In Hinduism the lotus Padma symbolises purity beauty prosperity and spiritual detachment. Despite growing in muddy water the lotus remains unstained symbolically representing a soul’s journey toward ...

Discover the spiritual meaning behind Goddess Durga's Trishul, Lotus, Chakra, and other weapons. Learn how each sacred symbol ...

Goddess Durga holds immense significance in Hindu mythology. She symbolises strength courage and feminine power. When she ...

What if a tree near the Tapi River was believed to carry a secret connected to one of the Mahabharata’s most famous warriors? In Surat, a local religious tradition links a sacred site known as Karna’s ...

Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist On the outer walls of the Chennakeshava temple in Belur, built by the Hoysala kings in the 12th century, stands a woman holding betel leaves. But the tambula ...

This year, Ganesh Chaturthi falls on September 14. The Chaturthi Tithi begins at 7:06 AM and ends at 7:44 AM on September 15. Further, the Madhyahna ...

Kailash Kund lies quietly above the town of Bhaderwah in Doda District, at the foot of the mountain locally known as Kablas. The water is clear and ice-cold, the lake about 1.5 miles in circumference, ...

What was there before the Sun, Moon, planets and even the gods appeared? Indian sacred literature has imagined this question in extraordinary ways. In several Hindu cosmological traditions, creation ...

Brahmacharya’ is a monastic discipline centered on controlling the senses and directing attention toward spiritual practice.

The question of the meaning of life is perhaps one that we would rather not ask, for fear of the answer or lack thereof. Still today, many people believe that humankind is the creation of a ...

We all know about Mahishasur, but the Goddess actually got her name after killing Durgamasur. What is the real story behind ...