Mysticism

It is said that many people do not leave their families after death. While it is the body that gets separated, the souls stay with them for many more years. As a soul, the ancestors keep an eye on their children ...

Swamy Raghavendra was a Hindu religious leader, a theologian and a saint, mainly popular in Karnataka, India. He is considered as the incarnation of Prahlad who was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu.Every year the day when a Vrindqavan/Brindavan was construtured ...

Who Was Sadhna Sadhna was a butcher by profession, who had continued his family profession of slaughtering the goats. An innocent man with a simple heart, filled with contentment all the time. He would come early morning, start his work of ...

Maharishi Vedvyas was the sage who authored the longest epic ever, the Mahabharata; who wrote the Vedas, as well as the Puranas. How did he gain that power to know the past and to predict the future? How did he become ...

Goddess Sati, in her second life, was born as Goddess Parvati. Parvati was the daughter of King Himavat and Queen Maina. Marrying Shiva was her childhood dream. Even Narad Muni had predicted that she would marry Lord Shiva. Her love for ...

The human ages have been divided into four Yugas, the Satyayuga, also known as the Satyuga, the Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga and the Kaliyuga. Among these, Satyuga is the most righteous; it was a period when the body, the mind and ...

A gracious face, with a sweet smile on her face, she has one thousand hands each carrying a weapon. Goddess Durga is also known as 'Maya' for she bestows the man with all the wealth he needs in life. This Goddess ...

Sometimes, a person achieves lot of success despite very less efforts. Similarly, the other person might not be able to achieve good results despite the excessive hard work. For such cases, we hear people say - 'his past karma was good ...

Do you know that the Mughal emperor Akbar worshiped Jwala Mata and had even offered a Chattar/ parasol made from Gold in the temple? Well, while many already know this, what might be unknown to them is that the parasol, was ...

Here comes one of the most awaited festivals of not only India but also Nepal, not only for the Hindus but also for the Jains, and not only for one reason but for many. Significance Of Akshay Tritiya Lord Parashuram was ...

The literal meaning of the word 'pradosh' is - dusk. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Pradosh Vrat is a day of fasting that falls on the 13th day of each lunar fortnight. The belief is that whosoever worships Lord Shiva at the ...

Celebrated by the followers of Vallabhacharaya and Lord Krishna, Vallabhacharya Jayanti falls on Magh Shukla Paksh Pratipada. This year, we are celebrating his 539th birthday, on 12th April. Who Was Vallabhacharya? Lord Vallabhacharya was the founder of the Pushti Sect, which ...