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Some think that the name Namboothiri is derived from ‘Nambu’ meaning sacred (in Prakruta Tenugu) and ‘Thiri’, which is a suffix added to the names of certain upper castes in Kerala. Another view is that...

Pushpaka Brahmins are a class of Brahmins in Kerala who show attributes of both the Brahmins and Kshatriyas. Hence this caste is generally considered as an intermediate caste between Brahmins and Kshatriyas. They are commonly...

The history and organization of the eight monasteries known as Ashta-Matts) in Udupi, Karnataka established by Sri Madhvacharya are most interesting. Udupi is one of the rarest Hindu religious centers, where the customs and...

From Hari Bhakti-vilasa by Gopala Bhatta Goswami, translated by Kusakratha dasa. Second Vilasa Daikshika – Initiation 1. I offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Krishna Caitanyadeva, the master of the worlds, by whose...

The Banglapedia is an online version of the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. In it, we find an interesting summary of literature written about the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. While Gaudiya Vaisnavas will certainly...

The rishis headed by Kasyapa began to perform a sacrifice on the banks of the Ganges. Sage Narada visited them and asked them why they were performing the sacrifice and who would be pleased by it. Not being able to answer the...

The flourishing temple styles in North India – both the Khajuraho and the Orissi versions – were brought to a rude end with the Muslim invasion. When the Muslims consolidated their hold over North India,...