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Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangapatna – A Place of Pilgrimage

Just 19 kms from Mysore, on Mysore- Bangalore National Highway, lies Srirangapatna which got its name from the famous Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple which is situated on an island formed by River Kaveri. Along the course of the river Kaveri, there are three Sri Ranganatha Swamy temples, incidentally all of them being located in the islands surrounded by the Kaveri river; the first among them in the…

SATYAKAMA JABALA – THE SEEKER OF TRUTH & THE KEY ROLE WOMEN PLAY IN INSTILLING VALUES & RESPECT FOR THE DHARMA

In the Chandogya Upanishad one reads the story of Satyakama, the son of Jabala. Satyakama was brought up by Jabala a single-mother (yes during the vedic times, so there is nothing new about single-mothers now). No one knew who his father was. Interestingly, neither did Jabala herself.

Jabala was a very good mother and she instilled all the right values in Satyakama. She particularly taught him…