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How to keep the romance alive in your marriage

Here are some tips for keeping romance alive in your marriage:

Have a ‘one night stand’ at regular intervals. Take time out for each other albeit for just a night. Time alone together. No meals to cook. No kids to attend to. With no other commitments to distract you, romance comes more naturally.

Plan dates months in advance. Keep looking forward to them. And mark these dates in different colors in your diary. Check this daily. This will turn mundane birthdays, anniversaries into special moments to be cherished.

The 3 magic words mean a lot. Say them often. In fact email, call or SMS each other just to say, I love you.

Laughing together is as essential as making love. This brings you together.

Have fun together. Take time out on a Sunday evening to play board games. Or if you are outdoor people then challenge each other to a game of tennis.

Listen.

Action speaks louder than words. Take the initiative and create the mood. Hugs and kisses add a spark to your marriage.

Complement each other on new clothes, new haircut or even the choice of footwear. This shows you notice change in each other.

Make love together more often. Different places. Different ways.

Surprise each other. This can be fun. Surprise your mate with a special evening. Book a table at your favorite restaurant and enjoy a romantic candle light dinner.

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The Real Treasure

The cheerful girl with bouncy black curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. She asked her mother Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Kirti loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere – school, playground, even to bed.
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Kirti had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when
he finished the story, he asked Kirti, “Do you love me?” “Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you.” “Then give me your pearls.” “Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess – the white horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She’s my favorite.” “That’s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night.” And
he brushed her cheek with a kiss.


About a week later, after the story time, Kirti’s daddy asked again, “Do you love me?” “Daddy, you know I love you.” “Then give me your pearls.” “Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper.” “That’s okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you” And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Kirti was sitting on her bed. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek. “What is it, Kirti? What’s the matter?” Kirti didn’t say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, “Here, Daddy. It’s for you.”

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Kirti’s kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Kirti. He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine
treasure.

So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure.

Are you holding onto things that God wants you to let go of? Are you holding onto harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities, which you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go? Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do believe this one thing.

God will never take away something without giving you something better in return.

Purport

The living entity is suffering due to his ignorance of the hidden treasure of his Supreme Father, Krishna. That treasure is love of Godhead, and in every Vedic scripture the conditioned soul is advised to find it. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, although the conditioned soul is the son of the wealthiest personality—the Personality of Godhead—he does not realize it. Therefore Vedic literatures are given to him to help him search out his father and his paternal property.
As stated in Bhagavad-gita, rasa-varjaa raso ’py asya param drstva nivartate: only by the higher taste of Krishna consciousness can one give up the deadly lower taste that keeps one imprisoned in material bondage. Devotional service to Krishna is the real treasure house for the living entity. When one comes to the platform of devotional service, he always remains opulent in the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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DDA Housing Scheme-2011

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (Delhi Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th February, 2007 S.O. 141 .— (E) Whereas extensive modifications which the Central Government proposed to make in the Master Plan for Delhi keeping in view the perspective for Delhi for the year 2021 and growing new dimensions in urban development, were published vide Public Notice in the Gazette of India Extraordinary S.O. No. 318(E) dated 16th March, 2005 by the Delhi Development Authority inviting objections/ suggestions as required by sub-section (3) of Section 11-A of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957), within ninety days from the date of the said notice.

