New Year Celebrations in Southern India
Monday March 31, 2008
The Hindus of Nepal began their new year Nava Varsha in the third week of March, and the people of Kashmir started the Kashmiri Lunar year - Navreh - in ... Read More
Mahabharata: The Greatest Epic
Friday March 28, 2008
"The Mahabharata" is the world's longest and one the most revered epics. Read the full text of this Hindu scripture in this reader-friendly verse translation by Romesh C Dutt - ... Read More
Vegetarianism: Non-violence as Daily Practice
Wednesday March 26, 2008
For many Hindus, vegetarianism is more than a way of life, it is a tradition. Vegetarianism can also be realized as a daily ‘sadhana,’ or spiritual practice, for a vegetarian ... Read More
Happy New Year 1930
Sunday March 23, 2008
According to the Saka calendar - India's national almanac, we are already into another new year. The Saka year of 1930 begun on March 21, 2008, which coincides with the ... Read More
Happy Holi - the Festival of Colors
Thursday March 20, 2008
Here's all you wanted to know about the Holi
festival (March 21 & 22, 2008). Learn about its history
and significance, and how
to celebrate and get ... Read More
Vedic Astro Forecast for April 2008
Tuesday March 18, 2008
Find out what's in store for you in the coming month. Read your Vedic Astro Forecast for April 2008 by renowned Vedic Astologer 'Jyotish' Asish Kumar Das. The focus of ... Read More
Top Holi Websites
Sunday March 16, 2008
This week Hindus around the world will celebrate the most colorful and fun-filled Spring festival of Holi. Here's a selection of links to the Web's best shopping and activity sites ... Read More
Breathe Your Way To Health & Peace
Wednesday March 12, 2008
Pranayama is a yogic exercise that does not take away our energy - a unique breathing technique that is also a kind of relaxation in which our consciousness is alert. ... Read More
Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa (1836-1886)
Monday March 10, 2008
Sri Ramakrishna represents the very core of the spiritual realizations of the seers and sages of India. His whole life was an uninterrupted contemplation of God. He reached a depth ... Read More
Vedic Women: Loving, Learned, Lucky!
Saturday March 8, 2008
"The home has, verily, its foundation in the wife" (The Rig Veda). In fact, the rights enjoyed by the present-day modern Indian woman are sparse compared to that of their ... Read More
The Purpose of Dharma
Thursday March 6, 2008
The purpose of dharma is not only to attain a union of the soul with the supreme reality, it also suggests a code of conduct that is intended to secure ... Read More
Maha Shivratri: The Night of Shiva - March 6, 2008
Monday March 3, 2008
On Maha Shivratri, the night of Shiva worship, an extraordinary nocturnal festival, devotees of Shiva prepare an intoxicating drink called thandai (made from cannabis, almonds, and milk) sing songs in ... Read More
The Dance of Shiva
Saturday March 1, 2008
Nataraj, the dancing form of Lord Shiva, is a symbolic synthesis of the most important aspects of Hinduism, and the summary of the central tenets of this Vedic religion. The ... Read More