Blogs from New Santoshnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia - page 4

JYOTIRLINGA TOUR OF AN OLD COUPLE (8) 18th JULY, 2009 - SATURDAY As tour of Jaisalmer is over, we started early at 6 a.m., in a very pleasant and cool atmosphere. On the way we have witnessed beautiful Sun Rise, the glowing red globe emerging from the Sky. It looked as if there was nothing between the Red Globe, the rising Sun, and in between us. We have reached Pokarn, at 7-30 am covering a distance of 109 km in 90 minutes. We had breakfast at 8-30 a.m. in a very good restaurant in Dechu village. My wife was telling that feeding black cows with grass on a Saturday pleases Lord Saneeswara and relieves from sufferings caused by Him; as preached by a Pauranic in Bhakti Channel TV. We have reached outskirts of Jodhpur City at ... read more

JYOTIRLINGA TOUR OF AN OLD COUPLE (6) 11th July, 2009. Actually I intended to stay in Ujjaini upto 14th. Before starting the tour, I came to know that a group of senior citizen devotees, of Guntur and Vijayawada are conducting homams/yajnams for about a week in Ujjaini starting from 12-7-2009, under the guidance of one Brahmashri Vadlamudi Venkateswararao garu of Guntur who is said to be a great exponent of Sri Chakra Aradhana. Through some of the friends known to me in Guntur I sent word to Brahmashri Venkateswararao garu that I would be very eager to meet him in Ujjaini during the conduct of homams under his direction. But the problem of accommodation in the Dharmasala and my visiting all important places in Ujjaini and witnessing the glory of Mahakaleswar and worshipping him to my ... read more

JYOTIRLINGA TOUR OF AN OLD COUPLE (4) 7-7-2009 - TUESDAY. By God’s grace the visit to Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Mandir and worshipping of Lord Shiva as Bhimashankara Jyotirlingam is over yesterday. Today, I leisurely got up at 6 a.m and after morning rituals, went to the small Mandir built by the Resort near Helipad and spent an hour performing my daily puja. After breakfast in the Restaurant attached to the Resort, we started our onward journey at 9-35 a.m. to proceed to Nashik for overnight stay and for having the darshan of Triambakeswar Jyotirlingam. I have earlier visited this temple and also leisurely performed Abhishekam to Triambakeswar Jyotirlingam after reciting Mahanyasam. I also climbed the Brahmagiri and visited the birth place of River Godavari. The Triambakeswar temple is at a distance of 231 km from Bhimashankar and ... read more