2. Whereas, the objections/suggestions received with regard to the said public notice have been considered by a Board of Enquiry set up by the Delhi Development Authority and also by the Delhi Development Authority, and the Central Government has, after carefully considering all aspects of the matter, decided to extensively modify the Master Plan for Delhi. 3. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 11-A of the said Act, the Central Government hereby approves the Master Plan for Delhi with the perspective for the year 2021, as an extensive modification to the Master Plan for Delhi with perspective for the year 2001, as notified vide Ministry of Urban Development Notification S.O. No. 606 (E) dated 1.8.1990 along with all the amendments carried out till date therein. The said Master Plan for Delhi with perspective for the 2021 as notified herein shall come into effect from the date of Publication of this Notification in the Gazette of India. MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI—WITH THE PERSPECTIVE FOR THE YEAR 2021 INTRODUCTION 1. Delhi, the focus of the socio-economic and political life of India, a symbol of ancient values and aspirations and capital of the largest democracy, is assuming increasing eminence among the great cities of the world. Growing at an unprecedented pace, the city needs to be able to integrate its elegant past as well as the modern developments into an organic whole, which demands a purposeful transformation of the socio-economic, natural and built environment. The city will be a prime mover and nerve centre of ideas and actions, the seat of national governance and a centre of business, culture, education and sports. 2. Apart from critical issues such as land, physical infrastructure, transport, ecology and environment, housing, socio-cultural and other institutional facilities, the cornerstone for making Delhi a world-class city is the planning process itself and related aspects of governance and management. This needs a co-ordinated and integrated approach amongst several agencies involved with urban services and development along with a participatory planning process at local levels. VISION 3. Vision-2021 is to make Delhi a global metropolis and a world-class city, where all the people would be engaged in productive work with a better quality of life, living in a sustainable environment. This will, amongst other things, necessitate planning and action to meet the challenge of population growth and in- migration into Delhi; provision of adequate housing, particularly for the weaker sections of the society; addressing the problems of small enterprises, particularly in the unorganized informal sector; dealing with the issue of slums, up-gradation of old and dilapidated areas of the city; provision of adequate infrastructure services; conservation of the environment; preservation of Delhi’s heritage and blending it with the new and complex modern patterns of development; and doing all this within a framework of sustainable development, public-private and community participation and a spirit of ownership and a sense of belonging among its citizens. REVIEW OF PAST EXPERIENCE 4. The process of planned development of the National Capital began with enactment of the Delhi Development Act 1957, followed by the promulgation of the Master Plan of Delhi in 1962 (MPD-62). 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 5. The MPD-62 set out the broad vision for the development of Delhi and, with a view to realizing the development plan underlying this vision, a scheme of Large Scale Acquisition and Development of Land was also formulated. The aim of the latter was to ensure that the spatial pattern of development and use of land could conform to the development plan and infrastructure and services could be laid out to match the same. At that early stage, the process of planned development was envisaged as a public sector led process with very little private participation in terms of development of both, shelter and infrastructure services. The philosophy of public sector led growth and development process continued in general till the process of economic reforms was initiated in the early nineties.

