Kashmiri pandits pray at Sopore temple after 23 years
After 23 years, a group of Kashmiri Pandits prayed at Nandkishor Asthan temple at Seer Jagir area of the volatile Sopore police district, considered a
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After 23 years, a group of Kashmiri Pandits prayed at Nandkishor Asthan temple at Seer Jagir area of the volatile Sopore police district, considered a
Exorcists now have an extra weapon in their fight against evil – the official backing of the Catholic church. The Vatican has formally recognised the International Association
Special ceremonies are performed before the baby is born for the welfare of the mother and child. The family priest or pundit will come to
By R. K. Ohri, IPS (Retd.) Jihadi Islam is in fast forward mode. Not only in India, but across the globe. The soldiers of Islam
“The non-existent has no existence; the existent does not not-exist. (Thus) the seers who have seen the essence of That reached the conclusion about the
Storm is gathering along the banks of river Ganges. Emergency calls of ‘dharma yuddha’ are ringing across the akharas of naga sadhus who have been
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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