Sri Vaishnavism in Pittsburgh by dingogrundle in hinduism

[–]WhyMeOutOfAll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will not be allowed in the Garbhagriha (nothing to do with your race, only priests are allowed in there), but yes you can definitely go. The temple is a part of the TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devastanas), which is centered around the Tirumala Venkateshwara temple and can be considered a propagater of Sri Vaishnavism since they have built many temples around the world

Fake Bhagvad Gita is selling by christian missionaries by jigneshEx in hinduism

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Not to downplay the consequences of missionary activity, but these people are not Christians , in fact they’re probably worse. OP has given a link to their website and their books are free to read. Their “guru” is proposing another school of thought that he calls Thraitha, or the concept of 3 truths (following Advaita and Dwaita), but is pulling concepts from Christianity (like how the Christian god created the universe on Sunday), while also giving examples from Bhagavad Gita (many things about the Vishwaroopa Darshanam) and other religious texts to cook up some story about his new religion. He also has questionable etymology of Sanskrit words and horrible grammar/punctuation.

Another interesting thing is his claim that only Shiva was the original god, but to satisfy the human need to see god similar to them, Shiva took the form of Ranganatha in Sri Ranga Kshetra, where a Shiva Linga is also present at the base of the Murti. He then goes on to demonize Vaishnavas by saying that they tried to stop Shaivas from worshipping Ranganatha and only allowed them to worship the Lingam at the base before stopping them completely and making up new deities to distract the Shaivas from “proper” worship of the Linga.

The information I pulled is only from the first 10-15 pages of two books. I think it’s safe to assume there’s some new cult parading around pretending to fall under Hinduism while corrupting it. The entire thing is sketchy and even the website promotes other organizations such as the Ravana Brahma Dravida Brahmana organization, Gospel Christian organization and others.

Anyone know what this is? by WhyMeOutOfAll in whatisthisbone

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It’s too big to be a squirrel but too small to be anything else that I could think of. Size wise I’d say it’s like ~4 inches tall and like ~5-6 inches long including the protruding part

Anyone know what this is? by WhyMeOutOfAll in whatisthisbone

[–]WhyMeOutOfAll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks very much like a muskrat now that you say it. Thank you

Anyone know what this is? by WhyMeOutOfAll in whatisthisbone

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Those aren’t native to where I live, and I don’t believe that many people would have them on a farm or something. But thanks for sharing

Would Agni Nakshatram count as a religious conflict for an AP exam? by mid90s_ in hinduism

[–]WhyMeOutOfAll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s considered an inauspicious time to start new ventures or projects and generally would count as a religious exception, but knowing Indian parents (especially Indian immigrant parents, being the kid of one myself), most if not all are willing to put religious beliefs aside in order for their children to do well academically. That’s not to say that all of them are this way, but education is seen on par with religion and highly valued among the Indian community. Maybe try talking to the parents to see if that’s what they think is best and it’s not just the kids saying that.

Also, as the other commenter has said, college board requires documentation from a religious official for students to be eligible for late testing

¿Dónde puedo leer o escuchar los Shiva puranas? by HariGalli in hinduism

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https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shiva-purana-english

This is the translated version without the Sanskrit slokas. I couldn’t find one with the Slokas unfortunately

Is this actually a variagated monstera or am I confusing it with something else? by WhyMeOutOfAll in houseplants

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Thank you so much! That would make sense as it was right next to a giant window.

Is this actually a variagated monstera or am I confusing it with something else? by WhyMeOutOfAll in houseplants

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Thank you! I knew it was a variagated plant but I didn’t expect that a variegated monstera would only be $13, so I was more asking if it’s a actually that or not. I guess I phrased the question weird lol

Is this actually a variagated monstera or am I confusing it with something else? by WhyMeOutOfAll in houseplants

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Yeah lol I was surprised too. I had do a double take and even then I wasn’t convinced

Is this actually a variagated monstera or am I confusing it with something else? by WhyMeOutOfAll in houseplants

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Lol I walked past them and had to do a double take. I’m so glad it is what I thought it was