Saturday to Tuesday, when they will relive a tradition of Dwapara Yuga. During the festival, celebrated every two years, tribals pay obeisance toAccording to legends, Malkangiri was once ruled by a king Jarasandha, who had imprisoned one lakh kings for sacrificing them before goddess Jagyanseni at Polur. The wish did not come true as Krishna, Arjun and Bhim, disguised as Brahmins, rescued the kings...

Source : Times Of India | 62 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Polur

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was the fag end of 1969. On my way from Tiruvannamalai to Vellore, I stopped at Polur to have darshan at the samadhi of Saint Vitthoba. We met Duraiswami Swamigal at the mutt who introduced me to a Mr. R. Pargunam. The latter’s father had been a contemporary and devotee of Vitthoba and had had a close association with the saint. Pargunam narrated certain incidents he had heard from his father about...

Source : Indiadivine | 292 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Polur

Poondi Swamigal - The Siddha of South India

If you find this website useful please consider becoming a sponsor to feed needy children in India.It was the fag end of 1969. On my way from Tiruvannamalai to Vellore, I stopped at Polur to have darshan at the samadhi of Saint Vitthoba. We met Duraiswami Swamigal at the mutt who introduced me to a Mr. R. Pargunam. The latter’s father had been a contemporary and devotee of Vitthoba and had had a close...

Source : Indiadivine | 295 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Polur

CM announces solatium for elephant trampling victim

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a solatium of Rs three lakh to the family of a person who was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Polur Taluk in Tiruvannamalai District on February one. In a statement here, she expressed shock and grief over the death of Arumugam, who had succumbed to injuries while being taken to a hospital after he was attacked by the pachyderm. ...

Source : Webindia123 | 477 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Polur