Colonel Kirby Knox, a devotee of Ammachi, recalls his first experiences with the Hindu holy woman revered as the 'Hugging Saint': "...As I was sitting there, watching this woman beam ... Read More

If analyzed, it will be discovered that all humanity is engaged ceaselessly, day after day, from the cradle to the grave, only in trying to avoid painful experiences and in ... Read More

Even Mount Olympus in Greek mythology would pale in front of the reverence shown to the Himalayas in the Hindu mythology. Neither is Mount Fuji as significant to the Japanese ... Read More

Send a Holi eGreetings Card How to Celebrate Holi Why Celebrate Holi? Religious Significance of Holi Make Herbal Holi Colors at Home ... Read More

Here is a complete and in-depth book on Ayurveda that discloses all the natural secrets to healing, prevention of disease, and longevity; well researched, reliable, and packed with necessary illustrations... ... Read More

Read about the Phagwah Parade in Richmond Hill, Queens, the biggest Holi celebration in North America. Organizers expect a crowd of 40,000 for the 2005 carnival of colors... GO

Holi falls on March 25... It's time you can't ignore visiting the Web's best shopping and activity sites on the festival of colors! From the coolest of Holi vortals to ... Read More

A devout Muslim woman has built a Shiva temple in the Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi (Benaras). Local newspapers quoted Noor Fatmi, a widow and a practising lawyer, as saying: ... Read More

Here, in this mystical India, the deities hover and swarm Like the wild bees heard in the treetops, or the gusts of a gathering storm; In the air men hear their ... Read More

More than a century ago an adolescent boy of Calcutta, Narendra Nath Dutta was obsessed with the idea of seeing God. He was firmly grounded in the works of occidental ... Read More

It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind... GO

On the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8), let's look back at Indian women of the Vedic Age, and lessons we can learn from them... GO

People ask me why I am a vegetarian. I almost invariably say, "Because I am!" That normally cuts the conversation short. Others remarked, "But you eat vegetables ... what's the ... Read More

On Maha Shivratri, the night of Shiva worship, devotees prepare an intoxicating drink called thandai (made from cannabis, almonds, and milk) sing songs in praise of the Lord and dance ... Read More