Latin American Hanuman?

Latin American Hanuman?: "

Thanks to KV Sarma J for alerting me to this image. KV mentioned that the image reminded him of “Gada-dhari” Hanuman doing “Ram-naam jaap“. I agree.

Wikipedia informs us that:

The howler monkey god was a major deity of the arts – including music – and a patron of the artisans among the Classic Mayas, especially of the scribes and sculptors…

…it are the two large statues of simian figures shaking rattles (see fig.), found on both sides of the ‘Reviewing Stand’ of Copan’s temple 11, that approach much more closely the standard representation of this animal in Maya art..

Variously described as wind gods and comedians, these statues may actually represent howler monkeys in their quality of musicians.

Did you notice the reference to wind-gods? Of course Shri Hanuman is revered as “Pawan-Sut” or “Pawan-Putra“! In this context, pl also refer to some tweets by Neeta Raina on 19th & 20th May,

Muslims are good in bomb blasts & love jehad.. but Christians eat your head space

Muslims are good in bomb blasts & love jehad.. but Christians eat your head space: "

By astrology standards, Muslims are Ketu (all brawn and no brain), while Christians are Rahu (they only have the head but no body).

That is why Christians are more subtle.. it is very difficult to catch Christians. They will couch their violence behind Maoists, Dalits, Muslims and US. However, Muslms are direct. You can feel the muslim presence in violent ghettoes, direct flicks of women and bomb blasts.

Technically, Christians are difficult to handle.. because they eat your head space. They will built hospitals, give you drinking water to such an extent that they will create guilt in you to keep your mouth shut.

It takes real spirituality to see beyond the deceptioni. That is why I stress on Asthanga Yoga. It gives you depth and sensitivity to see through the deception.

So Atha Yoganushasanam (now the discipline of Yoga).

Postscript: The Church is afraid of Yoga. It has declared it un-Christian. Now you know the reason why?

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Karnataka: Honorarium soon for Imams and Mouzans

Karnataka: Honorarium soon for Imams and Mouzans: "Gulbarga (Karnataka): In a move designed to change its anti-minority image, the BJP government has proposed to pay monthly honorarium to Peshimams and Mouzans serving in mosques across the State and other Islamic religious professionals."

A fresh alternative

A fresh alternative: "

The BJP has to make an informed choice to reinvent itself
By Swapan Dasgupta

Yet, there are outstanding questions. If the BJP is of no consequence in the states where the regional parties dominate the non-Congress space, why should those parties be averse to a pre-poll alliance with an eye to power at the Centre? Why should the regional parties be wary of a mutually exploitative relationship with the BJP that protects each other's turf?

The answers are not flattering to the BJP. Any national alliance with the BJP runs the real risk of the regional parties triggering a minority reaction against it without, at the same time, generating a countervailing Hindu consolidation. If the NDA, with a BJP prime ministerial candidate, does manage to include some additional regional players, the Congress is certain to play the 'secularism' card aggressively. Where the BJP isn't a factor, Muslim votes follow one set of logic; where the BJP is relevant, the single focus is to defeat it. This is a situation that the regional parties would not like to countenance.

The BJP may live in denial of an unstated minority veto against it—and its allies—but it is a grim fact of life. And it can only be overcome by a counter-consolidation of Hindus which seems a remote possibility.

Minus a recovery in Uttar Pradesh, the regional parties are unlikely to countenance any pre-poll understanding with a formation led by the BJP: the political costs of the enterprise are, as yet, not commensurate with the potential returns. However, national politics could change quite dramatically if the BJP was persuaded that the likelihood of a victory in 2014 would be greatly enhanced if the NDA was to project a non-BJP leader as its prime ministerial candidate. The experience of Bihar, where the JD(U) and BJP struck a harmonious alliance and even succeeded in winning the votes of minorities, is instructive. It could become the model for a broad front of anti-Congress impulses.

An NDA battling for federalism, integrity, harmony and good governance led by the unifying figure of Nitish Kumar is an idea whose time is fast approaching. But for this to happen, the BJP has to overcome its internal stalemate and paralysis and make an informed choice.

The Telegraph, May 27, 2011

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तुम हमारी चोटियों की बर्फ को यूँ मत कुरेदो

तुम हमारी चोटियों की बर्फ को यूँ मत कुरेदो: "

तुम हमारी चोटियों की बर्फ को यूँ मत कुरेदो
दहकता लावा ह्रदय में है की हम ज्वालामुखी हैं
लास्य भी हमने किया है और तांडव भी किये हैं
वंश मीरा और शिव का विष पिया है और जिए हैं

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