A 6th-century manuscript of Ramayana, which focuses on the separation of Rama and Sita and portrays them more as humans, has been found tucked inside a Purana at a Sanskrit library here. It is markedly different from the more...
Read MoreWhen Professor Robin Coningham’s youngest son Gus was five, he was asked at school what his father did. “He works for the Buddha,” said the boy. Which led to a bit of confusion, recalls Coningham. But it turns...
Read MoreOf the multitude of tourist getaways located within the desert state of Rajasthan, Pushkar stands out with its reputation of a quaint, spiritual local that is frequented by Hindu devotees as a prominent pilgrimage spot. And it...
Read MoreThe Rishis headed by Kasyapa began to perform a sacrifice (yaga) on the banks of the Ganges. Sage Narada visited them at that time and asked them to tell him why they were performing the sacrifice and who would be pleased by it....
Read MoreThe Indian government has lauded a decision by the United Arab Emirates to allocate land for the building of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, currently on a two-day trip to the...
Read MoreSwami Trailanga, who was reputed to be nearly three hundred years old when he died, is so renown in India on such a widespread basis, that few Hindus would deny the possibility of truth in any story related to his astounding...
Read MoreWhoever chants these 108 auspicious names of Lord Shiva, will be blessed by the Lord. This Shiva Stotra is capable of removing all sins. May the lord of all beings become greatly pleased with anyone who has learnt this by heart...
Read MoreIn South India, five temples were built for each of the five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. These are the Pancha Bhuta Sthalas. Geographically, they are all within the Deccan Plateau – four in Tamil Nadu and one...
Read MoreEverybody knows that when the ‘Prasad’, cooked in the temple of Lord Jagannath is offered to Goddess Bimala it becomes ‘Mahaprasad’. What is the eagerness of devotees of Lord Jagannath to get this Mahaprasad waiting hours long...
Read MoreThe local Gujarati communities are renowned for their commercial success and as published accounts relate, their origins in Fiji could be traced to Porbander in India. Located on the Kathiawar peninsula, the coastal town is more...
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