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Demystifying Shravan: Decoding the symbolism of rituals associated with this month
The holy month of Shravan is the fifth month of the Hindu Vedic calendar. Preceded by Ashada, it is the second month of the rainy season and considered one of the most important months of the year. Starting in mid-July, it begins with the full-moon and en ... -
Guru Purnima 2020: The Three Moods of A Seeker
Guru Purnima is a day of celebration for seekers. On this day, the seeker reviews his/ her journey- how far one has come on the path, what all one has experienced in life, how many hurdles one has faced and overcome, what has been the learning and in whi ... -
Everything you need to know about the solar eclipse on April 20th
You’ve seen the memes floating around demanding that 2020 be canceled. It is no surprise why. Although this may feel like this year is going to compound more misery on the world, astrologers have reason to believe otherwise. A full solar eclipse will occ ... -
Surdas: Meet the 16th-century devotional poet
Mero mukh niko, ki tero radha pyari? Darpan hath liye nand nandana, saachi kaho vrishbhanu- dulari Hum se kaho, tum hi kyon na dekho, hum gauri tum shyam bihari, Mero mukh jaiso chanda ujiyaro, tumro mukh jaise rain andhiyari, Tero nayanan mein moto- moto ... -
The guru of Advaita principle- Lesser known facts about Adi Shankaracharya
na ca vyoma bhūmir na tejo na vāyuḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham I am not the seven elements or the five sheaths, I am the eternal knowing and bliss, The auspicious, love and pure consciousness These lines come from the Nirvana Shatkam or At ... -
Basavanna Jayanti: The history, teachings and life story of Lord Basaveshwara
Somanna and his mother are in bed getting ready for story time just before the usual nocturnal activity. As an annual holiday approaches, they discuss Basavanna or Basaveshwara and his life story. Amma, why do I have to go to sleep so soon? It’s holiday t ... -
From Rambhadra to Parashurama- Lesser-known facts about Vishnu’s sixth Avatar
With the re-telecast of Ramayana on the Doordarshan network after three decades, a lot of the younger generation got acquainted with Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu. Parashuram made an appearance in the Sita Swayamvar episode where he angrily admo ... -
When visiting history unearths a new meaning for Ganga Saptami
For over two millennia, the Ganga has been revered as a symbol of spiritual purity. As climate change and callous industrialization holds an unforgiving mirror to our deeds, let us instead look at the past. This Ganga Saptami, celebrated each year on Apri ... -
Pushti, Shuddh Adhvaita, and Krishna- The life of Shri Vallabhacharya
Hasitam madhuram, hridayam madhuram, gamanam madhuram, madhura di pate rakkhilam madhuram (His smile is sweet, his heart is sweet, his gait is sweet, everything is sweet about the lord of sweetness) These are the lines from one of the most famous proses s ... -
World Heritage Day: A narrative to revive the globe
It was 1936. The stadium in Berlin exploded with an unprecedented silence before exploding into an eruption of joy. The man behind this was not a tiny individual who would later be called the Fuhrer. But the Afro-American athlete, Jesse Owens, who ran his ...
