Hinduism

Abhishekam is the process of bathing the deity. According to Siva Agamas (pooja rules) abhishekam is considered as one part of the shodashopachara pooja. Annabhishekam is performed...

Skanda Shashti or Shashti is the unique festival dedicated to Lord Subramanya or Lord Muruga or Kartik. It is celebrated in Southern States of India i.e. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka,...

Navratri - The nine sacred nights, is a festival celebrated with great fervor both religiously and socially all over India to commemorate the victory of the good over the evil....

The Vaishnavism is one of the pre-eminent traditions of Hinduism. Vaishnava tradition in India reckons 12 Azhwars. They deeply immerse themselves in their devotion and bhakti towards...

Hanuman Chalisa, the holy devotional work written by Goswami Tulsidas in the sixteenth century, has gained enormous popularity among Hindus living the world over.

The significance of performing Sundara Kandam Parayanam will definitely result in prosperity and it will mitigate all problems you face in your daily life. This article details...

Any Hindu Temple is a holy place designated for public worship of God, where the form of God has been consecrated as per "Agama Shastra" (procedures and rites based on...

Hinduism is a vast religion with multiple facets. It is one of the oldest religions in the world. For the less informed, Hinduism may look too confusing, too complicated to understand,...

No single, universally acceptable procedure ever exists for getting converted to Hinduism – this is the basic truth. Why? Hinduism, in absolute reality, is not a religion, but...

The word "guru" in general means a teacher in Sanskrit. In the generic sense, any teacher, whether the one who teaches worldly knowledge or the one who teaches spiritual...

In Hinduism, practically every aspect of human life is intrinsically connected to religion, whether explicitly known or unknown to the common man. Naming of a baby too falls into...

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad interprets and describes vividly waking, dreaming and deep sleep states experienced by the self/soul of a being. Every being has a self. This self is...

Hinduism recognizes the fact that different people have different tastes, temperaments and capacity of intake in the matter of religion. Hence it offers 'different strokes for...

Bhagavad-Gita is the essence of Vedas, the sacred Hindu texts. It shows us the way to be a complete human being. It urges us to realize the absolute Truth.

The ancient Indian saints and sages were most advanced in their spiritual pursuit. They composed voluminous texts named 'Vedas' in order to describe their spiritual findings...