Habits to avoid for a good night’s sleep
Almost everyone wants to sleep better and feel more rested when they awake in the morning. A good way to encourage this is to avoid
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Almost everyone wants to sleep better and feel more rested when they awake in the morning. A good way to encourage this is to avoid
The taste of pudding is in the eating itself – similarly one who has gone through the traumatic experience of an ear ache knows the
The Kitchen: The room in which berth (fire place) is kept should be positioned in the south-east corner of the house. If it is kept
Sannyasa has two aspects – one is vairagya, non-attachment and the other is viveka, discrimination. It is the aim of sannyasa to reach a level
A decade after this poem was written, many people came to believe in a three-“Eye” Lama. A guiding light to spiritual seekers, an inspiration to
Siddha Kunjika Stotram is the most powerful and favorite stotra of the DEVI Para Shakti. It is the essence of Chandi, the Navarna Mantra, the constant reminder that
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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