Therefore, the Master Plan for Delhi 2001 (MPD-2001) also substantially reiterated the planning process, which had been outlined in MPD-62. These plans could be seen mainly as land use plans with a three level hierarchy i.e. Master Plan, Zonal Plans and Layout Plans for specific development schemes within each zone. 6. The population of Delhi in 2001 was 138 lakh as against the MPD-2001 projection of 128 lakh. This has had its inevitable implications and impact in terms of shelter, including squatter settlements, and other infrastructure facilities. Some issues that arise for consideration and are also directions for policy include: (i) Review of the scheme of large scale development and acquisition and its relevance in the present context; (ii) Alternative options for development of areas identified for urbanization in MPD-2021; (iii) Evolving a system under which planning for, and provision of basic infrastructure could take place simultaneously with reference to (i) and (ii) above; and (iv) Involving the private sector in the assembly and development of land and provision of infrastructure services. 7. One of the most important aspects of planned development pertains to the provision of adequate well-planned shelter and housing for the different categories of inhabitants of the city. The quantitative and qualitative shortages and deficiencies in this regard have been observed while formulating the MPD-2021. In turn, this should also be seen in concert with the involvement of the private sector in land assembly and development. 8. Two major challenges which have emerged in the wake of the developments outlined above relate to the phenomenon of unauthorized colonies and squatter / jhuggi jhompri settlements. This reality will have to be dealt with not only in its present manifestation, but also in terms of future growth and proliferation. 9. The exercises done for the MPD-2021 show that there is a need for redevelopment and densification of the existing urban areas and city improvement. This aspect is a major component of the new Master Plan. It calls for a comprehensive redevelopment strategy for accommodating a larger population, strengthening of infrastructure facilities accompanied by creation of more open spaces at the local level by undertaking measures for redevelopment of congested areas. 10. Another important development observed during the period of the last Master Plan is the phenomenal growth of automobiles in Delhi. This has resulted in a variety of problems pertaining to congestion, pollution, safety of travel and parking etc., which need to be addressed. 11. The NCT of Delhi has been divided into 15 Zones from A to H and J to P, of which 8 Zones are in the urban area, one in Riverbed and remaining 6 in the rural area. So far, Zonal Plans in respect of 11 zones (including sub cities of Dwaraka, Rohini and Narela) have been notified with the approval of the Government of India. It is pertinent to finalise the Zonal Plans for all the planning zones within a year from the date of notification of the MPD-2021. 12. The experience of the past two Master Plans shows that projections regarding various basic infrastructure services have been made with reference to the population growth projections and the increased urbanization requirements. However, the infrastructure provisions especially those related to water and power have not matched the pace of development. METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR PLAN PREPARATION 13. Keeping in view the democratic procedure and statutory obligations, the Draft Plan was prepared after obtaining the views of the public. It also included extensive consultations at the pre-planning stage by involving local bodies, Government of NCT of Delhi, public sector agencies, professional groups, resident welfare associations, elected representatives, etc. ¹Hkkx II—[k.M 3(ii)] Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 14. The Ministry of Urban development issued guidelines in 2003 for the preparation of the MPD 2021 which inter alia emphasised the need to explore alternate methods of land assembly, private sector participation, and flexible land use and development norms. The Authority also had the benefit of the reports of 12 study groups set up with experts and stakeholders on various aspects such as shelter, demography, conservation, transportation, industry, environment, mixed use, infrastructure, trade and commerce etc. Details of the study groups are given in Annexure–V. Five seminars were organised on various aspects involving experts in the field, representatives of GNCTD and local bodies and NGOs. 15. The DDA has also made presentations on the draft MPD 2021 before various forums including the Consultative Committee of Parliament, Lt Governor, Delhi, Chief Minister Delhi and the Cabinet of GNCTD and the Group of Ministers set up by the central Government. The Draft MPD 2021 was also discussed at length in the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi and the suggestions made by the members were considered and forwarded by the Delhi cabinet to the Authority and the Ministry of Urban Development for its consideration. A large number of representations received in the Ministry of Urban development from various interest groups such as lawyer, doctors, Chartered Accountants, traders, residents, etc were also considered. Personal interaction with various interest groups as well as elected representatives including Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative assembly, Municipal Councillors were held by the Minister and Minister of state for Urban development at various points in time. 16. The Draft Master Plan was notified for inviting public objections / suggestions through Gazette Notification dated 16.03.2005 and public notice in newspapers on 08.04.2005. In response, about 7000 objections / suggestions were received, which were considered by the Board of Enquiry which met on 17 occasions and also afforded personal hearing to about 611 persons/ organizations. The Authority considered the revised draft MPD 2021 along with the report of the Board of Enquiry in three sittings held on 29.12.2006, 4.1.2007 and 19.1.2007 before it was sent to the Ministry of Urban Development for approval. The Ministry of Urban development considered the proposal in the light of the inputs received from DDA and from various quarters and finally approved the Master Plan for Delhi 2021 in the present form. 17. The success of Master Plan depends on conversion of the policies and strategies outlined in it into time bound development and action plans, periodic reviews and close monitoring, besides the people’s will and willingness to adhere to discipline in the use of land, roads, public space and infrastructure. Any issue arising from interpretation of the provisions of this Master Plan will be settled by DDA in consultation if required with central Government. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PLAN 18. The Master Plan incorporates several innovations for the development of the National Capital. A critical reform has been envisaged in the prevailing land policy and facilitating public – private partnerships. Together with planned development of new areas, a major focus has been on incentivising the recycling of old, dilapidated areas for their rejuvenation. The Plan contemplates a mechanism for the restructuring of the city based on mass transport. The Perspective Plans of physical infrastructure prepared by the concerned service agencies should help in better coordination and augmentation of the services. 19. The Master Plan envisages vision and policy guidelines for the perspective period upto 2021. It is proposed that the Plan be reviewed at five yearly intervals to keep pace with the fast changing requirements of the society. 20. The following critical areas have been the focal points of the Plan: (a) Land Policy: The land policy would be based on the optimum utilisation of available resources, both, public and private in land assembly, development and housing. (b) Public Participation and Plan Implementation:

