‘In January 2018 when touring Srilanka along with Sadguru (Mrs.) Anjali Gadgil we visted the city of Kandy. From the viewpoint of Buddhists this is the most important spot in Srilanka.
In Satyayug Bhagwan when Shiva performed the tandav dance lifting the corpse of His energy, ‘Shatidevi’ the activity of the entire world came to a standstill. To pacify Bhagwan Shiva the Deities approached Bhagwan Vishnu.
Khadi clothes are quite popular in India. In similar way, national cloth bearing batik cotton design is popular in Indonesia.
The people who created these designs were ignorant about creating sattvik designs based on the triguns – Sattva-Raja-Tama.
We come across people from Indonesia wearing various types of clothes bearing characteristic batik design.
In a short distance from Bayon temple in Angkor Thom area, we come across a pyramid shaped huge temple in ruined form. This is called as Bapun temple. 11th century King of Yashodharpura, Udayadityavarman II was a devotee of Deity Shiva.
The land which was referenced as Kambhoj country in Mahabharat, is todays Cambodia! Hindus resided here till 15th century. It is said that Hindu empire by the name Khmer ruled Cambodia from 802 AD till 1421 AD.
Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest religious fair. It is not only a display of supremacy of the Bharatiya culture, but is also a spiritual congregation that provides satsang.
In the Muslim dominated Azerbaijan (95% Muslim population) there exists a temple of Devi Durga which is more than 300 years old. There is an oil lamp kept lit here continuously due to which this temple is also called as the ‘Temple of Fire’. Devotees have a faith that this flame represents Devi Bhagawati.
The criteria to recognise a Saint depend on the Path He follows – Dnyanyoga (Path of Knowledge), Karmayoga (Path of Action), Bhaktiyoga (Path of Devotion) etc. Depending on the spiritual level, the criteria can also differ.
