Inspired by her Bengaluru days, Bollywood director made a horror film on black magic. What happened next will shock youAruna Raje's psychological horror-thriller, Gehrayee, was inspired by unsettling black magic rituals found in her Bengaluru garden. Raje, a...
Fininfluener Abhishek Kar gets into big trouble over tantric practices comments, issues apologyAbhishek Kar, who faced backlash for making offensive remarks about Assam's history on social media, has apologized publicly. He clarified ...
Lord Ganesha is worshipped in Japan in a unique form, inspired by Odisha's ancient traditionsLord Ganesha, known as Kangiten in Japan, has been worshipped since the 8th-9th centuries CE. His worship is linked to tantric Buddhism and...
- What is mantra
Shabda, sound, is the first and subtlest expression of vibrational flow in the universe. It is the first expression of Karya Brahmn, Effect...
Negotiation between economic and political power of various communities is a reality in mythologyThere are hundreds of guthis across Nepal, just as there are hundreds of tharavads across Kerala, indicating a continuity of culture. Even ...
A formidable figure, a symbol of Shakti: The evolution of Goddess Kali over the ages in West BengalAlthough today she is seen as an intimidating yet capricious deity in Bengal, Goddess Kali was once a terrifying figure existing in the fri...
17th Karmapa-linked Tibetan monastery gets 5-yr FCRA nod amid tense China tiesThe Karmapa, who arrived suddenly in India in 2000, in 2017-18 acquired the passport of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The thirty-six year o...
Modern periodMenstrual taboo is at the heart of the shaming and exclusion of women in Swaminarayan sect’s hostel and Sabarimala temple. Can we look at m...
Hyderabad-based TS Vineeth Bhatt conferred with the 'best astrologer of world' awardHe is a personal astrologer to ministers, ambassadors, senators across the globe.
Seeking inner peace? Go on a spiritual journey to Indonesia and BhutanLong hours of meditation, organic meals coupled with cultural immersion, that’s a perfect yoga holiday for you.
When did we begin persecuting and assassinating rationalists?Narendra Dabholkar, my friend and fellow campaigner, invited me to return to India and even promised to protect me if I went to Mumbai.
Celebrate the birth of Guru Padmasambhava at the Hemis Festival in LadakhAt the Hemis Monastery, this festival shall mark the birthday celebrations of Guru Padamasambhava, which begins in the courtyard of the mon...
- Outsider inside
Carvaka’s lasting influence may even have played a part in the development of the tantric movement a thousand years later.
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The Hemis Festival is only a two-day festival but the celebrations are huge enough to be remembered throughout the year.
Hip HopBut the floridly transgressive sage (Unmatta pishachavritti) is also enlightenment embodied (Jnanamurtim). We bow to Him, the Remover of Du...
Fusion visionOceans of ink have been devoted to the description of Samadhi or the state of enlightenment.
- Karmapa hands over $150,000 to ED
Over a month after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at the monastery where the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is residi...