The Rishis headed by Kasyapa began to perform a sacrifice (yaga) on the banks of the Ganges. Sage Narada visited them at that time and asked them to tell him why they were performing the sacrifice and who would be pleased by it.

The following list explains some of the various pujas and rituals conducted at the Tirupati Balaji Venkateswara temple located on the Tirumalai hill.

The following list explains some of the vows undertaken by devotees while visiting the Tirupati Balaji Venkateswara temple located on the Tirumalai hill.

Govinda Jaya Jaya sung by Atmatattva Das. Recorded in Coimbatore, 12/5/1993.

"The Sage of Kanchi" is a biographical documentary in English on the life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi, the 68th Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. It takes you on a spiritual journey and portrays the life and times of the Maha Periyaval of Kanchi, referred to as Paramacharya by his disciples and followers.

The following video shows the abhishekam (bathing ceremony) of a beautiful Hanuman deity near the South Indian city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The second video shows the same deity wearing various alankaras, such as vadai mala, fruit mala, butter dress, chandanam, etc.

A 30 minute video documentary on the priests of the ancient Chidambaram Nataraja temple in Tamil Nadu.

Siddha medicine is an ancient system of medicine which has been practiced in South India. Siddha medicine was developed by the siddhars - the perfected mystical saints of ancient times. It is believed that it was first taught by Lord Shiva to the saints, who passed it down in disciplic succession.

Traditional bhajans for Srimati Radharani along with video of various holy places around Vrindavan and Varshana.

Australian woman Apeetha Arunagiri lived in India for 30 years near the temple town of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. Initially drawn there as a devotee of Ramana Maharshi, she stayed and was instrumental in forming the Annamalai Reforestation Society dedicated to replanting the sacred mountain Arunachala. This is her story and the story of the Arunachala Village Forest Plantation, a small scale village-based group which she also formed.

Rare video footage recorded by the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam 50 years ago as a promotional video for the Tirupati Balaji temple. You can see the abhishekam of the moola vigraha without ornamentation, followed by the deity in full gold and diamond dress. This is the only authentic video of Tirupati Balaji ever recorded.

You are on the bus with Steve Forbes as you embark on a budget pilgrimage to two of India's most revered of Himalayan sacred sites - the temples of Kedarnath & Badrinath. Travel from the diesel streets of Old Delhi, to the immense green of the foothills, to 5,000 year old trails with one armed yogis.

Hare Krishna kirtan sung by Aindra Das in Vrindavan.

Devraha Baba was a siddha who lived for over 250 years, before entering samadhi in 1989. So elderly was he that the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, more than fifty years ago, said that his father had sat at the feet of Devraha Baba as a child - that is, in the middle of the nineteenth century - and Devraha Baba was already elderly at that time. Devraha Baba never took food, and never set foot on the ground. He lived in a unique hut that was raised off the ground by bamboo poles. This rare video footage was recorded for a russian television channel around 1987-1989, so it is not in English.

Naga Babas are a category of renunciates that wear no clothes and cover their bodies in sacred ash. Their customs and practices are usually never seen by outsiders, but here is an inside view of the secret Naga Baba initiation ceremony. This initiation ceremony was recorded during the 1998 Kumbha Mela. The video is narrated by Baba Rampuri.

This is a video of Devraha Hans Baba at the 2001 Kumbha Mela. Devraha Hans Baba is the successor to Devraha Baba. The original Devraha Baba lived for over 250 years and entered samadhi in 1989. So elderly was he that the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, more than fifty years ago, said that his father had sat at the feet of Devraha Baba as a child - that is, in the middle of the nineteenth century - and Devraha Baba was already elderly at that time. This video is of his successor, Devraha Hans Baba.

Sri Ramana Maharshi (December 30, 1879 – April 14, 1950) was a Tamil saint considered by many to have been a jivanmukta (one who is liberated while still living in their body). He left home for the temple town of Tiruvannamalai at the age of 16, and subsequently lived in a cave on the nearby sacred mountain of Arunachala. The following video contains rare archival footage of Sri Ramana Maharshi during his later years.

Pictures of Lord Jagannatha in Puri during the annual Snana Yatra festival. Once a year the deities of Lord Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out of the temple for a bathing ceremony. This occurs around two weeks before the Ratha Yatra festival.

A short video of the annual Snana Yatra festival (bathing of Lord Jagannatha) in Puri recorded in June, 2007. Once a year the deities of Lord Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out of the temple for a bathing ceremony. This occurs approximately two weeks before the Ratha Yatra festival. In this video you can see Lord Jagannatha dressed in hativesh, the "elephant dress".

Quite unexpectedly, on the auspicious occassion of Naga Panchami (the traditional day for worshipping snakes and Nagas), a divine Naga appeared at our Sri Jagannatha temple in Bhadrak to bless devotees. As word spread, more than 1,000 villagers arrived throughout the day and night, bringing offerings of milk and deepams to offer to the Naga.