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Annual Press Club Function 4
Guru Nanak 6
Editor Spirituality 8
...................................................... Madhu manikandan MahaShivarathri 14
Lohari Festivals 16
The Great Philonthrapist. 18
Lord Shiva 20
Alternative medicine 26
Vedic Astrology 34
Photographer Krishna Leela 40
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mumbai attacks 46
Kids Park 48
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Suha Zodiac Connection 56
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Dr. Commander On Tuesday evening December 9th
our publisher Dr. Commander Selvam
Selvam “Sidddhar” and staff attended the
Atlanta Press Club’s Annual Holiday
Attends
Author Event at the Georgia Aquarium.
The massive downtown Atlanta indoor
aquarium’s spectacular ballroom was
Annual Press packed with over 300 of Georgia’s
best known journalists, reporters
Club Function and media professionals, who hosted
approximately 30 local and national
book authors.
We met with the past president,
Atlanta Press Club board member,
and Executive Editor of The Atlanta
Business Chronicle, Mr. Mark Meltzer.
He in turn introduced us to The Atlanta
Press Club’s Executive Director Ms.
Lauri Straus. They both were very
gracious and were genuinely grateful
to hear Dr. Commander’s offer to
host their next meeting in Ashok’s
Palace, our spacious, state-of-the-art,
Community Center Auditorium.
During the event we personally spoke
with many noted authors, including
medical expert Robert J Davis, Phd.
who just released The Healthy Skeptic:
Cutting Through the Hype About Your
Health, and children’s book writer
Stacy Kaye, whose innovative “Parent
Smart Kid Happy” trilogy: Ready for
the Day, Ready to Play, and Ready
for Bed, incorporates well researched
parenting skills into each volume. Also
written for children and their parents
is This is not Cool. Three Atlanta
criminal attorneys present real life
short stories that illustrate how one,
seemingly innocent, “wrong decision
can have tragic lifetime consequences,”
on a young person’s life. And Georgia
historian James C. Cobb, told us about
his book, Georgia Odyssey which reveals
misconceptions and little known facts
about the history of our state.
Also in attendance was former Mayor
of Atlanta, the Honorable Sam Massell,
who is now President of the Buckhead
Coalition. And we had the chance to
meet the lovely Ms. Cameron Morrow
of Edelman Public Relations, whose firm
did a first-rate job of volunteer staffing the
registration tables and the silent auction.
In our course of socializing with fellow
members of the press club, we were
accosted by television reporter Randy
Travis, who breached social etiquette, by
allowing a cordial meeting of colleges, to
devolve into a mean-spirited interrogation
of Dr. Commander Selvam. When we
informed Randy that a “conversation”
does not consist of a one-sided string
of questions, answering no questions in
return, he ultimately slunk away. In an
earlier theoretical discussion with him
about the lack of ethics in investigative
reporting, he gave us the impression that
he would stop at nothing to get a story.
Upon leaving the event Dr Commander
gave his personal blessings to all in
attendance, including Randy, and made a
specially recorded video “happiness wish”
for one of the event sponsors, General
Motors, who was show-casing their new
Hybrid Cadillac Escalade.
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 Guru Nanak
‘Baba Nanak Shah Faqir,
Saba ka Guru, Sabhi ka
Pir’, a transform
of the verse : ‘Baba
His Life And Philosophy Nanak Shah Faqir,
Hindu ka Guru,
Musalman ka Pir’,
immensely popular in
Punjab, truly defines
some more significant
aspects of Guru Nanak,
the founder of Sikh
Panth and the Sikhs’ first
Guru. Bound by intimate
ties, Nanak’s disciples
saw in him the ‘Baba’, the
guardian of generations of
man, who, the benevolent
protector, built the path,
led them to it and guided
their course all through,
and all with love and care,
not like a formal teacher
asserting his authority. The torch-
bearer lived among them like one
of them and practiced along with
them what he preached. A faqir beyond
possessions, passions or ambitions, and
all desires, Baba Nanak, reigning over
the domains not belonging to man,
was the king of kings, the supreme
Shah at whose feet emperors bowed
and to whose divine aura expanse of
their territories fell short. Not Hindu
or Muslim (Musalman), he was, and
is still, everyone’s Guru, the teacher
guiding all to the right path, and
everyone’s Pir, the benefactor and
spiritual guardian. ‘Hindu ka Guru,
Musalman ka Pir’, part of the original
verse, seems to have grown out of the
forecast which astrologers made at the
time of his birth. As the Bala Janam Sakhi
has it, the planetary position at the time
of his birth indicated that both Hindu and
Turk, two main constituents of the society
in those days, would revere him alike and
the path that he would found would be the
path of both.
His Birth And Early Days
The divinity incarnate, Baba Nanak
was born in A. D. 1469 at Rai-Bhoe-ki-
Talwandi, now in Pakistan about 65 km
west of Lahore. The place is now known
as Nankana Sahib, re-named long since
after Guru Nanak. The young Nanak
was often found engaged in cosmic
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questions about the fundamentals of life,
which upset his father Mehta Kaluchand,
an orthodox Bedi, one of the branches of
Kshatriyas. Seeking to keep his interests
centered on formal education he engaged a
Brahmin to teach Nanak to read and write
Devanagiri, and a Maulvi to teach Persian
and Arabic, in adition his father devoted
daily quite a lot of time in instructing him
in arithmetic and accountancy.
A precocious child, Nanak’s interests
were, however, widely different. Even
at the age of five he retired to solitude to
cogitate, or he resorted to the company of
holy men seeking from them answers to
the eternal questions of life. Keen to drag
him into trade and commerce, and indeed
into family life, and distract his mind
from spiritualism, his father decided to
have him marry him, a step which in cases
like Nanak’s, most parents considered an
unfailing remedy since times immemorial.
When married, he was eighteen and his
wife Sulakhani, was about two years
younger. He was a caring husband and
fathered two sons, Sri Chand and Lakhmi
Das. The bent of his mind was, however,
always the same as before meditative and
isolation-loving.
After his father’s efforts to direct his
interests to trading - rearing cattle, or
setting up a shop, failed, his sister Nanaki
took him with her to Sultanpur where her
husband Jairam arranged for him store-
keeper’s job at the ‘modikhana’ of Daulat
Khan Lodhi.
The place changed and so did his life-
routine but not his mindset. Here he
chanced to meet Mardana, a Muslim
minstrel, whos playing rabbab, could
spell-bind his listeners. Ten years older
Mardana was fascinated by Nanak’s sweet
melodious voice, charming manners,
human concerns, spiritual fervor, and
the soul-touching quality of his verses.
Some accounts claim that Mardana
was a friend from his childhood days.
However, it was hereafter that the two
were inseparably united. Nanak’s job at
‘modikhana’ apart, most of his time was
spent in composing and singing lauding
the Almighty. Mardana was always there
accompanying him on his rabbab. From
that point onwards, his divine songs and
Mardana’s rabbab, resounded in every
corner and square of Sultanpur, and with the mysticism that
his songs revealed, within the mind of every listener. Nanak
spent seven years at Daulat Khan’s ‘modikhana’ not so much in
weighing goods as in weighing the questions facing life.

A restless mind, Nanak lived as if in a transit-house awaiting a

summons, the summon from Him, to proceed to his destination,
his true home. He was now thirty, and as everyday, one morning
when at the river Bein, (named Vahi in some accounts), to have
his routine bath, he heard the call from within the depths of
the river’s waters. Pursuing the call he descended deep into the
waters and did not come out. His clothes lying on the river bank
led his kin folk and others to conclude that he had drowned.

After three days he re-appeared. A divine composure defined

his face. Despite curious questions volleying from all around
the whole day he did not utter a word, perhaps the light that
the absolute darkness within the depths of waters had kindled
into him had not yet taken shape. No metaphysics or rhetoric,
next day he simply uttered : ‘nai koi Hindu, nai koi Musalman’
- neither one is Hindu, neither Muslim, that is, man is neither
Hindu nor Muslim, he is only a man, all alike in relation to
each other and in relation to Him, the Karta Putukha - Creator.
His communion with the Supreme is only as man, not as Hindu
or Musalman. The Enlightened one, Guru Nanak thus rejected
narrow religious boundaries that disabled man from uniting
with Him and divided mankind, and paved the path for universal
brotherhood, harmony, tolerance, and the unity of mankind into
the thread of humanity.

The Significance of Water In Sikh-Panth

His three days in the water have been variedly seen and
interpreted. His absence from the world has been viewed by
many as his journey to Sach Khand, the abode of the Eternal One,
a commission he was invested with by the Almighty Himself,
or to the wider world to preach what had descended on him
duringhis intimate communion with Him. The Puratan Janam-
Sakhi defines it as his direct encounter with the Divine. In their
book ‘Sri Harmandar Sahib : the Body Visible of the Invisible
Supreme’ the authors of this essay have seen the episode from
yet another perspective. In their attempt to renounce the world
while all seekers of ‘truth’ or ‘light’, during the days of Guru
Nanak or before, even Buddha and Mahavira, entered into the
forest, Guru Nanak entered into water believing perhaps that the
world was not so completely removed from sight, when in the
forest as it was when into the water’s depths. In water, depth
was Guru Nanak’s base, and height, his vision, and complete
darkness around led the eyes to seek the light within; in the
forest, sight rolled horizontally along the world, which it sought
to renounce, and externaly illumined the exterior, obstructing
the journey within. Absolute renouncement of the world has
always been the key to absolute union with the Divine; Buddha
and Mahavira took six and twelve years to attain it, Guru Nanak,
just three days, and water - complete dissociation from the
world, and the absolute void which it produced, was his means.
This event of Guru Nanak attaining Enlightenment, in the course
of ablution with water as his means, underlines the sanctity of
water and ablution, in the entire post Guru Nanak Sikh tradition,
not merely as a sacred thing but as an essential part of Sikh faith,
rituals, and architecture. Not surprisingly, the tank - (Sarovar),
seems to always have to be given priority over the temple in Sikh
architectural tradition, ever since the days of Guru Ramdas, who
sought to construct the Sarovar first so that the temple emerged.
Two Decades of Itinerancy
Guru Nanak gave up his job and distributed all his belongings
to poor. Attired in a robe and kalandari cap and a rosary around
his neck, perhaps similar to those he is seen wearing in medieval
paintings, Baba Nanak, ever a faqir by aptitude, now a faqir by
appearance, left Sultanpur. Mardana was his constant companion.
Now cynosure of all eyes, Guru Nanak almost mesmerized
everyone with his divine aura, mystic verses and melodious
voice. He first went to Sayyadpur in Gujranwala, a western
Punjab now in Pakistan. Hundreds were to his discourses, though
Lalu, known in Sikh tradition as Bhai Lalu, a carpenter, was the
first to be his regular disciple.
He then proceeded to Sialkot where he met the known saint of
those days Shah Hamzah. At Shivaratri he reached Achal Batala
and had discourse with yogis - holy men assembled there on the
occasion. He then visited his birth-place Talwandi, paid respect
to his parents and then retired for a few days into Chhanga
Manga forest. He then proceeded to Multan.
Continued to page No. 39

