Defining Religion: Why I choose to be a Hindu
Who are you? How do you define yourself? I am a Hindu, which to me means the inheritor of the oldest and the highest spiritual
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Who are you? How do you define yourself? I am a Hindu, which to me means the inheritor of the oldest and the highest spiritual
Hinduism contains numerous references to the worship of the divine in nature in its Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Sutras, and its other sacred texts. Millions of
Celebrated on Shukla Ekadashi, 11th day of the waxing moon of Margashirsha month (November-December) in the Hindu calendar, Gita Jayanti (birthday of ‘Bhagavad Gita’) is the day when
Perhaps a modern expression equivalent to the word Sudra, compatible with its original essence, is the word alien (newcomer, outsider or stranger to the tribe).
The holy town of Vrindavan will be home to a unique and world’s tallest Lord Krishna temple which will be built at an estimated cost
Brahmamuhurta is the morning period between 3.30 a.m. and 5.30 a.m. It is suitable for meditation. After a good night’s sleep, the mind is refreshed,
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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