With the weather conditions being rather fuzzy with clouds casting over Bangalore India chose to field first today when it plays New Zealand in the 4th ODI at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gambhir was forced to make some changes in the squad as Wriddhiman Saha has gone to South Africa and Munaf couldn’t play. So the Parthiv Patel and Praveen Kumar got their chance at the game. With the toss Gambhir elected to bowl first.
The current score card reads as New Zealand 251/7 in 45overs. Ross Taylor is batting at 43 and James Frnaklin has 22 runs to his credit as Rohit Sharma is bowling with Yusuf Pathan having bowled 6 overs till now and claiming a wicket too.
There were more changes made in the team as Ravindra Jadeja and M Vijay were replaced by Saurabh Tiwary and Rohit Sharma. New Zealand has dropped Gareth Hopkins this time as Brendon McCullum was declared fit for wicket-keeping. Tim Southee has been brought into the team as an extra bowler.
India Vs South Africa| Ind vs NZ 4th ODI: India chose to field in cloudy Bangalore, NZ 251/7
At the toss, Daniel Vettori said, “It’s an incredibly difficult time. We are not playing well; we are not winning anything. The guys have worked hard, though, and hopefully results will be better”. Its clear from what he said that the team has realized their shortcomings to some extent and also aware that it’s the only chance when they can win the match.
So the members of the team currently on the field are—Gautam Gambhir(skipper), Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Saurabh Tiwary, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra on the Indian side. While the New Zealand team has Brendon McCullum (wk), Jamie How, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, James Franklin, Daniel Vettori (capt), Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Andy McKay playing in that order.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Christmas Island Shipwreck Leaves 42 Dead| Christmas Island tragedy
Christmas Island Shipwreck Leaves 42 Dead| Christmas Island tragedy
A boat carrying suspected asylum seekers wrecked off the coast of Australia's Christmas Island, Dec. 15. Although 42 passengers were rescued, dozens of others drowned, according to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) statement.
“We believe that far too many people are tragically losing their lives as they take desperate measures to escape conflict, persecution, and poverty,” said UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming said in a statement.
TONY EASTLEY: The shipwreck was a slow unfolding horror for locals who could do little to help. Some of them reported smelling diesel fumes well before they realised a boat was so close to shore.
Dispersing fuel on water is a method of calming seas around a craft but in this case the large wooden boat was probably already doomed, crippled and being blown ashore by strong north-west winds.
Residents on Christmas Island could hear the people's cries but were helpless to do anything.
They've been left traumatised by the tragedy.
Simon prince runs a local dive shop.
SIMON PRINCE: When they eventually did collide with the island it didn't just hit the rocks once. It smashed repeatedly against the cliffs.
It was a horrific scene with people being thrown through the air, boards being thrown 30 metres up in the air and raining down amongst the volunteers. It was just a seriously horrific situation.
I don't believe a single one of them could swim. There were no life boats, life jackets on board or maybe one or two. It's starting to become a little bit difficult for me to remember.
But when those people were in the water that's when we were all busy passing out our own life jackets down to them.
Christmas Islanders volunteered together or banded together and we saved a lot of lives though not enough.
People are disturbed by the scenes here, most definitely. Certainly I am. I've got some very unsettling images and I can't imagine I'm going to forget the sight of you know a small girl lying face down in the water with a life jacket around her.
TONY EASTLEY: Christmas Island dive shop owner Simon Prince.
Michael Foster is another local resident who took part in yesterday's rescue efforts. He says the Christmas Island community will now need to support each other through a difficult time.
He's speaking here with AM's Samantha Hawley.
MICHAEL FOSTER: Yeah I'm coping alright. I'm surrounded by friends and so forth to be able to talk things through and not worry about it.
It was a pretty horrific situation. So not being able to do too much from land-based and just oversee things is not the situation you'd want to be in really.
I think it's a bit worse than might what might have even spoken about previously but that's not official so…
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: You mean there's more deaths than previously thought?
MICHAEL FOSTER: That's for sure. The rescue was done as well as it could be I think from the navy's behalf and from the land base. And just the conditions of the ocean wasn't doing any favours to anybody in the water at the time.
So it's an unfortunate situation I suppose and I suppose you can only blame people that send them away in conditions that are in front of them, the smugglers obviously.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: But as you say, you think the community is going to have to deal with - the magnitude of this is going to be greater than initially thought?
MICHAEL FOSTER: I would suggest so. I wouldn't be looking forward to any situations of bodies bearing up somewhere on beaches in front of kids or anything like that, that's for sure.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: And as you say one of the hard things to deal with is that there were children on board that boat.
MICHAEL FOSTER: Yeah there's generally families and so forth on these boats. I think I don't really need to say anymore. I'm getting advised not to, put it that way, from my surrounding peoples.
It's just a pretty sad moment for anybody that was involved down there in regards to the people that were getting rescued and the people that were rescuing them. It's just a very unfortunate situation and mainly there's more needs to be done about these smugglers.
TONY EASTLEY: Local Christmas Island electrician Michael Foster.
