Magnanimity and Sanatana Dharma
‘I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence… I would rather have India resort to
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‘I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence… I would rather have India resort to
While some charge that Hindu marriage is paternalistic, it is actually a balanced and culturally rich observance, puissantly preserving our heritage AT ONE POINT IN
Anybody practising meditation, yoga, and worship or following the teachings of inherent oneness in all, owes the knowledge, being received to the sage Veda Vyasa
Khandas of Padma Purana are the five parts into which this ancient Indian text is divided. Khandas in Sanskrit means a partition, portion or part
There lived a great ascetic named Aruna Muni in Vaiduryapattnam, on the banks of the Godavari, in Andhra Pradesh in Southern India. He had a
Long long ago, near about the beginning of Treta-yuga, there lived a good and brave king by the name Ikshvaku, the founder of the Solar
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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