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		<title>Tirunavukkarasar &#8211; The Lord of Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Saints & Philosophers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Appar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nayanmar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[saint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saiva Siddhanta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tevaram]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest Saivite saints, Tirunavukkarasar is credited with the reestablishment of Hinduism in South India following the rise of nastika traditions. Popularly known as Appar, he was one of the most prolific Tamil Saiva poets and a great exponent of Saiva Siddhanta, visiting hundreds of temples and composing hymns in honor of Shiva. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Hindu Population</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Current Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hinduism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[population]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With about 885 million followers, Hinduism is the third biggest religion in the world after Christianity and Islam. India is home to more than 800 million Hindus, while the rest are spread around the globe. Hinduism accounts for more than 13 percent of the world population of 6.68 billion and is growing at around 1.52 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vishvakarma &#8211; Architect of the Gods</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Pantheon of Gods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[architect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artisans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craftsman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[universe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vishvakarma, the Architect of the Gods, is the presiding deity of craftsman, artisans and builders in the Hindu cosmology. He is the manifestation of the creative power of the Supreme Being and designed the tripartite universe consisting of the mortal world, the heavens and the netherworld at the behest of Brahma, the Creator. Vishvakarma also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pillayarpatti Karpaka Vinayakar Temple</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Home of the Gods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ancient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cave temple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ganesha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karpaka Vinayakar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pillaiyar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pillayarpatti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vinayakar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vinayakar Chaturthi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 1600 year old Karpaka Vinayakar Temple in Pillayarpatti is one of the oldest and most popular Hindu shrines in south India. A rock cut cave temple featuring a massive sculpture of Vinayakar, the temple also has ancient images of other Hindu deities. The immensely powerful Karpaka Vinayakar Temple is also one of the cleanest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saraswathi Pooja</title>
		<link>http://www.mamandram.org/magazine/2008/10/saraswathi-pooja/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hindu Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navratri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pooja]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saraswathi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saraswati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Saraswathi Pooja is the most important festival honoring the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom. Observed every year on the final day of Maha Navaratri, Saraswathi Pooja involves offerings and prayers devoted to Saraswathi. The festival is believed to be auspicious for seeking the blessings of Saraswathi and for the commencement of academic endeavors. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Purpose of Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hindu Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bliss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chandrasekharendra Saraswati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hinduism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moksha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purpose]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mamandram.org/magazine/?p=13</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Hinduism is a means of achieving the four canonical goals of life, or purusharthas - kama, artha, dharma and moksha. These four goals represent a holistic approach to achieve spiritual, emotional and material satisfaction for human beings.These four aims are known in Tamil as inbam, porul, aram, and vidu, respectively. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati</title>
		<link>http://www.mamandram.org/magazine/2008/09/sri-chandrashekarendra-saraswati/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[biography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mamandram.org/magazine/?p=9</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[His Holiness Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal was the Paramacharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham from 1907 until 1994. Born on May 20, 1894, he was installed as the head seer of the Kanchi Math at the age of 13 and presided over an important period for the monastery and India as a whole. During his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mamandram Magazine Launched</title>
		<link>http://www.mamandram.org/magazine/2008/09/mamandram-magazine-launched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Malaysia Hindu Dharma Mamandram (MHDM) is proud to launch the Mamandram Magazine, an online publication aimed at a global audience featuring various aspects of the world&#8217;s oldest religion and issues of interest to Hindus. As MHDM&#8217;s official publication, Mamandram Magazine will be published quarterly, with the first issue due out in October 2008. Along [...]]]></description>
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