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According to our ancient scriptures, Brahma, the creator, creates and destroys the universe cyclically. The life of Brahma is 120 divine years called Mahakalpa. Everyday he creates 14 Manus one by one and they create and control the world. So there are fourteen Manus in one [...]
acyutácyuta hare paramátman
ráma køúïa puruúottoma viúïo
vásudeva bhagavannaniriddha
ùrèpate ùamaya duçkhamaùeúam.(1)
Oh, the unlapsing Lord, the unswerving Being, Hari, the supreme Self, the handsome Ùrèáma, the dark-blue Køúïa, the best Puruúa, the all-pervading God, the One enveloping all [...]
Lord Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles] and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles (Vighnesha, Vighneshvara), patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. He is honoured [...]
Why tulsi is worshipped by Hindus
Tulsi, which is Sanskrit for "the incomparable one", is worshiped throughout India, most often regarded as a consort of Vishnu in the form of Mahalakshmi. There are two types of Tulsi worshiped in Hinduism—"Rama Tulsi" has light green leaves and is [...]
Shanthi simply means "peace". It is a beautiful meaning and also a very beautiful sound. The shanthi is repeated three times. You could interpret this as meaning, peace in body, speech, and mind (i.e. in the entirety of one's being), [...]
Vedic Cultures – Hindu Temple Darshan
Ancient Vedic Culture ( Practise ) of Pradakshina is walking around in a circle with God or representation of God at the centre. It is a hindu form of worship and is done around sacred [...]
A shankha symbolizes the universe. The sound of a conch is the same as the sound of the sacred syllable AUM (OM). The sound of a conch spiritualizes the environment for worship or religious ceremony. Om is the sacred sound that was chanted by the Lord before creating [...]
Vibhuti is the sacred ash used in religious worship in Hinduism. The main ingredient of Vibuthi is cow dung but several other substances such as milk and ghee prescribed in scriptures are also used to form a distinct treat for [...]
