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What it means to be a Hindu and an American! The Hindu American Foundation conducted its annual essay contest in which young writers were asked how
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What it means to be a Hindu and an American! The Hindu American Foundation conducted its annual essay contest in which young writers were asked how
Fruit of one hundred years: Statue of founder Swami Shraddhanand; student assembly including girls from Kanya Gurukul—the boys in yellow vestments live separately and are studying
By Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati What is the meaning and significance of yajna in our spiritual lives? What is the relevance of anything in life? Anything
By Swami Satyananda Saraswati I have had a glimpse of the new millennium. Yoga will go backstage and bhakti will take its place. Bhakti means
Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna. Ashtami, the half-moon, indicates a perfect balance between the seen and unseen aspects of reality; the visible material world
After Kashmiri Pandits were denied Yatra to Kausar nag (Vishnupad) in Kashmir, there is a mosque being planned there and some goons are praying to
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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