Mahakal Shringar
JAI MAHAKAL Lord Mahakal’s temple is situated in Ujjain. As per the Shiva Purana, Once, Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu once had an argument over who was better.Lord Shiva pierced the three worlds as an endless pillar of light, the jyotirlinga and asked them to find out the source of it. Lord Vishnu and Lord
Jwalamukhi Temple – Shakti Peeth
Jwalamukhi is a famous Shakti Peeth temple in Himachal Pradesh. Devi’s tongue fell here and the idols are Devi as Ambika (Mother) and Shiva as Unmatta (Furious). This is located near Kangra is Himachal Pradesh. From Jalandhar to Jalamukhi by local transport like tanga. The Temple of Jwalamukhi is an astounding sacred power point –
Story of Lord Hanumana, Lord Shani and Meghnaad
This is an interesting story involving Lord Hanumana, Lord Shani, Meghnaad and Ravana. This story explains why Lord Shani likes devotees of Lord Hanumana. Birth of Meghnaad When the birth of Meghnaad was approaching, Ravana instructed all the Navagrahas to stay in the 11th house of Meghnaad’s horoscope. By doing this, he wanted to ensure
Who was the wisest Pandava?
Very little attention is paid to Sahadev when it comes to Mahabharata and Pandavas, but as per some ancient texts, he was the wisest of all Pandavas and knew about the future, even death of his own son, but such were the circumstances that he had to kept mum. Some parts of this story does
When Lord Krishna was helpless
Unbelievable but true. Shri Krishna was once bound by the youngest of Pandavas. This happened like this: Once Shri Krishna asked Sahadeva that what should be done to prevent Mahabharata war. Sahadeva replied that Krishna himself must be tied down and imprisoned. He said that all Pandavas along with Duryodhana must be sent to forest and Karna
Jalandhara and Vrinda
The story of Jalandhara and Vrinda is another captivating story from the treasure trove of Indian mythology. Vrinda’s purity was the reason that was driving her husband, Jalandhara’s invincibility. Lord Vishnu had to resort to some trickery in order to defeat Jalandhara. In the process, he was cursed by Vrinda. This story also describes why
Mahakal shringar on Makar Sankranti
Lord Mahakal at Ujjain is decorated daily. The Lord looks so beautiful that it is hard to express him in words. Have a look at him. https://ritsin.com/seven-unknown-facts-about-lord-shiva.html/ Do you know that Lord Hanuman is an avatar of Lord Shiva It is believed that Lord Hanuman is the eleventh reincarnation of the Lord. Also, Hanuman is often
An interesting fact about Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is the festival of til-gul where sesame and jaggery laddoos or chikkis are distributed among all. They are generally accompanied by the saying, “Til-gul ghya ani gud gud bola“, which translates to ‘eat these sesame seeds and jaggery and speak sweet words’. The festival is one of bonding where every member of society is asked to bury
Why Draupadi had five husbands?
Devi Draupadi is an important character in Indian mythology and there are stories related to her which are talked about most. One aspect of her personality which is controversial as well, is her having five husbands. But as everything in life happens for a reason, this is no exception as well. We will look at