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Telling the Truth

telling-truth-photo-art-of-living1Once upon a time, a man visited a sage and said, “O master, I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?” The sage instructed, “Give up telling lies first and always speak the truth.” The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man — a habitual thief, was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the promise he made to the sage. “If tomorrow the sage asks me where have I been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out stealing? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start hating me and call me a thief. I woulall,d be punished for stealing.”

So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.

The next day, he felt a strong desire to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the sage if he asks me what did I do during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will hate me, because a good man does not drink wine.” And so he gave up the idea of drinking wine.

In this way, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth at all times. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very good person.

Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of trouble!

Mention of the quality of truthfulness is made in the tenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, wherein it is stated: Satyam, truthfulness, means that facts should be presented as they are, for the benefit of others. Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when it is palatable to others. But that is not truthfulness. The truth should be spoken in a straightforward way, so that others will understand actually what the facts are. If a man is a thief and if people are warned that he is a thief, that is truth. Although sometimes the truth is unpalatable, one should not refrain from speaking it. Truthfulness demands that the facts be presented as they are for the benefit of others. That is the definition of truth.

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DDA launching new housing scheme soon

The scheme, to allot 5,000 flats on a freehold basis, will be open from August 6 to September 16

Tentative cost varies from Rs.7.2 lakh to Rs.77 lakh

Registration amount under the scheme is Rs.1.5 lakh

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority is launching a new housing scheme, “DDA Housing Scheme-2008”, to allot about 5,000 flats on a freehold basis. The scheme, aimed at providing housing for all sections of society, will be open from August 6 to September 16.

Flats with one bedroom, two bedrooms and three bedrooms and expandable flats would be on offer. They are located in Pitampura, Dwarka, Motia Khan, Paschim Vihar, Dilshad Garden, Vasant Kunj, Narela, Shalimar Bagh, Jhilmil, Nand Nagari, Peeragarhi, Sarai Khalil, Rohini, Lok Nayak and Bindapur.
Multi-storeyed flats with lifts will also be on offer at Pitampura, Dwarka and Motia Khan.

The tentative cost of the flats varies from Rs.7.2 lakh to Rs.77 lakh depending on the location and the plinth area that ranges from 39.39 square metres to 158 square metres. An allottee also has to pay the freehold charges. The allotment would only be made on cash-down basis.

No income limit is required for the applicant who can apply according to his requirement and affordability. An applicant must be a citizen of India and possess a Permanent Account Number issued under the Income Tax Act. The applicant should not have any flat allotted in his or her name. Only one person from a family is eligible to apply.

The application forms along with brochure will be available from the DDA sales counter at Vikas Sadan, almost all branches of AXIS Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and IDBI Bank, besides the Vikas Sadan branches of State Bank of India and Central Bank of India. The cost of the application form and brochure is Rs.100.

The registration amount under the scheme is Rs.1.5 lakh.

This has to be deposited along with the application form by a banker’s cheque/demand draft and no payment by cheque is acceptable.

The applicant can have five preferences for flats of all categories and has to submit the self-attested copy of PAN and proof of residence. Those who apply under the reserve category would have to submit a certificate to that effect. The allotment to eligible applicants will be made through a computerised draw based on random number techniques. The results of the draw will be displayed on the notice board at Vikas Sadan and would also be available at www.dda.org.in

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HISTORY/TOUR OF ISKCON BANGALORE

In September 1987, ISKCON Bangalore was operating from a rented house in the city with a handful of devotees. Under the leadership of the temple president, Madhu Pandit Dasa, ISKCON Bangalore applied for a 7acre hillock from the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).

