Top-10 16 Divine Darshans of Unique Shivlingas Pratik Dave, January 26, 2023January 26, 2023A Hindu Shrine located in the Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir, Amarnath Temple is a cave temple situated at an altitude of 3,888 m and at a distance of 141 km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir. Continue Reading
Top-10 10 Ancient Magnificent Sculptures of Hindu Gods Pratik Dave, December 6, 2022December 6, 2022The Undavalli Caves, a monolithic example of Indian rock-cut architecture and one of the finest testimonials to ancient viswakarma sthapathis, are located in Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The caves are located 6 km southwest of Vijayawada, and 22 km northeast of the Guntur City of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance. Continue Reading
Ram Temples Real Ramayana Places – Rama Vanvaas Sthalam (Part 2) Pratik Dave, July 4, 2022July 5, 2022It was at this place where Lakshmana made a kutiya (hermitage) for them to stay. The still water of river Mandakini and floral beauty made this place the most ideal for Shri Rama to do Tapasya. Bharata, who was unaware of all this scenario created by Maa Kaikeyi whose ears were poisoned by her maid ‘Manthara’, came to meet his brother Shri Rama at Chitrakuta. He urged him to return to the kingdom and accept the crown of Ayodhya Maharaja. However, Maryada Purushottam could not go back on his word and disrespect his father, cementing the tag that he got. On seeing the firm determination of Shri Rama, Bharata decided to return back to Ayodhya with Shri Ram’s charan paduka (footwear), which he would worship every day and be placed on the throne on his behalf. Bharata was the caretaker of the Ayodhya Saamrajya for the next 14 years. Continue Reading
Hindu Festivals Maharashtra’s Festivals Are a Must-See! Sneha Singh, January 13, 2022January 14, 202214 amazing festivals of Maharashtra, Makar SankrantiGudhi PadwaVat PournimaAshadhi EkadashiMangala GauriNaag PanchamiNarali PournimaJanmashtami (Dahi Handi)PolaGanesh ChaturthiKozagiri PurnimaBhau beejBangana FestivalEllora Festival Continue Reading
Shiva Temples Kashi Vishwanath and Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temples: 12 Jyotirlingas (Part 5) Pratik Dave, July 7, 2021July 30, 2021Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, also known as the ‘Golden Temple of Lord Shiva’ is situated on the western bank of River Ganga, in the Varanasi town of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi, popularly known as Kashi is aptly called the ‘Cultural Capital of India’. Continue Reading
Shiva Temples Kedarnath and Bhimashankar Temples: 12 Jyotirlingas (Part 4) Pratik Dave, July 5, 2021July 30, 2021According to Hindu Ithihas, these panch sites are built by Pandavas, the heroes of the Kurukshetra Yudha. After the yudha, they wished to atone for the sins of committing gotra hatya and Brahmanahatya during the yudha (war). Continue Reading
Shiva Temples 12 Jyotirlingas – Aura of Divinity (Part 1) Pratik Dave, July 1, 2021July 18, 2021The culture and faith of Hinduism have strong roots in the learning of Puranas, ‘Purana’ which has its appearance in Vedic text like ‘Atharva Veda’. Out of 18 Maha Puranas, six are the most significant, namely Markandeya, Shiva, Linga, Brahma Vaivarta, Agni, and Padma Purana. Continue Reading
hindi चार धाम यात्रा Pratik Dave, June 25, 2021June 26, 2021चार धाम यात्रा-मुक्ति का मार्ग माना जाता है। इसकी शुरुआत 8वीं सदी के सुधारक आदि शंकराचार्य ने की थी। चार हिंदू तीर्थ स्थल बद्रीनाथ, रामेश्वरम, द्वारका और पुरी। Continue Reading
Temple Circuits Char Dham Yatra Pratik Dave, June 22, 2021June 13, 2022Char Dham Yatra – Believed to be a path of Salvation. Initiated by Adi Shankaracharya, an 8th-century reformer. Four Hindu Pilgrimage Sites namely, Badrinath, Rameswaram, Dwarka, Puri. Dedicated to Lord Vishnu’s Avatar (Incarnation). Continue Reading