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In past issues, the Almighty
and Swamiji have blessed me
with the opportunity to share
Pandit my ideas on the spirituality
L.V. Sharma of the Srimad (Holy) Bhagavad-
Gita. In this issue, I wish to
discuss the seventh, eighth, and
ninth chapters of the Bhagavad-
Gita.
In chapter seven Lord Krishna gives
us concrete knowledge about absolute
reality as well as the influence of divinity.
He describes His illusory energy in the
material existence called Maya and
declares how extremely difficult it is to
surmount it. He also describes the four
types of people attracted to divinity and
the four types of people who are opposed
to divinity. In conclusion He reveals that
one in spiritual intelligence takes the
exclusive refuge of the Lord, in devotional
service, without reservation.
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Thus this chapter is
entitled: Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth.
The Seventh Chapter of the Gita is called
‘Gyana-Vigyana Yoga’. There are in all
30 slokas (verses) in it. With this chapter
starts the second section of the Gita,
which predominantly deals with Ishwara-
Upasana. In this chapter we are also
given the meaning of the word ‘God’, as
well as the method by which to go about
directly realizing him. The words ‘Gyana’
& ‘Vigyana’ in the title mean Indirect &
Direct Knowledge respectively. The word
Vigyana in the scriptures means direct
experiential knowledge.
Right in the beginning of the chapter
Lord Krishna says, “O Arjuna! I am now
going to reveal that knowledge by which
nothing more will be left to be known.”
He asks Arjuna to pay special attention
to this discourse because very few, out
of all spiritual aspirants, really know
what the ultimate truth is. He says that
he is the ‘Purusha,’ the all pervading and
transcendental Divinity, and his divine
power, called Maya, alone is Prakriti
(Consciousness). This Prakriti further has
two aspects: the Apara (lower) Prakriti
and the Para (higher) Prakriti.
The Apara Prakriti is eight-fold, and
envelops within itself the five basic
elements, the cosmic mind, the cosmic
intellect, and the cosmic ego (doer-
ship). The Para Prakriti on the other
hand, is the universal spark of existence
within everyone. Both of these Prakritis
together, are the basic cause of the entire
universe. These two can be indicated by
the words ‘matter’ and ‘spirit’. However,
the Lord says that these are His powers,
but not the entirety of Him, but they are
dependent upon Him. Nature is his sakti
(power), with which he creates, sustains,
or destroys the world of names and forms.
While he pervades all this, he transcends
all this too. (Just like water pervades all
waves as well as transcends all waves too.
Water is that without which no wave can
exist, yet water by itself does not have
any of the limitations of a wave.) He is
that power, which sustains them both.
The idea of using the words Apara
(lower) and Para (higher) Prakriti is that
if a person pays greater attention to the
Apara, he goes on an endless trip, while if
we turn our attention to the Para Prakriti,
then we find an exit doorway from this
never-ending process of transmigration.
So while we should see and enjoy the
beauty of the Apara Prakriti, we should be
able to become conscious of our higher
nature too. In that form alone, we will see
God in all. In this way we can see God
in everything. The Lord thereafter goes
about indicating how we should see him
in the various manifestations around us.
What we see all around is the Prakriti of
God, and he is present right there, as that,
because the Prakriti is existing. While God
is right here and now in everything and
anything whatsoever, it is only because of
our fascination with the various objects of
the world, that we miss out on him.
Now turning to the second aspect of
‘Vigyana’, he says that it is only when we
really ‘love’ God that we become disposed
to see him in all. Don’t be in a hurry to
have quick pleasurable experiences, but
hasten slowly to that which is lasting. The
journey to this Divine Awakening begins
with the Love of God, and culminates in
the state of ‘being’ God. Such ‘awakened
‘people alone have truly fulfilled their
lives.
He further says to Arjuna, “Now, if thy
soul be set ever on Him the Almighty,
still exercising Yogas, still making God
as the only shelter, thou shall come most
surely unto perfect hold of Him. I will
declare to thee that utmost lore, whole and
particular, which when one knows these
factors, leaves no more to know here in
this world. Of many thousand mortals,
one perchance, strives for truth; and of
those few that strive, nay, and rise high,
one only, here and there, knows God, as
he is, the very truth. Earth, water, flame,
air, ether, life, mind, and individuality -
those eight make up the showing of God,
the only manifest.
“These be the God’s lower Nature;
whereby learn the higher. This Universe is
produced, by its principle of life; whereby
the worlds of visible things are born.” He
then further says, “I am the womb; I make
and I unmake this Universe. There is no
other Master than me; no other Maker
than Me. All these hang on me as hangs
a row of pearls upon its string. I am the
fresh taste of the water, I the silver of
the moon, the gold of the sun, the word
of worship in the Vedas, the thrill that
passes in the ether, and the strength of
man’s shed seed. I am the good sweet
smell of the moistened earth; I am the
fire’s red light; the vital air moving in
all which moves. I am the holiness of
hallowed souls -the root undying. I am the
wisdom of the wise, the intellect of the
informed. I am the greatness of the great,
the splendor of the splendid. These am I,
free from passion and desire; yet, am I
right desire in all who yearn, for all those
moods, passionate or ignorant, which
nature frames, deduce from me. Yet, all
are merged in me - not I in them!
“The world deceived by those three
qualities of being wetted, not me who am
outside them all, above them all, eternal!
Hard it is to pierce that veil divine, of
various shows which hide Me; yet they
who worship Me pierce it and pass
beyond. I am not known to evil-doers,
nor to foolish ones, nor to the base and
churlish, nor to those whose
mind is cheated by the show of
things, nor those that take the
way of Asuras.”
Lord Krishna goes on
to say, “Four sorts
of mortals know me:
he who weeps, and the man
who yearns to know;
and he who toils
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 to help, and he who sits certain of me
- enlightened. Of these four, the highest,
nearest, and best is that last, the devout
soul, wise, intent upon ‘The One.’ Above
all, am I to him, and he is dearest unto
me! All four are good, and seek me, but
mine own, the true of heart, the faithful,
stayed on me, taking me as their utmost
blessedness, they are not ‘mine’, but
‘I’ , even I Myself! At the end of many
births to me they come! Yet hard the wise
Mahatma is to find, that man who says,
‘All is me, the Almighty.’”
Bhagawan Sri Krishna further says, “There
be those, too, whose knowledge, turned
aside by this desire or that, gives them to
serve some lower gods, with various rites,
constrained by that which molded them.
Unto all such worship what shrine they
will, what shapes, in faith. It is I who give
them faith! I am content! The heart thus
asking favor from its God, darkened but
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ardent, has the end it craves - the lesser
blessing, but it is me who gives! Yet soon
is withered, what small fruit they reap,
those men of little minds, who worship so,
go where they worship, passing with their
gods. But mine come unto me! Blind are
the eyes which deem the un-manifested,
manifest; not comprehending me in
my true Self! Imperishable, viewless,
undeclared, hidden behind my magic veil
of shows, I am not seen by all; I am not
known unborn and changeless, to the idle
world. But I know all things which were,
and all which are, and all which are to be,
although not one among them knows me!
“By passion for the ‘pairs of opposites’,
by those twin snares of like and dislike,
all creatures live bewildered, save
some few who, quit of sins, holy in act,
informed, freed from the ‘opposites’,
and fixed in faith, cleave unto Me. Who
cleave, who seek in me refuge from birth
and death, those have the truth! Those
know me as Brahma; know me as soul of
souls, they will know about my Karma,
(my work), know that I am the Adhibhuta,
Lord of Life. They will know that I am
the Adhidaiva, Lord of all the Gods, and
Adhiyajna, Lord of Sacrifice, worship me
well, with hearts of love and faith, and
find and hold me in the hour of death.
Even after the advice and the soothing
words of the Almighty Sri.Krishna,
Arjuna was confused and asks further
questions. The questions of Arjuna and
the answers of Lord Krishna make up the
eighth chapter. Arjuna asks Sri. Krishna,
“Who is that Brahma? What is that Soul
of Souls, the Adhyatman? What, thou best
of all, thy work, Karma? Tell me what is
the meaning of the name Adhibhuta?
What again means Adhidaiva? And how
it comes, thou can’t be Adhiyajna in thy
flesh? Further, make me know how good
men find thee in the hour of death?”
Hearing these questions from Arjuna,
Lord Krishna smiled and started replying
as follows. “I am Brahma, the one eternal
God, and Adhyatman is my being’s name.
What goes forward from me, causing all
lives to live? I am the Adhibhuta, Lord
of Lives, and Adhidaiva, Lord of all the hour when life is ending, with mind
the Gods. I am the Adhiyajna, Lord of set fast, and trustful piety, drawing still
Sacrifice. I am speaking with you in this breath beneath calm brows unbending,
body. And, at the hour of death, he who is in happy peace that faithful one does die.
meditating on me alone, in putting off his In glad peace passes to Purusha’s heaven,
flesh, comes forward to Me, enters into the place which they who read the Vedas
my being, there is no doubt in it. But, if he name Aksharam, ‘Ultimate’, whereto
meditated otherwise at the hour of death, have striven saints and ascetics, their road
in putting off the flesh, he goes to what he is the same.
looked for. Because, the Soul is fashioned
to its like. The great sage Jatabharatha is a “That way is the highest way - anyone
practical example for this. who goes in that path, anyone who shuts
the gates of all his senses, locks desire safe
“Have me, then, in your heart always! And in his heart, centers the vital airs upon his
fight! That too, when heart and mind are parting thought,
fixed on me, shall surely come to me! All
come, who cleave with never-wavering
will of firmest faith, owning no other
Gods: all come to Me, the Uttermost, the
Purusha, the Holiest!
“Who so ever has known Me, Lord of
sage and singer, ancient of days, of all
the three Worlds, stays boundless! But
unto every atom bringer of that which
quickens it, who so ever, I say, has known
my form, which passes mortal knowing,
seen my effulgence, which no eye has
seen, than the sun’s burning gold more
brightly glowing, dispersing darkness,
unto him has been right life! And, in
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 Un-manifest, the Infinite, the All, the
Uttermost! They neither arrive nor return.
That Life Is Mine; and I am there! And,
by faith which wanders not, there is a
way to come thither, I the Purusha; I Who
spread The Universe around me, in who
all living things dwell, may so be reached
steadfastly set
and seen richer than holy fruit on the
and murmuring
Om, the sacred Vedas growing, greater than gifts, better
than prayers or fasting, such wisdom is!
syllable Emblem
The Yogi, this way knowing, comes to the
of Brahma, and dies,
Utmost Perfect Peace at last.”
meditating on me.
These are the most fitting words for
“For whom none other
today’s world. If we adopt the path of
Gods regarding, looks
Spirituality shown by Lord Krishna, there
ever to Me. I am easily
will be no wars at all. As per the sayings
gained by such a Yogi;
of our Swamiji, “the entire human race
and attaining me, they will fall
can have a very comfortable living.”
not - those Mahatmas - back to
I thank the Almighty and Swamiji for
birth, to life, which is the place
giving me the opportunity to share my
of pain, which ends, but take the way of
thoughts on Spirituality. I pray that the
utmost blessedness.
Almighty will bless me with more and
more opportunities to share my thoughts
on Spirituality.
The worlds, even Brahma’s world, roll
back again from death to life’s unrest.
But they that reach to me taste birth no
more. If you know Brahma’s day, which
is a thousand Yugas; if you know that the
thousand Yugas making Brahma’s night,
then you know Day and Night as He does
know! When that vast Dawn breaks, the
Invisible is brought anew into the Visible.
When that deep Night darkens, all which
fades back again to Him whom sent it
forward, this vast company of living
things again and yet again produced,

expires at Brahma’s Nightfall, and at

Brahma’s Dawn, rises without its will,
to life new-born. But, higher, deeper,
innermost, abides another life, not like the
life of sense, escaping sight, unchanging.
This endures when all created things have
passed away: This is that Life named the
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Lohiri or Sun god’s festival of
Rajasthan.
India is very famous for the festival. It
is also a noted country for “university
in diversity”. The harvest festival is
celebrated country wide under various
names. One of the important festivals is
called as “Makara Sankaranthi”. Even
though it is celebrated under various names
the centre theme of the celebration is one.
Makar Sankranti is the day when the Sun
God begins its ascendancy and entry into
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the Northern Hemisphere. Sun for Hindus
stands for Pratyaksha Brahman - the
manifest God, who symbolizes, the one,
non-dual, self-effulgent, glorious divinity
blessing one and all tirelessly. Sun is the
one who transcends time and also the one
who rotates the proverbial wheel of time.
In this short essay we will see how the
festival is celebrated in Punjab. Punjab is
very famous for the cultivation of wheat.
This day is considered as a “thanks giving
day to the Sun God”.In the southern
parts of India this day is celebrated
under various names such as Makara
Sankaranthi and Pongal. In Eastern
parts of India the festival is celebrated
in the name Sankaranthi in Bihar, Makar
Sankaranthi in Orissa and West Bengal,
and as Bohali Bihu in Assam. In Western
parts of India the festival is celebrated
in the name of Uttarayan or kite flying
festival in Gujarat and Sankaranti in
Maharashtra. In Northen parts of India
Himachal Pradesh and Punjab the day is
celebrated as Lohiri. We will see how the
Lohiri is celebrated in Punjab.
The origin of the Lohri can be traced back
to the tale of Dulla Bhatti. By the end of
the first week of January, small groups
of boys ring the doorbell of houses and
start chanting the Lohri songs related
to Dulla Bhatti. In turn, the people give
them popcorn, peanuts, crystal sugar,
sesame seeds or jaggery as well as money.
Turning them back empty-handed is
regarded inauspicious.
Lohri marks the end of winter on the last
day of Paush, and beginning of Magha
(around January 12 and 15), when the sun
changes its course. It is associated with
the worship of the Sun God, Fire God
and is observed by all communities with
different names, as Lohri is an exclusively
Punjabi festival.
The origin of Lohri is related to the
central character of most Lohri songs is
Dulla Bhatti, a Muslim highway robber
who lived in Punjab during the reign of
Emperor Akbar. Besides robbing the rich,
he rescued Hindu girls being forcibly taken
to be sold in slave market of the Middle
East. He arranged their marriages to Hindu
boys with Hindu rituals and provided
them with dowries. Understandably,
though a bandit, he became a hero of all
Punjabis. Some believe that Lohri has
derived its name from Loi, the wife of
Sant Kabir, for in rural Punjab Lohri is
pronounced as Lohi. Others believe that
Lohri comes from the word ‘loh’, a thick
iron sheet tawa used for baking chapattis
for community feasts. Another legend
says that Holika and Lohri were sisters.
While the former perished in the Holi
fire, the latter survived. Eating of sesame
seeds and jaggery is considered to be
essential on this day. Perhaps the words til
and rorhi merged to become tilorhi, which
eventually got shortened to Lohri.
Ceremonies that go with the festival of
Lohri usually consists of making a small
image of the Lohri goddess with gobar
(cattle dung), decorating it, kindling a fire
beneath it and chanting its praises. The
final ceremony is to light a large bonfire
at sunset, toss sesame seeds, jaggery,
sugar-candy and rewaries in it, sit round
it, sing, dance till the fire dies out. People
take dying embers of the fire to their
homes. In Punjabi village homes, fire is
kept going round the clock by use of cow-
dung cakes.
Time of Lohri
According to the Hindu calendar, Lohri
falls in mid-January (13th to 15th of
January). The earth, farthest from the
sun at this point of time, starts its journey
towards the sun, thus ending the coldest
month of the year and announcing the
start of the summer season.
While Lohri is essentially a Punjabi
festival, it is celebrated in some other
states of North India as well. In cities
like Delhi, which have a predominant
Punjabi population, Lohri is celebrated
to denote the last of the coldest days of
winter. Apart from Punjab, people from
other northern Indian states of Haryana,
Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, become
busy making preparations for Lohri. For
them, Lohri is an appropriate occasion
to come out of their homes and celebrate
the harvesting of the Rabi (winter) crops
and give in to relaxing and enjoying the
traditional folk songs and dances.
In houses that have recently had a
marriage or childbirth, Lohri celebrations
will reach a higher pitch of excitement.
Punjabis usually have private Lohri
celebrations, in their houses. Lohri rituals
are performed, with the accompaniment of
special Lohri songs. A bonfire is made and
a prayer is performed to Agni, the god of
Fire, and Prasad is distributed. The prasad
comprises five main foods - til, gachchak,
gur, moongphali (peanuts) and phuliya or
popcorn. Milk and water are also poured
around the bonfire by Hindus. This ritual
is performed for thanking the Sun God
and seeking his continued protection.
Lohri Celebrations
Singing and dancing form an intrinsic
part of the celebrations. People wear their
brightest clothes and come to dance the
bhangra and gidda to the beat of the dhol.
Punjabi songs are sung, and everybody
rejoices. Sarson ka saag and makki ki roti
is usually served as the main course at a
Lohri dinner. Lohri is a great occasion
that does not hold importance for farmers
alone but also to those people residing in
the urban area, as this festival provide the
opportunity to interact with family and
friends.
Even though the traditions followed are
different the centre theme of the festival
is the same. So, we will also celbrate this
holy day in our traditional style and thank
the Almighty for blessing all of us with a
comfortable living.
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 as donations to cancer research hope to
benefit cancer victims, are also charity.
Most forms of charity are concerned
with providing food, water, clothing,
and shelter, and tending the ill, but other
actions may be performed as charity:
visiting the imprisoned or the homebound,
dowries for poor women, ransoming
captives, educating orphans. Originally
almsgiving entailed the benefactor
directly giving the goods to the receiver.
People who could not support themselves
-- or who feigned such inability -- would
become beggars.This charity is a give
and take policy. The person who does the
charity gives the things or money to the
needy. In return the recipient of charity
may offer to pray for the benefactor.
Institutions may commemorate
benefactors by displaying their names, up
to naming buildings or even the institution
itself after the benefactors. If the recipient
makes material return of more than a
Originally the word charity means properly directed toward other members token value, the transaction is normally
preciousness, dearness, high price. This of their group.Donations to causes that not called charity.There are many words
further expalins an unlimited loving- would benefit the unfortunate indirectly, to denote the meaning of charity.
kindness to all others, such as the love
of God. This much wider concept is the
meaning of the word charity in the triplet
“faith, hope and charity”, However the
English word more generally used for
this concept, both before and since is the
more direct love.There are different types
of charities. Some reach the benificiary
directly and some reach the beneficiary
indirectly. Almsgiving, the act of giving
money, goods or time to the unfortunate,
either directly or by means of a charitable
trust or other worthy cause, is described
as charity or charitable giving. The poor,
particularly widows and orphans, and the
sick and disabled, are generally regarded
as the proper objects of almsgiving.
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1. Philanthropy is the act of donating
money, goods, services, time and/or effort
to support a socially beneficial cause, with
a defined objective and with no financial
or material reward to the donor. In a
more general sense, philanthropy may
encompass any altruistic activity intended
to promote good or improve human quality
of life. One who practices philanthropy
may be called a philanthropist. Although
such individuals are often rich, people
may perform philanthropic acts without
possessing great wealth.
2. Altruism is selfless concern for the
welfare of others. It is a traditional virtue
in many cultures, and a core aspect of
various religious traditions. Altruism
can be distinguished from feelings of
loyalty and duty. Altruism focuses on a
motivation to help others or a want to do
good without reward, while duty focuses
on a moral obligation towards a specific
individual (for example, God, a king),
a specific organization (for example,
a government), or an abstract concept
(for example, patriotism etc). Some
individuals may feel both altruism and
duty, while others may not. Pure altruism
is giving without regard to reward or the
benefits of recognition.
I wish to pin point a practical example for
the aforesaid words. He is Swamiji Sri.
Selvam Siddhar. He can be called as “a
man of charities”, a philonthraphist and
an Altruist.Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar is
the most generous person. He has donated
millions of American dollars to build
temples in various parts of the world. They
are visible. But his invisible donations
are more and more. Even though he has
donated a lot towards the development
of the human race he never liked to make
some kind of cheap popularity from those
charities. He is popularly known as a
Hindu monk or Swamiji. But his religion
is Humanity. He often used to say “You
will live according to your thoughts”.
His thoughts are always high. The
words he often uses are “I have starved
in this world and I have suffered much.
My Shivji blessed me with all. I should
use everything given by him in the best
manner. The best way to give to him is
doing charities”. His charities are endless.
There is an old saying “He earns like a
king and spends like a princess”. The king
earns a lot of money and wealth. But he
will never spend unnecessarily. But his
son, the prince will never care about the
suffering of his father and he will spend
lavishly. It is entirely different in our
Swamiji’s life. His king is Lord Shiva.
He blesses
Swamiji
with all
sorts of
things
needed by Swamiji for the most luxurious
living style. But Swamiji understood
the blessings of Lord Shiva. He needs
only simple food for two times a day,
a comfortable place to live and simple
clothes to cover the body. More than
these things everything is gift. That’s why
Swamiji does a lot of charities. He has
divided charities in various classes. Before
doing the charities he used to understand
fully about the person receiving the
charity. Swamiji’s motto is, the suffering
people should get help immediately. But
at the same time Lord Shiva’s money or
wealth should not go to the unqualified
persons. Swamiji never uses a charity
badge any where in the temple or in the
websites. But he is aware of Charity
fraud. He double checks the back ground
of the reciever before doing the charity.
He does a lot of helps to those who have
none to help them. As a philonthrapist
he has an active membership in a lot of
orphanages. Even though he has donated
a lot of money towards the needy,Swamiji
never permits any body to advertise his
name as a donor. Every year from the first
week of April to the first week of May
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 BRAHMA KAPALA DARA
MOORTHY
The title of the Lord Shiva’s facet gives
some thing extraordinary fear to heart.
The word ‘Kapala’ that means “skull”.
That too Lord Brahma’s kapala means,
it is unbelievable. Lord Brahma is the
creator of all the beings. It was at the
early stage, when Lord Brahma was
having five faces. His Lordship was
attending the creation of all beings such
as man, animal, bird, fish etc. Looking to
the greatness of the job, he had the self-
opinionated ness. He thought for himself
as the supreme power than Lord Shiva.
Lord Shiva in his turn took this matter
seriously and plucked one of the heads
of Lord Brahma. After this incidence
Lord Brahma had only four heads.
So, the skull of Lord Brahma occupied
in the left hand of Lord Shiva. In the two
right hands of Lord Shiva, were adorned
with spear and axe. The other two
hands in left were with Trishoolam and
the skull. So the name Brahma Kapala
Dara Moorthy is given to Lord Shiva.
Seniors in rank, and deserving persons
for a right job and the other categorical
persons in professions should pray Lord
Brahma Kapala Dara Moorthy for the
early success in their attempts.
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BHAIRAVA MOORHTY (VAIRAVAR)
This idol of Lord Shiva varies from
Bikshatana Moorthy and presents a new
appearance. A dog is along with Him
and this appearance is naked. The much
regarded God, one among the trinity has
no desire even to wear dress. The great
meaning behind this will be compared
with the vast blue sky. In the nighttime
we can see the moon. Lord Shiva is
called as Chandra Sekara. Lord has
given asylum to the divine moon. These
entire importance permits to get obliged
with the facet that Lord Shiva is in the
form of sky & space. This is one of His
five forms. Who can stitch a dress for the
sky? We can understand the simplicity of
the Lord here. He is attached to no desire,
no passion but existed everywhere.
His kindness and mercy are always for the
welfare of human beings. Knowing this
secret very many people should worship
all the forms of Bhairava Moorthy. Big
officials, investors, students, bachelors,
virgins, teachers, and judicial people
worship Lord Bhairava and maintain
their status and prestige.
VIDAI MEETHAMARNDHA
MOORTHY
The “Nandhi” is the mount of Lord
Shiva. Nandhi is a Bull. Vidai is the
word in Tamil for Bull. Lord Shiva and
his wife Goddess Parvathi (Umadevi)
are seated upon “Nandhi”. This is the
atmosphere of loga-paripalana. All the
worlds, beings, and creations are looked,
at a glance of magnanimity. The idol is
a symbol of benevolence. The unlimited
kindness is seen in the facet of Lord
Shiva with the Goddess Umadevi. The
devotees when they happen to look
this idol will be freed from all kinds
of sorrow and depression. The pure
devotion to Lord Shiva will lead to the
success and prosperity.
This appearance is so called as Shakthi
and Shiva. This unity is most helpful
to those who are in the state of getting
married. Suitable bride or bridegroom as
partner in life will be settled for a happy
future.
The prayers to him will boost the life
of devotees. “The Kalaiyaar Temple”
in district Ramnad in Tamil Nadu is a
significant spot for worship. Persons
with involvement in family as well as
the newly wedded couple should have
the practice to meditate the Lord Shiva
who is the savior for one and all.
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Continued From Page No. 19
their life for the sake of Swamiji. His genorocity grows
up day by day and his fame is also increasing day by day.
Also the Siddhi Times, the wonderful Indian American
Spiritual Publication,which is bringing its 20th issue,
fully reaching the mjaority of Indians’ hands all over
the world free of cost with Swamiji s greatest Donation,
which is countless. Also siddhi times is the only free
highest circulated monthly spiritual magazine with more
than half a million readers now- YES 100% free of cost
to the 99.99 % of readers . This is not a human effort.
Definitely I should say he is a “LIVING GOD” .We all
pray the Almighty to shower its entire blessings on this
holy philonthrapist for continuing his genorocity.All the
aforesaid makes swamiji H. H Sri Selvam “Siddhar”as
the youngest Swamiji in the world who did the Highest
charity and the youngest Holy Philonthraphist in the
world!!

