India is a country having a rich and diverse culture. You may know about many great temples, but do you know about a temple near the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu? The Koothandavar Temple is known for its celebration of Koovagam, also known as the Kumbh Mela of the Transgender Community. It is a festival …
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There are different cultures and communities all over the world. However, only in Sanatan Dharma do we calculate planetary motions to check Muhurat. But why is it so? Muhurat is a procedure taking place before any auspicious celebrations in Hinduism. In this procedure, a pandit calculates a suitable day and time for the occasion. As …
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We all have chanted Radhe Radhe while praying or remembering Shri Krishna. But do you know there is no mention of the word \’Radha\’ in the Shrimad Bhagavatam Puran? Yes, you heard it right. There is no mention of the word Radha in Shrimad Bhagavatam Mahapurana. However, the love of Radha Rani and Shri Krishna …
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Since childhood, we have always imagined and worshipped Bhagwan Ganesha as an elephant-faced god. But do you know? Bhagwan Ganesha never had an elephant face. It is to bring out the significance of his formless depiction. It is because nobody knew what his new face looked like for resemblance. \”अजं निर्विकल्पं निराकारमॆकं\” It means that …
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You must have heard that Kumbha takes place after every 12 years to mark a revolution of Jupiter around the Sun. But do you know its significance? We believe only a few of you know its scientific importance. To start with, let\’s discuss the latitudes, the imaginary lines dividing the earth horizontally. The portion that …
Ganga, one of the holy rivers of India, emerges from the Himalayas. People worship Mata as a symbol of purification and forgiveness. She has also known as Makara and gets depicted as a beautiful lady. The Rig Veda (10.75) has mentioned the river Ganges as one of the holiest rivers. Many epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata, …
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Sahastrakavach| The Sanatana epic, Mahabharata, identifies Lord Krishna as Narayana, but do you know who Arjuna and Karna were in their previous lives? In the Bhagavata Puran, a story of Nara-Narayana has its mention where Nar and Narayana are the twin incarnations of Lord Vishnu. They took birth to preserve the righteousness on the earth. …
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Kamdhenu | India is a country that has never considered a cow as an animal but as a mother. Our Rishi Munis have mentioned the cow as a mother of the world because they feed a big part of the population. गावो विश्वस्य मातरः A cow is the mother of the world. Our dharma defines …
Nataraja: The God of cosmic dance Dance is present in the cosmic waves. If you look closely at our dharma, you will observe that our gods express a lot through dancing. Dancing has an aspect of creation. Modern science uses different terminologies to define the creation of the universe, saying it looks like a dance. …
The Vedic Puranas have the mentioning of the jyotirlingas. There are twelve Primary Jyotirlingas in total. Somnath Temple is the foremost and the oldest Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Skanda Puran, Shreemad Bhagavad, Shiv Puran, and many more. The Shiva Purana and the Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga Stotram says: सौराष्ट्रदेशे विशदेऽतिरम्ये ज्योतिर्मयं चन्द्रकलावतंसम । भक्तिप्रदानाय कृपावतीर्णं तं सोमनाथं …
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