Tag Archives: Balaji

At a Balaji Abhishekam in Minnesota in 2015

Posted on July 26, 2015 by treadmarkz

Today I attended Balaji Abhishekam with my wife. She’d been expressing interest in dipping her toe in the waters, as it were, at the temple I go to, and today she said she’d go with me. Only after she expressed … Continue reading →

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Mandir 2.0

Posted on May 12, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda By the end of July, my wife and I intend to be moved to a new apartment. The one we decided on is one that we looked at a few years ago. Intriguingly it happens to sit directly … Continue reading →

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Vaisnavaganza

Posted on April 10, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In a recent post I wrote about Vaisnavism, and Hinduism in general in the Kali Yuga. In doing so, I considered the form of Vishnu which is prescribed for devotion in the Kali Yuga, that of Venkateswara, or … Continue reading →

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How to Survive the Kali Yuga

Posted on April 6, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I have not always been, nor am I now, clear on what yuga or phase of creation and destruction we are currently in. Since most agree that the Kali Yuga begun in 3102 B.C. while Krishna walked the … Continue reading →

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