This is a song sung by Smt MS Subbulakshmi amma, when she was invited to sing at the United Nations in 1966.
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Daily motivation #135
One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!
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Beautiful celebrations for the past month in Bhooloka Vaikuntam (Sri Rangam). Interesting to see the custom of dolls being used to depict the celebrations during the month.
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When is the right time to learn Yoga? Is it during childhood, or as adults or even later?
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One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!
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Once Krishna and Arjuna had visited a village and were taking morning walks in the nearby fields. One day they saw an old man finding it hard to make ends meet. In the spur of the moment, Arjuna decided to give him some money.
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One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!
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Have you ever played Secret Santa? It is a simple, fun filled game that can be lots of fun!
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One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!
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Durga puja enters UNESCO heritage list
It is a moment of pride to see Durga puja celebrations be recognized by UNESCO to join the world heritage list.
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Guruvayur is a city in South India, known for its temple and main deity Guruvayurappan (form of Lord Krishna). Millions of devotees come to pray in this temple. A special mention to an elephant called Guruvayur Kesavan who was an ardent devotee of Guruvayurappan.
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To all those who celebrate!
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Let us take a minute and be thankful for the things we take for granted in life!
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Schools have prayer songs where every morning all the school students, teachers and administration assemble and sing these prayer songs! Translating one of them that still resonates decades after I finished school!
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Sage of Kanchipuram (Maha Periyava) once explained what is Trikarana Suddhi to a few students. Sharing the story & experience!
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The second lunar eclipse for the year occurs during the early hours of 19th November, 2021.
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Kavignar Kannadaasan (Tamil Poet) wrote a small poem about God!
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All of us have prayers in our own religions and cultures. Being able to understand them and recite makes a difference!
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Happy Deepavali (Diwali) to all of you!
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How did you celebrate Halloween this year?
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Feel-good seasonal soups!
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Reciting and/or listening to these lyrics is said to enhance positive vibrations and promote happiness and success in the lives of all people at home.
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Mahalaya is a period where we have we remember & propitiate our ancestors.
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The eleventh day from full moon / new moon is called as Ekadashi.
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To everyone who celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi around the world…
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One of the stories from Ramayana about Hanuman comes to mind.
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Janmashtami celebrates the birthday of Krishna 🙏🏻
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Everyone connects & relates to beaches in a different way!
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The video by American water company to save water especially outdoors was quite helpful!
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Dental hygiene and brushing teeth are a critical part of our health. However, it is interesting to observe the extent of importance we seem to attribute to it across different cultures.
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We were once known as our parent’s children, then we grew to be adults making a name for ourselves, as we grow older…
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July 4th weekend has always been a memorable one.. especially with friends and families!
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Summer time six word stories!
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Narada is a divine sage, who is the child of Lord Brahma and sings praises of Lord Vishnu!
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Stepping out to serve in a temple community kitchen today. It was a different experience!
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Once a middle-aged lady went to a temple. The spiritual teacher of the temple had a way to advise devotees and she explains her health challenges to Him, seeking a solution!
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Interesting opportunity to meet two spiritual teachers this week.
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Coconut poli is a delicacy in South India.
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Sankarabharanam is 29th of the 72 raagas in Carnatic music. Some songs have a soothing and healing effect, and some others touch our soul.
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Two different stories about elephants bringing out two different perspectives and different ways to solve our problems!
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