India: A Spiritual Disneyland ?
As a spiritual destination India has been well known for eons. For centuries, the world has been at India’s doorstep for her science and wealth
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As a spiritual destination India has been well known for eons. For centuries, the world has been at India’s doorstep for her science and wealth
The director of a reputed cultural institution based in Chennai narrated this interesting encounter he had with an American Swami of ISKCON. During a visit
My article “Why NOT HINDU India?” got amazingly good response, however, some readers felt I made a mistake by not distinguishing between good, tolerant Hinduism, which
All over the world there has been a period of darkness, not only in the west, but in India also. Political intrigues, wars, the shifting
Everyone gets a little down from time to time, but you can avoid letting that control you. Nature is one of the best mood boosters
Saturday night at the Sahara Mall in Gurgaon. Youngsters reeking of alcohol and cheaper body cheap spray gleefully troop to the third level of the
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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