The Samba Purana is a text belonging to the corpus of Hindu Puranic literature, the Upapuranas. This Purana, named after Samba, the son of Lord Krishna, contains several religious practices, mythologies, and teachings that revolve around the devotion of Samba and the worship of the sun god, Surya. This paper researches in exactitude the Samba […]Read More
The Sivadharma Purana is one of the cardinal scriptures of the Hindu tradition. This scripture describes the worship and teaching, which concentrate on the Supreme Being, Lord Shiva. In this paper, there will be a detailed description from this Purana of the history, mythological, and philosophical tenets that will go as far as its influence […]Read More
If there is one Jyotirlingam that every young Indian definitely wants to travel to, it is the Kedarnath Jyotirlingam. The picturesque snow- covered mountain, the thrilling trek, the lakes, gorges, and in the end, the darshan of the divine marks a complete spiritual adventure. There are places you wish to travel solo, there are places […]Read More
Among the Upapuranas, the Narasimha Purana is a critically placed text and forms a highly regarded scripture in the Hindu literary tradition. This mythological text was written thousands of years ago and gives a vast amount of knowledge about cosmology, along with genealogy myths and aspects of devotional practices; it is specifically filled with tales […]Read More
One of the oldest and most revered Hindu temples in India is the Omkareshwar Temple, also referred to as the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga. This temple, which is situated on an island in the Narmada River, is a vital destination for devotees of Lord Shiva and is revered by millions of people. Hindu mythology and legends play […]Read More
The Sanat-Kumara Purāṇa is an ancient Hindu text radiant with spiritual wisdom, cultural richness, and the depth of Indian mythology and philosophy. This Purāṇa is one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas attributed to Sanat-Kumara, one of the four Kumaras who are considered eternal youth and seers in Indian tradition. In this blog, various features of Sanat-Kumara […]Read More
Rath Yatra is a celebration of the legends of the three sibling deities Jagannath who is known as Lord Krishna , Balaram who is also known as Balabhadra and their sister Subhadra. The statues of the deities of Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra are taken via procession through the streets via chariots. The festival is celebrated […]Read More
In the city of Ujjain, Shiva, the supreme deity of time, rules eternally in all his majesty. Even in the middle of the hectic daily grind of contemporary concerns, the Mahakala rules the city and its inhabitants and offers an unbreakable connection to the traditions of the ancient Hindus. Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga, one of the twelve […]Read More
In our trip to 12 Jyotirlingas, next in sequence is Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga. Let us travel down south to experience the power of Shiva- Parvati as Arjuna and Mallika. Srisailam, also referred to as the “Kailash of the South,” is a revered and ancient site in Andra Pradesh, South India. Hundreds of temples and shrines honouring […]Read More
Goddess Kamala is the tenth and last Mahavidyas within Shaktism and Tantra tradition, a female oriented worship of the divine; wherein the Divine Feminine is believed to be the ultimate reality. Within the Tantra tradition, Kamala is believed to be a form of Lakhsmi, the goddess of prosperity and fertility. The word Kamala means lotus, […]Read More