Illustration: Sanjhiya Mayekar According to the Shanti Parva and Vishnu Parva, one day when Shiva’s father-in-law, Dak ...

The highlight of the celebrations is the Parvati Raja Rajeshwara Kalyanam on March 17. The grand wedding ceremony, taking ...

Kharmas is a period during which auspicious activities are avoided. It occurs when the Sun enters Sagittarius and Pisces.

In Devi and Her Avatars, Dr. Alka Pande explores forms of the Goddess, uncovering her impact on mythology, art, and culture ...

The ‘eastern’ tradition of Holika-burning moved deeper into the Gangetic Plains. Gaudiya Vaishnavism, from Bengal, took root ...

Glorification of foreign invaders should be stopped, or else when the truth like Sambhal comes out, they won’t be able to ...

This temple, which is believed to be extremely powerful, opens up only on a few selective days such as Shivratri, Rang Bhari ...

Shiva is considered masculine, and conceptualised as pure consciousness -- call it soul, transcendent spirit, whatever that ...

Pradosh Vrat is considered the most auspicious for Lord Shiva's worship. Its significance is also mentioned in the Shiva Purana. Here are the dates for Pradosh Vrat in March 2025.

“One version, found in the Ling Purana, is that this was the day that Shiva took the form of a jyotirlinga, or a cylinder of light. The linga was so enormous that Lord Brahma on his swan and Lord ...

The southward orientation symbolises Lord Shiva as the master of death. Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, Madhya Pradesh The temple is mentioned in sacred Hindu texts like the Vedas and Puranas. The island of ...