Hinduism
Narsingh Jayanti : भगवान विष्णु के अवतार की महिमा
Narsingh Jayanti : भगवान विष्णु के अवतार की महिमा नरसिंह जयंती हिंदू धर्म में भगवान विष्णु के एक अवतार नरसिंह की जयंती के रूप में मनाई जाती है।…
Hinduism
Hinduism
Vishu – The Malayalam New Year Festival of Light and Prosperity
Vishu – The Malayalam New Year Festival of Light and Prosperity Vishu: Celebrated on April 14 2025 (Monday) The Story Behind Vishu – A Tale of Krishna and…
Hinduism
Kurma Avatar – the divine turtle incarnation of Bhagavan Vishnu
Kurma Avatar – the divine turtle incarnation of Bhagavan Vishnu Once in ancient times, the gods had become powerful enough to dominate the demons, and Indra, the ruler…
Buddhism
Is Buddha an avatar of Vishnu?
Is Buddha an avatar of Vishnu? For Buddhists, Buddha is not an avatar of Vishnu. For Hindus, he may be. Buddhism rose in India 2,500 years ago. It…
Hinduism
Dhanurmasam : Tiruppavai – Pasuram 10
Prior to the coverage of today’s Paasuram, adiyen would like to refer to a Sampradhayam observed by Purvacharyas in their commentaries. That is Andal’s suprabhatham for Azhwars. Tiruppavai…
Hinduism
Significance of “Varalakshmi Vratam”
Varalakshmi Vratam/Puja is a popular ritual observed by married women in South India on the friday before the full moon in the month of Aadi / Sravana. This…
Mythology
“What luck” by Devdutt Patnaik
What luck Published in Corporate Dossier, ET, June 03, 2011 Hindu mythology is full of stories of unexpected good fortune. In the Rig Veda, Apala chews a twig,…
Hinduism
Big, bigger, biggest by Devdutt Patnaik
Big, bigger, biggest Published on 25th September, 2016, in Mid-day The idea of measurement is a key theme in Hindu mythology. Stories from the Puranas introduce us to…
Christianity
Paradise is no heaven by Devdutt Patnaik
Paradise is no heaven Published in Corporate Dossier, ET, July 29, 2011 In Hindu mythology, there are two types of heaven: there is heaven (spelt without capitals) and…
Hinduism
From intellectual Gita to sensory Gita: By Dr. Devdutt Patnaik
From intellectual Gita to sensory Gita Published on 11th January, 2015, in the Mid-Day In the Uttara-khand (later section) of the Padma Purana, Shiva tells Parvati that Vishnu…