The primary story of Shiva is that of an ascetic who sits atop a stone mountain but who eventually becomes a householder, ...

Tulsidas wrote twelve books The most famous book is his epic Ramcharitmanas It is believed he wrote this book under the directions of Lord Hanuman Ramcharitmanas Tulsis Ramayana is read and worshipped ...

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The April 2015 earthquake severely damaged the unique cultural treasures of the Kathmandu Valley. Reconstruction of the ...

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A sacred ritual with powerful blessings—offering a silver Nag-Nagin pair on the Shivling during Sawan is said to protect from ...

Salutations to you, O Shiva. Again and again, salutations to Rudra. O Mahadeva, O Terrible One, O Three-Eyed Lord — I bow to you.” Shiva, the most paradoxical deity of the Hindu pantheon, is both the ...

Explained: What are the religious beliefs behind the Kanwar Yatra, and what socio-economic-cultural forces shaped its present ...