The Sage of Kanchi is a wonderful video on Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati who was the 68th Shankaracharya in Kanchipuram from 1894 until his passing in 1994 at the age of 100.  He was profoundly influential and this video captures both the simplicity and power of his presence.  For those of us in the west, the video is a rare insight into the traditional life of a sanyasi in the vedic tradition.

Many of the priests who perform the yagyas for our puja.net group worked in the Shankar Mutt when Chandrashekharendra was there, and Seetharama Shastry in particular served him for quite a few years.  Without exception everyone speaks of him with awe and admiration.

The video is presented in two parts.  It can be viewed here or downloaded if you prefer.

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]]> http://www.puja.net/wordpress/the-sage-of-kanchi-part-1/feed/ 0 0:00:01 The Sage of Kanchi is a wonderful video on Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati who was the 68th Shankaracharya in Kanchipuram from 1894 until his passing in 1994 at the age of 100.  He was profoundly influential and this video captures both the simpli[...] The Sage of Kanchi is a wonderful video on Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati who was the 68th Shankaracharya in Kanchipuram from 1894 until his passing in 1994 at the age of 100.  He was profoundly influential and this video captures both the simplicity and power of his presence.  For those of us in the west, the video is a rare insight into the traditional life of a sanyasi in the vedic tradition. Many of the priests who perform the yagyas for our puja.net group worked in the Shankar Mutt when Chandrashekharendra was there, and Seetharama Shastry in particular served him for quite a few years.  Without exception everyone speaks of him with awe and admiration. The video is presented in two parts.  It can be viewed here or downloaded if you prefer. Part 1:   Part 2:   Video Benjamin C. Collins no no http://www.puja.net/wordpress/varadaraja-abishekam/ http://www.puja.net/wordpress/varadaraja-abishekam/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:52:05 +0000 BenCollins http://www.puja.net/wordpress/?p=2077 The Varadaraja temple, which is located about 1 block from our Kanchipuram yagya facility, is the 2nd largest Vishnu temple in all of India (after Srirangam). It is a magnificent place to visit and feeling inside the temple grounds is very soft and welcoming. This video (found on YouTube) shows the traditional tirumanjanam, or abishekam being performed. It is fairly rare to see these rituals on video.

The recording was done while he was performing Rudra Abishekam so you can hear water, milk, etc being poured in the background, but it is a very authentic rendition of this great vedic hymn.