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Ideas about early Indian history continue to play an important role in political ideology of contemporary India. On the one side are the Left and
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Ideas about early Indian history continue to play an important role in political ideology of contemporary India. On the one side are the Left and
The two-century-old Shree Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai devoted to the Lord Ganesha bristles with close circuit cameras and is guarded by 65 security officers. It is
Two recently declassified Intelligence Bureau (IB) files have revealed that the Jawaharlal Nehru government spied on the kin of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for nearly
Taking forward its strategy of cracking down on NGOs receiving foreign funds and suspected to be involved in unscrupulous activities, the Centre has blacklisted dubious
Writer David Fitzgerald claims there is no evidence Jesus existed The San Francisco based author instead says Jesus was a literary allegory created by combining
In the ‘Brahma Samhita’ fifth chapter there is a description of variegated planetary system even within the material world. And in the Bhagwat Geeta, such
The 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva — where each stands, its sacred story, and how to make the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga pilgrimage in person or in spirit this Shravan.
The Rudrabhishek is the abhishekam said to please Lord Shiva fastest. What it is, the meaning of each sacred substance, the Sri Rudram, and how it is performed at home this Shravan.
Shravan runs July 30–Aug 27 in 2026, with four Sawan Somwars (Aug 3, 10, 17, 24). Why the whole month belongs to Mahadeva — the churning of the ocean, the poison He drank, and how to keep the Sawan vrat.
Thiruvonam 2026 falls on Wednesday, August 26 — the crown of Kerala’s ten-day festival. The Bhagavata story of King Mahabali and the Vamana avatar, and why Onam is a homecoming, not a defeat.
On Monday, August 17, 2026 — a Shravan Monday — Hindus offer milk and prayers to the serpent. The stories of Shesha, Vasuki, Kaliya and Astika, and the puja vidhi for Nag Panchami.
Sanskriti comes from the Sanskrit root “kr” which means to do or to make prefix “sam” is applied before it to convey a sense of embellishment. It means actions done for the holistic refinement and perfection all the potentialities within a human being.
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