A boat carrying suspected asylum seekers wrecked off the coast of Australia's Christmas Island, Dec. 15. Although 42 passengers were rescued, dozens of others drowned, according to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) statement.
“We believe that far too many people are tragically losing their lives as they take desperate measures to escape conflict, persecution, and poverty,” said UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming said in a statement.
TONY EASTLEY: The shipwreck was a slow unfolding horror for locals who could do little to help. Some of them reported smelling diesel fumes well before they realised a boat was so close to shore.
Dispersing fuel on water is a method of calming seas around a craft but in this case the large wooden boat was probably already doomed, crippled and being blown ashore by strong north-west winds.
Residents on Christmas Island could hear the people's cries but were helpless to do anything.
They've been left traumatised by the tragedy.
Simon prince runs a local dive shop.
SIMON PRINCE: When they eventually did collide with the island it didn't just hit the rocks once. It smashed repeatedly against the cliffs.
It was a horrific scene with people being thrown through the air, boards being thrown 30 metres up in the air and raining down amongst the volunteers. It was just a seriously horrific situation.
I don't believe a single one of them could swim. There were no life boats, life jackets on board or maybe one or two. It's starting to become a little bit difficult for me to remember.
But when those people were in the water that's when we were all busy passing out our own life jackets down to them.
Christmas Islanders volunteered together or banded together and we saved a lot of lives though not enough.
People are disturbed by the scenes here, most definitely. Certainly I am. I've got some very unsettling images and I can't imagine I'm going to forget the sight of you know a small girl lying face down in the water with a life jacket around her.
TONY EASTLEY: Christmas Island dive shop owner Simon Prince.
Michael Foster is another local resident who took part in yesterday's rescue efforts. He says the Christmas Island community will now need to support each other through a difficult time.
He's speaking here with AM's Samantha Hawley.
MICHAEL FOSTER: Yeah I'm coping alright. I'm surrounded by friends and so forth to be able to talk things through and not worry about it.
It was a pretty horrific situation. So not being able to do too much from land-based and just oversee things is not the situation you'd want to be in really.
I think it's a bit worse than might what might have even spoken about previously but that's not official so…
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: You mean there's more deaths than previously thought?
MICHAEL FOSTER: That's for sure. The rescue was done as well as it could be I think from the navy's behalf and from the land base. And just the conditions of the ocean wasn't doing any favours to anybody in the water at the time.
So it's an unfortunate situation I suppose and I suppose you can only blame people that send them away in conditions that are in front of them, the smugglers obviously.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: But as you say, you think the community is going to have to deal with - the magnitude of this is going to be greater than initially thought?
MICHAEL FOSTER: I would suggest so. I wouldn't be looking forward to any situations of bodies bearing up somewhere on beaches in front of kids or anything like that, that's for sure.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: And as you say one of the hard things to deal with is that there were children on board that boat.
MICHAEL FOSTER: Yeah there's generally families and so forth on these boats. I think I don't really need to say anymore. I'm getting advised not to, put it that way, from my surrounding peoples.
It's just a pretty sad moment for anybody that was involved down there in regards to the people that were getting rescued and the people that were rescuing them. It's just a very unfortunate situation and mainly there's more needs to be done about these smugglers.
TONY EASTLEY: Local Christmas Island electrician Michael Foster.
Vaikunta Ekadasi 2010
Vaikunta Ekadasi 2010
Vaikunta Ekadashi s is the Ekadashi that occurs in the Hindu calendar month of Marghazhi or Margashira or Margashirsha.Vaishnavism culture believes that Vaikunta Dwaram or the gate to Lord’s Inner Sanctum is opened on this day.The Margashirsha shukla paksha ekadashi in lunar calendar is known as a Mokshada Ekadashi.
People also know that as a vaikunta ekadashi.However vaikunta ekadashi in Sri Rangam Temple is in the solar margashira month.It falls on 7th jan,2009.Special prayers, yagnas, discourses and speeches are arranged at Vishnu temples across the world on this auspicious day.
Categories: festivals
Tags: Vaikunta Ekadasi, Vaikunta Ekadasi 2010, vaikunta ekadasi 2010 festival, vaikunta ekadasi date, vaikunta ekadasi date 2010, vaikunta ekadasi festival, Vaikunta Ekadasi Festival 2010, vaikunta ekadasi festival date, vaikunta ekadasi festival date 2010
Srirangam
The district's most important pilgrim centre is located in an island just 7 km from Trichy. Srirangam, surrounded by the waters of river Kaveri on one side and its tributary kollidam on the other, is a 600 acre island-town enclosed within the seven walls of the gigantic Sri Rangaswami Temple.
There are 21 gopurams, among which the Rajagopuram is the largest in Asia. The 73m High 13- tiered Srirangam gopuram was built in 1987 by agobila mutt and dominates the landscape for miles around, while the remaining 20 gopurams were built between the 14th and 17th centuries. This superb temple complex at Srirangam, is surrounded by seven concentric walls with 21 gopurams and is probably the largest place in south india. Most of it dates from the 14th to 17th centuries, and many people have had a hand in.its construction, including the Cheras, Pandyas, Cholas, Hoysalas and rulers from Vijayanagar.