The BDA had described it as “karaab land” (waste land) as it was a huge piece of monolithic rock and could not be converted into sites. The BDA sanctioned the land at a cost of Rs. 11 lakhs to be paid in 90 days.
The BDA had described it as “karaab land” (waste land) as it was a huge piece of monolithic rock and could not be converted into sites. The BDA sanctioned the land at a cost of Rs. 11 lakhs to be paid in 90 days. With practically no resources in hand, the team of devotees managed to collect the sum partly with the help of some donors and partly through loan. On Lord Balarama’s appearance day of September 1988, the Deities of Krishna Balarama moved to a temporary shed on this land.

The master plan of the project on the Hare Krishna Hill was conceived by Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, who is a qualified civil engineer from IIT (Mumbai). The initial concept as it stood from outside was conceived by Jagat Chandra Dasa who is a product engineer from IIT (Mumbai). The unique combination of glass and gopuram, blended modern and traditional elements. Considering the nature of the sloping rocky hillock, this unique concept was
further developed architecturally into the present design as it stands by Madhu Pandit Dasa and Bhakti Lata Devi. The entire team of devotees of ISKCON Bangalore were strongly motivated by an intense desire to make this a grand and memorable temple, to be completed and offered to His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Various fund raising schemes were launched to engage the people in this devotional endeavor. Apart from the life membership scheme, sponsors of gopuram, kalashas and vimanas were enrolled.

The whole construction was carried out by the ISKCON Construction Department. Between 1990 and 1997 a total of 10 million man-hours were put by 600 skilled craftsmen, 32,000 cubic meters of stone, 131,250 tones of cement and 1,900 tones of steel were used.

The architecture is a combination of traditional Karnataka and modern styles to give the aesthetic style as well as the best of latest scientific technology. .

The gopurams were made with special technology using Ferro cement. It is for the first time this technology has been used for temples. The basic structure is a main frame of steel and wire mesh covered with cement and concrete of around 6 inch that adds to the dynamics of the structure. The rest is stone and mortar. The unique glass clad connections to the four gopurams makes this temple stand out from the rest of the conventional ones. The glass specially imported from the US is sea blue 6 mm heat strengthened glass.

The 36 feet high and 18 feet base, intricately designed and gold plated kalasham was placed on top by a chain pulley from the floor level to the top about 150 feet high. This was engineering feat considering the risk of lifting 1.5 tones of gold plated kalasham going over a glass canopy to a height of 150 feet.

Grande Finale

The original simple temple design started in 1990 and estimated to cost Rs.10 crore gave way to a more stunning, unique architectural model that costed Rs.32 crores and that today represents a fusion between majestic traditional styles and bold new aesthetics. More astonishing is the fact that all these funds were raised from within Karnataka alone.

The prathistha ceremonies or Deity installation ceremonies was conducted in the month of April 1997. The yajnas were held for continuous 45 days non-stop. On 31st May 1997, the President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma inaugurated the Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Temple and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Cultural Complex.
“It gives me immense pleasure to associate myself with the inauguration of this Center For Advancement of Culture of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) here in Bangalore. This magnificent complex, a blend of tradition and modernity, is a symbol of the dedication and devotion of ISKCON to the cause of bhakti and service. It is an architectural landmark. I congratulate all those who have worked tirelessly to set up this splendid edifice.”

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
President of India
31st May 1997

Main Temple Hall

As you enter the main garbhagriha or the main temple, it leads you to the main hall of 9000 square feet with a free span of 100 feet and height of 60 feet and around 2000 people can take darshan at a time. The main altars have 3 gold plated vimanas. The main Deities are made of 5 metals or panchaloha and are gold plated. The temple hall also has 6 galleries with 40 windows.
There are three main dwaras to the temple hall facing North, East and West.All around the temple is an inner passage or inner prakara, then outer prakara for the movement of the rath or the palanquin during festival times.
The 56 feet gold plated Dwajastambha is tallest of its kind in the world, so also the 36 feet X 18 feet gold plated gopuram which is the biggest in the world.