Punyakoti Mahalingam
tests will be conducted by the
officials of Swamiji to select 88years old man. An ardent Devotee and a beneficiary
a parrticular number of Of Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar’s Heart surgery
children to get benefit
fund. Living peacefully and happily with
for their school
studies. Every year Swamiji’s funding.
three engineering
college students
and three medical
college students
get their full fees
paid by Swamiji.
Every year 27
marriages are being
performed and the
couples get the required
things for their family, as a
gift from Swamiji. Break fast
and lunch are supplied to the persons
staying at various orphanage homes at
Swamiji’s home town. Swamiji oftens
calls the old age homes. If any body is
left there by their own son or daughter,
he calls the family immediately. After
talking with the family member,if
Swamiji feels that they are very poor
and needy he immediately deposits
money in the bank under the name of
the old person. With the intrest amount
received from the bank, the older
person will be taken care. After the
death of the concerned old person the
family of the old person can take the
money and utilize the money for the
betterment of their family. There a lot
of persons stand as examples for the
genrosity of the great philanthrophist.
They love and admire Swamiji as their
hero.They are even ready to sacrifice

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 Atlanta Indian
( Tamil) Family Facing
Criminal Charges in
Indian Court
Defamation & the indecent Reperesentation
of women (Prohibition) Act 1986
Valmikinathan P. Raghunathan, was formerly
a trustee of a local Tamil Sangam ,( GATS) and
believed to be part and parcel
of a criminal conspiracy
and associated criminal
activities. Some of the local
Tamil sangam members
stated that, he created lots
of political infighting, and
caused people to have fights in
the Gats. Valmiki is the owner of
a very small software firm by the name
“Blueshift” in Alpharetta, Georgia. Also he
and his brother Dr Sankaran P Raghunathan
own a small software firm in Chennai in the
name Blueshift India Private Limited, which is
running under heavy losses for so many years,
according to the information gathered from
their employees. One of their employees from
T
Chennai informed that, recently the company
he Indian court has issued summons to
is making loss because of the mismanagement
face criminal charges, on three Tamil
by Valmiki. Now the management has been
speaking Indian-American families living in
taken over by a different group of Directors
Georgia. They are
to bring it to profit. It is also learnt that he
brought a lady from Chennai to give some gita
1. Valmikinathan Puducheri
lectures by the name Prof. Prema Pandurang
Raghunathan,
of kshetropasna Trust, who created lot of
problems in the local temples. Some of the
2. Sundaram Puducheri
Atlanta People informed that, that’s why the
Raghunathan, and
concerned lady never allowed in any Mandir/
Temples anywhere in Georgia for her lectures.
3. Chandramohan Loganathan .
Finally in a funny way her lecture during the
year 2008 in Atlanta went in a shopping mall
They have been charged with serious crimes,
which was really strange..
Valmikinathan Puducheri Raghunathan, Sundaram Puducheri Raghunathan,
Lately he has
been associated
with Chandramohan
Loganathan, who is
believed to have mental
issues. A few members
of the Tamil community
revealed that, Chandramohan has not held a
proper job for the last five years, and stays at
home simply eating and sleeping.They say that
depression has contributed to his involvement
in the criminal activities. Both men joined
forces with a local cable television reporter
in harassing a prominent Indian-American
Swamiji. This group has, so far, attempted four
malicious prosecutions. And Chadramohan
himself committed blackmail in asking the
Indian attorney of the Swamiji, to give him
$60,000.00( Thirty Lakhs Rupees) in order to
stop the harassment. These people are using
Google Blog sites for much of their criminal
activities. Now all their Google access details
are under investigation, which should bring
about a new series of formal criminal charges.
You may wonder how this crime came to the
US, and to these Indian-Americans. Well, the
route starts in Chennai, India with the notorious
magazine owner, Rajagopal, who goes by the
name, Nakkiran Gopal. In a very high-profile
crime case in India, he was arrested, indicted
and jailed, under The Prevention of Terrorist
Activities Act – POTA, (which is considered a
more serious crime than even murder).
Now we can see where these three Tamil
Chandramohan Loganathan
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Ananthi Pazhamuthu (OWNER)
Kumon Math And Reading Centre,
Kennesaw , Georgia.
Teressa Louis
Dr. Selvi Vasudevan
speaking Indian-Americans got their training
in threats and terrorist activities! The three
men are now involved in attempting to rest
a Hindu temple away from its founder. Our
readers will get lots of shocking news about
these people and other associated information
in February’s edition of the Siddhi Times.
These people were given a platform to write
defamatory statements about the Swamiji in
a Atlanta based Monthly Indian magazine
whose name means “news” in Hindi, however
the magazine contains more advertisements
than actual news stories. The owners of this
magazine will face some serious criminal
charges very soon. This gang of “terrorist”
is supported by another Atlantan Hindu
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Temple’s president, who fears the growth of
the Swamiji’s Temple and its success. It is a
well known fact to most Indians in Atlanta,
that this other temple, south of Atlanta, is
still under construction, and is not completed,
even after close to 25 years of its inception.
The board members of their temple are almost
all physicians, and make millions of dollars,
yet, they are begging for money to build their
temple. This is considered a shame to Indians
in Atlanta.
An Investigation is going on, in a attempt to
understand the criminal motives behind the
temple board members and its president. It
is newsworthy, that the whole temple board
is going to face serious criminal charges
including Criminal Conspiracy and other IPC
charges.
Why are all these things happening? The simple
answer is jealousy - irritation over someone
else’s growth and success. Ultimately, these
criminals use extortion as a means to make
money in order to steal another’s success.
There is no difference between these people
and the international Mafias who traffic in
drugs, or the terrorists who killed innocent
civilians and tourists in Mumbai last month,
or people who did the September, 11th attack
on the US. It all comes down to money and
jealousy. In Tamil there is a proverb “If you
eat salt, you need to drink water”. And now it’s
happening to these conspirators.
Don’t miss the February issue of the Siddhi
Times USA, so that you, our readers, will not
miss-out on the many surprises to come. We
may become ashamed, unfortunately, to learn
about how our fellow Indians conspired o
criminally to attack and rest away a prominent
Hindu Temple and a most famous Indian
celebrity Swamiji in America.
It is also believed from the research that the
part and parcel of the criminal conspiracy
also includes four ladies and one Dr Sankaran
Raghunathan from Chennai, who brought
Valmiki to US. Out of the four lady suspects for
criminal conspiracy, the first lady is Radhika
Raghunathan, Valmiki’s wife, the second one
is Teresa Louis a Tamil lady from Chennai
living in IL, the third one is Dr.Selvi Vasudevan
from NJ the niece of Ananthi, and Ananthi the
wife of Chandramohan Loganathan who was
released from the Carroll county court , GA
with a $ 6500.00 Good behavior bond on 3rd
December 2008 for his criminal actions along
with Valmiki Raghunathan.
Chandramohn Loganathan and Valmikinathan
P.Raghunthan were released from the
Carroll County Court (Georgia) on the 3rd
of December, 2008 on a $6,500.00 Good
Behavior Bond for assaulting a Hindu Priest
in front of the Mandir’s (Temple) gate! Yes - a
barbarian act. It was the first time ever that a
Hindu Priest has been assaulted in America,
and by an Indian of all people. The priest
was taken by ambulance and treated in the
Emergency Room at Tanner Medical Center.
Also Valmiki Raghunathan and his brother
Sundaram P Raghunathan beat and assaulted
two other priests on the Temple grounds.
Priests got admitted in the Hospital after
the arrival of an ambulance help.An arrest
warrant has been issued and now the under
investigation is on.
Our Siddhi Times is a Spiritual magazine
and anything that is hurtful to Hinduism will
definitely be discussed in our pages. However
the enemies here are not from other religions
or other nationalities.These attacks are from
within our own community. Shamefully, it is
Indians doing this. Now all these criminals will
appear before the Indain Judicial authorities
on the 6th of January 2009. If they fail to do
so, they will be arrested by the interpole police
Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act (POTA).
was arrested under
R. Rajagopal
and the same would make this
story still interesting.
The Indian police strongly believe
that the owners of the Kumon
Math Tution center Ms Ananthi
and Chandra Mohan Loganathan are the
major player in this criminal offence. Anybody
reading this whole story could easily come to
the conclusion that, money is the main motive
behind the accused actions.It is blackmailing
By the virtue of truth and the great power of the
Almighty they will be punished to the utmost
extent of the law. There is no doubt in this. I
wish to recall the holy words on the dollar bills
of this holy country,“In God we trust.” I also
wish to recall the Indain Government‘s slogan,
“Satyameva Jayate,” (truth only wins).
About Mr. Nakkeran Gopal
Nakkeran is a Tamil language, bi-weekly
magazine published in Chennai, India. The
owner and editor is Mr.R.R.Gopal. He started
his life as an art director of a magazine and
now today he is the art director of his very own
magazine. His actual name is R.Rajagopal,
but he uses the name R.R.Gopal as the Editor
of the magazine, and goes by the name of
R.Rajagopal as the owner of the magazine.
From this itself, one gets a hint, of his duplicity.
He always used to say, “I am an investigative
journalist,” however he uses this occupational
tile, as an excuse to threaten people who are
in the lime-light of society. Not only this been
happening for the past several years, but he is
still doing the same thing today – harassment
and blackmail.
He threatens anyone of high-caliber and there
is no limit on who he will threaten. One holy
Swami, by the name Mr. Jaggi Vasudeva, who
comes to Atlanta often, was threatened by
Mr. Rajagopal over the suspiciously strange
suicidal death of his wife, Mrs. Jaggi. Rumors
have it that Rajagopal demanded a large sum
of money to withdraw his criminal complaint
against the Swami.
There are lots of other examples of the unlawful
conduct of this magazine publisher. However,
I wish to cite the most famous example first.
That is the abduction of the wealthy world
famous Kannada actor Rajakumar by the bandit
Veerappan.
A terrorist group leader, said to be the brains
behind the Rajakumar abduction, was closely
allied with Veerappan. Some politicians had
openly declared themselves Tamil nationalists.
They made no attempt to hide their sympathy
for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE). A common thread among them was
their uncompromising support of the LTTE
- an organization that was responsible for the
assassination of former Prime Minister of
India.
When the “investigative journalist” first
interviewed on camera Veerappan, in his forest
hideout, it gained Rajagopal near celebrity
status, and the video tape became extremely
popular. Even though he had been ostensibly
negotiating the surrender of the elusive
kidnaper-bandit, Gopal was accused of plotting
many criminal activities with him. Once the
famous actor was released by Veerappan, a
Tamil nationalist politician became the hero,
and Gopal became the “fallen hero.” The actor
himself dismissed Gopal’s role in winning his
freedom, and said, “Gopal came and went, and
each time he came, our hopes rose, but we were
not released.” It is a fact that Gopal received a
huge amount of money from the family of the
actor just for going in and coming out from the
forest hide-out. When nobody knew whether
the actor was alive or not, he ventured directly
into the forests, met with the bandits, and
returned with photographs, and video-film that
showed that the actor was alive.
This raises the following question. How can
one go deep into the forest, without knowing
the directions, and meet with the bandit and
his team, when even the best forces of the
police and army where not able to find the
location of the bandit? Gopal is connected
with many terrorist activities. He had a close
relationship with the leader of LTTE of Sri
Lanka and its members. Based on the strength
of the background of this relationship with the
terrorists, the state government of Tamilnadu
and the central government of India filed a
case against him under The Prevention of
Terrorist Activities Act (POTA). POTA was
an anti-terrorism legislation enacted by the
Parliament of India in 2002. The act replaced
the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO)
of 2001. The act provided the legal framework
to strengthen administrative rights needed to
fight terrorism within the country of India, and
was to be applied against any person or activity
covered within its provisions. It was not meant
to be a substitute for prosecution under existing
criminal law.
The act defined what a terrorist is, and what
a terrorist act is, and grants special powers,
to the investigating authorities. To ensure
certain powers were not misused, and human
rights violations would not take place, specific
safeguards were put into place. Under the new
law, detention of a suspect for up to 180 days,
without the filing of charges in court, was
permitted. It also allowed law enforcement
agencies to withhold the identities of witnesses
and to treat a confession made to the police as
an admission of guilt. Under regular Indian law,
a person can deny such confessions in court,
but not under POTA.
Mr Gopal was not able to get bail in this case,
due to the stricter anti-terrorism act. From the
following line one can easily guess the severity
of the cases against him. “R.R. Gopal,…was
arrested in April 2003, for possessing terrorist
weapons and other materials prohibited by
POTA. Gopal had contended that the State
retaliated against him as he published stories
critical of and embarrassing to members of
the Tamilnadu government. In overturning the
Madras High Court’s ruling, the Supreme Court
deferred to POTA’s provisions on bail: that
when the prosecution opposes a bail request,
a court may grant bail only when there has
been an abuse of discretion on the part of the
government. It is reverently submitted, that the
Supreme Court’s ruling - that a prima facie case
had indeed existed, and that the Madras High
Court should not have allowed its sympathy for
the defendant’s argument to cloud what was an
obviously easy call to deny bail - is erroneous.”
Now anyone can easily surmise his true nature,
as he even filed writ petitions against the state
government, even though the writ petitions
were eventualy dismissed by the Supreme
Court of India.
By that way the above 3 people joined together
to throw mud on Swamiji with the active aid and
abettment of “Nakkiran” Journal and Nakkiran
Gopal is the editor of the journal. There was
nobody to bell the cat. But now the time had
come and it will speek a volume about their
malafide intention and their ulterior motive. In
a nut-Shell, we Indian Americans are going to
be ashamed , because of their illegal activities.
Editor’s Note: New interesting aspects of
this facts will appear in February’s issue. Do
not miss it. We welcome your comments and
concerns at priestattack@gmail.com.
Om Shanthi
Santhanam Bajagovindam
Freelance Writer – Love God and his
associates( Swamijis)
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The term alternative medicine, as used in
the modern western world, encompasses
any healing practice “that does not
fall within the realm of conventional
medicine”. Commonly cited examples
include naturopathy, chiropractic,
herbalism, traditional Chinese medicine,
Ayurveda, meditation, yoga, and diet-
based therapies, in addition to a range
of other practices. Alternative medicine
practices are as diverse in their foundations
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as in their methodologies. Practices may
incorporate or base themselves on
traditional medicine, folk
knowledge, spiritual
beliefs, or newly
conceived approaches
to healing. According
to the basics of
alternative medicines,
“The food itself is the medicine”. All the
natural food we eat contains some kinds
of medicinal power in it. If we eat them in
the said form it gives the best relief from
the ailments.
According to the hindu faiths and
philosaphies there are six vedas. The first
four out of them explain about god , the
superhuman power of god and utilization
of the super human power to solve the
problems faced by a human being. The
fifth Veda is called as “Ayurveda”. It
explains how to convert and use the
regular food into medicine and solve
the physical problems. The sixth Veda
is called as “dhanurveda’. It detailly
tells about archery.The Ayurveda and
Dhanurvedha are parts of Atharva Veda,
the fourth Veda.
Seeds,vegetables, fruits,roots and extracts
are the base of alternative medicine. In
this issue let me explain about a plant
and flower. The plant we are going to see
is fenugreek. All the parts of the plant is
very powerful and helpful. It is commonly
known as Maithray or Methi. It has
different names in different languages.
Mithi, Menthyada soppu Ventayam
Menthulu or ulluva. Fenugreek is used
both as a herb (the leaves) and as a spice
(the seed). It is cultivated worldwide as
a semi-arid crop. It is frequently used
in curry. The yellow to amber colored
fenugreek seed, commonly called Methi,
is frequently used in the preparation of
pickles, curry powders, and pastes. It is
often encountered in the cuisine of the
Indian subcontinent. The young leaves and
sprouts of fenugreek are eaten as greens,
and the fresh or dried leaves are used to
flavor other dishes. The dried leaves are
called as kasuri methi. They have a bitter
taste and a strong characteristic smell. In
India, fenugreek seeds are mixed with
yogurt and used as a conditioner for
hair. It is one of the three ingredients of
idli and dosa,the famous dishes of south
India. It is also one of the ingredients in
the making of khakhra, a type of bread.
This bread is the main dish in the northern
parts of India.It is used in a type of bread
unique to Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
The seed is also often used in Ethiopia as
a natural herbal medicine in the treatment
of diabetes. It is also sometimes used as
an ingredient in the production of clarified
butter which is similar to Indian ghee.
In Egypt, fenugreek seeds are prepared as
tea, by being boiled then sweetened. This
is a popular winter drink served in coffee
shops. In the United States, where maple
syrup is popular, fenugreek is widely used
as a substitute for maple syrup flavoring.
The usage of fenugreek are widely
explained in Vedas. The young leaves and
sprouts of the fenugreek has very good
medicinal effects. The curry without using
redchillies is to be eaten on alternative
days. By that the stomach related troubles

