Radio Idli is glad to present a video from the album Param Krupalu He Swamiraya based on Kavle Math Swamiji Shrimad Shivanand Saraswati. The album has been conceptualized and created by Shri Sanjeev Ghotgalkar (Kumaar Sanjeev) who has been very actively creating such brilliant musical works. Apart from the music Sanjeevji’s albums give a great darshan of a chosen Pilgrimage.
Culture
e-book : Temples of the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin community
Editor’s Note: Shri U. V. Kini through his immense dedication towards our community heritage, brings to us an e-book on GSB Temples. Amgele Devasthana (our temples) have had a distinct architecture. We perhaps have the only temples in the whole of India, in our community, where Vishnu and Shiva are worshipped in the same Altar. […]
Sri Sharada Mahotsav, SV Temple, Mangalore
Sri Sharada Mahotsav is celebrated during Navaratri by the GSB’s of Mangalore at the Acharya Math premises, which is situated inside the Sri Venkataramana Temple complex, Car Steet, Mangalore. This festival has been celebrated with religious fervour and devotion by our samaj bandhavas for the last 85 years. The 2007 Sri Sharada Mahotsav was the […]
Kodial Theru 2008 : A report by Rajanikanth Shenoy, Kudpi
Kodial Theru 2008 Report : Rajanikanth Shenoy, Kudpi Video courtesy : Nithin Rao, Kumblekar and Prakash Kamath, Kanthavar Mangalore, Feb 18, 2008 The famous ‘Mangalore Car Festival’ or ‘Kodial Theru” was celebrated with gaiety and devotion on February 13, 2008. Ratharohan or ascending the chariot was held at 6.00p.m., and the Grand Chariot was drawn […]
Shri Mangesh – Shantadurga Darshan – Courtesy Kumar Sanjeev
Saraswat ancestral heritage and our cultural diversity across the west coast is evident from the uniqueness of our Kuladevasthaans (family temples) located around Gomaantak (Goa). Shri Mangesh and Shri Shantadurga and many of our family deities have been our guardian Deities throughout ages of colonialism and now – globalization :-). They have been instrumental in […]
Shri Puttur Narasimha Nayak – performance at GSB Mulund Datta Jayanti function
GSB sabha Mulund celebrated its Golden Jubilee Datta Jayanti function on the 22nd and 23rd of December. It was marked with a Sita Kalyan function and a grand performance by Shri Puttur Narasimha Nayak and Shri Kiran Kamath.
It’s a great pleasure to present two video clips of what GSB devotional musiclovers yearn to hear – The soul enriching voice of Shri Puttur Narasimha Nayak rendering the Dasara Padagalu and Konkani Bhajans.
Mumbai Ganapati Coverage
Vakratunda Mahakaaya Kotisurya Samaprabha. Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Sarvakaryeshu Sarvada. Dear friends, Radio Idli and its volunteers take the pleasure of sharing with you snippets of Ganapati celebrations in the GSB Mandals and households of Mumbai. Over the next five days, i will be adding links of video clips taken by us. ******************************************************************************** NOTE: over the next […]
Video Special – 3 Magnificent Arti’s
Contributed by: Harish Shanbhag, Nikhil Pai and Nagesh Pai. As GSB’s we have been ardent followers of the religious traditions carried forth by our ancestors. Our religious festivals have given us the spiritual strength and also strong social bonding. We are proud to share three wonderful videos as a part of our journey to the […]