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"When I read the Bhagvad Gita and reflect about how God created this universe, everything else seems so superfluous." World Famous Scientist Albert Einstein Views on Hinduism "I go into the Upanishadas to ask questions." Famous Scientist who developed Bohr's Atomic Model Niels Bohr views on...

Number of Vedas - Four Rig Veda Yajur Veda Sam Veda Atharva Veda Branches of Rig Veda - 21 Branches of Yajur Veda - 101 Branches of Sam Veda - 1000 Branches of Atharva Veda - 9 Number of Brahman Granthas - 1131 Important Ayurvedas Books - Charak Samhita by Charak Shushrut Samhita by...

The King of Deva, Indra, had the image with him from the time he gained immortality by drinking Amrita. In Swamimalai, at the time of his penance, he put the image down at Tiruvalanchuzhi. Upon which the image was stuck to that spot. This shrine also known as the vinayagar shrine is found as...

n Bhadrapada month during August-September, Ganesh Chathurthi falls on fourth day of the bright fortnight acoording to the Hindu calendar. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. By his mother, it was on one of his birthdays that Ganesha was overfed with a variety of twenty one sweet and delicacies...

The representations of Ganesh in the province of Rajasthan are picture murals in the havelis, mansions belonging to the merchants of the higher rank, built in the 19th century and 20th century. These houses are decked with wall paintings, including many themes often represented as the heroic...

The Shiva Purana describes the story of the birth of Lord Ganesha and how he came to have a head representing an animal form. Goddess Parvati carved out a boy from the dirt of her body. He was assigned the duty of guarding her bathroom entrance. Lord Shiva, husband of Goddess Parvati, returned...

Abhaneri is a historic place located about 62 miles away from Jaipur. It is a little isolated location being little away from the highway that goes to Agra. The monuments of that area are badly damaged since centuries. Tourists still love to visit a historical place like this as it constitutes...

The sage Vyasa was meditating in the Himalayas and Lord Brahma appeared before him and requested him to write the Mahabharata for the benefit of everyone. Sage Vyasa accepted that he could not compose the verse and write it. Therefore he was looking for someone who is wise and who could write...

Lord Ganesha is mentioned many times in Vedic and epic literature. Many Puranas, Upanishads, and other scriptures described Ganesha with various names and in various forms. Ganesha as per the Rigveda The title “Leader of the group” which means in Sanskrit as Ganapati occurs twice in the Rig...

The Ganesh names are unlimited according to the Hindu religious scholars and pandit. These names reflect all the powers and qualities of this beloved god. On the other hand, the devotees of Ganesha think that these kinds of powers have no particular limitation. Most of the Hindu devotees take...

How did Lord Ganesha get Elephant Head? Here is the story of Gajamukha Vinayaka… In the science of myths, Lord Ganesha’s large and huge figure directly expresses prosperity; the elephant is the best symbol of deep devotion, lot of patience and truth. This is also shown by the laddoos in his...

Are you wondering about the curved trunk of Lord Ganesha? Why the trunk is curved and not straight? Vinayaka is called Vakratunda because of the curved trunk. The word “vakra” means curved, “tunda” means trunk. There are two reasons behind this. One of the reasons being the curved trunk...

Ketu is one of the navagrahas. There is an interesting story to the emergence of ketu. During samudra manthan (churning of the ocean), Swarbhanu who was one of the demons disguised himself as a God and sat in between the Surya and Chandra to get amrut . But just when he was about to consume the...

There is an interesting legend related to the Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan which goes back to the period of the churning of the ocean (Samudra manthan). The Sun and the Moon get eclipsed many times a year and the Matsya Purana details the story regarding this event. During Samudra manthan...

Pregnanat women should take special care during chandra grahan. As per Hindu tradition, it is best to remain indoors and avoid seeing the grahan at any cost. Kusha or Darba grass is kept with the pregnant woman . Even though people observe fast during grahan, it is not applicable for a pregnant...

The word 'yoga' is derived from 'yuj', a Sanskrit verb that means 'to unite' (in fact, yoga shares an Indo-European root with the English verb 'to yoke'). While the practice of yoga today is widely concerned with attaining physical fitness, its original purpose was far higher – to bring together...

Originated of Hatha Yoga was in and around 15th century, which is credited to Swami Swatmarama, great Indian sage,. Literally, ‘Ha’ means ‘sun’ and ‘tha’ means ‘moon’. It also refers to the Sanskrit ‘nadis’ or channels of subtle energy starting at the base of the spine and culminating at the...

Mythology has played a powerful and important role in survival and popularity of yogic principles. Yoga is associated with the god Shiva, who is revered as the Adi Guru or first teacher. And therein lies a tale! For millennia, the blue-throated, ash-smeared god with dread-locks would remain in...

The origin of most ancient Indian contributions to philosophy, the arts and science are lost in time. The Vedas (sacred texts), treatises on performing arts, or indigenous medicine were orally transmitted down the generations and only later preserved in the written form. So it was with Yoga, the...

Moksha or ‘mukti’ is the ultimate spiritual goal of Hinduism – liberation of the soul from the endless cycle of reincarnation and reunion with the spirit of the Universe. There are several ways, prescribed in the sacred texts, to achieve moksha. Jnana Yoga (The Yoga of Wisdom), the toughest...