Tulsi is considered to be a sacred plant that you can easily find in any Hindu household. It is said that if the wind that is entering your house touches the Tulsi plant it is purified. We will now discuss the legend of the Tulsi plant and why Tulsi Vivah is celebrated. The Legend of […]
Jainism is one of the main religions of the world and we have studied about Lord Mahavir in a previous article. Today we will learn about a festival associated with Jainism which is known as the Paryushana or Paryusan by the Jains and see what is the significance of the Jain Paryushana festival and when […]
There is a great deal of relevance of yagyas (also pronounced as yagnas) to Hindus, since ceremony brings together believers to make sacrificial offering if form of dietaries to God, in organized gathering led by head priests of the society conducting the yagya. Continued chanting of mantras during the ceremony insights followers in to a […]
The word Ekadashi when translated means eleven. There are two Ekadashi in a month and there are two Saphala Ekadashi in a year. They come once in January and once in December. We will now discuss some more details about these days and how you can go about celebrating the same. We will start with […]
Dahej refers to the dowry that the family of the girls give to the family of the boys. Unfortunately the dowry system is quite prevalent and common across India today. However, it is interesting to know how it exactly originated and evolved with years. In the traditional India it was also called the “Handa”. It […]
India is a diverse country. Each part of the country has a different marriage ceremony and customs. In this article we will discuss exclusively the customs and traditions of North Indian weddings. In the olden days arranged marriages were most common in India. In these marriages the bride and the groom would only meet at […]
Lord Shiva is one of the most prominent deities in the Hindu mythology. Let us discuss about a very common form of Lord Shiva and that is Natraj. It is very common to find the idols of Natraj in India and is associated with the native culture invariably.
India has some fascinating natural beauties that one must see during one’s life. One such place is the Valley of Flowers that is located near Sri Hemkund Saheb in the north of India. This Valley of Flowers is a must visit not only for a tourism point of view but also from the religious prospective. […]
Different cultures of the world have their own ways of greeting and in the Asian subcontinent especially in India, the most common form of greeting is doing a Namaste. This is a gesture that is quite familiar to everyone all the globe and most countries of the world know that in India Namaste is considered […]
Wanting to find out the Purnima falling in the month of February, I stood before the calendar. Suddenly I realized that it is ‘Magh Purnima’ in the month of February. I was suddenly reminded of strict orders from to take bath early on this day and even add Gangajal to the bucket of water. Immediately […]