Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:49 pm:

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Sri_anji:

Nuvvu enduku aa Northie ammai ki hand ichhav. Sachhinooda

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:32 pm:

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Dharmam:

anduke telugu nerpesaru

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:28 pm:

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Kamal:

btw .. english ante .. butler oo broken oo edo okati vastundi manaki .. aa russian ela vastundi asalu?

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Diwakaram_april1:

she speaks telugu fluently.

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:21 pm:

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Diwakaram_april1:

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:20 pm:

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Diwakaram_april1:

ma BIL side oka abbayee kooda Russia studies ki velli, akkada ammayini chesukunnadu. She likes our tradition and they settled in Hyderabad now, she speaks telugu fluently.

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:13 pm:

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Woodpecker:

andar kaki tamudila tags vethakaru ga

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:07 pm:

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Cocanada:

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:06 pm:

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ONGOLE: The eagle has kept its date with Raghunayaka temple at Chadalavada near here. It flew round the temple at 11.02 a.m. on Wednesday as thousands of devotees went into a frenzy watching the spectacle.

The bird has been visiting the temple during kalyanotsavam celebrated on 'chaitra bahula vidiya' (eight days after Sri Rama Navami) every year for the last 225 years as per records available in the temple.

Stone inscriptions

The temple has a hoary past. It has a recorded history for the last 1,000 years. Many stone inscriptions reveal the development taken place during the Reddy dynasty and before.

Chadalavada is a small sleepy village on the banks of the Gundlakamma on the Ongole-Chirala Road. Many legends surround the village. It was once called Chaturvatika as Lord Rama had divided the Vanara sena into four parts and directed them to go in four directions searching for Sita.

Significantly, the Lord appears in the temple facing the South. He has Sita on his right side and Lakshmana on his left side in the temple. Archakas used to bring water in a vessel from Gundlakamma every day for abhishekam in the temple. Though the river changed its course and moved away from the temple, archakas still bring water in a vessel every day from a well making the temple unique for its 'binde theertham', said Chandrasekhara Avadhani, Vedic scholar at the temple.

The legend

According to legend, the Rama temples that came up at Bhadrachalam and Challapalli drew their power from Chadalavada temple. Another temple called Chadalavada Raghunadha Swami temple came up at Gollapalli near Nuzvid in Krishna district.

Chadalavada temple has been facing neglect for the last several years. But it celebrated Brahmotsavams with religious fervour every year for nine days after Sri Rama Navami.

It celebrates Garuda Seva on 'chaitra pournami' and performs kalyanam on 'chaitra bahula vidiya' between 9.30 a.m. and noon when the eagle visits the temple. The event attracts huge crowds and sustains the temple.

The authorities are making efforts to renovate the temple at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.5 crore. They laid the basement for the sanctum sanctorum. They plan to construct 'mukha mandapam' and four 'gopurams' to restore its glory, said executive officer Venkateswara Rao. He appealed to the people to donate for the renovation work.

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:03 pm:

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Cocanada:

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 09:02 pm:

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Kamal:

Harikrishna put "jeelakarran and bellam" on the head of Dennis

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Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 08:59 pm:

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Rajahmundry: R. Harikrishna, settled in California of the USA, tied the knot to Dennis from Russia at the temple of the International Sri Krishna Consciousness here on Wednesday. The ritual was performed under the guidance of the Satya Gopinath Das, head of ISKCON.

Dennis is a doctor from Rumania. "They liked each other. They both are disciples of Lord Krishna. My boy asked for our permission for their marriage. I readily agreed," said R. Ramanujarao, whose family is settled in Hyderabad. "We are in love from last two years. I like Hindu tradition, customs and particularly Lord Krishna so much. I proposed to Harikrishna," said Dennis. Prof. Harikrishna said that her sister's marriage was also performed in ISKCON temple, Hyderabad.

In keeping with the tradition, Harikrishna put "jeelakarran and bellam" on the head of Dennis and tied the knot.

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