The story of the 51 Shakti Peetha of India- Goddess Parvati and their mythology and locations

There exists in the Indian Sub continent the very vortex of Power of Mother Goddess- referred to as the Goddess Parvati(Sati in her earlier form) in not one but 51 different places. The Power of the Mother Goddess is so immense that it is impossible to contain it in one place and all the places where the different parts of her body rests, is a "Shakti Peeth", the vortex of power and bountiful ...Continue Reading...

Chaaturmaas- The four months of prayers and good Karma- Hindu 4 months of fasting

Chaturmaas: The 4 months of  fasting, prayers and good Karma: Significance and importance Chaturmass month begins on the 30th Jul and ends on the 24th November 2012. The"Deva Sayana Ekadasi", begins in July, the Hindu Lunar month of Ashadh, all the way up to the "Uttana Ekadasi" in the month of Kartik in November. The Lord Vishnu sleeps for the period of four months and awakens on Prabodini ...Continue Reading...

Samudra Manthan-churning of the ocean and its gifts- milky way

The Story of the Samudra Manthan is legendary in the Hindu Vedic Scriptures. It not only determines the power struggle between the Devas(demigods and the Asuras(the Demon gods), but alos the procurement of the jewels of this earth. The Samudra Manthan or the Churning of hte Milky Way- the very existence of of Universe and its life form is pivotal in our scriptures. The Mandranchal ...Continue Reading...