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  1. Oh, my God !

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    / January 5, 2012 / 2 Comments
    If you or anyone in your family is appearing for SSC or Inter Board exams in Andhra Pradesh, you better not write the name of any divine being on your answer sheet. For if you do so, you may end up being debarred for a period of up to eight...

  2. This is what you call a Food Fest !

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    / November 25, 2011 / 2 Comments
    These are photographs received over mail (unknown source). The information says these are photographs taken on Diwali and Annakut Mahotsav (Govardhan Pooja) at Akshardham Mandir. There were 1392 different delicious dishes offered to the Lord.

  3. Nothing Godly about this

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    / October 8, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By T S Sudhir Goddess Kanaka Durga, the presiding deity of Vijayawada, was witness to a lesson in political management on the first day of Dussehra this  year. That when it comes to her devotees, she better observe protocol strictly. Or else. On September 28, when Union minister of state for...

  4. The stories of a temple in Kerala

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    / August 28, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Slogan Murugan Most people go to places of worship to pray. But a good number of them come to listen to stories. Try this the next time if you haven’t already. Ask the priests, mullah or even one of the friendly looking locals about the temple and out come...

  5. Oh God, I will not bribe you !

    Posted by Archana Anandakrishnan
    / August 21, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Archana Anandakrishnan   Yesterday’s headlines read `The torch of revolution has been lit – Anna Hazare’. The movement against corruption has peaked. I am not surprised for here in the US, anti-corruption protests, walks, discussions have been happening almost on a monthly basis for at least a year now,...

  6. The Worldly God

    Posted by Ram Ramnath
    / August 13, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Ram Ramnath   The setting is majestic. As He lords over (what else?) the seven hills, His vast army of devotees pours in for but a moment’s tryst with Him. Even a 24×7 regimen at the sanctum sanctorum is not quite enough, it appears, to salve the pilgrims’ restless...

  7. Yeddy in No God’s land

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    / July 22, 2011 / 3 Comments
      “Devare Illa, Devare Illa” screamed an agitated B S Yeddyurappa, storming into the BJP meeting. Finding the other leaders perplexed, he fished out a piece of paper from his pocket and read out in English “There is no God”.   “See, I told you na,” chuckled Sushma Swaraj to...

  8. God can’t claim exemptions

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    / July 3, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir “The country talks about the Ambanis and the Tatas but I can tell you the net worth of what Sathya Sai Baba built is more than six lakh crore rupees. There are properties and establishments in 124 countries.”   When an ardent self-confessed devotee of Sathya Sai Baba...

  9. The Almighty confesses before 2012

    Posted by Amrita Sarkar
    / June 1, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Amrita Sarkar   The flickering midnight candle died, And the thunderstorm caught my sight. I went to close the swaying door, Only to see my garden with dead trees galore   Far in the corner stood a body covered with husk The scary windy night seems to have given...

  10. Why Sai is a miracle

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    / April 26, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir“Swamy will be back with us. We are expecting that by Wednesday, there will be a miracle or it may take some time. But Swamy for sure, will be back with us,” the APSRTC bus depot manager was telling me very matter-of-fact. Just two days in Puttaparthy, I...

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