
Why do we pray?
No matter which culture we may belong to, there is a practice of prayer in every culture. Some of us pray and some of us
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No matter which culture we may belong to, there is a practice of prayer in every culture. Some of us pray and some of us

We cannot describe everything in great details but this is the simplest version of putting The UNIVERSE into brief words…

Warning : Yoga has been known to cause Health, Happiness and Spiritual Peace!

In India, colours play a very important role in religion and cultures, showing a very deep significance that transcends purely decorative values. Artists use color

Ātman is a Sanskrit word that means ‘self’. In Hindu philosophy, especially in the Vedanta school of Hinduism, Ātman is the first principle, the true

Most of us have heard the word “AUM” or more popularly known as “OM”, but do we know what it really means ? Why it

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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