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Indian marriages are well renowned around the world for all the rituals and events forming part of the marriage ceremony....
In India, this is called as Karna(ear) Vedha(piercing) ((Sanskrit: कर्णवेध) and is one of the Shodasha Samskaras (16 ceremonies) performed on a human between birth and death. Ear...
~By Swamini Vimalananda Radhika Krishnakumar Towards the end of every ritualistic worship (pooja or bhajan) of God or to welcome an honored guest or saint, we perform the aarati....
Indian marriages are well renowned around the world for all the rituals and events forming part of the marriage ceremony. Whether it is a week long celebrations...
Fasting in Hinduism indicates the denial of the physical needs of the body for the sake of spiritual gains. According to the scriptures, fasting helps create...
Shaanti, meaning “peace”, is a natural state of being. Disturbances are created either by others or us. For example, peace already exists in a place until someone...
In Indian culture ‘Nariyal’ or ‘Copra’ is a symbol of good luck and prosperity. Every auspicious work begins with the breaking of the coconut and the...
~ K. Bharath Pradakshina means circumambulation. Circumambulation means going in a clockwise direction, particularly in the northern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere of the planet, this...
One of the most sensual attires of a woman in India is undoubtedly the sari. It is a long unstitched...
Atithi Devo Bhava, an ancient line taken from the Hindu scriptures and was originally coined to depict a visiting person whose date of...
-By Ojaswita Krishnaa Chaturvedi anskrit is the language of ancient India, the earliest compilation of sound, syllables and written communication...
Baiskhi is also spelled ‘Vaisakhi’, and is a vibrant Festival considered to be an extremely important festival in India. It...
– Shri Gyan Rajhans Navratri or the nine holy days are auspicious days of the lunar calendar according to Hinduism. ...
Vastu Shastra (or short just Vastu) is the Indian science of space and architecture and how we may create spaces...
– Arun Gopinath Hindus believe that the knowledge of medicinal plants is older than history itself, that it was gifted...
Pulastya Maha Muni affirmed to Bhishma that Brahma was Narayana Himself and that in reality he was Eternal. But in...
Karma Yoga is Meditation in Action: “Karma” means action and “yoga” means loving unity of our mind with God. To...
By Swami A Parthasarathy In the Bhagavad Gita, IV Chapter 28th Verse talks about four yajnas – the yajnas (yajna means sacrifice) of wealth, austerity, yoga and...