San Francisco’s Hindu chariot procession enters 51st year | World Hindu News
The “Festival of the Chariots” (Rathayatra Festival) involves a parade with people pulling three chariots by ropes throughout Golden Gate Park. It also includes free vegetarian feast, live music, ancient Indian dances, etc. Thousands of people have reportedly been attending these free festivities in the past. This parade is organized by International More...
Auditorium on temple premises to be opened for public events | The Hindu
Days after being handed over to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, the new auditorium constructed on the premises of the Sri Kattazhagiya Singar Temple at Srirangam is all set More...
Brush away your teeth to Enlightenment
Sadashiva reveals different day to day activity to be performed which can lead one to enlightenment. Mahadeva reveals how one shoul brush his teeth, what should be used to brush teeth by a mumukshu, by a grhstha More...
Hindu Sanskaras – Outing, Feeding, Ear Piercing & Tonsuring
Sanskara refers to the diverse rites of passage in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. In Hinduism, the sanskaras vary in number and details according to regional traditions. The Gautama Dharmaśāstras details More...
Kunti and Gandhari: Feminism and the two Matriarchs of the Mahabharata
By – Ma Nithya Swaroopapriyananda Modern Women Fight for Rights! Modern society likes to fancy itself as feminist, giving equal opportunity to women by dissolving the social and economic barriers that have More...
Rudra Homam – karmic cleansing and rejuvenation
What is Homa? Homa, also known as Havan, is a Sanskrit word referring to sacred fire ritual in ancient Vedic tradition. The science of Homa is a Vedic ritual that invokes fire, one of the five sacred elements of More...
The Saga of the Naked Monks
By – Ma Nithya Swaroopapriyananda In English, there’s an old cliché often quoted in times of war and violence used to cool hot tempers and prevent a physical fight: “The pen is mightier than the sword.” More...
Mahadeva’s Kitchen – The Hindu Bhaga Shastra
About early 2015, the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Adheenam in Bengaluru, South India, made a surprising discovery – the existence of a Vedic age cookbook, revealed by Mahadeva himself – the Bhaga Shastra, or textbook More...