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Diwali, Worldwide Hindu, Sikh & Jain Celebration: Festival of Light - Time for Indian Families Everywhere to Celebrate

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By: Dawn Ouedraogo

Concepts of God in Hinduism and Jainism: How Hindus and Jains Define God

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By: Will Forgrave

The Hindu Pilgrimage of Ashtavinayaka: The Eight Temples of Ganesh Near Pune in Maharashtra

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Hindu Dharma: Ethics, Law, Religion and Truth

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By: Matthew Bingley

Shad-darsana – Hinduism's "Six Views": The Philosophical Schools of Orthodox Hinduism

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By: Matthew Bingley

Tender Krishna: Radha’s Friends Describe Her Sorrow on Her Separation From Her Love

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Mixing Religion And Politics: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Bewildered Krishna: The Blue-Skinned God Searches For Radha in Madhuban

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Sindhu Darshana Festival: The Celebration Of The River Indus In Ladakh

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Durban Hindu Temple Dedicated to Shiva: Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty Pray for Their Cricket Teams

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

London Court Rules Against Open Air Cremation: Hindu Community Alleges Religious Discrimination

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Shabari Listens to the Nine Forms of Devotion: Rama Defines Ideal Devotees in Tulsidas’ Ramcharita Manas

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Akshay Tritiya or Akkha Teej: The Most Auspicious Day in the Hindu Calendar

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Tulsidas Describes the Birth of Rama: Kaushalya Questions God in the Ramcharita Manas

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Ramakrishna Pramahamsa on Trigunas: Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas Explained

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By: C. Varada Rajan

Famous Indian Gurus of the Late 20th Century: Sathya Sai Baba and Mata Amritanandamayi Ma

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By: Martin Bohn

Famed Indian Gurus of the 20th Century: Swami Sivananda, Neem Karoli Baba and Anandamayi Ma

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By: Martin Bohn

Famous Indian Gurus of the 20th Century: Ramana Maharshi, Sri Aurobindo and Yogananda

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By: Martin Bohn

Famous Indian Gurus of the 19th Century: Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda and Shirdi Sai Baba

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By: Martin Bohn

How to Understand Trigunas: Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas - the Psychology in Hinduism

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By: C. Varada Rajan

Free Holi Greetings: Wish Family, Colleagues and Friends Happy Holi in Style

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By: Feature Writer Simone Preuss

Holi, the Festival of Colors: How to Celebrate the Indian Holi Day

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By: Feature Writer Simone Preuss

The Tamil Thaipusam Festival: Meaning and Thaipusam Traditions in India

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By: Feature Writer Simone Preuss

Carefree Krishna: Radha’s Dilemma

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Diwali, the Festival of Lights: Significance and Origins of Diwali

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By: Feature Writer Simone Preuss

Joyful Krishna: The First Part of Geet Govind

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Geet Govind: Jayadeva’s Song of Krishna

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The End of the Yaksha Prashna: The Dead Pandavas Revive

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Wisdom of Yudhishthir: The Yaksha Tests the Eldest Pandava

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Life of Ramana Maharshi: A Short Biography of the Self-Realized Sage of Arunachala

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By: Martin Bohn

Yaksha Asks Yudhishthir Answers: Yudhishthir Displays His Mettle

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Yaksha Prashna Continues: Yudhishthir Answers Questions on Relationships and Good Conduct

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Yaksha and Yudhishthir: Some Symbolic Questions and Some Direct Ones

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Yaksha Prashna: Some Difficult Questions on Sacrifice and Some Easy Ones on Friend

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Yaksha Starts His Questions: On the Sun, Learning, Brahmins and Kshatriyas

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Prelude to the Yaksha's Questions: Yudhishthir Meets the Yaksha

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Hindu Philosophy: Issues and Schools

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

"Panch Kanya" or Five Virgins: Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara and Mandodari

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Modern Renaissance of Hinduism: From Raja Ram Mohan Roy to Aurobindo Ghosh

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Bhakti Movement: Revival of Grassroot Hinduism through Singer Saints

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Advaita, Vishishta Advaita, Dvaita: The Philosophies of Shankar, Ramanuj and Madhav

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Kurma Purana: Vishnu’s Words of Wisdom in His “Tortoise Incarnation”

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Agni Nakshatram: The Murugan Temple at Palani Celebrates the Summer Festival

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Hindu Temple Architecture: Garbhagriha, Shikhar, Mandap Are Common Temple Features

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir: NW London, England, is Home to the Biggest Hindu Temple in the West

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By: Elaine Walker

Rama Navami: The Birthday of Rama: “Bhaye prakat kripala” from Rama Charit Manas of Tulsidas

