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View: Bombing Iran’s great mosque could cost the worldIran war: The writer reflects on wartime destruction in London to highlight concerns about ongoing strikes in Iran, especially the historic...
Navratri Day 4 (2026): Maa Kushmanda Katha, Puja Vidhi, Muhurat, Bhog & Powerful Mantras for SuccessNavratri Day 4 is dedicated to Maa Kushmanda, the cosmic creator who radiates divine energy, health, and abundance. This guide explores her...
Avoid These Purchases During Navratri 2026 or Risk Negative Energy & Financial SetbacksChaitra Navratri is considered one of the most spiritually charged periods in the Hindu calendar, where purity, discipline, and mindful liv...
Maha Kumbh stampede tragedy takes Budget Parliament session by stormThe Opposition disrupted the Budget session over the Maha Kumbh stampede, which claimed nearly 30 lives. The incident occurred on January 2...
NASA astronaut shares stunning images of Maha Kumbh captured from space; Check visuals hereStunning images of the Maha Kumbh Mela were captured from the International Space Station (ISS), showcasing the illuminated banks of the Ga...
Maha Kumbh 2025: Apple heiress Lauren Powell, one of world's wealthiest women, to observe Kalpavas. What is the ritual?The Maha Kumbh Mela, a major Hindu spiritual gathering, begins January 13, 2025, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Held every twelve years at th...
- Power of silence
The Bhagwad Gita also highlights mauna as a spiritual austerity, emphasising both verbal and mental silence. Observing our thoughts without...
Mauni Amavasya 2024: Date, Tithi, Significance and Things to AvoidMauni Amavasya 2024: Also called Mauna Amavasya, is a significant Hindu observance occurring on the no moon day (Amavasya) of the Magha mon...
The path of yogYama and niyam are the basic guidelines for aspirants. Yama entails five moral codes of conduct for interacting with others: Satya, truthfu...
Everyday tapasyaNext, Vaangmayam Tapasya, of expression, that means the practice of addressing others so as to not cause them anxiety, to speak the truth, ...
- Shiv and His Great Night
Mahashivaratri is also celebrated in memory of Shiv's supreme acts of benevolence in saving the entire creation from extinction, by drinkin...
The Making of MahavirMahavir attained nirvana and his purified soul left the body and achieved complete liberation. He became a Siddha, pure consciousness, a li...
PM Narendra Modi to pay tribute to the Mahatma Gandhi's guru on June 29Gandhiji admired Rajchandra deeply for carrying out his duties – he was a father to four children and a dealer of precious stones, so ably ...
Goa government not to pay for illumination of religious placesYears after illuminating several churches, temples and mosque in state, Goa government decided not to foot their electricity bill anymore a...
- Shilpa Shetty, Srichand Hinduja visit Maha Kumbh
Spiritual figures like the Dalai Lama, Yoga guru Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravishankar and Asaram Bapu are likely to hold their discourses in the nex...
Healing hushFor silence is more than an absence of noise! In this context, St Benedict's rule of silence exhorts the practitioner first to 'listen!'.
In Praise of BhuktiThis is bhukti, which when involved in, also with the right approach and spirit, would finally result in mukti.