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Kumbh Mela

Kumbh Mela is a sacred and mass Hindu pilgrimage. It occurs four times in twelve year at four different places in India. Allahabad (Prayag) at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna and Saraswati river. Haridwar (Uttar Pradesh) along Ganga river. Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) on the bank of kshipra river. Nasik (Maharashtra ) on the bank […]

The guru of curse – Sage Durvasa(2)

Following are the incidents where Durvasa has been involved with various people which resulted in curse. This is in continuation from this article.  Curse on Durvasa by sage Orga  Once Durvasa saw a Gandharva playfully bathing in a river with his wife . The sage was influenced by the scene and he desired to marry

Mahabharata: The Wrath of the Kuru Clan and a story of Revenges

“Revenge is a dish best served cold”  How true this line is in context of Mahabharata. It is believed that Mahabharata is a symbol of victory of truth over lies, but here are few incidents related to revenge. Based on these we can say that this epic from Indian mythology contains lots of hatred as

Hand painted posters of hindi movies – Sholay and Mughal e Azam

Hand made posters of Mughal-e-Azam and Sholay (Hindi Movies) Those who have started seeing movies couple of decades ago or before, will surely relate to the film posters, which were painted by artists. In the hindi movie Mera Naam joker, Raj Kapoor’s heroine played Meenu Master, whose earnings came from painting hoardings. Here are some

Orange festival

Orange Festival across the world This is a festival of fun and frolic is celebrated in Europe and United states among other places. Such as Netherlands, Dunedin and Tamenglong. In North america, this is known as Orange Blossom festival and celebrated in the month of April. These can be compared to the Indian festival Holi.

Sun god visits his son, Shani

Makar Sankranti – first major festival of the year

14th January is very auspicious from Hindu religion point of view. On this day, sun transits into capricorn(makar) rashi. Makar Sankranti thus means – transition to capricorn and makar sankranti celebrated. On this day, new endeavors are undertaken with a belief that they will be successful. This day is one of the harvest days for

The guru of curse – Sage Durvasa (1)

Sage Durvasa – famous for curses Durvasa is famous for his anger and his curses are mentioned frequently in ancient texts. Following are the few incidents  related with this trigger happy sage. The meaning of Durvasa is someone who is difficult to live with. Curse on Indra His most famous curse is on Indra, which led to

Durvasa’s boons

Boons granted by Durvasa Though Durvasa is notorious for his flying temper and curses, there are few boons which had a great impact in indian mythology. For example, the pandavas, who are at the centre of the epic Mahabharat were born due to a boon from Durvasa to Kunti. Boon to Kunti Durvasa was a

Barbarika surprises Sri Krishna

Barbarika and his three arrows When Shri Krishna mocked Barbari that how he is hoping to win the Mahabharat war with three arrows? (Read the story of Barbari) He responded that a single arrow was enough to destroy all his opponents in the war, and it would then return to his quiver. He further explained that,

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