will
vanish
off. The dried
fenugreek seeds
are to be eaten
with yogurt.
One teaspoon
of fenugreek
seed along with
a small cup of
yogurt stops the
diarrohea instantly.
If the roasted and
powders fenugreek seeds
are eaten with cooked rice and
a tea spoon of ghee, works as a great
appitizer. It helps for an easy and quick
digestion. The fenugreek seeds to be
soaked in water for one night. After it is
being well soaked in water it is to be eaten
in the early morning in an empty stomach.
This gives a great remedy from stomache
ulcers. If the fenugreek seeds are eaten
by males it increases the potency of
the male and increases the live sperm
counts. Fenugreek seeds are often used to
increase milk supply in lactating women.
Because the maple syrup-like flavor is
strong and not always liked, the seeds
are ground to a powder and administered
in capsules. Many lactating women
who take fenugreek in the quantities
required to increase their milk supply.
Fenugreek is mainly used as a digestive
aid. Supplements of fenugreek seeds
were shown to lower serum cholesterol,
triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein.
the antidiabetic effects of fenugreek seeds
ameliorate most metabolic symptoms
associated with diabetes. The modern
reaserch on the Vedas, the medicinal
effect of the natural products have come
to lime light nowadays.
The next we are going to discuss is the
flower rose. Rose plays a major role in
showing love, affection and dedication
towards a person. It is a great medicine also.
The
Vedas
explain
a lot about
flowers. For example
Lord Shiva lives in
the coldest place
called Mount Kailas.
He needs heat.
Thatswhy the heat
creating flowers are
used for his pooja.
Like that each and
every flower has gt its
won effect. The rose is very
good to cool the body. It is great
remedy for a lot of physical ailments. It
can be swolloed as petals or a special
combination called as “Gulkandu”.
Gulkandu is made from rose petals and
honey. They use only pink roses and not
other roses. Gulkand is a mixture of GUL
means flower or short for GULAB means
Rose and Kand is sugar candy or sugar.
Soaking the petals in honey is a simple
way. Vedas explain the days prescribed
for preparation of the product as follows.
Take about one hundred pink roses one
day before full moon day. Remove only
the petals in evening after sunset. Take
a silver vessel. Make a layer one finger
digit thick of petals. Over that spread
one digit layer of powdered sugar candy.
Repeat this process of alternate layers till
the petals are exhausted. Make the top
layer of honey and cover the vessel with a
silver plate. Keep the vessel in the prayer
room or Pooja room for one paksha or
fifteen days. After fifteen days, remix
and agitate the stuff in the evening. Fill
up the gulkand which is ready in a glass
jar. Gulkand is very good for ulcers, heat
stroke and as a nervous system coolant.
The season to use Gulkand is summer
when it cools the body and in rainy season
by the ladies which would make them
more romantic. The intake of gulkand
with warm milk increases the potentiality
in females. If anybody has a throat pain
they have to take gulkand with warm
milk. The remedy will be wonderful.
According to Vedas there are two major
factors namely Vaathahara or Ushna and
Kapahara or Sheeta. If one has to make
cold medicines, it is always better if
they are made when there is full moon.
For example the cardamom is known as
having Sheeta or cold property. It is not
used along with Ushna or Hot medicines
like ginger etc. According to Vedas,
Gulkand is Sheeta and Kaphahara. It is
cold for the inner system. It increases
Kapha or mucous. It decreases the
hunger. Hence it goes against the cold
season when one feels hungry faster. One
needs to keep their inner system warm
and not cold. That is why one should not
take Gulkandu in winter. If their body is
having more of heat, they would most
likely have burning sensation in stomach.
Their palms and soles would be hot and
sometimes rough. In such cases, Gulkand
is to be taken with milk. Now the modern
research on the Vedas has gone to a great
extent. Only because of the vast research,
the hidden treasures of the Vedas are
coming out. There is no harm in eating
the food products, prepared under a
different recipe. By taking the proper
food product one can live a healthy and
hygienic life. According to an old saying
“The food is medicine and medicine
is food”. Also having these kinds of
Alternative medicines initiated by a Guru
who knows Atharva Veda will make the
concerned Product as a holy one, Since
it falls in the Atharva Vedic Practice of
Yantra , Thantra, Mantra and Aushadha.
These four are considered as the major
controlling factor of a human being’s life.
These are interrelated. There is no harm in
eating the food products, prepared under
a different recipe. By taking the proper
food product under proper direction from
a Guru or Siddha Purusha, one can live
a healthy and hygienic life. According to
an old saying “The food is medicine and
medicine is food0. All of us should try to
practice this and lead a healthy and hassle
free life.
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Radha Krishna Pandya TX
Dear Swamiji, Thanks and
Namaskarms for bringing out a great
metaphysical magazine to enlighten
the community. We are very happy to
read the article Vedic Astrology. My
family members and I have become
the regular readers of the magazine.
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Kumari Khanna AL
te
We had many troubles in our
business. By reading
t
the magazine, we
e
approached Sri
Siddhar
L
Swamiji.
H e
scrutinized our
horoscopes and
performed some rituals
based on the Atharva Veda.
By the power of Swamiji and his
Thantra rituals, we are developing
now. Our lives are dedicated to
Swamiji Siddhar.
Ram Ahluwaliya Canada
My daughter’s marriage was being
delayed. I used to read Siddhitimes
magazine through the website. I
approached Swamiji to solve this
problem. He performed Yaksha
Devatha rituals and now my daughter’s
marriage is fixed. My pranams to
Swamiji for solving the problem.
Seema Polanki Hyderabad, India
I am a regular reader of the magazine.
My brother had some immigration
problems. I approached Sri Siddhar for
salvation. He performed some rituals
and I had the great opportunity to take
part in Tele rituals. By the power of
Swamiji, my brother is now eligible
to fly globally. Thanks and pranams to
Swamiji for making my brother as the
happiest man.
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Sindhu Agarwal, Swiss
I had many personal
th
problems, those I
do not want to
expose. I we were unable to get
o
t
s
approached
Swamiji Sri Siddhar
to solve those problems.
He performed some rituals
and by the power of those rituals
done by Swamiji personally, I have
come out of all the problems in my life.
I dedicate my lifetime to Swamiji.
Sudha Krishnamoorthy, Sydney
I am a regular reader of Siddhitimes.
After reading the magazine, I am
able to understand what Astrology
is and how to solve the problems. I
can even challenge any Astrologers
in the world. Thanks and namaskars
to Swamiji Siddhar for the wonderful
article “Vedic Astrology”.
Gowthami Gantula Alpharetta GA
I have a son of seven years old. All of
a sudden, he became very dull in his
studies. After reading the magazine,
I personally approached Swamiji
Siddhar to solve the problems. As an
Atharva Veda scholar, he performed
rituals for the betterment of my
son. Now he is doing very well in
his studies. Thanks and pranams to
Swamiji for making my son well.
Thanks for bringing out such a
wonderful magazine also.
Rani Polavaram Augusta GA
My five years old daughter is a regular
reader of the magazine Siddhitimes.
She loves the Kids’ Corner. Thanks to
Baby Vishal for wonderful drawings.
9. Sindhuja Ganesh AZ
I got married five years back. We had
no kids. After reading the magazine
Siddhitimes, we approached Swamiji
Sri Siddhar to solve
the problem. He
found that due
to some black magic
good kids. He performed
some Thantric rituals and blessed
us. Now I am pregnant. Thanks to
Swamiji for blessing us.
Razak Abdulla, CA
Even though I am a Muslim, I love
Hinduism. I used to read the magazine
Siddhitimes.
I had many blockages in success.
Even though I work very hard, I
was not able to get the results. I
approached Swamiji to remove the
blockages. He performed some rituals
and removed the blockages. Now I am
on my footsteps to success. Thanks
to Swamiji for making my life as
successful.
Asuthosh Shukla Ont, Canada
I had many problems in my family,
particularly with my in laws. I
approached Swamiji Siddhar to
solve the problems. He solved all the
problems in a very simple manner.
Now I have a wonderful relationship
with all my in laws. Namaskars
to Swamiji for making my life
wonderful.
Bolly Patel, LA
I am eagerly waiting for the opening
day of the new Hindu Temple in our
area. Thanks and pranams to Swamiji
Siddhar for donating a new Hindu
Temple to our town. Even though we
have Temples in our area, there is a
great politics, group fights and egos.
Please give us a Temple without the
previously mentioned unwanted
things.
Rathan Sinha Germany
I owned five houses. All of a sudden,
I was driven to the worst situation of
selling all those houses. I approached
Swamiji Siddhar to know the reasons
and to stop selling the houses. He
analyzed my horoscope and found the
reasons for this. He also performed
some rituals. By his powers, I got
many helps from un-foreseen persons.
By that the selling of the houses were
avoided. I pledge my lifetime for the
service of Swamiji Sri Siddhar and his
magazine Siddhitimes.
Peter Chaudhry CT
I am a converted Christian. I converted
myself into Christianity, as I had no
opportunity to know about Hinduism
and the rituals of Hinduism. On my
trip to Atlanta, I went to the Hindu
Temple of Georgia just as a pleasure
trip. There I had an opportunity to
meet Swamiji Siddhar. I was attracted
by the lecture given by him. He
explained me about Hinduism. He
advised me a lot and he told me not
to convert again from Christianity to
Hinduism but to follow a spiritual
life. I am enlightened by his speech
and advice. I thank a lot to Swamiji
for making me a spiritual man.
Ramanu K Pillai Dallas TX
When I went for shopping, I picked up
the magazine Siddhitimes. I thought
that it will be an ordinary magazine
but after reading it completely I
understood that it is a special one
and not the usual magazines. From
that day onwards, I became a regular
reader of the magazine. Thanks a lot
and pranams to Swamiji Sri Siddhar
for bringing out such a wonderful
magazine.
Rathi Reddy VA
I had some kind of problems in my
family. After reading the magazine
Siddhitimes, I approached Swamiji
Siddhar for solving the problems. He
spent nearly about an hour through
telephone and gave me advices. H
advised me to chant some mantras.
After chanting those mantras for a
period of 27 days, I became well.
Now I have become an ardent devotee
of Swamiji Sri Siddhar. I advise all
those who have problems, to approach
Swamiji Siddhar and to get rid of the
problems.
Walton K Richmond, Belgium
I am a professor of Philosophy and
Theology. I am much interested
to know and learn a lot about the
religions. On going through the
website, I had a chance to read the
magazine Siddhitimes. The writings
of Swamiji Sri Siddhar covered me.
His editorial is the best and shows his
humbleness and politeness. Thanks to
him. I pray the Almighty to shower his
entire blessings on Swamiji Siddhar
and his family for doing more and
more good works like this.
Fernando SC
I am a Tamilian. No Tamilian in this
world has done a great work like
Swamiji Siddhar. Now I feel very proud
to be in the community of Swamiji
Siddhar. Even though I cannot donate
a big amount of money as Swamiji, I
offered 1/10th of my monthly salary
to the holy and noble cause. I humbly
requested Swamiji Siddhar to take
money from me but he blessed me
and refused to take money from me.
This noble work moved my heart. I
volunteer myself for the works of the
temple and the wonderful magazine
Siddhitimes. Thanks to Swamiji for
giving this opportunity.
An Ardent Devotee, PA
I don’t want to say my name. I had
many problems with Immigration.
I approached Sri Siddhar Swamiji
to solve the problems. He solved
the problems with the Atharva Veda
Thantras, now I have become a citizen
of this country legally. I humbly
submit my lifetime to Swamiji for
making me a legal citizen of this
wonderful country.
Balesh K Moti TN
I was having a lot of blockages in
success. Wherever I go, I faced defeats
only.. After reading the magazine
Siddhitimes, I approached Swamiji
for remedy. He gave me wonderful
relief from the troubles through his
vast Atharva Veda knowledge. Now I
am getting out of my problems slowly.
Thanks and pranams to Swamiji
for helping me to come out of my
problems.
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In past issues I explained a lot about Vedic
Astrology. In this issue I wish to explain the
nature of the planets in their different houses.
In the last issue, I explained the positions of
the Sun, the Moon and Mercury in the twelve
houses of an individual’s horoscope. In this
issue I am going to explain the positions of
Mars, Venus and Jupiter. These are all only
hints. The strength of the planet will vary
from person to person, and from horoscope to
horoscope.
Venus in the Twelve Houses
Venus is the planet that is about how people
express socially, romantically and artistically.
First House: These people are normally
pleasing and very friendly to others; they
are very socially outgoing and have a happy
outlook on life. They easily make friends and
are artistic through art, music and the way they
dress.
Second House: People here have a love of
money and what it can buy. They are interested
in making a lot of money, even if it might be
just for the social status that it provides. They
are likely to marry someone very rich who
can provide for the material goods which they
desire. If they have an artistic hobby then there
is a good chance that they’ll make money via
this.
Third House: These are people who had easy
early years; they usually have talents for art
or music. They don’t like to argue which
means they get on with people; especially
their family. In order to get their own way
instead of using pressure they use persuasion
and compromising techniques which come
naturally to them.
Fourth House: These people are centered
strongly on their house; they enjoy seeing
their surroundings artistically decorated
to the best extent that they
can afford.
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Fifth
House: Venus here suggests
that this person is popular, with a very
appealing romantic nature. This position
of Venus shows a deep love of children and
people with the planet in this house would
make excellent parents or child careers. These
people are also very creative and love to show
off and be under the spotlight of attention.
Sixth House: Most of their romantic and social
life evolves around the work place. They are
generally well liked and respected people;
although they can sometimes be somewhat
critical and don’t like mistakes from other
people.
Seventh House: Marriage and friends are held
as being very important here they usually
get prosperity through their marriage. Their
general and emotional well being is dependant
on their relationships and friendships.
Eighth House: These people are likely to
get money through other people from things
such as marriage, relationships, relations and
friends. Sometimes they have a very possessive
and jealous nature.
Ninth House: People with this placement tend
to like to study subjects such as philosophy,
religion, and art. They tend to appreciate the
finer things in life and very well understanding
that money doesn’t bring happiness.
Tenth House: They are likely to marry for status
and recognition and like to grab the attention
of others. They are often into fashion, beauty,
art and entertainment.
Eleventh House: These people tend to gain
success from friends and social contacts. They
tend to have friends who have creative or
artistic talents.
Twelfth House: People here tend to have a life
of secretiveness and solitude. Although they
tend to live very secluded lives they tend not
to miss a thing of other people and usually
have the answers of questions that others find
near impossible to find the answers to. As they
are very shy and secluded this tends to lead to
loneliness and romantic frustration.
Mars in the Twelve Houses
Sri Sri Selvam “Siddhar”
This is where your assertiveness and power
will lie. But, depending which house all this
extra force of power, anger and assertiveness
lies can cause problems for you.
First House: People here are likely to appear
very strong, muscular as well as actually being
very strong. They tend to be very assertive,
dominant and very self confident.
Second House: The people with Mars in the
second house are strongly driven by wealth
and earning, yet, they also have a strong
passion for spending money. They are not
afraid to take risks with their money if they
see any possible money making ideas. This
can lead to gambling and being conned into
the fraud to get rich quick schemes.
Third House: Mars in the third house denotes
quick thinkers, although they tend to jump
to conclusions. They are direct yet sharp
speakers and tend to get into a lot of arguments
especially with family members. They tend to
rush life; they even drive fast and are impatient
for things such as traffic. They are very good
in arguments and debates if the debate teams
are small but if it’s very large debate teams
then they tend to hide behind their own wall
of shyness.
Fourth House: They tend to do things
themselves rather then getting people to do
things for them. They are very strong people
and the strength stays with them even through
old age.
Fifth House: These people are athletic and
impulsive. They tend to have an active and
somewhat aggressive sex drive. Although,
they love competition and to compete they
tend to be bad losers. They seek adventure,
take risks and are active in sports.
Sixth House: These are hard and energetic
workers with no tolerance
for laziness. They
tend to have an aggressive side to others in
the work place that doesn’t do their share, this
can lead to problems and dislike from co-
workers. They are perfectionists.
Seventh House: They are likely to marry at a
young age or too soon into a relationship with
no thinking about it; this can lead to problems.
They tend to be very aggressive and intimate
in relationships and like to gain popularity.
Eighth House: Here people tend to be good at
investigating things; they tend to be suited to
jobs in law, medicine and finance. They have a
very active sex drive.
Ninth House: The Mars ninth house placement
in your chart shows an active interest in travel,
outdoor sports and religious or philosophical
causes.
Tenth House: People with Mars in the tenth
house have a strong need for status. They like
to be in full power and have great leadership
potential.
Eleventh House: These people have a very
independent attitude but are very hard workers
in groups. Friendships are very important here
but the argumentative fiery side of mars can
result in arguments and break-ups of friends.
Twelfth House: They let their subconscious
mind govern their desires, dreams and actions.
They are very secretive about their work and
like to work alone or in seclusion. They have
a great ability for using their imagination and
creative side. On occasion they can be gloomy,
changeable and indecisive.
Jupiter in the Twelve Houses
Where the house placement of Jupiter is where
you are likely to think optimistically and
positively about things.
First House: These are very broadminded and
optimistic people who focus on the brighter
side of life. They are very trustworthy, honest
and popular.
Second House: People with Jupiter in the
second house tend to focus around money and
material possessions. They tend to spend what
they earn.
Third House: People here are likely to be very
optimistic,
philosophic and spiritualistic;
this strongly shapes just about everything in
their life and the way they live it. In the next issue I
willexplain about theremaining three
Fourth House: These people will highly rely on planetsSaturn, Raaghu and Kethu. I pray
the assistance and help from their parents even
Lord Shiva and Vanadurga Matha to shower
in later life. Their parents also highly influence their entire blessings on all of us.
their life. They will gain good fortune in later
life.
Fifth House: These people tend to have a lot Om Shanthi Om Shanthi OmShanthi.
of good fortune in their lives. They strongly
enjoy life and have a strong drive for personal
expression. They are likely to have a large
number of children.
Sixth House: Jupiter in the sixth house means
that you are someone that can heavily be relied
upon. These people are good at raising morale,
good at resolving issues and friendly.
Seventh House: These people are very open
and have a strong sense of justice. They are
very kind and caring to others.
Eighth House: These are people who know
how to handle money and are very good at
investing. They have a gift for bringing lost
causes to life and jobs that seem to be near
their end to a new start.
Ninth House: These people are very intelligent
and are likely to study for as much of their life
as possible. They are also likely to do a lot of
traveling.
Tenth House: These people tend to plan things
a long way into the future. Laws and ethical
principles are very important to them. They are
very likely to join the army or police force.
Eleventh House: These people have a
strong power for gaining strong friendships
with others. They are natural planners and
organizers and tend to draw everything to a
plan including lots of detail; they probably
live to a heavy scheduled life.
Twelfth House: These are people that aim
to please. They usually do more then what
is required from then and try to do things
to please others. This does mean that they
sometimes do things for others that they don’t
want to be done.
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Rahat Fateh Ali’s wonderful
musical entertainment at
Hindu Temple of Georgia’s
grand Auditorium.

