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The Death of Sati
One day as Shiva and his beautiful wife Sati sat talking on Mount Kailash, Sati noticed a large procession passing by. Curious, she asked her husband where the gods were going. "To the grand sacrifice...
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Kedarnath Temple
The most ancient legends and stories of Shiva associate him with the Himalayas, known as devalaya or the “abode of the gods.” It is in the Himalayas, at an altitude of 11,700 feet that the Kedarnath...
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The Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Kashi on the river Ganga is among the most visited pilgrimage destinations not just in India but in the world. Over 30 million devotees make the pilgrimage to Kashi (or Varanasi as it is popularly...
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Dhyanalinga Yogic Temple
Forty kilometers from the hustle and bustle of Coimbatore rise one of the lesser-known hill stations of Tamil Nadu, the Velliangiri Hills which is located at an altitude of 6000 ft and is a part of the...
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Lord Shiva - The Mahadeva
Lord Shiva is generally identified as the Destroyer in the trinity or trimurthi of the Hindu pantheon of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. But there is much more to the Mahadeva than is conveyed through this...
View ArticleAlternative Medicine Therapies in Cancer Treatment
Alternative medical systems involve complete systems of theory and practice that have evolved independent of, and often prior to, conventional biomedical approaches. Many are traditional systems of...
View ArticleThe Mauryan Empire as a Melting Pot - Part I
To understand the history of Indian philosophy, it is necessary to connect together all the various systems of thought that existed contemporaneously, and that gives us the sixth system of Hindu...
View ArticleShiv Puran PDF Downloads
Sanskrit versionHindi versionTelugu version by Veera Raju, published in 1929. Title: Shiva Puranamu.Kannada version by Manohara Deekshitaru. Title: Sri Siva Purana (You will have to read this in djvu...
View ArticleMahashivratri - Celebrating the Great Night of Shiva
Mahashivratri falls on the date 17 February in 2015. It falls every year on the fourteenth day after the Purnima, one day before Amavasya, in the lunar month of Magha. This day is considered as the...
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Lord Shiva - Photos & HD Wallpapers (Mobile & Desktop)
Click on the images to enlarge to HD wallpaper size. Then right-click and save the images to your system. If you are looking for mobile wallpapers, jump to our mobile wallpapers section.Desktop...
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Free Downloads - Ebooks, Chants & More!
The Lord Shiva app is a one-stop guide to Lord Shiva. Get chants, stories, temples, wallpapers and more. Download Android AppShiv Puran by JL ShastriThe Shiv Puran is an ancient sacred text that...
View ArticleThe Rise of the South African Arts Industry
Embed from Getty ImagesNelson Mandela not only won South Africa its Independence and brought an end to Apartheid, he was also its first Black President from 1994-99. He also played an important role in...
View ArticleYoga and Meditation As Documented Through History
Recent medical research is only the latest in a millennia-long tradition that studied and listed the many benefits of yoga and meditation. The benefits listed were not always the same as the dials of...
View ArticleThe Tourist Potential of the Ancient Temples of Uttar Pradesh
In 2014, India accounted for 11 million foreign tourist arrivals, a major chunk of which visited the Taj Mahal. While the Taj Mahal is already world-famous and is a big draw for tourists, the national...
View ArticleTemples and Major Festivals and Tourist Attractions in Uttar Pradesh
Magh Mela-the Annual Mini- Kumbh fair, Allahabad Except the years of Kumbh Mela and Ardh Kumbh Mela, the monthlong Magh Mela is held every year on the banks of Sangam in Allahabad. Magh Mela is held in...
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