Poojyaaya Raaghavendraaya Satya Dharma RadhaayachaBhajadaam Kalpa Vrukshaaya Namadhaam Kaamadhenave

Sri Raghavendra Swami was born as Sri Venkanna Bhatta, the second son of Sri Thimanna Bhatta and Smt. Gopikamba on Thursday, Sukla Saptami of Phalguna month in 1595, when the moon was in Mrigashirisha Nakshatra, at Bhuvanagiri, near present-day Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu.Sri Thimmanna Bhatta was the son of Sri Kanakachala Bhatta and the grandson of Sri Krishna bhatta, a Veena scholar in the court of King Krishnadevaraya.Sri.Thimanna Bhatta and his wife, Smt. Gopikamba had a son, Gururajacharya and a daughter, Venkatamba.Sri Venkanna Bhatta was also called Venkatanatha or Venkatacharya in honor of Sri Venkateshwara at Tirupati, with whose blessings he was considered to have been born, as a gift to his parents for their devotion and diligence towards the deityYour Bhakti at MantralayaAdi (Step by Step) Pradakshina (Circum-ambulation foot-by-foot) is a form of pradakshina of the Vrindavana at Mantralayam performed by many ardent devotees as a thanksgiving ritual for wishes fulfilled and prayers answered.The devotee starts the pradakshina by placing one foot exactly in front of the other in a single line, with no gap between the two feet (unlike regular walking motion) and repeats the process until he or she has finished circulating the Vrindavana and is back to the starting point.The goal is that two feet have covered every point along the circumference of the pradakshina-path around the Moola Vrindavan.

Sri Raghavendra Swami was born as Sri Venkanna Bhatta, the second son of Sri Thimanna Bhatta and Smt. Gopikamba on Thursday, Sukla Saptami of Phalguna month in 1595, when the moon was in Mrigashirisha Nakshatra, at Bhuvanagiri, near present-day Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu.Sri Thimmanna Bhatta was the son of Sri Kanakachala Bhatta and the grandson of Sri Krishna bhatta, a Veena scholar in the court of King Krishnadevaraya.Sri.Thimanna Bhatta and his wife, Smt. Gopikamba had a son, Gururajacharya and a daughter, Venkatamba.Sri Venkanna Bhatta was also called Venkatanatha or Venkatacharya in honor of Sri Venkateshwara at Tirupati, with whose blessings he was considered to have been born, as a gift to his parents for their devotion and diligence towards the deity

NAVARATRI

First Three days are dedicated to Durga Maa; the Goddess of power and energy.On the first three days, the goddess is invoked as a powerful spiritual force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and defects.
During the next three days people worship Lakshmi Maa, the Goddess of peace and prosperity. In these days, Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees the inexhaustible wealth
On Seventh and Eighth days, Saraswati Maa is worshiped to acquire the spiritual knowledge.On Nineth day Kanya puja is performed, nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped.

The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the daughter of Brahma as the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati.In order to have all-round success in life, we need the blessings of all three aspects of the divine femininity, hence, the worship for nine nights.Dussera or Vijayadashami, the tenth day is celebrated as the day of victory to rejoice about Durga's triumph over the demon Mahishasura.

Sri Krishna Janmashtami or ಕ್ರಿಷ್ಣಷ್ಟಮಿ

also known as Gokulashtami, is the birthday of one of the most popular deities of Hinduism, Lord Sri Krishna.

In 2009, the date of Janmashtami, popularly known as Krishnashtami, is August 14. Smartha Sects celebrate the Janmashtami in 2009 on August 13 and Vaishnava sects celebrate the Krishnashtami on August 14.

Lord Krishna was born on the Astami thithi (eighth day) in Krishna paksha during the month of Shravan (August – September). Lord Krishna’s Nakshatra or the birth star is Rohini. The main objective or the aim of Krishna’s birth was to demolish the demon Kansa and his evil acts. Kansa is Krishna’s maternal uncle.

SRI KRISHNASHTAKAM

Vasudeva sutham devam,
Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam,
Devaki Paramanandam,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna,Who is the God who is the son of Vasudeva,Who killed Kamsa and Chanoora,And who gave immense joy to Devaki.

Athasee pushpa sangasam,
Hara noopura Shobitham,
Rathna kankana keyuram,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum., 2

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna,Who decorates himself with flowers of Athasee.Who shines in garlands and anklets that he wears.And who has a bangle made of jewels in his right hand.

Kutilalaka samyuktham,
Poorna chandra nibhananam,
Vilasath kundala dharam,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum., 3

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna,Who is blessed with black curly hair,Who is very similar to the full moon,And who shines in his ear drops.

Mandhara gandha samyuktham,
Charuhasam chathurbhujam,
Barhi pinjava choodangam,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum., 4

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna.Who has the sweet scent of mandara flowers,Who has pretty smile and four arms,And who decorates is hair with peacock feathers.

Uthfulla padma pathraksham,
Neela jeemutha sannibham,
Yadavaanaam siro rathnam,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum., 5

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna,Who has eyes resembling the fully open lotus flowers,Who has the blue colour of rich clouds,And who is the chief gem of the clan of Yadavas.

Rukmani keli samyuktham,
Peethambara shobitham,
Avaptha thulasi gandham,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum., 6

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna,Who is engaged in playing with Rukmani,Who shines in yellow silks,And who is attracted by scent of ocimum.

Gopikaanaam kucha dwandwam,

Kunkumankitha vakshasam,
Sriniketham maheshwasam,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum., 7

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna.Who is embraced by the two busts of Gopis,Whose chest has the marks of saffron,Who lives with Lakshmi and has a big bow.

Sree vathsam mahoraskam,
Vanamala virajitham,
Sanka chakra dharam devam,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum-8

Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna,Who has the mole Sri Vathsa on his chest and greatly enjoys,Who is decorated by garlands of forest flowers,And who holds the conch and the holy wheel.

Phala Sruti Krishnashtakamidham punyam,
Prathar uthaya ya padeth,
Koti Janma krutham papam,
Smaranath thasya nasyathi.

If one reads this as soon as he awakes in the morning,This divine octet of Lord Krishna without fail,Sins committed in billions of lives,Would be destroyed, if one thinks about him.

ದಸರಾ DELICACY


Mix all the ingredients and cook them for a while, preferably in a non-stick vessel.
Cook till the mixture is not too hard or soft.
Test by making a small ball and see if it is firm - if too hard, sprinkle some water and heat it again on the stove and if it is too soft.
Mix the ingredients for dough with luke-warm water.
Knead into a nice, soft dough.
Pour some oil onto the dough, so as to cover it in oil.
On a plastic sheet, put a few drops of oil, with your fingers flatten the dough like puris.
Fill each with the filling and seal them off with the ends of the puris (like when making stuffed parathas, etc.)
Once sealed well, press into the puri shape again.
Deep fry in oil / ghee on low flame.
Fry each till the colour turns golden-brown.
The sajjiappas are ready and very tasty.