On November 25 a crowd of music fans gathered at Ashok’s

Centre auditorium at the Hindu Temple of Georgia in Norcross
to revel in the musical powess of Ustad Rahet Fateh Ali Khan.
Scheduled to be the first performance of his American tour,
the cocert at Atlanta was postponed to Tuesday, from Friday
November 21. The obstacle of a weekday apparently did nothing
to dampen the spirit of Rahet’s fans. Rati Kumar at NRI
Pulse Dec.2009 issue.
Yes. It is a real fact. There is no barrier to hear the music. There
is nothing as week days or week ends to hear a good music or
to go to holy places. That too if the best music can be heard in a
holy place nothing stands as barrier. Mr.Ved Bhatia, Mr. Mustaffa
Ajmeri and Mr. Nadir Jiwani are well known personalities of the
whole Georgia. They approached Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar to
give them the facility for a musical night. The generous Swamiji
permitted them to utilize the auditorium of the temple. Swamiji
also instructed the staff of the temple to take atmost care and
provide the required things for the smooth running of the event.
As Lord Shiva is the creator of music, he made the event very
successful.
On 25th of november 2009, the auditorium was wonderfully
decorated by Vandana Mahajan of Vandan Decor to welcome
the delightful music by the world famous qwwali singer
Ustad Raht Fateh Alikhan. Ustad Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan is a musician, and primarily, a singer of Qawwali, a
devotional music of the Sufis. In addition to Qawwali, he
also performs ghazals and other light music. He has toured
extensively and performed in Pakistan, India and all around the
world. He has created a lot of music albums in western music
also. He started the event with his famous qwwali song in his
tremondous high-pitched voice. He was accompanied on the
stage by Rashid Ali with saxaphone, Gulam Abbas for chorus,
Gulam Shahbaz and Yogesh with tablas,Mohamed Shafiq with
hormonium, Salman Ahraf with bass guitar and Salman Ahraf
with key board. To add thrill to the music lovers Rahat was
accomapnied by his younger brother Vajahat Ali Khan. The
musicians, the programme sponsors and the audience were very
happy to be in the holy place. As Swamiji was on his spiritual
tour, he blessed every body. Every body felt the physical absence
of Swamiji. Mr.Ved Bhatia, Mr. Mustaffa Ajmeri will bring
more and wonderful, memorable events like this along with
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar. Enjoy some of the photographs
taken during the event.

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Continued from page: 6
On way to Multan he met Sayyad Hamid
Ganj Baksh, and at Chuniana, Sheikh
Daud Karamati. Multan was the seat of
many Sufis and saints. As the popular
tradition has it, when yet in the course of
meeting them a group of holy men sent
Guru Nanak a bowl filled in to the brim
with milk suggesting that Multan did
not have for him any space left. Nanak
sent it back with a jasmine flower afloat
indicating that fragrance, like which his
presence was, did not require space in
a bowl. It soared above and only added
flavour to the contents of the bowl without
encumbering it with its load. It was at
Multan that he reformed a notorious thag
Sajjan, a cheat, who not only joined his
path but also donated his house. It was
with Sajjan’s house, converted into a
Dharmashala, rest house for travelers, by
Guru Nanak himself, that the Sikh
Panth’s architectural geography
began. As has Bhai Gurdas in a
verse, deeply influenced by Guru
Nanak’s concept of transforming
a house into a Dharmashala all his
disciples began treating their houses as
Dharmashalas - the abodes for pilgrims
and travelers.
Guru Nanak devoted almost two decades
in his travels to different destinations, the
apparent objective being mainly meeting
and discoursing with holy men and visiting
shrines of different faiths. Everywhere he
was looking for the ‘sustainable’ - in the
body of a particular faith, its shrine, saints
and its proclaimed doctrine. When not in
agreement he discoursed and won over his
opponents, not so much by magical power
or intellectual acumen as by his moral
strength and ‘power of loving devotion’.
Not attached to one community of faith
Nanak’s was not a sectarian angle. His
emphasis was on divine Reality to which
particularities of caste, clan or race were
irrelevant. Though the accounts of his
travels vary in different sources, unanimity
prevails in regard to this broad modus
operendi during his entire itinerancy and
in regards to their direction-wise grouping,
that is, his travels into East, South, North
and West. Each time on completion of his
journey into one direction he returned to
Talwandi and that served as the dividing
line. He was in East for twelve years,
more than half of the total period of
his itinerary. Besides the places like
Mathura, Vrindavana, Haridwar, Agra and
Kurukshetra in immediate neighborhood
or around, he went up to Prayag Varanasi,
Gaya, Bengal and Kamrup, in north-
east region. Some of his travel-accounts
mention him visiting even China and
Tibet. At Kukukshetra, he was on the
day of solar eclipse, when hundreds of
ascetics and pundits assembled there for
the holy ritual dip. During his discourses
with them his principles of acceptance of
reality, love, harmony, truth, and inward
purity influenced all and converted
many to his Path. As is commonly
believed, alleging him teaching profanity,
the rigid authority imprisoned him
along with Mardana but they
were released within
days when
those in
authority found
them transforming the very
atmosphere of the jail by their divine
music. At Kamrup, the known conjuror
Nur Shahi tried to infatuate Baba Nanak
by her tempting charms but the moment
compassionate Nanak sang to her a
hymn, now known as Kuchchaji, her
ignorance was shed off. Falling on his
feet she dedicated herself to his Path.
At Puri he attended the evening service
of Jagannatha performed as Arti. He
realized its futility for when all-pervading
God was omni-present and the sun, moon,
stars and all forms of light were already
in His service, the service rendered to a
perishable object - an image, with just an
extinguishable lamp, had no consequence.
This moment is believed to reflect in one
of Guru Nanak’s more significant verses -
‘Gagan mein thal.’, the sky is the tray. He
was at Varanasi where followers of Kabir
claim that he met Kabir, and Vaishnavites,
that he met and danced with Chaitanya.
A few sources allude to his journey to
Mount Sumeru, a mythical entity, and
to his discoursing with teachers died
centuries ago. Scholars apply factual
parameters to these claims and reject
them as untrue ignoring the fact that
Enlightened ones, as was Guru Nanak,
transcended time and space and reached
lands which to common masses were
mere myths, and conversed with people
who were by then part of legends or
history. Histories or factual accounts do
not record journeys of self such as Guru
Nanak or Buddha undertook.
In South, he went down to Rameshwaram
and Sri Lanka. He had his route via
Rajasthan, Central India, Andhra and
Tamil Nadu, and on way back - a different
route, fell Kerala, Mysore, Maharashtra,
Gujarat and Sind. As the popular tradition
has it, in Rajasthan he had opportunity
to meet Mirabai, and in Gujarat, the
known Vaishnava saint Vallabhacharya,
though chronologically their periods
were widely different. When 46, he
proceeded on his northward journey
into Himalayan region and was
there for two years. His interactions
with known and unknown ascetics
and teachers apart, he came in
contact also with the followers of Guru
Gorakhnath and Machhendranath. They
were highly impressed with Nanak’s
mission of journeying across the land to
unveil the truth that enshrouded by the
darkness of ignorance. Last Twenty Years:
Panth Of Nam-Simaran
By around 1521 Guru Nanak concluded
his travels. When wandering from a
shrine to a saint, mosque to a Maulvi, or
Sufi to a Sanyasi, he wondered why there
was suffering when land had thousands
of temples, Tirthas, holy men, ages-
old religions, teachings and traditions.
Realizing that shrines or saints, they all led
man to stale and formal ritualism, which on
one hand isolated one man from the other
and on the other hand obstructed him from
uniting with the Creator, he sought the
simplest possible path of ‘Nam-simaran’
- commemoration of His name, which
beyond
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 T here lived in the country,
just outside of Dwaraka,
a Brahmin with his wife
and children.
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“Sudama” was the name of the Brahmin.
He was a scholar and well versed in the
Vedas. But they were very poor. Some
times when charity wasn’t available, the
family had to suffer and go with out food.
He had very poor clothing. It was old and
covered with many patches. When one
happened to see the house where they
lived, it was just a shelter with holes in
the roof. Such were the poor conditions
their family had to endure. The wife
of Sudama was a polite lady, but she
suffered because of their poverty.
Sudama was one of the students of
Sandeepany, the great teacher of Vedas.
Sri Krishna and Sri Balarama were also
there at the same time and place where he
studied. The friendship with Sri Krishna
started in the Ashram of Sandeepany and
grew into a strong friendship with love
and devotion. Sri Krishna was very happy
with him and found his high level of
curiosity in education to be honorable. Yet
time had to interfere, and they departed to
their own ways and directions.
Sudama’s parents selected a bride for
him and arranged for him to become a
family man. They had little money, but
still they started out on their life together.
Since Sudama had perfect knowledge of
the Soul, he considered earthly life to be
perishable. Only devotion to God was
preferred by him. Several times hunger
for food added to the miseries at home.
One day his wife came close to Sudama
and spoke.
“Dear Husband, the people of the
village refer to you as ‘Kuchela’,
upon noticing that your
condition is a pitiable
one. To be equal, or to
be better than the
others, why should not you make a visit
to Dwaraka, where your class-mate Sri
Krishna is ruling the kingdom.” Kuchela
(Sudama) listened to his wife and
consented to go to Dwaraka. He knew
he was not at all equal in status with Sri
Krishna, but Krishna was his friend. He
knew that Sri Krishna was very fond of
“buffed rice.” So he asked his wife to
prepare a dish of buffed rice which he
would offer to Sri Krishna when he meets
with him at Dwaraka.
Kuchela came to Dwaraka and stood
before the palace of Sri Krishna. The
watch and ward, and the soldier in charge
of the gate, approached him and asked
about his business there. Sudama then
sent word of his arrival to Sri Krishna
through the watch and ward.
The Queens: Rukmini, Satyabama, indebtedness to “Kuchela.”
and Jambavathi were also sharing the But, Lord Krishna
moment in great wonder. They questioned looked at “Kuchela”
amongst themselves the behavior of Lord and smiled. This
Krishna, who was attending to his friend act created the
just like a servant. Kuchela had brought
the buffed rice all the way to the palace. It
was packed in a torn towel. He untied the
towel and gave Sri Krishna the gift.
Sri Krishna was very happy to receive
it from Kuchela and he really enjoyed
its taste. However, just as Sri Krishna
was about to eat an additional handful
of buffed rice, Queen Rukmini
forbade Sri Krishna to continue to
eat anymore. Her action had a
reason behind it. She did not
want the Lord to sink into a
state of perpetual

A little time latter the soldier returned and

brought him inside the palace. Sri Krishna,
with all his love and affection, welcomed
his friend. Even though Kuchela presented
a meager appearance and his clothing
was in a damaged condition, Sri Krishna
honored him and gave him the closest
seat. It was a luxurious chair which could
accommodate the both of them in much
comfort. Sri Krishna’s benevolence was
incomparable. There the Lord of Dwaraka
and the poor and humble Sudama
were together again. They sat on the
cushion and recounted their olden
days of learning.

