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famous Indian monumnets built by Women | India Tales
Indian Monuments belonging to different historical eras can be found across the length and breadth of the country. Wherever you go you would find some historical monuments of India. It is like history in India continues More...
50 Indian cities named after Devi or Goddess | IndiaTales
Indian Cities named after Devi is the result of a random quiz that was posted on IndiTales FB Page and Twitter Handle. When we posted the quiz, I could think of 5 cities that were named after Devi. I put the More...
Chennai: Sacred threads of 10 people cut off by ‘pro-Periyar’ men | The Indian Express
Sacred threads of 10 people were cut off by a group of eight periyar supporters in Triplicane near Chennai on Wednesday morning, said police. A senior officer said the incident happened at around 7 am within the More...
Epic discovery: Kolkata scholars find ‘lost’ manuscripts in Chennai library | Times of India
KOLKATA: Ancient Indian scholar Jaimini, a student of Ved Vyasa, has been held in great esteem for his re-telling of the ‘Mahabharata’. But most Indology scholars considered his works to be lost because More...
‘Revolutionary Zero’: This ancient Indian manuscript has the first known use of ‘Sunya’ | Zee News
New Delhi: The origin of the concept of zero or sunya has been traced an ancient Indian Bakhshali manuscript. Radiocarbon dating, conducted by the University of Oxford, reveals that the manuscript belongs to 3rd More...
Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi enters into Mahasamadhi at 82, Final rites of Kanchi seer tomorrow at 8 am; tributes pour in
CHENNAI: Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal (82), the 69th Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham entered into Mahasamadhi today. He was admitted to a hospital this morning reportedly after a cardiac arrest. His More...
Why do we pour milk on the Shiva Linga?
This question is asked all too often, not only by westerners or newcomers to Sanatana Hindu Dharma, but even by born Hindus who practice without knowing the context of what we practice. Some scholars give their More...
Arrangements underway for Maha Shivaratri Jatara | The Hans India
Vemulawada: Elaborate arrangements are being made for the upcoming annual Maha Shivaratri jatara at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy temple in Vemulawada. The three-day festival is scheduled to commence on February 12. Vemulawada More...
Padma awards: Foreign Awardees Range From Yoga Guru To Indologist | Times of India
NEW DELHI: Among 85 Padma awardees this year, 16 are foreigners given the prestigious award for their work in public affairs, art and dance, yoga, spiritualism, medicine, social work, trade, literature and education. Among More...
Mutts and gurudwaras across Karnataka likely to come under Muzrai department | The New Indian Express
BENGALURU: The state government is taking steps to include Jain temples as well as many prestigious mutts across the state under the Department of Muzrai. A newly proposed Act aims to place these houses of worship More...