
Flowers of Eternity: Prayers of a Divided Mind
~ Series of Inspirational Stories by Santosh Kumari, Staff Writer / अनंत काल के पुष्प – श्रृंखला ,संतोष कुमारी Prayers of a Divided Mind Once
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~ Series of Inspirational Stories by Santosh Kumari, Staff Writer / अनंत काल के पुष्प – श्रृंखला ,संतोष कुमारी Prayers of a Divided Mind Once

॥क्षमा-प्रार्थना॥ Please click to hear the stotram This stotram is dedicated to Goddess Parvati and is part of Durga Saptashati. When we offer our prayers

The following article by G.S. Radhakrishna highlights the fact that the central government will begin taxing all temples in the country on things such as

~ By Shantharam Kalipatnapu The following story is narrated in Skanda Puranam – Vaishnava Khandam – Kartika Masa Mahatmyam and PadmaPuranam – Uttara Khandam. Once

~ By Pratha Sharma, Contributing Writer, New Delhi Also famed as the “Rajarajeshwara Temple”, “Rajarajeshwaram” and “Peruvudayar Temple”, this temple is located in Thanjavur in

Be it any political party in India, in one way or the other it has made its duty to appease the minorities at the expense

The rarest Ekadashi of the entire Hindu calendar is three days away. The Padma Purana preserves a conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira about a single Ekadashi the great Rishis spend lifetimes waiting for — Padmini. The Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini of Mahishmati, the lotus teaching, and why May 27, 2026 is the morning Vaishnavas across Bharata are preparing for.

Once every 2.5–3 years — when the rare 13th month of Adhika Maas opens — a thirteenth Vinayaka Chaturthi appears. The Mudgala Purana calls it Varada Chaturthi, the “boon-giving” Chaturthi, and holds it as the most fruit-bearing Ganesha day of the entire calendar. Today, Wednesday May 20, 2026, is that day.

Padmini Ekadashi 2026 falls on Wednesday, May 27 — the Shukla Paksha Ekadashi of Adhika Maas, the rarest Ekadashi in the entire Hindu calendar (it appears only every 2.5–3 years). The Padma Purana conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira, the Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini, complete vrat vidhi with jagrana, mantras, and the lotus symbolism that gives the Ekadashi its name.

Ganga Dussehra falls on Monday, May 25, 2026 — commemorating the day Maa Ganga descended from Vaikuntha to the earth through the millennia-long tapasya of King Bhagiratha. The full account from the Valmiki Ramayana, snan vidhi, dana traditions, mantras, and the teaching of sustained sincerity.

Once every 2.5–3 years, the Hindu calendar opens a quiet thirteenth chamber — the intercalary month Lord Vishnu took for His own. A Puranic look at Adhik Jyeshtha Maas 2026 (May 2–31), the Padma Purana account of how it became Purushottam Maas, and a complete householder’s guide for its closing days.
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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