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 miraculous construction of Kuchela’s
new home. It was originally a very small
hut, but now the small hut changed
into a beautiful palace! Kuchela’s
wife wondered what had just suddenly
happened. She now had all the trappings
of wealth. She was covered with
jewels and ornaments. She had several
bundles of silk sarees. For the needs
of the children, there was a lot of fine
clothing. The wife of “Kuchela” was
now a wealthy Lady of the village.
There was poverty no more. Misery and
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privation had vanished from Kuchela’s
household.
Upon the request and reminders from
Kuchela’s wife, he had gone to meet
the Lord of Dwaraka. The result of
which was that the family’s poverty had
disappeared. When Kuchela came back
to his village, he was greatly excited to
see that his hut had turned into a palace.
All his children and his wife welcomed
him and happiness began to rule at the
home of ‘Kuchela’.
This particular incident is the same
blessing that awaits the whole hearted
devotee. All of society could benefit
greatly from such devotion.
Many discussions and much information
by our Acharyas need to be analyzed. So
far, Sri Krishna has played the roles of
a mighty warrior and a brave man in
defeating all his demon enemies. After
the marriages of the queens: Rukmini,
Satyabama and Jambavathi, Lord
Krishna ideals with the hardships of
living in society. His friend, who was in
poverty, the Lord saved and supported
him, by granting him wealth.
Kuchela was the devotee of Lord Maha
Vishnu. When he left on the journey
to Dwaraka, he chanted the mantra,
“Om Namo Bagavathe Sri Vasudevaya
Namaha.” Sri Maha Vishnu, Sri
Vasudeva, Sri Naryana, and Sri Krishna
are all names of Lord Vishnu. In the
incarnation of Sri Krishna, Kuchela
had the boon to befriend the Lord.
Kuchela himself is considered to be a This meeting of the two friends and the
Rishi in art of meditation. He had all the manner of respect exchanged between
qualifications and training in the Ashram them are remarkable. When we read
of Sri Sandeepany. The unshakable truth this story, and understand this message
is that, the body is facing destruction, about Sri Krishna, we also plunge into
and the soul is deathless, and should be the ocean of devotion.
united with the Lord. Having understood
this theme, Kuchela did not care about the
sufferings of the body, or of starvation.
However, of course, his wife and children
were his responsibility. That’s why he
listened to the words of his wife and
decided to meet Sri Krishna at Dwaraka.
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 Makara jyothi Darshan at

Hindu Temple of Georgia.

According to Hindu beliefs and faiths, Lord Ayyappan
is the son of Lord Shiva and Lord Mahavishnu.
He was adopted by the King of Pandalam. By
worshipping Lord Ayyappan we can get very good
meditating skills and sharpen our brain. First let us
see the brief history of Lord Ayyappan. Once there
was a great and cruel female devil named Mahisi or
Karambigai. She got a boon from Brahma. The boon
stated that she cannot be killed by anybody other than
the son born to Lord Shiva and Lord Mahavishnu.
She was torturing all the Devathas, Rishis and the
humans. Unable to bear the torture of Karambigai
(Mahishi), the Devas sought refuge in Lord Shiva.
Lord Shiva converted himself into a sage and Lord
Ayyappan into a child and reached the banks of River
Pampa.
While Rajashekara Pandian, the Kingof Pandalam,
was on a hunting expedition, he came near the banks
of River Pampa. He had no kids.He heard the wail
of a small child and reached the banks of Pampa. He
saw a sage standing beside a child on the banks of the
river. The sage instructed the king to take the child
and bring him up as his own son. Since, the child had

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golden chain with a bell, the child was This day is celebrated in all the Ayyappan
named Manikantan (Mani - Bell, Kantan shrines.
- around the neck).Rajashekara Pandian
was overjoyed and brought the child to In Hindu Temple of Georgia,
his palace. In the meanwhile, the queen special poojas and bhajans are
gave birth to a boy child named Raja Raja. arranged by 7.00 pm from12-16-
Manikantan was learning all the shastras 2008 to 01-14-2009.
from the Raja Guru of Pandalam. The
Raja Guru of Pandalam had a male child Special arrangements are also
who was dumb. Manikantan gave speech being made to offer “Irumudi” to
to the Guru’s child in the form of offering Lord Ayyappan. The”kattunira”
to the Guru (Guru Dakshina). (preparing of the Irumudi) will
Apprehensive, that the Kingdom will beassisted by a special Namboodri
be handed over to the eldest male child fromKerala.
(Manikandan), the queen tried many Special Makarajothi Darshanam
ways to get Manikandan killed. After all
will be on 01-14-2009 around
her attempts proved futile, based on the
advice of the prime minister, the Queen 7.00pm.
acted as if she had an incurable headache. We welcome all to feel the great
The Royal Doctor (Vaidya) was called vibration at our Shrine and get the
upon. The Doctor according to the wishes
blessings of Lord Ayyappan.
of the queen said that he needs the milk
of a tigress to cure this illness. Manikanta
promised to get the milk and went into the
forest.
Lord Indira and the other devas met
Manikanta in the forest and requested him
to slay Mahishi. Manikanta engaged a
fight with Mahishi and slayed the female
devil. Lord Indira took the form of a
tiger and the other Devas became tigers
and tigeresses and Manikanta started his
journey back to the Kingdom of Pandalam.
On reaching the Kingdom of Pandalam,
the King, the Queen, the minister and the
doctor realised who Manikantan was and
sought his forgiveness.
Manikantan told the King Rajashekara
Pandian that having accomplished his
mission for having born as a human
being, it is time for him to leave to the
forests. Manikantan asked the king to
construct a temple in Neeli Malai (the
original name of Sabari Malai). King
Rajashekara Pandian under guidance
from Vishwakarma (the architect for
Lord Indira) got a temple constructed in
Sabari Malai.The kingasked a boon from
Lord Ayyappan. The boon is, the lord
should decorate himself on the first day
of theTamil/Malayalam month Makaram
every yearwith the golden ornaments
presented to theLord by the king. The
Lord granted it. The Devas and Rishis
also requested Lord to bless them on the
same day in the shape of a “Jyothi”(small
flame of fire). The Lord granted that also.
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Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar and The
Hindu Temple of Georgia Condemn the
Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
Multiple sites in the Indian city of
Mumbai were attacked with bombs and
gunfire in a coordinated terror attack that
began on November 26, 2008. The attacks
killed 179 people, including at least 22
foreigners. Encounter specialist officer
Vijay Salaskar, Commissioner of Police
Ashok Kamte, and Hemant Karkare, head
of the Indian anti-terrorist squad were
also among those killed during the siege.
Our Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar felt very
sad on hearing the news. On that particular
day Swamiji was traveling in the Bay Area
of California. He immediately dispatched
several pundits to start renewed prayers
for peace around the world. The owners of
the Oberoi Hotels are long time followers
and devotees of Swamiji Siddhar. They
also requested Swamiji to conduct rituals
for the peace of the lost souls.
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar’s policy
is ‘LOKAA SAMASTHAA SUKINO
BHAVANTHU,” which means “LET ALL
HAVE A COMFORTABLE LIVING”. He
himself started prayers immediately. As a
spiritual leader he instantly contacted the
offices of Indian President, Smt. Pratibha
Devisingh Patil, the office of the Prime
Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, and
Chief Minister of Maharashtra to permit
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him along with the team of pundits to
conduct special prayers at the bomb blat
areas around the entire Mumbai area.
Swamiji also contacted the relatives of Sri.
Hemant Karkare, Sri Vijay Salaskar and
Sri. Ashok Kamte, the three police officers
who were killed in the bomb blasts, and
conveyed his sincerest condolences.
Swamiji sent many pundits from our
Indian Ashram to go to the bomb blast
locations and conduct prayers. In the
Hindu Temple of Georgia, special prayers
were conducted for the peaceful rest of the
assassinated souls. The prayers included
special rituals for peace and calm around
the entire world.
Swamiji may also fly to India along
with several pundits to perform rituals
and prayers for the peaceful rest of the
departed souls. Individual prayers were
also conducted for the peaceful rest of
the three brave police officers, Sri Ashok
Kamte, Sri Vijay Salaskar and Sri Hemant
Karkare. A Brief History of the Three
Famous Police Officers
Mr. Ashok Kamte
Ashok Kamte was born on February 23,
1965. He studied at St. Stephen’s College,
Delhi, St. Xavier’s College, Bombay, the
Kodaikanal International School, class
of 1982, and the Raj Kumar College in
Rajkot. An accomplished athlete, he
represented India at the junior power-

lifting championship in Peru in 1978.
Ashok Kamte is survived by wife Vinita,
two sons Rahul (14) and Arjun (8),
his father Maruti Rao Kamte, a retired
Colonel in the Indian Army, his mother
and a sister.
An Indian Police Service officer of the
1989 batch of the Maharashtra Cadre, he
was one of the brightest officers of his
class, and one of the few who dared to
take on challenges directly. Kamte served
as the Commissioner of Police of Solapur,
and as the Superintendent of Police of
Sangli district - from August 2002 to
July 2004. He also served as the Deputy
Commissioner the Mumbai Police, for the
South Region’s Zone 1
- until August 2002 - and earlier on he
was deputized to the United Nations
International Police Task Force in Bosnia
and Herzegovina. Mumbai Police and
Solapur are commissionerates and Sangli
is a district of the Maharashtra Police in
India.
Daring, but with an exceptionally cool
head, Ashok Kamte was an excellent
negotiator in crisis situations -- the quality
for which he was summoned late that
Wednesday night on November 26, 2008
to deal with the terrorists holed up in the
Mumbai buildings. In his police career,
Kamte earned a substantial following of
ordinary citizens as he took on hardened
criminals as well as politicians with
criminal backgrounds. Shortly after his
taking over the Sangli police department,
notorious criminals were killed in police
encounters.
Kamte came into the media limelight
after an August 2007 incident in Solapur
when he arrested Ravikant Patil, a three-
time Member of the Legislative Assembly
from Indi in neighboring Karnataka. Patil
and his supporters were celebrating at
the residence of Patil’s brother Ravikant,
a Shiv Sena leader. They scuffled when
police tried to enforce the law against
setting-off fire crackers late in the night.
Kamte sustained hand injuries in the
process of arresting Patil. Patil suffered
multiple wounds. The incident created
uproar in political circles but the people of
Solapur supported Kamte. Kamte told the
Times of India: “Law is equal for all, and
nobody has the right to violate it.” Kamte
was probably one of the few officers in
the police force who won the admiration
of the public.
Ashok Kamte was killed in action by
terrorists during the Mumbai attacks,
on 26 November, 2008. Nearly 3,000
people turned up to pay their respects to
Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte,
who was cremated in Pune, with full state
honors. As a Commander of Spirituality
and one of the best human beings in the
universe, Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar
salutes this wonderful soul.
Mr. Vijay Salaskar
Vijay Salaskar was an Indian Police
Service (IPS) officer and encounter
specialist serving with the Mumbai police.
He is widely credited with killing 75–80
criminals in encounters. Salaskar was a
post-graduate in Commerce from Mumbai
University. He joined Mumbai police as
a sub-inspector, in 1983. Salaskar’s first
lethal encounter occurred during his first
year of appointment, when he shot dead
Raja Shahabuddin, known to police on
several counts. Salaskar became well
known, as the number of lethal encounters
with underworld criminals grew over the
course of his career. He was responsible
for the deaths of notable gangsters.
After being out of the spotlight for quite
sometime, the encounter specialist was
given the posting of heading the anti-
extortion wing of the crime branch.
Before his death, Salaskar was head of the
Anti-extortion Cell, Mumbai. Salaskar
was killed while fighting terrorists in the
November 2008 Mumbai attacks. As a
Commander of Spirituality, and one of
the best human beings in the universe,
Swamiji Sri. Selvam ‘Siddhar’ salutes
this wonderful soul.
Mr. Hemant Karkare
Hemant Karkare was a 1982 batch
IPS officer and also held a Bachelors
of Engineering degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Visvesvaraya National
Institute of Technology, Nagpur. As an ATS
Chief, he was involved in the Malegaon
blast probe and the Naxalite-infested
Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.
Before joining the IPS, Karkare worked
for Hindustan Lever Ltd. He also served
as Additional Commissioner of Police
(Administration). He was the chief of the
Mumbai Anti-terrorist Squad.
In January 2008, he was named the head of
the ATS after returning to the state cadre.
He was credited for helping to uncover the
revelations of the involvement of certain
community parties that came about in
the investigation of the September 29th
blast in Malegaon, in which three bombs
exploded in Gujarat and Maharashtra,
India, killing 8 people and injuring 80
(two bombs were detonated in Malegaon,
Maharashtra, killing seven). He also
worked in the RAW—the Indian external
intelligence agency—in Austria for seven
years on a secret mission.
He achieved martyrdom in his country
during the November 2008 Mumbai
attacks, after being hit in his chest by
three bullets fired by the terrorists. As a
Commander of Spirituality and one of
the best human beings in the universe
Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar salutes this
wonderful soul.
Swamiji also conveys his whole hearted
condolences to all the foreigners, who
were killed by the terrorists. Swamiji
prays for the Almighty to give a peaceful
rest for these wonderful souls, who were
killed for no reason.
Om Shanti Om Shanti Om Shanti.
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 The Jackal that Saved the Lion So let us live apart, and meet often as
friends, and even maybe kill together, but
Once upon a time there was a lion it is better if our family stays apart from
in a jungle. Once when he had gone yours.” The lion agreed to this and the two
to drink water in a stream, his feet families parted as friends, and the jackal
got stuck in the wet sticky mud of and the lion were still close friends and
the stream bottom and he could not continued to go on hunts together.
get out. He had to go without food
for days and he saw no help coming Moral: Do not expect your family to
by. One day, a very kind jackal reciprocate the same level of friendship
came by and the jackal dug a way out you have with someone.
for him, and with the extra force from the
lion, helped him get out of the mud and
set him free. The lion was grateful for
this and thanked the jackal for saving
his life. He then offered to the jackal
to live close to him and promised to
feed him whenever he caught food. So
the jackal started living with the lion
and they shared the hunt. Soon they
expanded their families and had cubs
and kid jackals.

