Sri Guru Raghavendra Aradhane

Starting today is Sri Guru Raghavendra Aradhane for three days.
I got this link to the latest photos of Mantralayam mutt.Follow this link to view 2010 Aradhane Pooja at Mantralayam.


Mantralayam SRS Mutt

May Sree Guru Rayaru's blessings be with all!

Parenting the Angels

We had been to the event "Parenting the angels" yesterday. It was a great evening with lots of thought provoking humour by Prof Krishne Gowda ,melodious songs by Sri Sairam Iyer and most enchanting discourse by Poojya Guruji.

Singapore and Malaysia

Apr 30th 2010 to 7th May , 2010 : Touring Singapore and Malaysia.

May 1st , 2010 : Our much awaited vacation started off with Pallavi , Guru , Suma and Sumanth meeting us at the Changi airport - what an amazing airport !! - Check out the snaps of the T2 and T3.





Pallavis home ( see snap below ) is a great place at Tampines. After having lovely idlis and a light snooze , we set out to explore the city - had typical Chennai food at Komala vilasa at Little India , went on to see Mustafa , Esplanade and Merlion.





May 2nd , 2010 : Spent the entire day at Sentosa Islands - Visited Images of Singapore , Tiger Tower, Segway ride , Amazing Log ride ( that was super ) and Underwater World. Dolphin show at Underwater world is superb. The tunnel section of the Underwater world is the most interesting part. Post a dip at the beach , spent the evening relaxing to the music and laser show on the beach titled "Song of the Sea". This is a laser show which is technically a master piece with laser lights on the sprays of water forming moving images. Excellent work and a must-see.On return from Sentosa , had dinner at Annalakshmi.








May 3rd, 2010 : Visited Jurong Bird Park. Truly amazing collection of birds - enjoyed the various shows and later on went to Sumas house at Ang Mo Kio for the lovely dinner. Pallavi and Guru joined us at Sumas house and we returned back latenight.








May 4 , 5 , 6 2010 : Tour to KL, Genting , Putrajaya.
Pallavi had joined us for the Malaysia tour. It was a good arrangement made by Guru earlier on with Balaji. Malaysia is a good tourist place - we could visit only KL , Genting and Putrajaya. The Petronas Twin tower is a must-see at KL.





The Batu caves host the Muruggan temple and is a good tourist attraction.



Stay at Star Point at KL was comfortable. May5th saw us heading out to Genting Highlands. The cable car ride is not to be missed. Firstworld hotel Tower 2 , 28th floor - our four rooms all superb and luxurious and what a view !! The outdoor water park is good fun for the family and the indoor rides are good for children. Lucky for us , there was the Indian Food Festival at the First World Hotel where we all enjoyed a good lunch.



May 6th : From Genting to Putrajaya - where there are govt offices. Evening we returned back to S-pore and visited Night Safari.


May 7th , 2010 : Went for ECP early morning. Gautham had a lovely time on the beach.


Later on went out Shopping at Mustafa and had lunch at Saravana Bhavan.
Our vacation ended with us boarding the return flight on 7th night.
Back to Bangalore with sweet memories.

Working at Home

A pleasant morning in Bangalore

Today morning was fantastic at Bangalore..pleasant weather. It had rained heavily yesterday night. First rains of the year 2010. That made the temp dip today morning.
The plants at house have blossomed well. The number of mallige flowers are increasing day-by-day. Today morning , we were tying up the creeper as it had fallen off support due to the rain yesterday. Its superb to get up and go out to smell the fresh air from our portico. Great Start of the day.

Lyrics of Pavamana

Pavamana .. Pavamana ..

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana jagada prana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana | pa |
ShravaNave modalAda navavidha Bakutiya
tavakadindali kodu kavijana priya | apa |

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

hema kacchuthaa upavitha dharipa maruta
kAmAdivargarahitA ..kAmAdivargarahitA ..

vyOmAdi sakala vyAvRutA sakala nirbItA
rAmachaMdrana nijadUta yAma yAmake ninAradhipudake
kAmipe enagidu nEmisi pratidina I manasige suKastOmava
tOruta pAmaramatiyanu nImANipudO || 1 ||

vajra SharIra gaMBIra mukuTadhara durjanavanakuThAra
nirjaramaNi dayA pArA vArA udAra sajjana ragha parihAra
arjunagolidandu dhvajavAnisi niMdu mUrjagavarivaMte
garjane mADidi hejje hejjege nin abja pAdadoLi mUrjagadali
Bavavarjita nenisO || 2 ||

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

prana apAna vyAna udAna samAna Ananda Bharathi ramaNa
nIne SharvAdigIrvANAdyarige jAnadhanapAlipa varENya
nAnu nirutadali EnEnesaguve mAnasAdi karma
ninagoppisidenO prANanAtha sirivijayaviThalana
kANisikoDuvudu BAnuprakASa || 3 ||

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

ShravaNave modalAda navavidha Bakutiya
tavakadindali kodu kavijana priya | apa |

Pavamana Pavamana Pavamana Jagadaprana
sankaruShaNa bhava Bhayaranya dahana .. dahana

Pavamana Pavamana ....Pavamana

First day of Badrinath/Kedarnath Yatra

Sept 19th , 2009 : The first day of our yatra started with the Jet Airways flight from Bangalore to Delhi departing at 7:20 AM on Saturday , 19th sept , 2009. We reached Delhi and immediately could feel the differance between Bangalore and Delhi weather. It was humid and quite hot , but due to the recent rains, it was bearable.
After checking into our hotel at KarolBagh and lunch , we went to Akshardham. We took the Delhi Metro from KarolBagh to TransYamuna. It was a good experience. Look forward to the Namma Metro making commuting easy in Bangalore.
Akshardham is Swami Narayan temple on banks of Yamuna and its an amazing temple. All details could be found in the web. So wouldnt be repeating them here.Enjoyed the musical fountain at 7:30PM.We were left spellbounded by the amazing synchronisation of the music , and colourful water fountain show for the theme "Brahma , Vishnu and Maheshswara".