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Contact Details of Samayapuram Temple – Contact Details and Phone Number Samayapuram Mariamman Temple

Samayapuram Mariamman Temple contact details are given below with phone number. The temple is located at Samayapuram of Trichy or Tiruchirapalli District in Tamil Nadu.  Samayapuram Temple  is situated on the Trichy – Chennai. The temple is 15 km from Trichy. Nearest railway station is also Trichy. Contact Details of the  Temple : Joint Commissioner / Executive Officer, Arulmigu Maariamman Temple , Samayapuram – 621 112, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu , India Phone Number  Samayapuram   Temple : 0431 – 2670460, 04312670557 Email - symmariamman@gmail.com.

Two Scholars on a Mission to Encourage Women Learn Vedas

Mysore-based Samveda Mahamandala President K.R. Manjunatha Shrouthy and Upapradhan Acharya of Acharyakulam (Haridwar) Krishna Bhatt are on a mission to encourage women learn the Vedas. The two scholars are fighting the false belief that women cannot learn Vedas. The Hindu reports  Contrary to the popular belief that women are prohibited from learning the Vedas, here are two scholars who are on a mission to encourage women in mastering them. Speaking to The Hindu, Mysore-based Samveda Mahamandala President K.R. Manjunatha Shrouthy said not a single word was mentioned in the Vedas prohibiting woman from learning them. “It is a misconception that reciting mantras from Vedas would affect child-bearing. In fact, there are some mantras like those found in Tandya Brahmana which should be recited by only women,” he pointed out. Upapradhan Acharya of Acharyakulam (Haridwar) Krishna Bhatt taught the Rig Veda to his wife after their marriage.  “She did her Masters and M. Phil after m