Dwarakapuri Hall

Dwarakapuri Hall

The kalyana mantap and Vedic samskara hall is available for vivaha yajnas and any such Vedic samskaras and celebrations. This hall offers the rare and sacred privilege ofperforming auspicious functions in Lord Krishna’s beautiful temple.

Life size animated dolls of Ajamila, three Visnudutas and the three Yamadutas Audio Animatronics

A computer controlled multi-imageAudio animatronics presentation Breathtakingpanoramic visuals, stunningly beautiful and gracefully animated figures sailing in air, gruesome ugly creatures appearing and disappearing in mid-air, digital surround sound effects, specialized theatrical lighting, smoke and lighting,smoke and fog effects,artistic collages of slide and video images – all precision controlled by a computer, designed to
create an unforgettable 40 minute experience to effectively communicate the most important messages from the Vedic scriptures.

Pravachan Hall
Pravachan Hall

Daily discourses on the Srimad Bhagavatam (8 am) and Bhagavad gita (6 pm) are held in the pravachan hall. During other times the devotees are available to answer any genuine spiritual enquiry from the visitors. At the ISKCON temple, devotees are eager to share with visitors, the wealth of Vedic wisdom.

Life size murti of Srila Prabhupada A life size murti of Srila Prabhupada adorns the expo room where Srila Prabhupada’s various preaching achievements are displayed. Visitors are struck at the look alike real size murti.

Guest House Room

Guest Room

A four storied guesthouse with 40 rooms for life members and visitors. ISKCON life members can take the privilege of staying in a temple atmosphere, partaking in the temple programs and prasadam to gain a totally spiritual enlivening experience – away from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Dakshinakriti Dakshinakriti – Promoting and Preserving Vedic Art

ISKCON Bangalore has launched a scheme to promote and protect traditional art and craft of South India. The project will encourage and support talented craftsmen by providing them an outlet for their works of art and craft. It will give them an opportunity to sustain themselves through the creations of their artistic expression. Through this service, ISKCON will communicate to the society, the value of Indian tradition and the need to recognize its importance in preserving our culture
and heritage.
When you carry home anyone of the exquisite pieces of art and craft outlet in the temple, you take home a valuable part of Indian Culture and also the satisfaction of lending a helping hand to an unknown genius.

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Farke Mogar

Ingredients

Yellow dal, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, cinnamon seeds, asetofedia, chopped green chillies, finely chopped corrieander, oil, ghee & salt to taste.

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Clean the yellow dal & soak it in water for some while after its soaked, let it cook in water. To check whether the dal is now cooked or not, take a little bit of dal on your hand & see if its become soft, its cooked now drain the water.

Take oil in a frying pan, add a pinch of asetofedia & couple of cinnamon seeds & chopped green chillies to the oil after its heated. Now add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder, & salt to taste to the yellow dal, & put it in the heated oil. Mix it well. Add garam masala & chopped dhaniya & mix them well.

Farake Mogar is now ready to eat.

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Indian Veg Recipes

Paneer Chilly

Ingredients :-

Paneer, green chilli,spring onions, paste of ginger & garlic, soya sauce, ajinomoto, corn flour, salt to taste, oil.

Procedure:

Cut the paneer into small cubes pour a little soya sauce over the paneer cubes keep it for a while. Then heat paneer until it softens. Finely chop spring onions, & cut the green chilies thin long.

Pour some oil in a non-stick pan, & heat the same. After oil heated, add the paste of ginger, chilly, garlic & mix it. Then add chopped spring onions & green chilies & cook it. After spring onions are half cooked, add soya sauce, aginomoto & salt to taste.

Take a bowl of water, add corn flour & mix them well. Add the liquid corn flour & paneer cubes to the spring onions after it is cooked. Mix the entire well. Let it cook for some while & then paneer chilly is ready to eat. Can be served with tomato soup or other chinese soups.

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    As Google ads are very easy to customize, and can be placed anywhere on your site you wish, you can experiment with placement, colors, and themes. Many tricks are available to the resourceful webmaster, including adding images in conjunction with your Google ads to make them more noticeable.

