Spiritual

Photos

• Golden Lakshmi Devi Temple in Tamilnadu
• Lord Tirupathi Venkateswara Swami
• Akshardham Temple - Delhi New

Audio

• Ramayanam - By Brahma Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao
[Part 1] [Part 2]
• Bhagavatam - By Brahma Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao
[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
• Kanakadhara Stotram
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• Aditya Hrudayam
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• Lingastakam
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Facts

• Why do we light a lamp?
• Why do we have a prayer room?
• Why do we do Namaste?
• Why do we prostrate before parents and elders?
• Why do we wear marks (tilak, pottu and the like) on the forehead?
• Why do we not touch papers, books and people with the feet?
• Why we feel to touch another with the feet is considered an act of misdemeanor?
• Why do we apply the holy ash?
• Why do offer food to the Lord before eating it?
• Why do we fast?
• Why do we do pradakshina (circumambulate)?
• Why is pradakshina done only in a clockwise manner?
• Why do we regard trees and plants as sacred?
• Why do we ring the bell in a temple?
• Why do we worship the kalasha?
• Why do we consider the lotus as special?
• Why do we worship tulasi?
• Why do we blow the conch?
• Why do we say shaanti thrice?
• Why do we offer a coconut?
• Why do we chant Om?
• Why do we do aarati?