Matsya Avatar Story - Why did lord vishnu take the matsya avatar
Hindu Gods, Hinduism, Interesting Hindu Mythology Stories

Matsya Avatar Story – Why was Lord Vishnu Born as Matsya Avatar?

Along with Brahma, the creator and Shiva, the destroyer, Lord Vishnu is one of the three main male deities in Hinduism and they are together known as the TRIMURTI. Being a part of the Trinity, He has taken ten incarnations and the ten Avatars of Lord Vishnu or the Dashavatara are the several forms He took whenever the universe was in […]

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108 Most Famous Temples of Shiva – A Must Visit

Shiva meaning “The Auspicious One” is one of the three major deities of Hinduism. He is worshiped as the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in contemporary Hinduism and is also called “the Creator, the Preserver, the Transformer and the Destroyer”. At the highest level, Shiva is regarded as formless, limitless, transcendent, and unchanging. Shiva […]

Famous Hanuman Temples in India
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10 Famous Hanuman Temples in India

Hanuman is a Hindu God and an ardent devotee of Lord Rama. He is one of the central figures in the Hindu epic Ramayana and its various versions. As one of the Chiranjivi he is also mentioned in several other texts, including Mahabharata, the various Puranas and some Jain texts. Vanara (monkey), Hanuman participated in Rama’s war against the demon king Ravana. Several texts also present him as […]

Guruvayoorappan Story Miracles Slokas and Guruvayoor Temple
Hindu Gods, Interesting Hindu Mythology Stories

Guruvayoorappan – Story, Miracles, Slokas, Guruvayur Temple

Guruvayoorappan, is a form of Vishnu worshipped mainly in Kerela. He is the presiding deity of Guruvayoor temple, who is being worshiped as Shri Krishna in His child form (Balagopalan), popularly known as Guruvayur Unnikkannan (Guruvayur baby Krishna). Even though the deity is that of chatur bahu (four handed) Vishnu, the concept (Sankalpam) of the people […]

Navagraha Temples in India
Astrology, Hinduism, Popular Temples

Navagraha Temples in India

Navagraha temples are the ones devoted to Navagraha – the nine major celestial bodies (Grahas) of Hindu astronomy. These celestial bodies are : Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Mangala (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Brihaspati(Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu (North Lunar Node) Ketu (South Lunar Node). The term ‘Navagraha temples’ refers to a cluster of nine separate temples, each an abode of one of the Navagrahas.   Navagraha Temple in […]

Varaha Avatar Story - Lord Vishnu
Hindu Gods, Hinduism, Interesting Hindu Mythology Stories

Varaha Avatar Story – Reason Why Lord Vishnu Took the Varaha Avatar

Along with Brahma, the creator and Shiva, the destroyer, Lord Vishnu is one of the three main male deities in Hinduism and they are together known as the TRIMURTI. Being a part of the Trinity, He has taken ten incarnations and the ten Avatars of Lord Vishnu or the Dashavatara are the several forms He took whenever the universe was in […]

Lord Dattatreya - Story, Significance, 16 Avatars of Lord Datattreya
Ashtottara Shatanamavali, Stotras

Dattatreya Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Dattatreya ashtottara shatanamavali   ओं श्रीदत्ताय नमः । ओं देवदत्ताय नमः । ओं ब्रह्मदत्ताय नमः । ओं विष्णुदत्ताय नमः । ओं शिवदत्ताय नमः । ओं अत्रिदत्ताय नमः । ओं आत्रेयाय नमः । ओं अत्रिवरदाय नमः । ओं अनसूयाय नमः । 9 ōṁ śrīdattāya namaḥ | ōṁ dēvadattāya namaḥ | ōṁ brahmadattāya namaḥ | ōṁ viṣṇudattāya […]

Why is Shiva worshipped in the form of linga
Ancient Indian Literature, Hindu Gods, Hinduism, Vedic Practices

Why is Shiva Worshipped in the form of Linga or Lingam?

Shiva meaning “The Auspicious One” is one of the three major deities of Hinduism. He is worshiped as the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in contemporary Hinduism and is also called “the Transformer and the Destroyer”. The most popular form of worshipping Lord Shiva in Hinduism is in the Linga form. It is known […]

Bhagwan Krishna - Mahabharata, Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Ancient Indian Literature, Mahabharata

Mahabharata’s Significance in Defining Lord Krishna

Bhagwan Krishna’s life presented in Hindu scriptures can be divided into 3 phases – The Earliest life, the Family life and the Public life. In the tenth Skanda ( the tenth book under Srimad Bhagavatam), Vyasa Rishi describes to us the earliest life of Krishna and his homely life, more generally known as his personal life. […]