    The payment rates can vary extremely. The payment you will be receiving per click depends on how much advertisers are paying per click to advertise with the use of the AdWords. Advertisers can pay as little as 5 cents and as high as $10-12, sometimes even more than that too. Some savvy lawyers are currently paying as high as $75 for advertising the keyword mesothelioma! And you, as the ad publisher, are earning a share of that money generated.

    If your results remain stagnant, it can help if you try and build simple and uncluttered pages so that the ads can catch the visitor’s eyes more. It sometimes pay to differ from the usual things that people are doing already. Google has many tutorials, including a “heat chart” which shows you where the best placement for ads are. You will need an account to access these tutorials. Sign up for an Adsense account at https://www.google.com/adsense/?sourceid=aso&subid=ww-et-awhome&hl=en_US. It is also a refreshing sight for your visitor once they see something different for a change.

    It is still wise to look at other people’s information and format your Adsense in a like manner. A wise old business axiom is to “find a good business model, then copy it.” Let others do the hard work for you, and learn from a successful site. Just think about it as doing yourself a favor by not having to work too hard to know what content to have. Look to sites that have high page rank, and carefully observe their layouts, their content, and placement of their ads. A little time spent doing research can put dollars in your pocket down the road.

    Publishers have the option of choosing to have their ads displayed only on a certain site or sites. You can also have them displayed on a large network of sites if you so desire. Google now has the option to allow other people to advertise on your site. This only makes good sense. If you are marketing to a tightly defined niche, you can place your own ads, written by you, on site that allow this option. The choice is yours, depending on what you think will work best to your advantage.

    It is important to note that you cannot choose certain topics only. If you do this, search engines will not place Adsense ads on your site and you will be missing out a great opportunity in making hundreds and even thousands of dollars cash.

    Topics to be avoided includes gambling, firearms, ammunition, tobacco or drugs. If you are being offered more cash in exchange of doing Adsense with these kinds, it is just like signing your own termination paper.

    With all the information that people need in your hands already, all you have to do is turn Google Adsense into your own cash cow. It all boils down to a win-win situation both for the content site owners and the webmasters or publishers.

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Doing Sums for the Teacher

Once a landlord appointed a tutor for his son on a monthly salary of fifteen rupees plus a monthly stipend of another fifteen rupees for the tutor’s maintenance cost. The landlord’s son was very weak in mathematics, so the tutor would give him a lot of sums to do by himself. In spite of the pupil’s insisting the tutor to do the sums for him, the tutor would tell him, “If I do the sums for you, then you will never learn the methods. Rather, I would like to demonstrate the basic method of solving the sums, or at least I can assist you when you get confused. But you’ll have to do all your sums for your own practice.”

The boy was most inattentive and lazy. He had hardly any interest for learning maths, but he had to engage himself in practising maths with the tutor under pressure from his parents.

One day he was loudly talking to his sidekicks so that his tutor could easily overhear him. “For me my father has engaged a worthless tutor on a monthly salary of fifteen rupees plus an additional fifteen rupees for his food and clothing – in all thirty rupees a month! And look, I am still doing so many sums for him everyday. Really I can’t tolerate this anymore; this strain upon me while spending so much money and still taking the trouble of doing all the sums for him! Why should one pay him any salary when in fact I myself have to do all the sums?”

PURPORT

Many of us maintain a similar concept that we renounce our family life, we sacrifice a lot in the service of our spiritual master, some of us collect donations and do a lot of multifarious direct and indirect service for the satisfaction of our spiritual master, but what do we gain?

Here we forget that we do such sums for our own benefit alone and by such services, we ourselves are uplifted, not the spiritual master.
The spiritual master knows the sums very well and it is only for our own well-being that he is getting the sums done by us. The spiritual master is engaging us in different services for our own satisfaction and welfare in the path of devotion. Those who are averse to their own benefit, only consider such services to be meant for the welfare of the spiritual master, for the temple complex, for the Vaishnavas, for the Lord, and thus foolishly take little interest in them.

The End

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