The Edicts of Emperor Ashoka - Do they have any relevance in this present...
en.wikipedia.orgThe Edits (a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the pillars, boulders and cave walls) of Ashoka, the third monarch of the Mauryan dynasty in India (reign 268 to 232 B.C)...
View ArticleImportant Hindu festivals of Tamil months - Chithirai, Vaikasi and Aani - 01
istockphoto.comistockphoto.comMeenashshi temple, Madurai, TN temple zszywka.That devout Hindus never fail to follow the Tamil Calendar bear testimony to their deep-rooted faith and tradition,...
View ArticleImportant Hindu festivals of Tamil months - Aadi, Aavani, Purattasi - 02
Festivals, an indispensable part of every culture, can not survive without religion. That they have spiritual connotations can not be ignored. In many countries culture and festivities that are...
View ArticleImportant Hindu festivals of Tamil months - Karthikai, Margazhi to Panguni - 03
Far from being an old land of deep-rooted culture and faiths, no doubt, India is a land of festivals, the reason being country's religious diversity. There are fesitivals that are private in nature...
View ArticleVaikunta Perumal 8th CE Hindu temple of Kanchipuram, TN
8th CE Vaikunta perumal temple, kanchipuram templepurohit.comlion pillars and relief work. prakara,Vaikunta perumal templekanchi,TN.en.wikipedia.orgpanels of stone carvings, Vaikunta perumal...
View ArticleSri Krishna Jayanthi at Guruvayur temple, Kerala 2022
Happy Sri Krishna jayanthi 2022. 23happynewyear.comGuruvayur sri Krishna temple, Kerala keralakaumudi.comGuruvayur sri Krishna temple is one among the most popular Sri Krishna temples of India....
View ArticleSri Krishna Janmashtami August 2022 at Sri Krishna temple, Udipi.
timesofindia.indiatimes.comAmong the Hindu festivals the birth of Sri Krishna (god Vishnu) is an important one and Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm across India in places...
View ArticleDahi-handi - now a recognized sport in Maharashtra!!
.Dahi-hundi, Sri Krishna Jayanthi, India. shutterstock.comDahi-handi, Mahrashtra. oneindia.comDahi-handi, India. shutterstock.comDahi Handi, yet another another major attraction of Sri Krishna...
View ArticleRecovery of stolen 1000 year old antique temple idols of Tamil Nadu - Will...
he idol of Bogasakti Amman.news9live.com1000 year old antique idol, Swamimali. thenewsminute.comIn the second week of August this year, according to media reports, five antique idols roughly 1000...
View Article''Stolen Hindu temple idols'' of Tamil Nadu - it means loss of our history...
ptcnews.tvstolen idols of Rama,lakshmana anSita from TN.industantimes.comAbove image: Return of stolen idols: September 2020. The idols of Lord Ram, Lakshman and Sita, being sent back to Tamil Nadu,...
View Article''Kiradu group of temples'' of Rajasthan - Is the village Kiradu haunted?
Kiradu temple Kiradu Rajasthan. upload.wikimedia.orgKiradu temple, Rajasthan. in.pinterest.comIndia's Rajasthan state is one of the most popular tourist destinations for foreigners in India because it...
View ArticleKiradu group of temples, Kiradu, Rajasthan - an epitome of architectural...
Kiradu temple, Rajasthan mapsofindia.comRichly ornamental Mandaba pillar Kiradu, Rajasthan.upload.wikimedia.orgKiradu temple, Rajasthan alamy.comKiradu temple, Rajasthantwitter.comAbove images; Kiradu...
View ArticleMahudi Tirth temple of Gujarat where Tantrik tradition of worship is followed!
Mahudi Tirth Jain temple, pravase.co.inMahudi Tirth Jain temple, GJ l.priyankawriting.comMahudi Tirth temple in the small town of Gandhinagar district, Gujarat (about 70 km from Ahmedabad) is a...
View ArticleMehandipur Balaji temple. Rajasthan where ''Exorcism'' is widely practiced!!
India being a land of varied cultures, traditions and religious practices on which there are no restrictions, rarely at some places we run into mystic way of worship that is based on Tantrik...
View ArticleThe old SBI building of Chandini Chowk, Delhi -a heritage site steeped in...
Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk is a cultural cauldron of old and new and where the traders are busy with their business activities in the midst of urban din. In this busy place stands an elegant 80 foot...
View ArticleBhagirath (Sambru) palace, Old Delhi changed hands before 1857 attack on the...
Bhagirahi palace (Sambru's) Delhi reddit.comMore often than not it is frequently mentioned that the old SBI building in Chandini Chowk in Old Delhi called Bhagirathi palace was owned by Begun Sambru,...
View ArticleBegum Farzana (Samru ) - a rich woman ruler of a small Indian kingdom (18th...
The story of Joanna Nobilis Sombre (c. 1753– 27 January 1836), popularly known as Begum Samru (née Farzana Zeb un-Nissa), a convert Catholic Christian is a story of rags to riches. She started off...
View ArticleBegum Sambru (Joanna)'s palace in Sardhana, UP- a fine tourist destination
Begum Sambru palace, Sardhana, UP studiodharma.inBuilt in the year 1835, one of the popular tourists attractions in the town of Sardhana is the palace of Begum Farzanna alias Joaana Sambru, wife of...
View ArticleShrine Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana, UP -Why is it so popular?
Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana alamy.comShrine Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana flickr.comShrine Basilica of Our Lady of Graces,Sardhana dreamstime.coin Shrine Basilica of Our...
View ArticleBrgum Sampru's impressive memorial at the Basilica of our lady of Graces,...
The Sardhana church or the Basilica of our lady of Graces, is about 22 km from Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh state. Built in1720 by Begum Sambru alias Joanna Nobilis Sombre, widow of Walter Reinhardt...
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