May 3, 2008

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

May 1, 2008

The Bhavishya Purana: Words of Wisdom from Sumantu to Shatanika

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Apr 19, 2008

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

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Apr 11, 2008

The Vamana Purana: The Dwarf Avatar and the Story of Andhak

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Apr 2, 2008

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

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Mar 30, 2008

The Matsya Purana: Vishnu Imparts Words of Wisdom to Vaivasvata Manu

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Mar 22, 2008

More on the Manvantaras: The Markandeya Purana Describes the Birth of Manus

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Mar 12, 2008

The Markandeya Purana: A Description of the Manvantaras

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Mar 1, 2008

Shri Krishna Janma Khanda: The Fourth Section of the Brahmavaivarta Purana

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Feb 26, 2008

The Brahmavaivarta Purana: A Eulogy to Krishna

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Feb 16, 2008

Varanasi Jyotirlinga: Shiva as Muktidayak, the Provider of Salvation

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Feb 13, 2008

Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Vaidya or Physician

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Feb 5, 2008

Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Hindu Trinity

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Jan 26, 2008

Somnath Jyotirlinga – A History: The Eternal Temple of Shiva

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Jan 20, 2008

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

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Jan 12, 2008

Shri Sailam Jyotirlinga: Shiva and Parvati Reside at Mallikarjuna

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Jan 5, 2008

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

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Dec 23, 2007

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

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Dec 15, 2007

Nageshwar Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Lord of the Cobras

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Dec 10, 2007

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga: Shiva as the Lord of Time and Death

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Dec 3, 2007

Kedarnath Jyotirlinga: The Pandavas Worship Shiva at Kedar

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Nov 24, 2007

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga: Parvati Creates a Jyotirlinga

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Nov 17, 2007

Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga: Shiva Slays the Asura Tripura

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Nov 8, 2007

The Dwadasa Jyotirlingas: The Ancient Temples of Shiva

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Oct 26, 2007

The Descendants of Priyavrata: Agnidhra and Purvachitti

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Oct 17, 2007

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

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Oct 10, 2007

The Prachetas: The Meetings with Vishnu, Brahma and Narada

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Oct 6, 2007

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

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Sep 27, 2007

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

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Sep 19, 2007

Prithu Completes the Ashwamedha: Vishnu Instructs and Blesses Prithu

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Sep 15, 2007

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

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Sep 2, 2007

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

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Aug 29, 2007

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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Aug 25, 2007

The Ascension of Dhruv: Dhruv becomes the Pole Star

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Aug 17, 2007

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

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Aug 8, 2007

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Aug 2, 2007

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Jul 27, 2007

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Jul 13, 2007

Devahuti and Kardam: The Birth of Sage Kapila

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Jul 7, 2007

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

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Jun 30, 2007

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Jun 19, 2007

Creation in the Bhagavata Purana: Brahma creates the living beings

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Jun 15, 2007

The Incarnations of Vishnu: Beyond the Dash Avatar

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Jun 1, 2007

Creation in Brahmavaivarta Purana: The Creation of Radha

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May 23, 2007

The Puranas and the Trinity: The importance of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

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By: Harsh Nevatia

May 15, 2007

Introduction to Bhagavata Purana: Suta Goswami narrates Vyasa’s magnum opus

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May 6, 2007

Veda Vyasa and Bhagavata Purana: Krishna Dwaipayana writes the holiest scripture of Hinduism

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Apr 27, 2007

The Itihasas and the Puranas: The Scriptures of the Epic Period

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Apr 18, 2007

The Hindu Pantheon: The multiplicity of Gods in Hinduism

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Apr 13, 2007

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Apr 7, 2007

Ethical Objectives in Upanishads: To Become One with God

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Mar 27, 2007

The Humbling of Indra: A Tale from the Brahmavaivarta Purana

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Mar 21, 2007

Creation in the Old Testament: The anthropocentric viewpoint in Christianity

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Mar 14, 2007

Creation in the Puranas: Brahma creates the Universe

In: Hindu Mythology

By: Harsh Nevatia

Mar 7, 2007

Creation in the Riga Veda: Creation hymns in Hinduism

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Mar 1, 2007

The Little Book of Hindu Deities: Written and illustrated by Sanjay Patel, published by Penguin

In: Hindu Mythology

By: Harsh Nevatia

Feb 19, 2007

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

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Feb 7, 2007

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

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Feb 5, 2007

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

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Feb 5, 2007

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

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Feb 5, 2007

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

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Feb 2, 2007

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

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Jan 27, 2007

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

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Jan 18, 2007

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Jan 15, 2007

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: Harsh Nevatia

Jan 8, 2007

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Jan 1, 2007

Samhitas, Brahmanas, Upanishads: The Samhitas, Brahmanas & Upanishads of the Vedas exhibit a trend to

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 25, 2006

Introduction to the Upanishads: An enquiry into the ultimate truth

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 19, 2006

FAQs: creation,desruction,heaven: The Hindu view on the beginning and the end of the universe.

In: Hindu Mythology

By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 18, 2006

FAQs: scriptures, women and caste: All about Shruti, Smriti, Vedas, Puranas, women and the Caste System

In: Hindu Culture

By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 17, 2006

FAQs: many gods and idol worship: Multiplicity of deities and idol worship are central to Hinduism

In: Hindu Practice

By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 16, 2006

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

In: Hinduism (general)

By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 14, 2006

The Yajur and Sama Vedas: The Yajur and Sama Vedas and the Brahmanas of all four Vedas expound

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 9, 2006

The Atharva Veda: Where superstitions and philosophy exist side by side.

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Dec 2, 2006

More on the Vedas: The derivation of the names of the Vedas, their functions and propag

In: Hindu Texts

By: Harsh Nevatia

Nov 26, 2006

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: Harsh Nevatia

Nov 25, 2006

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Nov 23, 2006

The Four Ashrams or Life Stages: Brahmacharya, Grahasta, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa are the four ashrams

In: Hindu Culture

By: Harsh Nevatia

Nov 19, 2006

Vedas: Purpose & Structure: The four Vedas - Riga,Yajur, Sama and Atharva are divided into the S

In: Hindu Texts

By: Harsh Nevatia

Nov 12, 2006

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Nov 4, 2006

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Nov 2, 2006

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Oct 27, 2006

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Oct 21, 2006

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

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By: Harsh Nevatia

Oct 14, 2006

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: Harsh Nevatia

Oct 9, 2006

The Pagan Origins of Hinduism: The Pagan Deities of Hinduism like Indra, Agni, Varun and Ganga

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By: Harsh Nevatia

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