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Devotee of Sri Kanchi Matam and Mahaperiyava and a strong believer in advaita and guru parampara. We all are blessed to live in the time period of Maha Periyavaa. Let His grace be on us at all times to guide us and elevate us to next level.

• Invitation to Sri Pradosham mama’s 95th Jayanthi

  By Mahesh on October 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I am glad to share the invitation for Sri Pradosham mama’s 95th Jayanthi utsavam. Let us pray Mahaperiyava and mama to bless us with unshaken devotion to Mahaperiyava. Periyava Sharanam

• Mahaperiyava watercolor work by Smt Sravanthi Chaturvedula

  By Mahesh on October 15, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  What a brilliant work by Sravanti! Thanks for sharing this in FB few days back.

• 2021 Deepawali Bakshanam, Marundhu, abisheka dravyam

  By Mahesh on October 13, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Under the guidance of Sri Periyava, Panchadravida Brahmana Sabha has been organizing distributing bakshanam for Patasala, vruddraashramam, shivacharyas, vaideekas and abhisheka dravyam for 108 Sivan kovils in and around Kanchipuram. This team has been doing this for several years now…. Read More ›

• Happy Navarathri

  By Mahesh on October 5, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Jaya Jaya Shankara Hara Hara Shankara, Dear All – Wishing you a Very Very Happy and divine Navaratri celebrations. Let us pray to loka matha for Her anugraham to bless us and protect us from the difficult time that we… Read More ›

• Rare photos of Sri Mahaperiyava

  By Mahesh on October 3, 2021 • ( 10 )

  

  Thanks to Ambi & Hari, Sudhan for the share.    

• Experience with Mahaperiyava by Sri N.Ramaswamy

  By Mahesh on October 3, 2021 • ( 7 )

  

  Thanks to Sri Suri Murthy for sharing this in FB. தெய்வத்தின் குரல் – எனது அனுபவங்கள். Courtesy:Shri என். ராமசாமி இந்திய அரசில் பணிக்குச் சேர்ந்து வருடங்கள் 33 ஓடினாலும் இன்றும் அந்த சம்பவத்தை நினைத்தால் மெய் சிலிர்க்கும். 1981 வருடம் மே அல்லது ஜூன் மாதம் என்று நினைக்கிறேன். எனது… Read More ›

• Request for copies of articles by Sri Ra Ganapathi anna

  By Mahesh on October 2, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  I got this request from Sri Ravi Gurunathan. I have definitely heard about Gopura Darshanam magazine but not aware of this article. If anyone has these articles or know any way to get these original articles, please contact Sri Sridharan…. Read More ›

• Sri Agni of Kanchi Matam passed away

  By Mahesh on October 2, 2021 • ( 12 )

  

  Very sad to share the news that Sri Agni (Varadarajan), who has been doing Kainkaryam to Sri (Bala) Periyava for several years passed away today in a road accident. I am sure we all have seen him with Periyava almost… Read More ›

• Tiruvannamalai Nityagnihotri Brahmasri Senthilnada Ganapadigal passed away

  By Mahesh on October 2, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

    It very shocking to hear that Nityagnihotri Brahmasri Senthilnatha Ganapadigal of Tiruvannamalai, S/O of Sri Gowrishankar mama passed away yesterday due to some heart ailments. Very young age, great vaideeka and also I heard that he is lot into bhajans… Read More ›

• பித்ரு பூஜை

  By Mahesh on October 1, 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  While I knew all along that the pitru karma satisfies the soul that has left bhooloka etc, there was one question that was bothering me for a long time – “If a person dies from a family and has taken… Read More ›

• Orikkai Periyava & Sri Pradosham mama by Umesh

  By Mahesh on September 22, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Thanks to Umesh for another brilliant work! I love his creativity in beautifully composing messages/themes! Perfection to details is stunning! Thanks Umesh for this wonderful work and sharing with us. Periyava Sharanam….Sri Pradosham mama Sharanam!

• Jata Parayanam for Sri Sivan Sar Jayanthi

  By Mahesh on September 20, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Thanks to Smt Saraswathi Thyagarajan mami for the share. Please contact the organizers for more details on how you can participate. Sri Sivan Sar Padham Potri!

• Mahalaya Paksham – 2021 – Dos and Donts

  By Mahesh on September 20, 2021 • ( 7 )

  

  Thanks to Brahmasri Kripashankar Ganapadigal, who studied Dharmasastram under Mullaivasal Brahmasri Krishnamoorthy Ganapadigal mama for sharing the first part of the post. Thanks to Sri Guruvayurappan for sharing the second part of the post. There is nothing more important for… Read More ›

• Sri Vignesh & Co Stores in Dallas

  By Mahesh on September 16, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Thanks to Smt Saraswathi Thyagarajan mami for sending this. Sri Vignesh & co (not to be confused with Vignesh Studios) has opened a store in Frisco, TX that carries all puja, spiritual items, and Periyava related items. Devotees in North… Read More ›

• Remembering Sri Ra Ganapathy Anna

  By Mahesh on September 10, 2021 • ( 12 )

  

    Thanks to Sri Ravi Gurunathan for sharing this wonderful article/book. It was very thoughtful of the author – Sri Sridharan – to do this on Anna’s birthday/jayanthi, which is Vinayagar Chaturthi.   ப்ரிய பந்து, நமஸ்காரம். ரா. கணபதி அண்ணா பற்றிய… Read More ›

• Pudhuperiyava – Ganga Sagar Yatra

  By Mahesh on September 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

    Thanks to Sri Vasanth Raj for sharing this photo…Periyava was having darshan of Sri Kapila Maharishi. Periyava Sharanam  

• Experience of Pudukottai Advocate Sri Srinivasan Iyer with Mahaperiyava

  By Mahesh on September 4, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  My father hails from Tirughokarnam, near Pudukottai. He lost his father when he was barely 5 years old and was brought up by his uncle Brahmasri Malayappa Sastrigal in Tirughokarnam. I have seen sastrigal many times when we do yearly… Read More ›

• 100th drawing of Mahesh Subramanian

  By Mahesh on September 1, 2021 • ( 7 )

  

  I am glad to share 100th drawing of Mahesh. Mahesh’s drawings aren’t new to this blog. He learnt drawing from his father and he has been perfecting it in every drawing. He is also inspired by Sudhan’s drawing. This is… Read More ›

• Beautiful Krishna Periyava painting

  By Mahesh on August 30, 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  Thanks to Madhu for FB share….Very beautiful painting….. Hare Krishna!!!  

• Krishna Janmashtami 2021

  By Mahesh on August 29, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  As HH Pudhu Periyava says “Krishnam vandhe jagadgurum” applies to only to Adisankara/Mahaperiyava other than Lord Krishna Himself. Whatever Krishna taught us in Bagavad Gita in 18 chapters are said by Periyava in 7 volumes of Deivathin Kural.  This is the… Read More ›