Hindu Blog

Humility is a virtue that subdues the hearts of others – Swami Sivananda Thoughts

2013-05-26T03:17:00.000+05:30

Blind faith should be turned into rational faith. Faith without understanding is only blind faith. Devotion is the development of faith....

Today’s Hindu Calendar – May 26, 2013 – Tithi, Vrat, Good Time, Nakshatra, Rashi and Festival

2013-05-26T00:03:00.000+05:30

Tithi in Hindu Calendar on May 26, 2013 (Today) – Krishna Paksha Pratipada and Dwitiya Tithi or the first and second day during the waning...

Teachings from Aparokshanubhuti

2013-05-25T03:29:00.000+05:30

Aparokshanubhuti is a text credited to Adi Shankaracharya Just as light is required to see an object; one attains knowledge only through...

Today’s Hindu Calendar – May 25, 2013 – Tithi, Vrat, Good Time, Nakshatra, Rashi and Festival

2013-05-25T00:09:00.000+05:30

Tithi in Hindu Calendar on May 25, 2013 (Today) – Purnima Tithi or the full moon day in Hindu calendar and Panchang in all places. It is...

How to perform Annaprashan Ceremony? – How to do first rice eating ceremony of baby?

2013-05-24T14:19:00.000+05:30

Annaprashan is the first rice eating ceremony of a child in Hinduism. How the annaprashan ceremony is performed varies from region...

Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai to Help Dialysis Patients

2013-05-24T09:10:00.000+05:30

Siddhivinayak Temple Trust in Mumbai has decided to set up a dialysis centre near the Prabhadevi temple to help dialysis patients....

Pradosh June 2013 dates – Monthly Fasting for Hindu God Shiva in June 2013

2013-05-24T06:37:00.000+05:30

Pradosh is a monthly fasting and is observed on the 13th day of a fortnight in a Hindu calendar and is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva and...

Bhagavad Gita on Fearlessness

2013-05-24T03:20:00.000+05:30

Teachings on Fearlessness from Bhagavad Gita Serene-minded, fearless, firm in the vow of Brahmacharya, having controlled the mind,...

Today’s Hindu Calendar – May 24, 2013 – Tithi, Vrat, Good Time, Nakshatra, Rashi and Festival

2013-05-24T00:09:00.000+05:30

Tithi in Hindu Calendar on May 24, 2013 (Today) – Shukla Paksha Chaturdasi Tithi or the fourteenth day during the waxing phase of moon...

Story of Varaha Narasimha Swamy

2013-05-23T14:00:00.000+05:30

Story of Varaha Narasimha Swamy is associated with the intense and unwavering devotion of Prahlad. Varaha and Narasimha are two incarnation...

Greatness of Visiting Ahobhilam and Listening to story of Narasimha

2013-05-23T09:17:00.000+05:30

There is a belief that for getting from redemption one only needs to go to Ahobhilam – a sacred place associated with Narasimha...

Narasimha Jayanthi 2013 - Nrsimha Jayanti date

2013-05-23T07:13:00.000+05:30

Narasimha, or Nrsimha, is the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is popularly known as ‘man-lion’ or ‘half man – half lion’ incarnation....

Prahlada on Bhakti the only way to Reach Narayana

2013-05-23T02:56:00.000+05:30

Young Prahlada addressing Narasimha in the Bhagavad Purana My Lord you are inaccessible to Brahma and Devas: to the rishis who sit in...

Today’s Hindu Calendar – May 23, 2013 – Tithi, Vrat, Good Time, Nakshatra, Rashi and Festival

2013-05-23T00:04:00.000+05:30

Tithi in Hindu Calendar on May 23, 2013 (Today) – Shukla Paksha Trayodasi Tithi or the thirteenth day during the waxing phase of moon...

About Kedarnath Temple

2013-05-22T16:18:00.002+05:30

Kedarnath Temple, part of the Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand, is one among the 12 Jyotirlinga temples dedicated to Shiva in India....

Kichaka Vadham – Story of Kichaka in the Mahabharata

2013-05-22T13:48:00.000+05:30

Kichaka Vadham, or the killing of Kichaka, in the Mahabharata happened during the life incognito in exile period of the Pandavas. Pandavas...

Ekadashi June 2013 date - Monthly Fasting for Vishnu in June 2013

2013-05-22T12:56:00.000+05:30

Ekadashi June 2013 based on Hindu calendar and Panchang. It is the eleventh day in a Hindu calendar and is dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu....

Shri Swaminarayan Charitra – Animation Movies on the Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Life and Work

2013-05-22T09:05:00.000+05:30

Animation Movies on the Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Life and Work is presented by Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha...

It is the actions of the mind that are truly termed Karmas – Yoga Vasishta

2013-05-22T03:05:00.000+05:30

It is the actions of the mind that are truly termed Karmas. True liberation results from the disenthralment of the mind. Those who...

Today’s Hindu Calendar – May 22, 2013 – Tithi, Vrat, Good Time, Nakshatra, Rashi and Festival

2013-05-22T00:05:00.000+05:30

Tithi in Hindu Calendar on May 22, 2013 (Today) – Shukla Paksha Dwadasi Tithi or the twelfth day during the waxing phase of moon in Hindu...

Tapt Kund at Badrinath Temple – Hot Water Spring Near Badarinath Temple

2013-05-21T16:54:00.000+05:30

Tapt Kund is a hot water spring near the famous BadrinathTemple. Devotees take a dip in this holy water before having darshan at...

Story of the Origin of the City of Pataliputra

2013-05-21T14:22:00.000+05:30

The story associated with the origin of Pataliputra is mentioned in the Katha Saritha Sagara. Once there lived a wise man named Bhojika. He...

Relying on Vaimanika Prakarana Text Did an Indian Flew the First Airplane?

2013-05-21T09:14:00.000+05:30

Vaimanika Prakarana is an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with aeronautics. Ganesh Nerlekar-Desai, epigraphist and manuscriptologist at...

Bengali Calendar 2013 - 2014 in Bangala – Download Bengal Calendar 2013 - Calendar for Bengali Year 1420

2013-05-21T09:09:00.000+05:30

Bengali Calendar 2013 - 2014 is in Bangala language follows the tithi and months followed in Bengal. The 2013 calendar contains important...

Thoughts from Avadhuta Gita

2013-05-21T03:22:00.000+05:30

You are not the sense organs. Nor are you the corresponding powers of sense perception such as sound, sight, touch, taste or smell....