Nestled in the sprawling expanse of a hillside, encircled by the gushing streams of a river, the twin temples of Akkara Kottiyoor and Ikkara Kottiyoor come together once a year to collaborate and jointly host the famous 28-day festival, by name, ...

Skanda Shashti is primarily observed amongst the worshippers of Shiva. Mythological texts and Puranas are packed with anecdotes that eulogize him for his compassion and magnificence. Image source: Wikimedia Commons Skanda ( otherwise known as Shanmukha, and Kartikeya ) is ...

Maharana Pratap was born on 09 May 1540 in the legendary fortress of Kumbhalgarh in Rajasthan. His illustrious lineage included Uday Singh II, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar, who ruled the land of Chittoor. He was the firstborn, the ...

Kammas are an extremely powerful caste in the Telugu community, of Andhra Pradesh, whose lineage extends back to the Kakatiya community. These groups are basically agriculturists (zamindars) who are ideally Vishnu worshippers. Image source: Wikimedia Commons Satyanarayana vrat is ...

Shani Jayanti is a very significant festival in the Hindu culture and traditions. From the astrological angle, it happens to be the birthday of Lord Shani. Saturday is believed to be is governed by Shani. He is the most powerful planet ...

Satyanarayana vrat is a hugely popular vrat that is performed in most Indian households. It includes the simplest rituals. Although It can be performed any day Purnima and Ekadashi tithi are especially potent days to perform this vrata. Satya Narayan ...

Tuesday (Mangalvar) is the day prescribed for Hanuman Puja. Astrologically and as per traditional beliefs. Hanuman is the presiding deity for Tuesday. Devotees are usually seen to start any Hanuman vrat on Tuesday as it augurs well for them. Fasting is ...

Of all the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, Narasimha is known as the fourth incarnation. As per the Hindu legends, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Narasimha, to exterminate the demon, Hiranyakashipu who had nefarious intentions about his son Prahlada. Lord Narasimha is ...

Buddhism is the most popular and avidly followed religion with a massive number of devotees spread every corner across the globe. Buddha's birthday is celebrated based on the Asian lunisolar calendars. It is primarily celebrated in the Vaisakha month according to ...

Gautama Buddha is the all-knowing or omniscient entity who is awake in the real sense. The term Buddha comes from a Sanskrit word 'Budh' means 'to wake'. Waking up from a deep stupor of ignorance to the light of realization and ...

Ganges is not called Aghanashini without reason. 'Agha' means 'sins' and 'nashini' means the 'one who eradicates sins'. It is believed that a mere dip into the holy waters of Holy Ganges will remove the sin without traces. The Ganga water ...

Goddess Sita was Ayonija (not born out of a human womb). She was discovered while Janaka, the king of Mithila, was plowing the field of ritual, after the conclusion of a yagnya. She is also referred to as Bhoomija, the daughter ...