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1,000 Year Old Hindu Temple Found in Bangladesh

Posted by The Editor | May 7, 2018 | History and Culture |

A rare Vishnu temple with a unique ‘nava-ratha’ architecture has been excavated at Madhabgaon village in Kaharol upazila of the northern district of Dinajpur by a team of archaeologists from Jahangirnagar University. Archaeologists from Jahangirnagar University’s department of archaeology in Savar, Dhaka, including its director Prof. Swadhin Sen, Prof. Syed Mohammed Kamrul Ahsan, Prof. Seema Hoque and Sabekunnaher Sithi started an excavation at the site in April this year. They also received the support of the department of archaeology. The 52-member excavation team included four teachers, 13 students and 13 experienced workers from Mahasthan. They found a seven-metre-high brick-built...

Common Vows Undertaken by Devotees at Tirupati

Posted by The Editor | Dec 6, 2017 | Temples and Holy Places |

The following are some of the common offerings by devotees visiting Tirupati Balaji temple at Tirumalai. Tonsuring (shaving one’s head) The objective behind tonsuring (shaving one’s head for the Lord) is to demonstrate that he/she completely surrenders his/her ego at the feet of the Lord. Pilgrims can have their heads tonsured at the Kalyanakatta (opposite the Annanadanam Complex). There are seventeen sub-centers for tonsuring. Pilgrims can also request to be tonsured at the cottages where they are staying. Walking up the Hills Many pilgrims walk up the hills to fulfill vows they have taken, for which Tirumala – Tirupati...

Rituals of Worship at Tirupati

Posted by The Editor | Dec 5, 2017 | Temples and Holy Places |

The following list explains some of the various pujas and rituals conducted at the Tirupati Balaji Venkateswara temple located on the Tirumalai hill. Suprabhatam Every morning the Suprabhatam, Prapatti and Mangalasasanam slokas are recited, and a descendant of Tallapaka Annamacharya sings a few of Annamacharya’s sankeertanas. Devotees present at the time of Suprabhatam can have the Lord’s Suprabhata Darsanam, also called Viswarupa Sarvadarsanam. Kalyanotsavam Kalyanotsavam is also known as Vaivahikotsavam or Pendli Tirunal. It is conducted in the Kalyana Mandapam and its rituals are similar to those followed in Hindu marriages. The utsava murti of the Lord (Malayappaswami) is...

Dattatreya Answers King Alark’s Questions

Posted by The Editor | Dec 1, 2017 | Articles on Hinduism |

After reaching youthhood, Prince Alark got married. By that time, his father King Ritudhwaj had also grown old. Hence before Grihastha, he crowned his son as the new king. At the time of crowning, queen Madalasa presented him a ring and said- ‘O son! This ring contains a note which will teach you on how a king should administer the kingdom.’ Saying this, Madalasa blessed Alark and left the palace with her husband Ritudhwaj to spend their lives in the forest. Alark says- ‘O lord! With the arising of disenchantment in my heart, I have no miseries now. Only...

Temple Pujas and Archanas to be Taxed by Government. What About Churches and Mosques?

Posted by The Editor | Jun 25, 2017 | Articles on Hinduism |

The following article by G.S. Radhakrishna highlights the fact that the central government will begin taxing all temples in the country on things such as pujas, archanas, prasadam, etc. Though the article focuses on the famous Tirupati temple we should remember that 99.99% of temples in the country are not rich. The majority are small village temples that struggle to get by. In most cases there isn’t even enough money to hire proper pujaris and archakas to maintain the service of the temples. Despite the difficulty the temples face, the government feels the need to tax the temple’s and...

Ganapati Muni and His Vision of Parashurama

Posted by The Editor | Apr 29, 2017 | Saints and Gurus |

On Mahendragiri hill in Srikakula district, Andhra Pradesh, there is a temple for Gokarneshwara. There is no clear evidence about who installed the shrine here. But the temple was built by the ancestors of the king of Mandasa (the name of the place where the hill is located). Vasishtha Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni, the first and foremost disciple of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi once confirmed to Daivarata, one of his disciples, that this lingam was installed by Kartikeya himself and was worshipped by Parashurama. That is why this place is known as Parashurama Kshetra. In the Mahabharata Udyogaparva (176.31) it is...

The Celtic – Vedic Connection

Posted by The Editor | Apr 27, 2017 | History and Culture |

The Celtic people spread from their homeland in what is now Germany across Europe in the first millennium bce. Iron tools and weapons rendered them superior to their neighbors. They were also skilled farmers, road builders, traders and inventors of a fast two-wheeled chariot. They declined in the face of Roman, Germanic and Slavic ascendency by the second century bce. Here Peter Berresford Ellis, one of Europe’s foremost experts of the Celts, explains how modern research has revealed the amazing similarities between ancient Celt and Vedic culture. The Celt’s priestly caste, the Druids, has become a part of modern...

Vedic Cosmology – The Planets of the Material Universe

Posted by The Editor | Apr 2, 2017 | Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) |

The cosmology and cosmography of the ancient Vedas is awe inspiring to say the least. The more “modern” of the Vedic texts are known to originate from approximately 3000 B.C., thus being the oldest scientific and religious doctrines known to man. The descriptions of our solar system and what modern astronomy has discovered of the visible universe corresponds with the ancient Vedic knowledge, proving that man has had advanced knowledge of astronomy for thousands of years before our modern civilization began. This article describes the Vedic version of planetary systems from the topmost, eternal planets down through the temporary...

Uttarakhand High Court Grants River Ganga Rights Equal to Humans

Posted by The Editor | Mar 20, 2017 | Uncategorized |

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday recognised river Ganga as the first living entity of India, a move that grants it the same legal rights as a human being. The new status means that if someone pollutes the Ganga — considered to be the holiest river in the country — the law will see it equal to harming a human being. The court also ruled that the government form a Ganga Administration Board for better maintenance and cleaning of the river. A similar ruling was passed in New Zealand last week when their parliament passed a bill declaring the...

The Night of Shivaratri

Posted by The Editor | Mar 10, 2017 | Hindu Festivals |

The sun rises every morning and sets every evening, water evaporates and comes back to us as rain. If you look at creation around you, everything to do with it is a cycle. Nothing is permanent and there is no such thing as destruction. Einstein retold us that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it only changes form, something which the vedas have been telling us for the last fifty thousand years. Just because the day is over and the sun has set does not mean that the day will not come again, the darkest of nights leads...

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1,000 Year Old Hindu Temple Found in Bangladesh

Common Vows Undertaken by Devotees at Tirupati

Rituals of Worship at Tirupati

Dattatreya Answers King Alark’s Questions

Temple Pujas and Archanas to be Taxed by Government. What About Churches and Mosques?

Ganapati Muni and His Vision of Parashurama

The Celtic – Vedic Connection

Vedic Cosmology – The Planets of the Material Universe

Uttarakhand High Court Grants River Ganga Rights Equal to Humans

The Night of Shivaratri

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