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Varanasi Jyotirlinga: Shiva as Muktidayak, the Provider of Salvation

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Vaidya or Physician

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Hindu Trinity

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Somnath Jyotirlinga – A History: The Eternal Temple of Shiva

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Somnath Jyotirlinga: A Shrine to the “Lord of the Moon” in Prabhasa

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Shri Sailam Jyotirlinga: Shiva and Parvati Reside at Mallikarjuna

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga: Rama Atones for Killing Ravana by Praying to Shiva

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Lord of Omkar, the Primeval Sound of Aum

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Nageshwar Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Lord of the Cobras

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Lord of Time and Death

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Kedarnath Jyotirlinga: The Pandavas Worship Shiva at Kedar

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga: Parvati Creates a Jyotirlinga

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga: Shiva Slays the Asura Tripura

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Dwadasa Jyotirlingas: The Ancient Temples of Shiva

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Descendants of Priyavrata: Agnidhra and Purvachitti

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Priyavrata’s Dilemma: Brahma Advises the Son of Swayambhav Manu

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Prachetas: The Meetings with Vishnu, Brahma and Narada

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Descendants of Prithu: Vijitashwa, Havirdhana, Prachinabarhi and the Prachetas.

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Prithu’s Ascension: Prithu and Arci leave for their heavenly abode

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Prithu Completes the Ashwamedha: Vishnu Instructs and Blesses Prithu

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Prithu and the Horse Sacrifices: Indra disrupts Prithu’s Ashwamedha Yagnas

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Prithu Milks the Earth: The Earth’s Bounty Is Rejuvenated

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Vena, the Evil Descendent of Dhruv: The sages kill the son of Anga and Prithu is born from his dead body

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Ascension of Dhruv: Dhruv becomes the Pole Star

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Penance of Dhruv: Descended from Manu and Uttanapada, Dhruv realizes Vishnu

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Genealogy of Akuti and Prasuti: The daughters of Manu and Shatrupa marry Ruchi and Daksha

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Daughters of Kardam: The births of Dattatreya, Brihaspati, Shukracharya and others

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Kapila and the Sankhya Yoga: Devahuti attains salvation at Bindu Sarovar

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Devahuti and Kardam: The Birth of Sage Kapila

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Swayambhav Manu and Shatrupa: The first couple marries their daughter Devahuti to sage Kardam

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Brahma creates the non-human races: Devas, Asuras, Gandharvas, Apsaras, Yakshas, Rakshasas and others

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Supreme Being in Hinduism: The perception of God in the Vedas, Upanishads and Epics

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Ethical Objectives in Upanishads: To Become One with God

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Creation in the Old Testament: The anthropocentric viewpoint in Christianity

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Creation in the Upanishads: The universe is a manifestation of God

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Glossary T to Z: Words beginning with T to Z explained

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Glossary Q to S: Words beginning with Q to S explained

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Glossary M to P: Words beginning with M to P explained

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Glossary I to L: Words beginning with I to L explained

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Glossary C to H: Words beginning with C to H explained

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Glossary A to B: Words beginning with A to B explained

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Brahm, Atma and God: Brahm, Atma, universal consciousness, ultimate reality are all descriptions of God.

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Atma as the Universal Consciousnes: Each one of us has within himself to be a part of this universal consciousness

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The All-pervasive Atma: Prajapati and Indra discuss the Atma in the Chandogya Upanishad

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Introduction to the Upanishads: An enquiry into the ultimate truth

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

FAQs: God, religion and soul: The nature of God, soul and evil in Hinduism and on how Hindus view other religions.

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Veda Vyasa and the Mahabharata: Krishna Dwaipayana, or Veda Vyasa, not only wrote the Mahabharata but also played a key role in it.

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Birth of Krishna Dwaipayana: Krishna Dwaipayana, or Veda Vyasa, is born to Satyavati and Parashara.

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Polytheism, Monotheism and Monism: The Riga Veda describes the evolution of polytheistic, monotheistic and monistic conceptions in Hinduism.

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

From Polytheism to Monotheism: From pagan origins the worship of One Supreme God emerges

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

The Reverse Aryan Invasion: Aryans migrated from the Indus valley to Persia

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Hinduism: A Holistic Way of Life: The Hindu Vedas and Puranas elucidate on not only theology and mytho

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Hinduism and the Aryan Influence: The Aryans from Persia cross the Indus into India and Hinduism origi

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

Hinduism and the Environment: The Pagan element in Hinduism advocated Sustainable Development as evidenced in The Riga Veda and The Bhagavata Purana

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By: Feature Writer Harsh Nevatia

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