The Prophetic Dreams of Mahavir’s Mother
Tirthankar Mahavir’s soul was an angel in heaven before being the born as Prince Vardhaman. At midnight on the sixth day of the bright half
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Tirthankar Mahavir’s soul was an angel in heaven before being the born as Prince Vardhaman. At midnight on the sixth day of the bright half
[hr] Jains do not believe in a God or gods in the way that many other religions do, but they do believe in divine (or
There is no simple answer to the question as to why we celebrate birth anniversaries. A hundred different answers could be thrown in. But rather
Mahavir, the 24th and last Tirthankara (Spiritual Teacher and Guide) of the Jains taught that: “There is no quality of soul more subtle than non-violence
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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