According to Hindu mythology a demon named Mahishasura earned the favour of Lord Shiva after a long and hard penance Lord Shiva impressed with his devotion blessed him that no man or deity would be ab ...

Delving into the history of such architectural concepts, I discovered that about 50 years prior to the construction of the ...

Mirabai a Rajput princess from the mid 15thmid 16th century who fell in love with Lord Krishna at the age of four and spent her entire life singing his praises is regarded as the supreme Krishna devot ...

According to the book Sai Satcharita Sai Baba arrived at the village of Shirdi in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra British India when he was about 16 years old He led an ascetic life sitting mot ...

India s history is dappled with the wreck of empires Kingdoms have sporadically risen here expanded and fallen reshaping with them the region s culture and uniqueness Historian Thomas Lessman who has ...

Who can forget the evocative retelling of the story of Shibi Rana in Cradle Tales of Hinduism or the compelling narrative of the spread of Buddhism in Footfalls of Indian History The two companion pie ...

I was a student of class six in a remote village in Odisha A few months before the national flag was hoisted in our school by Headmaster to our chanting of Jana Gana Mana And now came the news that Ga ...

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