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| - Lemuria stands with Greenland! |
The Tamil god Murugan (identified with the pan-Hindu war-god Skanda) spouting the flag of Greenland. RT for luck! Rare.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Thursday
Vishnu in his healing form as Lord Dhanvantari, carrying a pot with the nectar of immortality...
Destroy Shambo
A somewhat shambolic controversy back in 2007 involving the religious sect I mentioned earlier, Community of the Many Names of God and its Welsh ashram Skanda Vale. The ashram wanted to save one of its bulls, Shambo, from being slaughtered after the animal tested positive for TB. Note the ethno-politicking involved in the case! From Wikipedia, but seems to be fully sourced.
Wat u do?
"Yes, kiddo, direct realism is the correct epistemology. Draw your own conclusions. Muh-hah-hah-hah!"
The Vel of Saint Francis
Some more content (partially overlapping) from Skanda Vale a.k.a. the Community of the Many Names of God. These guys seem more "far out" than the Hare Krishna! Note the syncretism. In two of the clips above, they do Hindu puja to an idol of Saint Francis. The main course is the raising of a "vel" somewhere in the Welsh countryside. A vel is a supernatural spear associated with the Hindu Tamil god Murugan (known as Skanda in pan-Hindu contexts).
So in case you´ve been looking for a combo of bhakti to the Tamil vel and veneration of Saint Francis (with some Kali-esque spice added - see previous blog post), I suppose I found the guys for you! Open to people of all races, as far as I can tell.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The many names of God
I admit that I never heard of this particular Hindu sect before. It´s called the Community of the Many Names of God and has ashrams in Wales and Switzerland. Most members seem to be White, but the head is (was?) a Sri Lankan Hindu Tamil calling himself Guru Sri Subramanium.
He founded the Community together with a British Christian reverend and a Buddhist. Its monks apparently take the vow of Saint Francis, but otherwise the group has a strong Hindu flair and "Hare Krishna vibes". They worship the Hindu Tamil god Murugan plus Kali, Shiva and Ganesha.
The video above shows a procession (somewhere in the Welsh countryside) featuring a murti of Kali. Note the elephant! Supposedly a gift from Sri Lankan president J R Jayewardene. Hmmm...
I admit that this isn´t exactly my cup of chai, but there you go.
Julefrid
Så igår tog jag ner julstjärnan och idag känns allt mest bara vemodigt. Detta trots att jag inte hårdfirade julen i år. Det enda jag ser från mitt fönster just nu är något slags gråmulet, gråtrist vinterväder med snöröjningsfordon i bakgrunden.
Men okej, jag får väl gå i ide i 11 månader till i december, antar jag.
Å andra sidan är det varmare än normalt i min bostad, så *det* är väl positivt. Har de *äntligen* börjat elda ordentligt i kraftverket? Tack så mycket. Tror jag.
Get honest or die lying
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| Not the Paolos, mind you |
Apparently, the New Perspectives on Paul - the good old NPP - have been superseded by Paul in Judaism, although its acronym remains unclear on this point. Let me guess. PIJ? But while NPP seems to have been a theological project, Paul-in-Judaism is a more strictly scholarly one.
I admit that I´m feeling too old to look into this kind of stuff. But then, I never really looked into the NPP either...
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