The Birth of the Shakti Peethas in Hinduism
The birth of the Shakti Peethas is actually marked by the death of Shakti herself in the form of Sati. The story of Shiva and Sati has great significance in the Hindu festival Mahashivaratri. Let’s look into More...
This Vijayadashami is very special: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated his government’s commitment to the welfare of the poor. He also called upon the middle classes to realise that they would reach the next level of prosperity More...
A Tale of Two Navratri – Celebrating the Cosmic Mother
The Cosmic Mother is worshipped not once as is commonly believed, but as many as 5 times during the course of a year, in the Navratri celebrations dedicated to her. However, of these, two are well known – More...
Mahisasura Mardini-The Making of Durga
Durga is a form of Prakriti, the mother of entire existence. She represents the Supreme Consciousness and was manifested by combining the energies of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. Within her, Durga has the combined More...
Durga Puja – A Hesternal Revisit
An Exordium on Durga Puja ‘Durga Puja’ meaning ‘worship of Durga,’ also called Durgotsav in Bengali, (meaning festival of Durga Puja) is an annual celebration of the Hindu Goddess Durga, Lord Shiva’s consort. More...
iskcon noida: ISKCON Noida promotes peace with padyatra
NOIDA: Given the recent terror attacks in Uri last month and earlier Pathankot in January, devotees of ISKCON Noida are on a padyatra (foot march) to promote national peace and security. The padyatra, which was More...
Bathukamma Event Enters Guinness Book of World Records
A furious spell of rain on Saturday evening failed to dampen the spirits of thousands of women who turned up at the L.B. Stadium for ‘Maha Bathukamma’ to create a world record. They managed to sing and dance More...
Unfazed by rain, devotees throng Durga temple
On the auspicious day of Moola Nakshatram, the eighth day of the 11-day Dasara festivity, scores of devotees, including a large number of students, visited Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri More...
Witness to over a century of change, a temple for the ‘Guru’ in Gurgaon
A two-room temple, in a narrow lane in Gurgaon’s Subhash Nagar, has seen a lot in over 100 years of its existence. It has seen Gurgaon’s transition from a village to a city, and then to an IT hub struggling More...
Celebrate Guru Nanak’s birthday at the Golden Temple this November 14
This is probably the most special day in the calendar of the Sikh community. It marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the first of the Sikh gurus. Known also as Gurpurab, it has come to mean ‘festival of the gurus’. More...