The term Narasimha is made up of two words: “Nara,” which means “man,” and “Simha,” which means “lion.” The name “Narasimha” means… Read More

What exactly is the Varaha Avatar? According to Hindu legend, the demon Hiranyaksha was the one who pulled the Earth to the bottom of the sea. Lord Vishnu rescued it by taking the appearance… Read More

For the sake of escaping the Devas-Asuras rivalry during Samudra Manthan, Bhagwan Vishnu assumed the form of a turtle to spare the planet Earth from a tremendous cosmic calamity. The Devas a… Read More

Lord Vishnu is one of the three principal male deities in Hinduism, together with Brahma, the creator, and Shiva, the destroyer. They are collectively known as the TRIMURTI. He has assumed 1… Read More

The Bhagavad Gita’s major character is Sri Krishna. Hindus regard Sri Krishna to be an Avatar, or a direct descendant of God. Krishna offered Arjuna the famous spiritual discourse of t… Read More

The Bharatiya Janata Party launched the Mathura folder in 2021, just as it was about to close the Ayodhya and Kashi chapters of its Hindutva curriculum. Some commentators predict that Chief… Read More

Following the passage of the Anti-conversion Bill in the Assembly, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Hindu temples will be exempt from limits on the use of income earned for their co… Read More

Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has criticised the State Government’s intention to release temples from government authority, saying that such a move would give just approximatel… Read More

Tirukkacchi Sri Varadharajar Temple Sri Varadharajar Temple in Tirukkacchi The Varadaraja Perumal temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is one of the 108 Divya Desams, or holy abodes of Lor… Read More

AD In the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Saiva Nayans from Tamil Nadu like Upper, Sundar, Thirujnana Sambandar, Manikya Wachakar etc. visited this shrine and sang about its significance. After visi… Read More

Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala is one of the richest temples in the world. There are six secret rooms in the basement of this temple. Among these, a few constel… Read More

Karthika Purnima is a big festival celebrated by Hindus. Special anointings are made to Lord Shiva on this festival day. Shiva temples across the country are abuzz with Shivanamasmarana. Thi… Read More