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on August 10, 2008

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The Story of the Great Shibi Chakravarti

Shibi chakravati was the son of Ushiinara maharaja. Shibi was a maha-daata and his daanam gunam was praised by many in the 14 bhuvanas. Devendra and Agnideva once wanted to test the greatness of Shibi’s daana gunam. Agnideva took the form of a Kapotam (pigeon). Devendra took that of a Grudhra (vulture). The Kapotam, which was chased by the Grudhra, came to Shibi chakravarti’s sabha and pleaded “Sharanam, Sharanam O maharaja!”. Seeing this, a Raja-purohita said “Maharaja! With praana-bhayam this Kapotam came to your sharanam. Every jeevi has praana-preeti. Also there is no greater uttama-karma than Praana-rakshana. However we know that giving aashrayam to a Kapotam is a mrutyu-suuchakam. Hence prayashchittam will be necessary”. Kapotam replied “Maharaja! Afraid of the Grudhra I have asked you sharanam. Actually I am a mahamuni, now in this rupam. Vedas say that a raja must protect the diina and asamartha”. The Grudhra, which reached the sabha by then, said “Maharaja! Every jeevi ta

Tirumala and Srinivasa Mangapuram

IthamAtmabhuva: KalpE hArdAmbhOjabhuvO harE: | AdaU kRutayugE jambUdvIpE bhAratavarshakE || MAsE bhAdrapadE vishNutithoU vishNusamahvitE |

Hyderabad Body Builder Mohtesham Khan wins Bronze at Musclemania world championship

Hyderabad Body Builder Mohtesham Khan wins Bronze at Musclemania world championship November 23, 2008 Mir Mohtesham Ali Khan, the acclaimed body builder from Hyderabad , has brought the rare honor to the country by winning Bronze medal at the Musclemania World Tour competition, the highly respected world bodybuilding championship in Las Vegas , California . 33 year old Mohtesham Ali Khan won the bronze in the heavy weight category of the world championship held at the Grand Hall of Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday. 6.2 ft tall Khan, who made it to top ten and then to top five on the first day of the competition gave impressive performance in the finals. The professional body builders from China and Columbia won the gold and the bronze medals. Mohtesham, who before leaving Hyderabad last week had vowed to bring laurels to the country in the field where Indians do not have much to celebrate till now, said, "I had hoped and worked hard to leave my mark. Even

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