The main Srirangam temple dedicated to deity Vishnu. Even Muslims are said to have prayed here after the fall of the Vijayangar Empire . Just past the shoe deposit is an information centre where you buy the ticket to climb the wall for a panoramic view of the entire complex. A Srirangam temple guide will unlock the gates and tell you what's what. There's also a small museum containing sculptures. An annual Car Festival is held here in January during which a decorated wooden chariot is pulled through the streets between various walls. ln mid-December, the vaikunda Ekadasi, or Paradise Festival will be celebrated in the Srirangam Temple.In india vaikunda Ekadasi or Paradise Festival will be celebrated in the all the Vishnu Temples.
Srirangam is the foremost among the 108 divyadesams (sacred shrines).
Ramanuja the great Philosopher saint and reformer streamlined the temple administration of Srirangam.
Is situated between the two rivers Kollidam and Cauvery.
Rama the Great worshipped Lord Ranganatha and gave it as a gift to Vibheeshanaa.
All the Azhwaars except Madhurakavi have sung in Praise of Lord Ranganatha in their sacred hymns (247).
Namperumal is the name of the Utsava Moorthy (Procession deity) and He adorns the Rathna- angi during Vaikunta Ekadasi.
Garuda brought the Sri Rangavimana from Sathyaloka to Ayodhya.
Alinaadan Thiruchutru (Built by Thirumangai Azhwaar) is the 4th Prakara (enclosure) among the Sapthaprakaras (7 enclosures) of Srirangam.
Many Kings of different dYnas- rvr ties buitt the various mandapas and sannidhis ,established endowments for conducting festivals
Vaikunta Ekadashi s is the Ekadashi that occurs in the Hindu calendar month of Marghazhi or Margashira or Margashirsha.Vaishnavism culture believes that Vaikunta Dwaram or the gate to Lord’s Inner Sanctum is opened on this day.The Margashirsha shukla paksha ekadashi in lunar calendar is known as a Mokshada Ekadashi.
People also know that as a vaikunta ekadashi.However vaikunta ekadashi in Sri Rangam Temple is in the solar margashira month.It falls on 7th jan,2009.Special prayers, yagnas, discourses and speeches are arranged at Vishnu temples across the world on this auspicious day.
Categories: festivals
Tags: Vaikunta Ekadasi, Vaikunta Ekadasi 2010, vaikunta ekadasi 2010 festival, vaikunta ekadasi date, vaikunta ekadasi date 2010, vaikunta ekadasi festival, Vaikunta Ekadasi Festival 2010, vaikunta ekadasi festival date, vaikunta ekadasi festival date 2010
Srirangam
The district's most important pilgrim centre is located in an island just 7 km from Trichy. Srirangam, surrounded by the waters of river Kaveri on one side and its tributary kollidam on the other, is a 600 acre island-town enclosed within the seven walls of the gigantic Sri Rangaswami Temple.
There are 21 gopurams, among which the Rajagopuram is the largest in Asia. The 73m High 13- tiered Srirangam gopuram was built in 1987 by agobila mutt and dominates the landscape for miles around, while the remaining 20 gopurams were built between the 14th and 17th centuries. This superb temple complex at Srirangam, is surrounded by seven concentric walls with 21 gopurams and is probably the largest place in south india. Most of it dates from the 14th to 17th centuries, and many people have had a hand in.its construction, including the Cheras, Pandyas, Cholas, Hoysalas and rulers from Vijayanagar.
The main Srirangam temple dedicated to deity Vishnu. Even Muslims are said to have prayed here after the fall of the Vijayangar Empire . Just past the shoe deposit is an information centre where you buy the ticket to climb the wall for a panoramic view of the entire complex. A Srirangam temple guide will unlock the gates and tell you what's what. There's also a small museum containing sculptures. An annual Car Festival is held here in January during which a decorated wooden chariot is pulled through the streets between various walls. ln mid-December, the vaikunda Ekadasi, or Paradise Festival will be celebrated in the Srirangam Temple.In india vaikunda Ekadasi or Paradise Festival will be celebrated in the all the Vishnu Temples.
Srirangam is the foremost among the 108 divyadesams (sacred shrines).
Ramanuja the great Philosopher saint and reformer streamlined the temple administration of Srirangam.
Is situated between the two rivers Kollidam and Cauvery.
Rama the Great worshipped Lord Ranganatha and gave it as a gift to Vibheeshanaa.
All the Azhwaars except Madhurakavi have sung in Praise of Lord Ranganatha in their sacred hymns (247).
Namperumal is the name of the Utsava Moorthy (Procession deity) and He adorns the Rathna- angi during Vaikunta Ekadasi.
Garuda brought the Sri Rangavimana from Sathyaloka to Ayodhya.
Alinaadan Thiruchutru (Built by Thirumangai Azhwaar) is the 4th Prakara (enclosure) among the Sapthaprakaras (7 enclosures) of Srirangam.
Many Kings of different dYnas- rvr ties buitt the various mandapas and sannidhis ,established endowments for conducting festivals
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