
The Symbolism of Shiva
By Sirshree You must have seen the pictures of Lord Shiva sitting on Mount Kailash, surrounded by the white snowy serenity around him. There is
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By Sirshree You must have seen the pictures of Lord Shiva sitting on Mount Kailash, surrounded by the white snowy serenity around him. There is

Editorial by Mohanji Shiva is Supreme Consciousness. Shiva is formless, vaster than the whole manifested universe. The only form that can possibly represent this fathomless

Rudrabhishek is an ancient chanting which was downloaded from the Aakasha (space). When the ancient sages and Rishis sat in meditation, they heard, and what they heard, they

by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Money gives us a sense of freedom and ownership. We feel that with money, we can own anything or put

True and devout Hindus believe that Bhagvan Sri Rama was born in Ayodhya, the then capital of a flourishing kingdom of the Suryavamsa dynasty. Rama

Recently, the Minister of State for MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Giriraj Singh said that social harmony will not remain if the population of

On Guru Purnima, we pause to remember a truth that is easy to forget: no

As nine quiet nights of worship draw to a close, Gupt Navratri leaves behind a

On Friday, July 10, 2026, the rare Krishna Paksha Ekadashi of Nija Ashadha arrives. The Padma Purana tells the story of Hemamali — the Yaksha gardener of Bhagavan Kubera in Alaka, whose single morning of distraction with his wife Vishalakshi cost him his form, his wife, and his celestial city. Cursed to wander the earth of Bharata as a leper for a long time, he was at last shown the way back by Sage Markandeya — a single sincere keeping of Yogini Ekadashi.

On Saturday, June 20, 2026, Bengali households across Bharata will welcome their married daughters and sons-in-law home for the legendary jamai-aador feast and perform the Shashthi Vrata. But behind the warmth lies a story most Bengalis know by heart and most non-Bengalis have never heard — the wife who stole the hilsa, blamed the cat, lost six sons to Maa Shashthi’s wrath, and was finally forgiven. The Vrat Katha, the vidhi, the mantras, and the deeper teaching.

On Monday, June 29, 2026, women across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and southern Bharata will tie red thread around banyan trees and hear the story of Savitri — the wife who walked behind Yamaraja Himself when He came for her husband, and out-argued the Lord of Dharma into returning Satyavan’s life. The Mahabharata’s Pativrata Mahatmya Parva, the vrat vidhi, and why the banyan witnessed everything.
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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