Western Atheists and Hinduism
~ By Maria Wirth WHAT DO WESTERN ATHEISTS FEEL ABOUT HINDUISM? It seems truth cannot be told anymore. I had written an answer to the above
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~ By Maria Wirth WHAT DO WESTERN ATHEISTS FEEL ABOUT HINDUISM? It seems truth cannot be told anymore. I had written an answer to the above
Meet Yadireddy, a beggar from Andhra capital city Vijayawada, who donated a silver crown to Lord Ram. At a time when many across the country
By B.N.V.Parthasarathi Man can never invent anything but can only discover. The so called inventions are either discoveries or innovations, i.e., either tumbling upon something
New crop circle reported at Cooks Plantation, near Beckhampton, Wiltshire, UK. Reported on the 27th of August, 2016. As reported by Crop Circle Connector NO
By Swami Sivananda Tulsidas was born in Rajapur, in the district of Banda in Uttar Pradesh, in Samvat 1589 or 1532 A.D. He was a
By Maria Wirth There seems to be some “defect” in Hinduism, because worldwide, it is clearly not as respected as Christianity and Islam. Hindus struggle
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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