After a long time, the lioness, the lady

of the lion’s house, grew tired of the

The Greedy Crow

Once upon a time there

was a fine pigeon that used
to live on a nest close to a
kitchen. The cooks of the
kitchen liked her very much
and often fed her grain. She
liked the place and her life
was good. One day a crow
saw the pigeon and saw
how it was getting such
wonderful food from the
kitchen. Then
latter on she
friendship of the jackal and her master. made friends with the
She conveyed the message to her cubs, pigeon, and under
who conveyed the message to the jackal the pretext of
kids, who complained to the lady jackal. friendship,
The lady jackal told this to her husband. she somehow
The jackal went to the lion, and told him got the pigeon
that if he did not want the jackal to stay to share her nest
with him, he should have told him a long with the crow. The
time back. pigeon then told
her that they could
The lion was surprised at this and assured spend time together
the jackal that no such ill-feelings existed discussing politics,
between them and assured him that he religion, and things, but
would talk to the lioness. But the wise when it came to food -
jackal then said, “Friend, I know you are both had their own ways.
sincere, but our families may not exactly So she suggested that
reciprocate the same level of friendship. the crow go search

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 for her own food. But the crow
was impatient because the only
reason she had made friends
with the pigeon in the
first place was for the
food. The crow wanted
meat, but all the pigeon
got was grain from the
kitchen!
She could not wait any
longer and ultimately
decided that she go visit
the kitchen directly for the
food. Thinking so,
it stealthily crept
down the chimney
into the kitchen. She
got the smell of a fish being curried
in the pan. She got greedy and went ahead
and tried to get the fish. But in the process
she disturbed a ladle, and created a noise.
This alerted the cook, who was in the
neighboring room, and he caught hold of
the crow and killed it.
Moral: Greed Numbs intelligence.
The Doe that Saved her Husband’s Life
Once upon a time there was a great stag
who ruled a herd of deer in a forest and
it had a beautiful wife. The doe was very
devoted to her husband and helped him
in all matters of life. One day, the stag
was caught in a hunter’s trap and the doe
became very frightened, as was the stag.
All the friends of the stag left him behind.
But the doe remained steadfast next to
him and waited for the hunter to come.
She was very devoted to her husband.
As soon as the hunter came, she fell on
her knees and begged, “Sir! Please make a
nice bed of leaves for me and my husband
and then kill me first, and then my
husband and you can have a nice feast.”
The hunter was so amazed and surprised
by her love that he freed the stag first,
before he prepared the bed of leaves, and
in a split second, the stag and the doe ran
away, living free happily ever after.
Moral: Great love can achieve
anything.

What is a big ant???

A Giant

Computer Error
A man’s computer won’t turn on so he calls a computer maintenance man to come
over and try to fix the problem. After looking around the maintenance man says,
“I have figured out the problem.” as he plugged the computer plug in to the wall.
“There has been an I.D.10-T error.” “I.D.10-T?” said the confused man. “Don’t
you know what that means?” asked the maintenance man and after a moment of
hesitation he continued, “Write it down on a paper and you might understand.” He
tipped his hat and was on his way. Meanwhile the man was retrieving a pen and
a paper. The man wrote the letters and numbers and took a look....... The paper
said ID10T

Where do cool mice live? Where do computers go to dance?

Where do computers go to dance?
In mouse pads. The disk-o

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Black Cat Why did the child eat
There was a man driving along a long road. his homework?
He was in the only car around for miles. Because it was a
Suddenly a black cat jumped out in front of
piece of cake
him! There was no moonlight, his headlights
were off and there were no street lights.
Foggy
How did the driver see the Black Cat in
Did you hear the one
time?
about the girl and the
Because it was daytime!!
boy who kissed on the
fog??
they mist

What’s the best way to

see a flying saucer?
Trip a waiter(but watch out).

Why did the crab get arrested?

Because he was always pinching things

No legged dog David Beckham

what do you call a dog with no legs? David Beckham went to the hairdressers to get his hair cut
It doesn’t matter because he will not into a new style. He went in, took off his jacket and sat down.
come anyways! The hairdresser came over to start on his new cut. But he
couldn’t do it as David had his headphones on.

He said: “David, you’ll need to take your

headphones off so i can cut your hair.”
And David Beckham said: “But i can’t
take them off- if i do i will die”

“Nonsense” said the hairdresser and

forced them off his head.

Within seconds, David slumped down his

chair, dead.

The hairdresser bent down and listened

in the headphones. Playing was the same
two phrases over and over again..............
“Breathe in.........Breathe out..........
Breathe in..........Breathe out”

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 George W. Bush is the 43rd President
of the United States. He was sworn into
office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on
November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a
second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to
his Presidency, President Bush served for
6 years as the 46th Governor of the State
of Texas, where he earned a reputation
for bipartisanship and as a compassionate
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conservative who shaped public policy
based on the principles of limited
government, personal responsibility,
strong families, and local control.
President Bush was born on July 6, 1946,
in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew
up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He
received a bachelor’s
degree in
history from Yale University in 1968, and
then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in
the Texas Air National Guard. President
Bush received a Master of Business
Administration from Harvard Business
School in 1975. Following graduation,
he moved back to Midland and began
a career in the energy business. After
working on his father’s successful
1988 Presidential campaign, Mr.
Bush assembled the group of
partners who purchased the
Texas Rangers baseball
franchise in 1989.
O n
November 8, 1994, President Bush was
elected Governor of Texas. He became
the first Governor in Texas history to
be elected to consecutive 4-year terms
when he was re-elected on November 3,
1998.
Since becoming President of the United
States in 2001, President Bush has
worked with the Congress to create an
ownership society and build a future of
security, prosperity, and opportunity for
all Americans. He signed into law tax
relief that helps workers keep more of
their hard-earned money, as well as the
most comprehensive education reform in
a generation, the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001. This legislation is ushering
in a new era of accountability, flexibility,
local control, and more choices for
parents, affirming our Nation’s
fundamental belief in the
promise of every child. President Bush
has also worked to improve healthcare
and modernize Medicare, providing
the first-ever prescription drug benefit
for seniors; increase homeownership,
especially among minorities; conserve
our environment; and increase military
strength, pay, and benefits. Because
President Bush believes the strength of
America lies in the hearts and souls of
our citizens, he has supported programs
that encourage individuals to help their
neighbors in need.
On the morning of September 11, 2001,
terrorists attacked our Nation. Since then,
President Bush has taken unprecedented
steps to protect our homeland and create
a world free from terror. He is grateful
for the service and sacrifice of our brave
men and women
in uniform and their families. The
President is confident that by helping
to build free and prosperous societies,
our Nation, our friends, and our allies
will succeed in making America more
secure and the world more peaceful.
President Bush is married to Laura
Welch Bush, a former teacher and
librarian, and they have twin daughters,
Barbara and Jenna. The Bush family
also includes two dogs, Barney and
Miss Beazley, and a cat named Willie.
Dear Successful President, we thank
you very much for the wonderful and
peacefull governance. We all pray that
the Almighty will shower his entire
blessings on you and your family for a
happy, active, and peaceful life.
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and rites enabled man to enter into intimate communion with
God. He discovered in commemoration of ‘Nam’ the gist of all
rites and the instrument of realizing and communicating with
the Formless One, without losing his way into the cobwebs
of formal rituals. The simplest possible path of reaching Him,
‘Nam-simaran’ turned the eye from beyond to within - from
river-bank to its waters’ depths, and opened the all-perceiving
window inside, and it is here - inside oneself, that one finds Him
enshrining. Nanak said that the Beloved one was not far from
him who sought Him within him. As the Formless One is also
without a Nam, the Nam that one gives to Him represents his own
vision of Him. Thus a thing within oneself, the communion with
Him - through ‘Nam’, his only manifest form of Him, is more
intimate and also incessant. Guru Nanak laid as much emphasis
on equality among all and fraternity as the highest principles of
living. Instead of seeking to isolate as did meditation or other
austerities Nanak’s path attributed as much sanctity to Nam-
simaran in commune as individually. Farther than this, in his
concepts of Dharmashala, a form of ‘Sangat’ - commune, and
Pangat or Langar, a form of community kitchen for all to dine
together without discrimination, he not only underlined the
need of a strong community life but also of personal goodness,
sociability, harmony and equality among all. With his new path,
named variedly as ‘Nam-marg’ or ‘Simaran-marg’, Baba Nanak
decided to permanently settle and share his vision - knowledge
and light, with others. One of his disciples, Diwan Karorimal
Khatri, donated a piece of land close to the holy river Ravi and
here Baba Nanak founded, in the name of Kartar, the Creator, the
ever first seat of ‘Nam-marg’, naming it Kartarpur. Almost from
1521 to 1539 he was at Kartarpur. In these 18 years, around the
isolated seat of the Panth had emerged a huge township and the
place was thronged by the followers of the Panth day and night
and round the year. Nanak’s simple mysticism and his plain,
simple, clear and precise path attracted all and many of them
stayed there permanently. Among others there were two young
men Budda and Lahina, the curious minds come to just see what
in Kartarpur dragged people to it, but once there they never
went back. On 2nd September, 1539, just a few days before his
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Nirvana, Guru Nanak summoned a large
congregation. To everyone’s surprise,
he asked Lahina, now Bhai Lahina, to
come to him. Lahina obeyed but was
taken aback when Guru Nanak placed
before him five Paisa and a coconut,
and his head at his feet. He gave him
‘Bani-pothi - collection of his own
hymns, and a rosary, and announced
that since onwards Lahina as Angad - a
part of his own being, as also the one
who shared his spirit and soul, would be
his successor and Panth’s new Guru.
Guru Nanak established thus the
unity of Guruship which was based
on the principles of impersonality,
indivisibility and continuity.On 7th
September, 1539, in some accounts it is
22nd September, Guru Nanak breathed
his last and thus the light merged with
the eternal light.
Vision Of God, Self’s Transcendence And Nirvana ‘Ek-Omkar
Sati Nam Karta Purukh Nirbhau Niravairu.’ the preamble to
Japjee, unanimously revered as the Mool Mantra, represents
Guru Nanak’s concept of God. Accordingly, God is one; He is
the supreme truth, the truth beyond time, the truth before time
came into being, the truth when time began scaling the universe,
and the truth even now; He is the Creator - all-creating and all-
doing; He is beyond fear and beyond hate; the omnipresent He
pervades the universe; He is not the subject of birth, nor He
dies to be born again. He created day and night, waters and
breezes, earth, sky and oceans and the entire cosmos, nature
and all. The ‘Nirankar’, He is beyond form and beyond human
comprehension. No volume of thought, solemn-most silence,
deepest meditation, any amount of fasting or similar other
austerities or virtues, or thousands of devices can enable one
to know the Truth that is Him or tear the veil of false illusion.
If any, the righteous living one alone can invoke his grace for
it is from one’s deed and thought that he is judged, and it is He
Himself Who assesses - honors or discards, his actions. Nanak
said : ‘What we sow that alone we take’. Guru Nanak forbade
worship of idols or form, or worship performed out of fear or
for gain, objectives that usually inspired idol-worship. As is
the connotation of his hymn ‘Gagan mein thal.’, He, being the
Destroyer of Fear, can not be Fear’s instrument, or rather of any
weakness in man, which is often in the root of idol-worship. Not
so expressly initially, Guru Nanak accepted the Hindu theory of
Karma and life hereafter, that is, there is rebirth after death, and
the ‘yoni’, form - man, animal, bird, fish or whatever, one has in
the rebirth is determined by one’s action in the present life. By
righteous living a being might escape this vicious circle of death
and rebirth and attain Nirvana.
Caste-System, Religion And Rites, Status Of Woman..
Not a single incidence in Guru Nanak’s life is denotative of
his adherence to caste-system. On the contrary, in complete
disregard of caste-considerations
he had Mardana, a Muslim, as his
constant companion. ‘Those who
condemn God’s creatures condemn
God Himself’ is the underlying tone of
many of his verses. He said that even
amongst ‘the noblest’ there could be
ignoble, and amongst the low-born,
pure and noble. His idea of a caste-free
society transpired also in his concepts
of Sangat and Langar. Nanak rejected a
Yogi’s wear or staff, ashes smeared on
body, shaven head, blowing of conch-
shell . as things defining religion. He
emphasized that the religious was him
who amongst impurities of the world
became impurity-free. He prescribed
prayer as its means for prayer rendered
the soul, soiled by sin, wholesome
and sin-free, similarly as ringed with
soap garments, rendered dirty with
grime, brightened. Renunciation was
not his religion’s part. He believed of all, man or beast. In later Sikhism women were admitted into
that house-holders could also do whatever required for their the Order of the Panth, which is more often considered as the
spiritual elevation and communicate with God. Once, one Yogi reflection of Guru Nanak’s vision of woman.
Bhagandarnath questioned him sarcastically : ‘why he mixed
acid with milk’, that was, mixed family life with asceticism. Credits To Sri P. C. Jain and Dr. Daljeet
Bhagandarnath considered family life as impure. Guru Nanak
quietly said that Bhagandarnath had renounced family life
considering it impure but he was going to householders every
day for begging. He asked the Yogi as to how he would protect
the purity of his asceticism when it sustained on food that he
every day received from impure householders. Guru Nanak did
not consider the world around as false or illusionary. He said :
‘Real are your worlds and real the created forms.’. What makes
the created ones different from the Creator is reality’s degree.
The Creator is ‘True Reality’, ‘Eternal Sovereign’. Guru Nanak
also did not approve the theory of incarnation of God for the
human body was prey to decay and death, whereas God was
beyond them. He sometimes seems to combine personalness of
Hindu God, spiritual equality of Buddhism and congregation of
Islam. His religion was more or less universal and largely of
secular type.

A poet of uncommon sensitivity Guru Nanak not only collected

the subject matter of his verses from every day experiences but
also directed his attention to things common man every day
faced. He sought to strengthen community life and thereby a
strong nation. Not merely spiritual transformation, his verses,
as is their underlying pith, seek to improve quality of social life
too. He did not ridicule hypocrites or censored social evils as did
Kabir but he was as deeply concerned in regard to them. Instead
of ridiculing he only pitied them. Nanak did not approve that
women were treated as inferior of man whether in society or in
religious hierarchy. He wrote:‘Of women we are born, of women
conceived . by women is the civilization continued . Then why
call her evil from whom are great men born .’ He asserted that it is
because of women that there is order and, except God, existence

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Mesham

The health position and self confidence are strong. There are certain
modification or new interference in the profession you do, will be in force
and you have to set alright of the happenings. Finance and the family
developments will be in a gaining form. Lord Saturn will be causing either
ill health or inconvenience to the matters of happiness in family you have to worship the “Navagraha
Lords” at Temple.

Women and children at home: They are in a normal stage. Lord Jupiter shows his grace, keeps the
finance and education matters in a smooth way. Then and there some blockades will be there but will be
compromised by Lord Jupiter.

Students: Are doing well. On some important occasions, they will be facing difficulties in understanding
the lessons fully. They have to approach the guidance from class mates and tutors.

Professionals and Business people: Will be challenged with their routines. They will find minor difficulties
in solving the problems. More over, they have to face new complications in the official matters. They have
to take enough time and make route to the good way.

Lovers: Their trend in this January will be with good understanding. They are in a position to plan well
and build a closer relation.

Married persons and spouse: They are with good support of times. Lord Venus is looked by Lord Saturn.
This event will give them a strong hold and good understanding. The happiness in family will be to the
satisfaction.

The dates which will not favor good results are 21st and 22nd. On these two days, signing in important
documents of finance and giving promises are to be avoided.

