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Significance of Prasad - Is the offering of prasad in temples just an empty Hindu custom, or does God actually touch, bless and at times even MANIFEST in a physical body to eat the food offered? The incredible answers to this question, as given by Swami Vivekananda and Swami Sivananda, presented in this video!
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FREE BOOK LINKS
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1. "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramhansa Yogananda
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2a. "My Life - Its Legacy & Message" by Pandit Shriram Sharma
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2b. More Free Books By Pandit Shriram Sharma
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3a. "All About Hinduism" by Swami Sivananda
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3b. More Free Books by Swami Sivananda
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4. Article: "Understanding the Many Gods of Hinduism"
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BOOK FOR PURCHASE
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"God Lived With Them" by Swami Chetanananda
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IMAGE CREDITS
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Images used in this presentation belong to the public domain. Many thanks to the following websites for preserving these images:
1. Painting of Krishna @ The British Museum
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2.Women offering Alms, courtesy LACMA.
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3.Mughal era temple painting courtesy Wikipedia.
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4. Mother Durga painting @ the Metropolitan Museum.
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5. Painting of Mother Lakshmi @ Wikipedia.
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6. Painting of Lord Hanuman @ Wikipedia.
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7. Pictures of Swami Vivekananda, Swami Vijanananda, Sri Ramakrihsna and Belur Shrine courtesy the Vedanta Society of St. Louis.
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8. Picture of Swami Sivananda courtesy the Swami Sivananda Yoga vedanta Center
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9. Picture of Buddha @ Wikipedia
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10. Picture of Jesus @ Wikipedia
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11. Picture of Guru Nanak @ Wikipedia
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12. Picture of Swami Yogananda @ Wikipedia
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13. Picture of Sri Yukteswar @ Wikipedia
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14. Picture of Shriram Sharma Acharya courtesy Wikipedia
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