Sunday, May 6, 2018

VISITING OORU APRIL2018

April 25 - 30, 2018

The word is OORU means native place and around, where you are born and brought up, went to school and college, people identify you as person from this place. It's identification from the family, generations and ancestors.

BIRTHI HOUSE, SALEKERI, BRAHMAVARA



Number of places nearby. you have been to their place for some occasion or functions, as the years pass by, older generation disappear, new generation with new ideology, sometimes in the old bottle. happens.

So visiting places is to know and acquaint yourself. Some of the places we visited this time are:

1. Anegudde Vinayaka Temple - Old temple renovated, lot of people have belief and reverence. feel there is energy, regularly visited.


There comes up another huge another Temple, named Sri DurgaParameshwari Temple nearby, with lot of commercial touch with business prospectus in mind. With due respect, devotion and dedication can not forced with outside attractions.

2. Hungarakatte, near Balekudru, the place the river meets up with sea and some industries like plywood established years ago and fisheries. A relation VishnuMurthy Upadhya and his wife Sudha lives there in a 100 year old huge house. It is amazing to hear that there were 20 -25 people living the same house for some years and now a couple lives there.


3. Mandarthi - Sri DurgaParameshwari Temple, a place where one feels like for darshana and get blessings. Visited the place number of times before, this time also visited.




4. Visit to Kamala Radhakrishna Upadhya - at Kukkikkatte, near Udupi, a friend and well wisher  from Dubai days. They have a new nicely built house and our Dubai friends together visited their place.



5. KrishnaMoorthy Bhat's ANTIQUE HOUSE in Mayagundi, PutturUdupi - a nephew by relation is quite simple guy but has lot of ideas and interest in maintaining antique things, which he collects them various places and arranges them nicely for display. Visitors appreciate "Kittu's" interest in displaying them and maintaining it.




6. Amji GopalKrishna Bhat's house near Karje, Brahmavara - a distant relation, 90- year old GopalKrishna Bhat talks about the hard days he has gone through, difficult times when no money, family and children. He says, now by the grace of God, he lives a comfortable life in a huge house, with children settled with their life. He live with his wife and son's family,






7. Prabhakara Upadhya/Arundhathi  house at Perampalli, near Manipal, known since Dubai years, is a Yoga Therapist, conducting c;asses in Manipal.


8. PrabhakaraKandiga/Sumangali House at Parampalli, Saligrama, people who have known during Brahmana Samaja, Dubai years.



Posted Monday 7th May 2018



Saturday, May 5, 2018

YAKSHAGAANA - KEECHAKA VADHE

Tuesday 1st May 2018
Vinayaka Temple Auditorium, R T Nagara, NammaBengaluru

YakshaGaana is dance drama with heavy costumes, dance, dialogue with Bhagavataru singing with accompanying music with mridanga and chande.

The presentation (Prasanga) is story from Mahabharatha where Pandavas with draupadi are sent away from the capitol to live forests and living without anybody identifying them.

Pandavas lands in Vijayapura, Draupadi (as Sairendri) working at the Queens(Sudheshne)) palace as helper. Bheema (Valala) working as cook in the kitchen.





Sudheshne's brother Keechaka, a womeniser, falls in love with Sairendri and wants to have her, in spite of Sudheshne's advice not to.


However, Keechaka being adamant tries to get her. Sairendri, gets Bheema to help her,and Bheema in disguise as woman, kills Keechaka.



The dance performances of all the artists were excellent and singing by Bhagavatharu was also very good. It was a 3-hour show.


posted Saturday, 5/5/2018

NAAGA POOJE AT BALEKUDRU

Wednesday, 25th April 2018
Balekudru, Hangarakatte, Near Udupi



Balekudru is my mother's father's place. There were times when my mother used to carry me to Balekudru, when there is a function in the house. There is a river we have to cross by boat. Only one boat ferries people across the river.



When we reach the grandfather's house, I go around the compound, there is also a naaga bana (where serpent stones) and placed under banyan tree.




Under the same tree there was pooja and homa performed by Mr and Mrs Prabhakar Kedilaya, as an annual event. As it is performed by ancestors from generations.


We were there to attend the pooja and after mangalarathi, all proceeded to RamaMandira nearby, where we had grand lunch.

posted Saturday, 5/5/2018


Thursday, May 3, 2018

BRAHMOPADESHA - RAGHAVENDRA

Friday, 27th April 2018
Srnidhi Apartments, Kukkikatte, Udupi





RamachdraRajani Udupa's son Raghavendra Brahmopadesha was planned after the GrahaPraveshs at Srinidhi Apartments in Udupi.



RamachdraUdupa's  father, Vishwanatha Udupa family friend and well wisher, we were more than pleased to travel to Udupi to attend the grand Brahmopadesha program.



Upanayana (Sacred thread Ceremony) is one of the traditional samskaras that marked the acceptance of a boy by a Guru (Yeacher) and individual's entrance to a school in Hinduism.


The boy receives Yajnopavitha in the presence of parents and priest and later later, receives Brahma Upadesha and Gayathri Mantra.

Om Bhur bhuvatsah
Om Tatst Vitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasiah Dheemahi
Dhiyo yonah Prachodayat.






The occasion also is for get-together of family and friends and fellowship and networking.

We had the chance to meet our friends from Dubai and bring back the memories of past years.

Pictures speak for itself.

Posted Friday 4th May 2018




Wednesday, May 2, 2018

SRINIDHI APARTMENT INAUGURATION - UDUPI

Wednesday, 25th April 2018
Srinidhi Apartments, Cukkikatte, Udupi.

Sri KrishnaRaja Tantry, friend and active member of UAE Brahmana Samaja, Dubai, ventured into building constructions a couple of years ago. A four storey building with 24 apartments was completed and its inauguration was scheduled on Wednesday, 25th April.


We were there along with some Dubai Friends to witness the occasion.



H H Sri VishweshaTheertha Swamiji of Pejavar Mutt


88 - year old frail seer from Udupi Pejavar Mutt, Sri. H H Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji was there to inaugurate and bless the owners and residents. Swamiji with his weak body and strong will power, spoke during the ceremony for about 15 minutes assuring the residents that Lord Krishna will reside in their homes and bless the family everyday. He also blessed KrishnaRaja and family every success in his endeavour.
Sri KrishnaRaja Tantry




Sri Sudhaker Rao Pejavar

Sri VidyaPrasanna Theertha Swamiji of Sri Subramanya Mutt, Kukke Subramanya also blessed the families residing in the complex.

Vani, Latha, Rajani, Savithri, Nalini

UdayaKumar, SudhakerPejavar, JayaramSomayaji, VasuBhat


MASALA DOSA



Sri Indrali Jayakar Shetty and Jerry Vincent Dias also spoke during the inauguration ceremony.


The event followed by buffet dinner with variety of dishes and sweets.

Posted Wednesday, 2nd May 2018