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Netroutsav — Festival of the Eyes!
Netroutsav, literally festival of the eyes, marks the complete healing, spiritual rebirth, and first public appearance of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Goddess Subhadra after fifteen days of i…
The Shell of Shani: Form, Silence, and Cosmic Time!
As a child, I picked up a smooth, dark stone from a riverbank and handed it to my mother saying, "Ma, this is Shiva." She didn't laugh. She placed it in our puja room, where it is worshipped to this …
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(A Satire on How Odisha's Most Sacred Fast Got a Brand Deal)Disclaimer: WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE! 6:00 AM (by gone era): Grandmother woke before dawn. No alarm needed — the gods themselves sti…
Pochise Boisakh!
On May 7th 1861, or Pochishe Boisakh of the Bengali year 1268, Rabindranth Tagore was born in Jorsanko, Calcutta. Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthems for two countries: India: Jana Gana M…
Narasimha Avatar of Lord Vishnu!
Tap above to watch the full video now! Vaishnavism is a major tradition within Hinduism, focused on the worship of Vishnu as the supreme deity and his avatars.The inherited spiritual roots …
SriRam and Shiva...The inseparable duo!
Ram and Shiva share a profound, reciprocal, and non-dualistic relationship in Hinduism. Both are seen as one soul, reflecting that the protector and the destroyer are different aspects of the same di…