It was 5 am in the morning and I had just reached Mathura station from my hotel to onboard a train to Haridwar. After smoking a ciggarette and failing to locate a tea stall, I

In Hindu Mythology, goddess Kali is the most fearful one. She is naked, drenched in blood, with a skull in her hand and slaying everyone in the battlefield. The scene itself is disturbing and not

I heard this story from my guruji and thought would share it with the readers. In his younger years, my guruji was travelling to Uttarkashi and during one of his pilgrimage, he encountered a Sadhu

We have a reader question from Hemali Will you please write an article on qualties/significance of Swan in hinduism and its relation to Goddess Saraswati. The article you wrote on significance of Owl and its

Before the commencement of the Kurukhetra war, the kaurava camp decided to send one last ambassador to the pandava camp. After the failure of peace talks and diplomatic meetings from both sides, war was the

The Kurukhestra war was a decisive battle between truth and untruth, light and darkness, dharma and adharma. The war did not begin like an ordinary war. Before the war began, history witnessed a scene which

Thanks, Arun for the graphic (it’s cute). Originally inspired by Brad hussey’s post. P.S: I generally don’t do photo blogs and prefer long essays but this one just strikes the right chord.   91 Kudos

The most fierce duel in Mahabharata war was fought between Ganga putra Bheesma and his teacher, Parashurama. The context of this battle was Bheesma’s unfair treatment towards Kashi Princess – Amba. Bheesma was unbeatable at

In Vedic astrology, after Moon, Sun is considered the second most important planet which has the maximum impact on an individual. Sun affects overall personality, position, power, recognition, ambition, fulfilment and stability of an individual

In Vedic astrology, Mercury is considered a very important planet which defines the measure of intellect of an individual. If someone’s Mercury is well placed and powerful, that person will have a high intellect, sharp