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How To Do Karwa Chauth Pooja

Arvind Kumar
posted on October 7, 2017November 29, 2022
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Karwa Chauth is a festival marked mainly by Hindu women in Northern and North West India. It falls on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartik on the Hindu calendar, which typically

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Who Was Sudama?

Arvind Kumar
posted on September 8, 2014November 29, 2022
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Who was Sudama? Sudama was a childhood friend of Lord Krishna, and although he came from a poor family, and Krishna from royalty, that did not stop them from being friends. It is believed that Lord

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Vishnu’s Kalki Avatar

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 24, 2014November 29, 2022
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Kalki is believed to be Vishnu’s tenth and final of the Dashavatar (ten incarnations). It is believed that when Krishna left the Earth, the world passed into Kali Yuga (dark ages) where

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The World’s Largest Hindu Temple Isn’t In India… And It Floats On A Swamp!

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 18, 2014November 29, 2022
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What do you think the world’s largest Hindu temple is? Logically you would think that the world’s largest Hindu temple would be found in India – where Hinduism was founded, and a

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Is Buddha A Vishnu Avatar?

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 17, 2014November 29, 2022
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Regular readers will know that we have been writing about Lord Vishnu’s incarnations, known as Dashavatar, by dedicating a separate written piece to each one. You can read about them here. But

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Vishwakarma, God of Architecture

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 16, 2014November 29, 2022
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Vishwakarma, the god of architecture and engineering according to Hinduism, was one of the very early manifestations to appear of the supreme God, Prarbrahman. True to his name, which translates to

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Why Is Holi Celebrated?

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 13, 2014November 29, 2022
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Holi, the Hindu festival of colours has been growing increasingly popular amongst Asians and non-Asians alike, all around the world. But why is Holi celebrated? And how is it celebrated? Why Holi Is

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The Origin Of Murugan – The Boy Wonder

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 13, 2014November 29, 2022
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Murugan, also known by the name Kartikeya, is the son of Shiva and Parvati and brother of Ganesh. It’s not an easy job to explain the origin of Murugan, because each and every source you look

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Shri Krishna Leela Stories – Vishnu’s 8th Avatar

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 12, 2014November 29, 2022
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There is no way to fit the entirety of all the Shri Krishna Leela Stories into one single article. There is just so much to cover, so much to say, so much to learn from Lord Krishna’s time on

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The Story Of Ardhanarishvara

Arvind Kumar
posted on June 11, 2014November 29, 2022
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The story of Ardhanarishvara is the representation of Shiva & his consort Parvati, combined as a single entity, showing how male and female are inseparable. Ardhanarishvara Imagery