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 Rishabam
Lord of your sign Lord
Venus is on way to the
house of exaltation. He
is looked by Lord Saturn. This is good. Your aims,
plans and projects will be reaching to a good standard.
Your sign is also graced by Lord Jupiter. For the past
one year, you were in a critical scene. This year Lord
Jupiter will help you to a firm status of improvement.
The trend in profession and business will be in a
positive way of approach.
Women and children at Home: Are feeling good and
the comfort will give them happiness. Beginning of
this year will be bringing good fortunes also. Since
Lords Mars and Sun jointly looks the house of finance
and family, they will feel some kind of extra pressure
to execute their duties.
Students: Will be having more lessons to read. They
should the most care as possible. Some times they
will score below average marks. Lord Jupiter will
give them the best intelligence to cover the draw back
and project well.
Business people and professionals: Are busy to
cover good development. They will certainly show
progress. The hard work will give them the reward.
The month, January will be the stepping stone for
their good future.
Lovers: Their trend for this month will be in a
satisfactory way. They will find themselves smart and
busy. Long awaited plans will reach with success.
Married persons and spouses: Are expected to look to
their progress day by day. This year will have the good
results and lead for a better and positive happiness.
The relationship between husband and wife will be
smooth. For those who away from spouse will be
given good opportunities for deep remembrance and
bridge with unity of happiness.
The dates which are not favourable to sign contract
or to give promise or to lend money will be 23rd and
24th
Mithunam
In the first week of this
month Lord Jupiter and
Lord Mercury are very
close to each other. This
incident will create a sense of challenge in all your attempts.
Specifically the debilitation of Jupiter in 8th house will
give you certain set backs. You have to be very careful in
all your dealings which may even face failures. So, it is
advised for a postponement of such important affairs to
next month.
Women and children at home: Will need extra care in their
health matters. The study of children will be in a dull trend.
The finance matters for women will not be sufficient. They
have to manage the things with hardship.
Students: Their education will be facing many confusions of
understanding. The friends’ team and other extra curricular
activities will swallow a major part of their precious time.
They should take care and allot more time for studies.
Businesspeople and professionals: Will be given good
opportunities. The beginning of this month will be in
a discouraging trend. All of a sudden it will get a good
starting and fetch good results for their attempts.
Lovers: Their trend for this month will be with half minded
only. They get good times but the topics which they take
for consideration will be with irritation. Smooth going on
is not seen. Lord Saturn looks Lord Venus, which is good.
The time passing and spending the hours with lover will
be giving them some consolation. The brave decision and
clear cut words are not coming out from their counterpart
at present.
Married persons and spouses: Are with heavy work. They
are not in a position to allot suitable time to spend with
their counterparts. Any how Lord Saturn permits one or
two occasions to have. Domestic affairs and management
of family are not fully executed. They have to show much
preference for that.
The dates 29th and 30th will not fetch good results. Better
avoid these dates for most important and financial deals.
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 Kadagam
A good thing is the transit
of Jupiter to Magara.
This event will give you
good strength of gaining
health and confidence in your activities. Lord of profession
is on process to give you good development. The job and
profession will be to your liking and will fetch success in
consequent month. Lord Kethu with Lord Mars will assist
you with brilliancy.
Women and children at home: Will be spending the time
with happiness. They can get all their needs to their
expectations. Elders at Home will support them and
sanction proper funds. Since the Lord Sun is at the 6th
house with Lord Mars, they will be facing some stomach
disorder. Limited diet and fruits are to be taken for the
recovery of disorders.
Students: Are taking real pains and efforts in studies but
they are scoring only less mark. They have to allot good
times with leading students or tutors of institution. They
should try their best to score more.
Professionals and business persons: Are given with
opportunities for progress. Of course they will claim good
profits and progress. Good time will come in January and
February.
Lovers: Their trend in this month will be at their own
decision. They are given with some more time of privacy.
They have to plan for future. There should be justice and
good norms for their love affairs.
Married person and spouses: Are facing more problems
this month. The management of the family will be leading
to insufficiency of funds. Of course there is lot of things to
be provided for one and all in the family. Lord Jupiter will
give you all the support for their deeds and needs. They
will be in a position to spend limited time with spouse.
Lord Venus is gracefully looked by Lord Saturn. They are
friends. They will give happiness in the family.
The dates 2nd, 3rd, 29th and 30th of this month are to be
dealt with caution.
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Simham
Lord Jupiter’s entrance
in 6th house is a planetary
change. It is to be followed
with at most care. Most sensitive approach and neat
execution of work should be done. Otherwise troubles are
likely to come. Any way Lord Jupiter governs your finance
and profession Houses. So, he takes half of the burden and
keeps you with comfort.
Women and children at home: Will be very dull in process.
Lord Venus guides them to the best and keeps them with
smart and steady. Their needs are more. Half the way that
will be covered. This is a moderate month for them.
Students: are improving day by day. They can do much
better in this year. Their studies will be supported by Lord
Jupiter. Some time the over confidence will rule over them
and that they will show little care for education. It should
not be permitted. They should be keen on studies only.
Professionals and business persons: Will find a dull trend of
work and business. The finance and development of trades
are likely to be accommodated well. This month some new
links will came and give a fortune of affairs in further two
months. Lord Venus is fully supported by Lord Saturn and
there is a new turning of good scope is also there.
Lovers: Their trend is in a favorable way. Everything will
go ahead according with good supports. To make a quick
and clear decision is not reaching in your brain so far. You
have to speed up your proposals immediate.
Married persons and spouses: Will be in a good mood.
Lord Venus is in 7th House to give you the atmosphere as
you liked. The maintenance and proceedings of family will
be in a good trend. Lord Jupiter supports all your domestic
problems and finance needs.
Totally this month is a month of good beginning to enjoy
even the month February. Dates which will spell failures
are to be noted are 4th , 5th and 6th.
 Kanya
Lord of your sign Lord
Mercury is with Lord
Jupiter. This will create
an uncertainty and
discourage. Even the health and appearance will be weaker.
Lord Jupiter, even though he is in debilitation, he guides
you to manage all sorts of problems. The 10th house is well
looked by two Malefics (Lord Sun & Lord Mars). This
will guide you for essential development and income. Your
ancestral and paternal affairs are watched well by Lord
Jupiter, who will help to progressive trend.
Women and children at home: Will be lacking in
enthusiasm and progress. They need lot of things; the head
of the family should be approached for the grants. The
expenditure will be more. But their needs are coming only
during the last week of this month and first week of next
month. Lord Venus governs their health and happiness.
Students: Will be attending their work properly. They are
preparing to the best of their capacity. The state of Lord
Venus in going to be in the grade of exaltation. That is
good. They can get good opportunity to score high marks
Professionals and Business men: Are supported well by
Lords Mars and Sun. They can do good development. They
can increase their work load. The gains will be vending
in time. By the hard works, they will fetch a fortune and
good name. In continuation, the next month will also be a
successful one.
Lovers: Their trend will be with exclamation. What ever
they do, it will be with confusion and lead to an unsettled
way. They have to think properly and do the plans properly.
The hasty and fast approach will cause disappointment.
Married persons and the spouses: Are at liberty but
powerless. The backings and the supports are less. The
self confidence is also going below the average. Domestic
as well as new needs are mounting in a high range. The
counterpart is little bit fearful. They have to console and
give good encouragement so as to meet all the problems
successfully. Lord Venus is reaching fastly to the sign
“Meena”. This will clear all their problems with in 5 to 6
weeks. It will be really a wonder also. A fortune is likely to
reach them shortly.
The dates 6th and 7th will not be good to promise on
finance. Some failure will also happen on these days.
Tulam
On the transit of Lord
Jupiter to ‘Magara’, the
houses Eight, Ten, and
Twelve are well governed
by him. The health, age and the profession are all supported
for good progress and development. Lord Saturn looks
your sign and make a delayed way of progress. You have
to be brisk and smart. The finance and family matters are
coming to your expectations. You will have bold attempts
and projects.
Women and children at home: Will be feeling the weakness
in physic as well as activities. They are getting a slow
progress only. Lord Mars looks the 6th house to give little
inconvenience in health. They have to select the proper
food mostly with fruits and green vegetables. Otherwise,
the stomach condition will be having a set back.
Students: Are very spped and strongly attending their
routines. New syllabus and enthusiastic subjects will be
well prepared by them and they will score good marks.
Some times unwanted friends will appear and do certain
delays in progress. They have to avoid such things.
Professionals and Business people: Will be given preference
in their jobs. They can do their best to earn the sufficient
money. Lord Kethu is occupying the 10th house, which is
graced by Lord Jupiter. They can see a good atmosphere.
Sure of getting prominent place in their attempts and the
new ventures will also join to give more gains.
Lovers: During this month of January, their trend will be
with useful plans and ideas. Lord Venus is aspected by the
friendly Lord Saturn. This will give good opportunities to
know the heart of each other. Time is likely to give a final
safe and decision for their future.
Married persons and spouses: The present period will go
without disturbance. The expenditures are likely to increase.
They can manage it. Bold and essential program in bringing
the family to a high level will be the aims of both of them.
Certainly the things are on the way of success. The transit
of Lord Jupiter is helping them; they have to show more
attention in that. The pleasure and fun may be affected but
the progress of family will be to the expectation.
The dates which are not good to any financial decision
and to do important works will be 8th and 9th of this
month.
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 Viruchigam
Houses 4th and 10th
are balanced by Lords
Venus and Saturn. This
position will pave away
to progress and good
development of the family. All are nicely going. You are
going to feel yourself as little lacking in the events. This
will continue for one year. You can do every thing with
slow and steady process. One or two occasions, failures
will give you lessons. Since Lord Saturn occupy the 10th
the job and profession will fetch the needy funds to solve
the problems.
Women and children at home: Will be busy and doing their
routines fastly. Their valet is going short. They need more
money. The elders in family should care them first and
keep them well. Lord of the sign ‘Mars’ will be reaching
his house of exaltation and keep them well with in three
weeks.
Students: Are working hard and they are improving with
the guidance of planets. Since Lord Jupiter is in debilitation
and at the same time the Lord Mars is to be in exaltation, a
new fortune is likely to bring good hope and good luck.
Professionals and business people: Will be doing well.
The months January and February are going to shape them
good in their field of work. One thing, the occupation of
Lord Jupiter in 3rd house may keep them to wait for good
results but the same will face little delays.
Lovers: Their trend will be good and give them the
expected happiness. Lord Venus is well graced by his friend
Lord Saturn. They have to bind with justice and make their
way with good principles.
Married persons and spouses: Are feeling good times. They
can feel the happiness well for further two months. Their
finance will be blocked but they can manage with extra
funds and credits.
The dates which are not suitable to sign contracts or to
invest, will be 10th and 11th.
Dhanur
Lord of your sign, Lord
Jupiter is facing the
debilitation, which is a
grade of very low power.
You will feel some what deserted. The attempts are also
slowly moving. Your will power and confidence will
be good. Your position will be proving to a good height
shortly. Next month you will be wondering to know the
new ventures. The usual way of income will be helping.
Lord Jupiter even though in debilitation, he will grace the
good part in your attempts.
Women and children at home: Are very fast and busy.
They do the things with brave and steady capacity. Due
the need of money the programs are getting set back. But
by the end of this month they can get the expected things
to their hands.
Students: Are progressing and projecting their position. In
studies, the attention at class is dull. They have to listen to
the lectures carefully and then only they can do the exercise
in lessons well. This will help them to score good marks.
Professionals and Business men: Are given proper
opportunities. They have to shine on their own accord. The
finance graph is declining against the need. They have to
wait for 2 to 3 weeks. Then their needs will be fulfilled.
Lovers: Their trend in this month will be with arguments
mounted with several questions. The happiness is less. They
have to plan well and go step by step for their achievements
of expectations.
Married persons and spouses: Are moving with the routines
in a half minded way. The expected pleasure and happiness
have not yet come. This month, they should wait peacefully.
They have to wait for some more days. The financial matters
and domestic affairs are mixed with confusion and more
requirements. They will set alright during the 4th week of
this month.
The dates 12th and 13th may spell failures.
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 Magaram
Your sign Lord in 8th
house and your sign
is occupied by Lords
Jupiter and Raaghu. Lord
Jupiter is in debilitation and also Lord Mercury combines
there. This is a complicated month with new proposals.
Your plans will be unsteady while they come for filtering
the bad. Any way the 10th house is looked by Lord Saturn.
This is good to achieve your target. This month will be with
many proposals for your progress.
Women and children at home: Will be little bit weak in
health. The season will be giving them nuisance and
their health will be affected. They have to go for suitable
medicines. The months January and February will be with
new arrivals of their desired products.
Students: Will be doing every thing with research
nature. It is good, you are receiving the results with gift.
The opportunities are for success. They can earn good
name. Their argument nature will give a scope with good
knowledge.
Business persons and professionals: Will be with deep
thoughts and plans. The time is good. The decisions are not
yet reached. But the trend prefers luck for them. Their aims
and projects are going to set good shapes.
Lovers: Their moments during this month will be with
restrictions. Their happy times with their counterpart either
in person or communication will be nice and useful.
Married persons and spouses: Are facing new worries.
Some times inconvenience will rule over the scenes. Upon
the house of the spouse, Lords Kethu, Jupiter and Mercury
are focusing. This will be in an uneasiness and complicated
trends. But Lord Venus is graced by Lord Saturn and he
accommodates their need of happiness. This month and the
following month will be good to better.
The dates which are facing failures are 14th and 15th.
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Kumbam
Lord of 4th and 9th house,
Lord Venus is well seated
in your sign. Looked by
his friend Lord Saturn,
he gives pleasure and good hopes. The 10th house Lord is
with 7th house Lord in 11th, a suitable place with aspect of
progress. More over your sign Lord, Lord Saturn is graced
by Lord Venus. That is also good. The finance and the profit
dealer Lord Jupiter is in 12th. This will create an unsteady
situation. But with in 3 to 4 weeks the combination of lords
Mars and Jupiter in Magaram will occur. That will create a
Neecha Banga Raja yoga to Lord Jupiter and this will lead
for your good success.
Women and children at home: Are pleased by doing their
routines. Their demands and needs are to be filled up by the
elders. Lord Jupiter even though in debilitation, he gives
support to have well pleasures and restricts any kind of ill
health.
Students: Are shining well and do better now. They will
have appreciation from their teachers. Lord Mars looks the
house of education. Some times they will spend time with
unwanted friends. They have to avoid this and focus on
studies.
Professionals and Businessmen: Will have to see a
complication in their trend. A new venture is there. They
do not know about the success of that venture. It is still
hidden. After 3 weeks, it will come to a shape of strange
finish. The profit is less but they will gain a good name and
fortune.
Lovers: Their trend in this month will be very slow and
dull. They are shining well and their counter part is facing
uneasiness and suffering. Their finance is also dried up.
They have to think twice and make suitable program for
the happiness with their lover.
Married persons and spouses: Are not fully happy but they
are duty-bound to care the family. They take more attention
to the benefit of other family members. It is to be praised.
Lord Venus is looked nicely by Lord Saturn. This is good.
Their privacy and relations will be satisfactory.
The dates 16th, 17th and 18th are with confusions.
On these dates don’t do any important work related to
property and finance.
 Meenam
The transit of lord Jupiter Deity adorning
the cover page.
occurred in December
will bring luck to the
extent of fortune with
strong positions. Lord Mars looks your sign and gives the
ill-health to the effect of weakness. The financial worries
may be set alright. Some sources of extra funds are also
reaching. Your courage and confidence will grow high.

Women and children at Home: Will be doing well.

Their health may be affected due to the season. Lord Saturn
is in the house of Lord Sun, gives stomach disorders some
times. You have to take suitable medicines. News about
your new income or purchase is likely to come. It will be
materialized.

Students: Are going to shine with good

improvement. The financial help will reach them in time.
Some kind of disturbance to their study-time is likely to
come. Some unwanted friends will make bore and spend
good lot of time. They have to avoid it.

Businesspersons and professionals: Are doing

well. The dull situation and trading trend may affect your
eagerness. That will vanish in a short period. They can
see the flow of funds to their satisfaction. The jobs will be
extended and the gains will reach them.
Lovers: Their trend will be with many problems
and arguments. For the first two weeks, the time will not be
good. Afterwards the time will be in a smooth way. Lord
Venus and Lord Saturn will give them a good time at joy
and fun.
Married parsons and spouses: Are exchanging
the views and opinions for the welfare of the family. Their
privacy and happiness are likely to give satisfaction. The
domestic need and essential household articles are likely
to be purchased during this month. Since Lord Jupiter
occupies the 11th house, it is favorable time for them to
deal several matters.
The dates 18th, 19th and 20th are not good to do important
and financial deals.
According to Hindu philosophy
and faiths Lord Ganesha is the
deity to be worshipped first. By
his blessings all the hurdles are
removed. In the picture adorning
the front cover he is dressed like a
king and he is in the happiest mood.
If we pry this image it is sure that
we all will be very happy.As he
is considered to be first of all the
divine powers his picture adorns
the cover page of the first issue
of the year 2009. We pray him to
make this year 2009 a happy year
for one and all.

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