Indian Mythology

Jambavant – One of seven immortals – Sat Chiranjeevi

In Indian mythology, there are seven immortals, who are also known as Sat Chiranjeevi. These characters are integral to Indian mythology and Jambavant is believed to longest living entity. Jambavant Jambavant is a famous character in Indian mythology. He is believed to be created by Brahma to help Rama fight Ravana. He is also an […]

Karna’s past life and reason for his hardship

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

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga

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

Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga – Lord Shiva

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 – Lord Shiva

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

Navratri story in Hindi

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

Why only Coconut and Banana are offered in the temples ?

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 and the story of marriage of Gods

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

21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu – Part 3

This is the final article of 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Here, we see lot of incarnations from Dashavatara are mentioned here as well. Notable addition is Vyasa avatara, who is also known as Krishna Dwaipayana. 15. The dwarf Incarnation – Vaman Avtar Vishnu incarnated as a dwarf brahman to restore the authority of Indra

21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu- part 2

This article is second in the series of 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu. We see that some of the famous avatars of him appear here also such as fish and Narsingh incarnations. 8. The Rishabha deva Incarnation Rishabha deva is eighth avtar of Vishnu. Rishabh Dev was born to king Nabhi and Marudevi. His mother Marudevi

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