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Word: shankaracharya (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1929-1929
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...ceremonials began there arrived as Dharmadhikari or High Priest the Pundit Vishnu Raghunath Karandikar, representing the Hindu Primate, His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya, who was simultaneously understood to be offering potent prayers for the babe in India. Presently the Goddess of Destiny was invited to enter the birth chamber and inscribe upon the forehead of the newborn child its fate. When a decent interval had elapsed, Pundit Karandikar went in to see what had happened, and clearly beheld upon the infant's brow these prophecies, or rather ordinations of the Goddess: 1.) "She will be an artistic genius, witty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Maharani v. 13 | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

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