Goddess Jagadamba, honoured as the Universal Mother, is well-known in Hindu spirituality and mythology. The meaning of her name reflects her unlimited divine essence, where “Jagad” denotes the universe and “Amba” denotes mother. She is the primordial creative power, maternal to all creation with limitless love and protection. Labels of Goddess Jagadamba such as Parvati, […]Read More
The Unakoti rock carvings hold an important place as one of the heritage sites in India. Located in Tripura in the north east of India, it is said to be around 180 kms away from the capital of this state. Unakoti provides evidence of ancient Saiva worship in Tripura from 8th-9th centuries CE. Not only […]Read More
The Manava Purana, a significant yet lesser-known text within the vast corpus of Hindu scriptures, offers profound insights into the spiritual and cultural heritage of ancient India. This Purana is one of the eighteen Upapuranas, serving as a supplementary text to the major Puranas in Hindu literature. It is particularly focused on the duties, responsibilities, […]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
Dhumavati is the seventh goddess in the Mahavidyas of Shaktism, a female oriented worship of the divine, where the divine feminine is given the utmost importance and is viewed as the ultimate reality. Her name Dhumavati is a Sanskrit name and literally translates into the smoky one. Although the goddess is not widely worshipped and […]Read More