the gross income of Tirumala temple was Rs. 1‚ 02‚000 for the year 1820 and Rs.1‚ 47‚000 for 1822 and the expenditure for the temple was Rs. 20‚000. Pilgrims who paid donations or fees for sevas were given preference for darshan. Fees were fixed for sevas as Brahmotsavam: Re.1‚ Pulangi seva: 50 paise‚ Addala seva: Rs.2 and so on. In the middle of the 19th century‚ the British rulers desired to relinquish their connection with the religious institutions. The government of Lord Auckland decided to hand
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sharing. Sikhs should always share their wealth and give part of their commissions to charity. The final practice that I found most fascinating is selfless services. Whenever a Sikh has an opportunity‚ this lifestyle encourages Sikhs to engage in Seva. Seva can include volunteering in community centres‚ at the Gurdwara‚ and helping around the community‚ to name a few. This is one of the reasons why I believe that Sikhism is
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Lecturer in the Orientation Centre of the German Foundation for Developing Countries in Bad Honnef‚ West Germany. Then from 1972-1975 she was the Development Secretary of Seva Mandir in Udaipur‚ India. Seva Mandir is a non-government organization working with the poorer segments of the population in Rajasthan‚ India. While with Seva Mandir‚ Bhasin worked directly with the rural poor (men & women) to organize agricultural‚ economic and educational activities for their upliftment. The main emphasis
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A sacred place that attracts lakhs of devotees from all over the world‚ it is the abode of Lord Rama (The seventh incarnation of SriMahavishnu). This hill place which is encircled by holy river Godavari flowing towards southern direction is the famous shrine Bhadrachalam-The name derived from Bhadragiri (Mountain of Bhadra-a boon child of Meru and Menaka). According to an Ithihasas‚ the significance of this shrine dates back to the Ramayana Era. This coherent hill place existed in "Dandakaranya"
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On various sessions of congress‚ Malaviya criticized the tyrannical policies of the colonial government. He openly appealed people to struggle for the independence of the country. He was a splendid orator and every word of his speech was carved beautifully. His speeches touched the heart of the masses straightly. Malaviya’s association with the Congress started in the year 1886‚ at the second annual session of the Congress held at Calcutta. Malaviya then 26 years of age delivered a fiery speech in
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The attendance of government nurses was 44% because they had no incentive to go to work as there were no monitoring and no punishments. The government decided to begin on appointing an extra nurse and Seva Mandir; an NGO began monitoring the extra nurse for 3 days a week. Moreover‚ the district administration punished nurses that had more than 50% absenteeism by deducting their pay and eventually suspending them. The monitoring system that was used was
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Click on the Institute Code to view the Institute information. Sr. No. | Institute Code | Institute Name | | | | a. | 1003 | Government College of Pharmacy‚ Amravati | 1. | 1014 | Geetadevi Khandelwal Institute of Pharmacy‚ Akola | 2. | 1115 | J.S.P Mandal’s Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy‚ Pusad Dist. Yavatmal | 3. | 1131 | Vidya Bharati College of Pharmacy‚ Amravati | 4. | 1133 | Anuradha College Of Pharmacy‚ Chikhli | 5. | 1134 | Yavatmal
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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta‚[1] born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto‚ an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months’ training in Dublin she was sent to India
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Words Short Essay on importance of social service Man is primarily a member of a social community. He should not only be concerned about himself but also for the welfare and development of society as a whole. It is truly said that “Jana-Seva” is “Janardhana-Seva”. The feeling of self-satisfaction that comes when one sees the unshed tears of joy in the eyes of one whose hunger has been appeased‚ whose thirst has been allayed and whose needs are fulfilled is indeed heavenly. The service rendered by
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Padmashri Dr. G.Venkataraman‚ speaking at a symposium on ‘Integral Human Values Education’ organised at the Kalina Campus of the University of Mumbai this weekened. The symposium was organised by the Sri Sathya Sai Trust‚ Maharashtra and the Sri Sathya Seva Organisations‚ Maharashtra and Goa as part of their endeavor to bring into focus the need for integral human value based education in all faculties of learning. The event was chaired by Venkatraman and the speakers included prominent personalities
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