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  • Krishna As a Girl

    Krishna As a Girl

    Strivesha is a depiction of Krishna as a woman, writes DEVDUTT PATTANAIK, and narrates stories related to the form of Krishna that displays joy and showers affection…

  • Teacher Of TEACHERS!

    Teacher Of TEACHERS!

    Shiva seated under a banyan tree facing south is called Dakshinamurti, or the south-facing image. It presents Shiva as the teacher of teachers…

  • COW PROTECTION: ‘Cow is not just a cow’

    COW PROTECTION: ‘Cow is not just a cow’

    Cow protection is an integral part of Hindu lore…

  • Olympics Began As Tribute To The Departed

    Olympics Began As Tribute To The Departed

    There are a number of possible explanations for the practice of funeral games…

  • Doesn’t Shiva take drugs?

    Doesn’t Shiva take drugs?

    To understand this mystery, we have to appreciate how Hinduism divides the world into inside and outside, the home and the wilderness, the realm of the householder and the realm of the hermit…

  • Yoga of the Jogis

    Yoga of the Jogis

    Yoga can be seen in three ways: the modern way, the upanishadic way and finally the Siddha way…

  • God of Sunday

    God of Sunday

    Why was the first day of the week associated with the Sun, no one knows. It is one of those mysteries of history that remain unresolved…