Karthika masam is the eighth lunar month of Indian Astrology. It comes around November of Gregorian calender. Karthika masam is considered very sacred and there are many reasons for it. Importance of Karthika masam Lord Vishnu goes to sleep on…
Rama Nawami (Devanāgarī: राम नवमी; IAST: Rāma navamī) is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of the god Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya. Rama, the 7th avatar of Vishnu, is the oldest known god having human…
Yugādi,(Ugādi ‘Samvatsarādi Kannada: ಯುಗಾದಿ Yugadi, Telugu: Ugadi/Yugadi (ఉగాది/యుగాది), Konkani/Marathi: युगादि yugādi and Gudi padwa in marathi) is the New Year’s Day for the people of the Deccan region of India. The name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived from the Sanskrit…
In the epic Mahabharata, Bhishma (or Bheeshma or Devavrata or Bhishma Pitamah) was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu,who was blessed with wish-long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king.and grand uncle of both the Pandavas…
Ratha Saptami or Rathasapthami (Sanskrit: रथसप्तमी or Magha Saptami) is a Hindu festival that falls on the seventh day (Saptami) in the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu month Maagha.It marks the seventh day following the Sun’s northerly movement…
Ms. Prema Mysore has been practicing Reflexology/Acupressure for over three years. She was trained by by Prof Ravindran – Founder of Yantra Foundation – Bangalore, India who was trained by Dr Devendra Vora, MD.Dr. Devendra Vora, M.D. a master in…
Ganesha (/ɡəˈneɪʃə/; Sanskrit (IAST): Gaṇeśa; About this sound listen ), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is a widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship…
Krishna Janmashtami,also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes merely as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated…