The festival of Diwali Diwali or Deepawali is one of the most celebrated and important festivals of Hindus. This festival is celebrated across india on the day of Amavasya (no moon). Series of festivals are celebrated during diwali. The festival starts with Dhanteras on which most business communities begin their financial year. The second day of […]
Durga and Artemis There are many similarities between Indian and Greek mythologies. The stories related to gods in both mythologies are very interesting. Here we are looking at Artemis, the greek goddess, who is very similar to Durga in Indian mythology. As per Greek mythology, Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin
Ravana – The great scholar Ravana, mostly known as the person who kidnapped Sita and was later killed by Lord Rama.Lets look at other aspects of him and try to find out the exact reason behind the abduction of Sita. Ravana was a great scholar, a devout devotee of Lord Shiva. He knew about the
Karna was the eldest son of Kunti and Lord Surya. There is not much available about his family, but following briefly tells about the family of this great archer, the Rashmirathi. Karna an also be regarded as the ultimate tragic hero from Mahabharata. In some texts, Vrushali has been names as the wife of the
Parshurama Avatar ( Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu) Parshurama is the sixth incarnation (one of the dashavatara) of Lord Vsihnu. He is said to be one of the chiranjeevis. Chiranjeevi means one who doesn’t die. Birth Parshurama is born to Sage Jamdagni and Renuka. Parshurama was very obedient to his father, and once when asked by his
Karwa or Karva Chauth Karva chauth, a festival observed by married women. Celebrated for well being and prosperity of her husband. Some young single women also pray this day to get a perfect husband one day. In a country like India with intricate rituals and customs, marriage is considered a very pious and strong
Vamana Avatar helped Lord Indra to restore his kingdom and Bali was made King of netherworld.
The interesting story of Goddes Durga and Mahishasura is produced here for you. This is a facinating story of battle between Devas and Asuras and how the trinity of gods was helpless before the demon Mahishasura. The demon was granted a boon by Brahma, which made by undefeatable, but there was a small chink in
A comparison of Shri Krishna and Hercules – Gods from indian and greek mythology Greek mythology and Indian mythology have some similarities. Earlier we saw that Shri Krishna, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu(god) had one weakness, that was in his heel. That was also the case with Achilles, one of the greatest warriors from Greek mythology.