Why Karna suffered Followers of Indian mythology always wonder why Karna had to suffer so much in life despite being a good human being. As we know, every incident in Indian mythology has some reason behind it, this time also, we have a riveting story of Karna sufferings. The boon of Dambodhav Much much before […]
Known and Unknown facts about Christmas and Christmas tree Christmas is the grandest festival and it is celebrated across the world on 25th of December. Next day to Christmas is called Boxing day, which falls on 26th December. Christmas tree is an integral part of Christmas celebrations. All over the world, people decorate this tree with
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Grishneshwar or Grushneshwar Jyotirlinga is considered as the last among the twelve jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. The Grishneshwar Temple is also known by several other names like Kusumeswarar, Ghushmeswara, Grushmeswara and Grishneswara. The temple is located at a village called Verul, which is at a distance of 11kms from Daulatabad (Devagiri) AND 30
In Indian mythology, there are interesting stories covering all aspects of Human life. There is an interesting story on emergence of snakes as well. Daksha, his daughters and Sage Kashyap In Satyug, Daksh Prajapati had two daughters named Kudru and Vinta. They both were married to sage Kashyap.Sage Kashyap was very happy with his wives,
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Trimbakeshwar jyotirlinga is one of the most unique jyotirlinga among the twelve jyotirlingas. This jyotirlinga is swayambhu and huge.This jyotirlinga does not have pindi in the middle but it has a hole in the middle and inside the hole there are three pindies of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh symbolically. The miracle of Trimbakeshwar
Kashi Vishwanath (Jyotirlinga) Temple of Lord Shiva There are twelve jyotirlinga’s of Lord Shiva and Kashi Vishwanath Temple holds a special place among these. This temple is present in the holy city of Varanasi, on the banks of The Ganges. The main deity is known by the name Vishwanatha or Vishveshvara meaning Ruler of The Universe. The Vishwanath Jyotirlinga
देवी दुर्गा – शक्ति का अवतार हिंदू मान्यतानुसार देवी दुर्गा को शक्ति का अवतार माना जाता है। दुर्गा जी हिन्दू धर्म की देवी हैं। इन्हें आदिशक्ति के नाम से भी जाना जाता है। इनके नौ अन्य रूप है जिनकी पूजा नवरात्रों में की जाती है। माना जाता है कि राक्षसों का संहार करने के लिए देवी
शक्तिपीठ – माता की कथा आदि सतयुग के राजा दक्ष की पुत्री पार्वती माता को शक्ति कहा जाता है। यह शक्ति शब्द बिगड़कर ‘सती’ हो गया। पार्वती नाम इसलिए पड़ा की वह पर्वतराज अर्थात् पर्वतों के राजा की पुत्र थी। राजकुमारी थी। लेकिन वह भस्म रमाने वाले योगी शिव के प्रेम में पड़ गई। शिव
In Hindu traditions, one invariably finds customs and rituals. On surface, they seem to be innocuous, but dig deeper, and you will find that there is a reason behind everything. Similarly here also, we are looking to find if there is any special reason for offerings of coconut and banana, and indeed, there is a
Balaji Temple at Tirumala hills Balaji temple is one of the well known temples of India. Unlike some of the other temples, this inspires awe and grandeur and sometimes known as the richest temple of India. This temple is situated on Tirumala hills. The main temple of Tirumala Tirupati lies on the seventh hill called