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Subhamoy's Hinduism Blog February 2004 Archive

By Subhamoy Das, About.com Guide to Hinduism since 1999

100s of Pigeons Die in Kamakhya Temple

Saturday February 28, 2004
Hundreds of pigeons have died in the ancient tantric temple of Kamakhya in Assam, in northeast India in the past two weeks. 1,500 of an estimated 5,000 pigeons had ... Read More

A Great First-Book on Hinduism!

Thursday February 26, 2004
What is Hinduism? Fowler believes that there is no one phenomenon which could be called Hinduism, for it is "a rich variety of beliefs and practices...It is a religion of ... Read More

CAR PUJA: Bless Your New Vehicle

Tuesday February 24, 2004
In the Hindu way, any new buy is consecrated before use. An American Hindu takes you through a typical Car Puja - blessing her new Toyota Matrix in the Lord's ... Read More

Chicken Soup for the Heart!

Saturday February 21, 2004
Heart diseases are common killers in most developed countries. Can Yoga help prevent heart attacks and keep heart diseases at bay? Yeah! Yoga can do it. Find out...more

"Lord Shiva & His Worship" - by Swami Sivananda

Wednesday February 18, 2004
If you want to know Shiva really well, read this 170-page book - a veritable Shiva encyclopedia complete in 15 chapters, now available as e-book in PDF format for FREE ... Read More

Shiva Power

Sunday February 15, 2004
Shiva is 'Shakti', Shiva is power, Shiva is the destroyer, the most powerful god of the Hindu pantheon and one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity. Shiva is also ... Read More

The Radha-Krishna Affair

Thursday February 12, 2004
Krishna's relationship with Radha, his favorite among the 'gopis' (cow-herding maidens), has served as a model for male and female love in a variety of art forms, and since the ... Read More

The Love Songs of Sarojini Naidu

Monday February 9, 2004
Here is a selection of love poems from 'The Golden Threshold' by Sarojini Naidu - with an Introduction by Arthur Symons (John Lane Company, New York, 1916): "The Poet's Love ... Read More

Art Vs Morality

Saturday February 7, 2004
The cultural richness of Hinduism has always provided endless possibilities for artists and performers to enrich and enlarge their creative orbit. But in some cases it has only resulted in ... Read More
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