THE TWELVE months of the Hindu year, based on the lunar calendar, are named after that star during whose ascendency… Continue reading →

RAKSHA BANDHAN is called Avani Avittam in South India. This falls on the full moon day of the month of… Continue reading →

Yatra yatra raghunatha kirtanam; Tatra tatra kritha masthakanjalim; Bhaspavaariparipurna lochanam; Maarutim namata raakshasanthakam MEANING: “We bow to Maruti, Sri Hanuman,… Continue reading →

You are all familiar with Narada Rishi. He is the Triloka Sanchari—the one who moves about in the three worlds…. Continue reading →

VAIKUNTA Ekadashi falls in the month of Marga-seersha (December–January). This is observed with all solemnity in the temples of Lord… Continue reading →

Om Sri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram SALUTATIONS to Lord Rama, an Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is measureless,… Continue reading →

IN DAYS of yore, there were communities of cannibals in India. They caused much havoc. They threatened the lives of… Continue reading →

This falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March). The name means “the night… Continue reading →

Ratha Saptami, also known as Surya Jayanti, is a significant festival in Hinduism that marks the birth of Lord Surya,… Continue reading →

PROSTRATIONS and humble salutations to Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler of this universe, who is the… Continue reading →