Holi 2024: 3 mythologies associated with the festival of colours!While Holi is commonly thought of as a festival to let your hair down and rediscover your inner child, the festival has its roots in Indian...
Holashtak 2024: Date, times, do's and don'ts, Why Holashtak period is inauspicious? Here is allThe Holashtak period, from March 17 to March 25, 2024, prompts caution among Hindus. Spanning eight days preceding Holi, it's deemed inausp...
Holashtak 2023 starts today: Know what is it and why is it considered inauspiciousThe 8-day period of Holashtak is starting today, and it is considered to be inauspicious. However, there are many things that you can do du...
Basant Panchami 2023: History, significance and Saraswati Pooja timingsBasant Panchami will be commemorated this year on January 26. According to drikpanchang.com, the Panchami Tithi will begin at 12:34 PM on J...
Onset of spring: God of love takes charge, bringing to life Kalidasa’s evocation of Vasant in the RitusamharaLove blossoms and enchanted lovers steal intimacies, risking the fury of a self-appointed moral brigade. For a while now, misinformed moral...
View: How we are motivated by Kama and propelled by YamaOne motivates us with desires and aspirations, while the other propels us to uphold our obligations and responsibilities.
Holi palate: From chaat to thandai, its food is a celebration of India's composite cultureThe Holi palate is as diverse as the Holi palette. Whether or not you have the thandai this year, the Holi platter will carry the extraordi...
Love in the age of KaliHindu myths also link it with Kamadeva, or the God of Love and Desire. Some traditions place the Cobra’s Saffron among the five flower-tipp...
Spring fever!As the Kama-Gita proclaims, Desire (Kama) is the one indestructible power on earth. Hail to Him, O Spring!
- Explore the temples & museums of Guwahati
The primitive blondes sat on a fence, scaring pilgrims. ‘Are they hungry?’ we wondered. We bought a leaf-plate piled with diced fruit from ...