The celebrations at Buddhavanam will begin from 10 am with chanting and Buddhavandana prayer by Buddhist Monks from Mahabodhi Buddhavihara, Mahendra Hills.
Hyderabad: For the first time at Nagarjunasagar, the Dhamma Deepotsavam fete drew a huge crowd of Buddhists, Mallepalli Laxmaiah, Special Officer, Buddhavanam Project said. The grand celebrations of lights initiated by Ven. Sanghapala Bhikshu of Mahabodi Buddha Vihara was inaugurated by Chief Guest and recipient of Dasarathi Award, Dr. Venu Sankoju, in which the first […]
Hyderabad: Tashi Choedup, Buddhist and queer. It is not an introduction one hears often. “We do not choose to be who we are; we are just who we are,” says the 30-year-old Hyderabad-based transgender monastic who goes by the pronouns they/their and she/her indicating their non-binary gender identity. When asked about the time Tashi first […]
Kanduru, a small village in Addakula mandal of Mahabubnagar, once served as the capital of Kanduru Cholas who ruled between 1025-1248 AD as the subordinates of Chalukyas of Kalyana and the Kakatiyas