sri sripadaraja brindavana mulbagal

THE ICONOGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SRI SRIPADARAJA TIRTHA BRINDAVANA MULBAGAL

INTRODUCTION Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (c.1412-1502) is one of the much celebrated Madhva saints from 15th century.  Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha’s contribution to both Samskruta and Kannada literature is immense and laudable. He played a significant role in establishing Haridasa  Paddhati. He also created new forms of prosody that are still in vogue. His brindavana at Mulbagal…

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hampi vijaya vithala temple history

HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF N. VENKATARAMANAYYA’S ARTICLE

HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF N. VENKATARAMANAYYA’S ARTICLE REVIEW OF N. VENKATARAMANAYYA’S ARTICLE N. Venkataramanayya (NV) presents a curious conclusion that the murti (icon) of Hampi Vitthala came from Tirupati and not from Pandharapur as believed. He cites a particular samkirtana of Annamayya as the evidence for his conclusion. But there are certain issues to accept his conclusion as…

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SRI VYASATIRTHA & THE LAKSHANAS OF ANJANEYAS CONSECRATED

SRI VYASATIRTHA & THE LAKSHANAS OF ANJANEYAS CONSECRATED This article is an attempt to list the standard & variable ‘lakshNa-s’ [characteristics/features] of Anjaneya installed by Sri Vyasaraya (referred to as Vyasa-Anjayena for easy reference) STANDARD FEATURES: (a) mid-stride pose (b) right hand raised above the head with palm fully shown (c) left hand bent towards chest/waist…

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hampi vijaya vithala temple history

HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF DR. C. NARAYANARAO & M.G. KHARE ARTICLES

HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF DR. C. NARAYANARAO & M.G. KHARE ARTICLES As part of essay series on the historicity of Vitthala of Hampi, following two articles were published earlier. KRISHNADEVARAYA & VITTHALA OF PANDHARAPUR BY M.G. KHARE THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF VITTHALA TEMPLE AT VIJAYANAGARA BY N. VENKATARAMANAYYA This article is an attempt…

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THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF VITTHALA TEMPLE AT VIJAYANAGARA BY N. VENKATARAMANAYYA

THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF VITTHALA TEMPLE AT VIJAYANAGARA BY N. VENKATARAMANAYYA By N. Venkataramanayya Published in: The Journal of Oriental Research Madras Vol. XVI, 1946-47 Nearly half a century ago, Robert Sewell stated, in his well known history of Vijayanagara, A Forgotten Empire, that Emperor Krishnadevaraya built in his capital temples dedicated to gods, Hazara…

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IDENTIFICATION OF VITTHALA IN VITTHA TEMPLE BY DR. C. NARAYANA RAO

IDENTIFICATION OF VITTHALA IN VITTHA TEMPLE BY DR. C. NARAYANA RAO BY Dr. C. Narayana Rao, Ceded Districts College, Anantapur. Published by: The Superintendent at Government Press, Bangalore. Published in: Proceedings and Transactions of the Eighth All India Oriental Conference, December, 1935. Referring to the temple of Vitthala, the Archaeological Department has given currency to…

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SRI SRIPADARAJA TIRTHA & INTER-RELIGIOUS HARMONY

SRI SRIPADARAJA TIRTHA & INTER-RELIGIOUS HARMONY Today is the 515th ArAdhana of Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (Lakshmi Narayana Muni), vidyA guru of great Vyasatirtha & gaurdian-saint of Saluva Narasimharaya. This thread deals with the inter-religious tolerance shown by Sripadaraja who, otherwise, wrote terrific polemical writings. His much acclaimed work ‘vAgvajra’ is known for its sharp criticism of such…

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