Famous ISKCON Temples
Ancient Indian Science, Daily Life and Practices, Hinduism, Interesting Hindu Mythology Stories, Popular Temples

Famous ISKCON Temples

What is ISKCON? The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna organization, belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya, or sect, the monotheistic religion within the Hindu culture. Its core beliefs are based on Hindu writings, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana. ISKCON is the “largest and most important branch“ […]

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. […]

Ancient Indian Literature, Hinduism, Interesting Hindu Mythology Stories, Mahabharata

Nakul & Sahadev – The Uncharted Twins

  Everyone talks about Yudhishthira’s righteousness, Bhima’s strength, Arjun’s valour, Draupadi’s honour, Duryodhana’s cruelty, Karna’s loyalty, Krishna’s supremacy whenever the topic of Mahabharata comes up. A lesser known fact was that Pandu’s wife was not only Kunti but also Madri who belonged to the Madra Kingdom whose brother was Shalya, the charioteer of Karna during […]

Why is Radha worshiped with Lord Krishna instead of Rukmini
Hindu Gods, Interesting Hindu Mythology Stories, Mahabharata

Why is Radha Worshiped with Krishna instead of Rukmini?

In Hinduism, importance is given to one’s action, karma, dharma and its impact rather than on one’s identity. The Trinity – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are considered to be superior to the Devas like Indra, because the former have much bigger roles. In Shaktism, Shakti is considered to be superior to the Trinity because she […]

Rukmini - Wife of Lord Krishna - Hindu Mythology
Interesting Hindu Mythology Stories

Krishna & Rukmini – The Divine Incarnation of Lakshmi Devi

When Lord Vishnu was born as Krishna, Lakshmi was born as Rukmini, According to traditional accounts, princess Rukmini is believed to have been born on Vaishakh 11{Vaishakh Ekadashi}. Although born to an earthly king, her position as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi is described throughout Puranic literature: O hero among the Kuru, the Supreme Lord Himself, Govinda, married […]