father comes back to the son, they disappear and the little boy is left with drops of milk on his lips. When asked who fed him, the little finger points up towards the sk(...)'
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God-built bridge in a Ghost-town!
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: h e m a n t h
Blog
: THE ENLIGHTENED NICHE
Date
: 8/6/2012 3:59:00 AM
'The plot of the story is set several centuries ago. Morgan Freeman is the dad of Brad Pitt’s, and he’s a king who rules a small kingdom. He has three wives and four sons, out of which Brad is the first son. After winning a fanfare-filled competition of masculinity and strength, Brad gets married to Angelina Jolie who is a princess from a nearby kingdom. When it’s time for Brad to raise up the throne as king, his step mother turns out to be a villain and gets him banned out of the ki(...)'
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A Close encounter with GOD –II
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: h e m a n t h
Blog
: THE ENLIGHTENED NICHE
Date
: 6/10/2012 3:25:00 AM
'(Continued from my previous post)Humanity has seen humongous amount of changes over centuries, but the search for God has been one common thing right from Stone Age, up until today. Some people believe in God, while some people believe in themselves more than anything else. There is a third category of people who don't fall in either of these categories- they neither believe in God to a full extent, nor in themselves. Many of us fall into this category, and that’s the main reason fo(...)'
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A Close Encounter with GOD!
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: h e m a n t h
Blog
: THE ENLIGHTENED NICHE
Date
: 5/23/2012 2:30:00 AM
'One chilly February night on the hills of a less-visited holy shrine in Tamil Nadu. I sit atop a boulder and gaze at the starry sky. The small towns around the base of the hills are so noisy as opposed to the meditative silence here. Even crickets and other nightly insects seem to maintain silence at this place. This place had been one of the most-revered places of the ancient saints, and claimed to be abode of God himself. After starting to climb up the hill early this morning, ri(...)'
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Kung Fu and Kanchipuram -the secret connection
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: h e m a n t h
Blog
: THE ENLIGHTENED NICHE
Date
: 10/23/2011 7:04:00 AM
'Kanchipuram. A small old town in South India that always bustles with pilgrimage tourists and which is known for its numerous Hindu temples and silk saris. Kung Fu. A Chinese martial art that is practiced for self-defense and mental strength, primarily by the Buddhist monks in the Shaolin monastery in China. What could be common to Kanchipuram and Kung Fu? Nothing at all?! You should think again, or should flip some historical accounts- well, not Indian, but Chinese or Japanese acco(...)'
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