Lord Shiva has 11 forms, out of one is Rudra. It is also understood that Lord Shiva likes the Rudra form because it totally puts an end to evil and brings only prosperity to one’s life. Apart from these two, a person can also get proper wealth, health, and happiness by perform...

The second wave of the pandemic is increasingly looking like it is here to stay. And with that, once again, temples have closed down, pilgrimages have come to grinding halt and religious tourism has yet again taken a hit. With activities being held indoors and marriages being...

When a person is born, a birth or a natal chart is drawn up, in accordance with a several ancient traditions. While not all cultures follow this, several cultures with an Indian lineage and heritage stick by this practice till date. It is widely believed that the nine planets,...

With the second wave of the pandemic upon us, we once again have had to resort to moving our activities online, be it grocery shopping or even performing pujas. With the recent boom in Online Puja Services, almost every temple in the country now has provisions that allow for d...

Over the past year, life as we once knew it has been greatly altered by the Coronavirus pandemic, and moving online has been the norm. From shopping to simply hanging out with our friends, every activity we ever did has had a digital makeover. With the pandemic now showing no...

It is a known fact that Hinduism is one of the oldest religions of the world with over a billion followers and worshippers. Hinduism is a way of live that involves worship of not just one supreme god, but even his/her different forms are worshipped with the same faith and devo...

Hinduism is known to be one of the ancient most religions in the world and even the most celebrated. It has about 1.2 billion followers and devotees all over the world and a very common and prominent way of worshiping when it comes to Hinduism is by doing puja or upasana daily...

Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world with over one billion followers all across the globe. When it comes to Hinduism, it is not just one primary god that we talk about. The beauty of Hinduism lies in many gods and celestial deities and even their avatars. They...

Hinduism is different from other religions and spiritual traditions. We pray homage to deities by offering prayers to seek their blessings. Pooja is all about showing your love or devotion towards the god. We get overwhelmed with sounds of Shankha, incense burning, chanting of...

Pooja has been integral part of Indian household since centuries. Almost all of the major religions of the world originated in Asia out of which, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India. The system and ritual of Poojas are associated with all religions. Hin...

The laghu rudra puja and abhishek is the greatest puja dedicated to Lord Shiva. He has eleven forms of rudra and in this puja all of them are worshipped. Just like the narayan bali is performed for the freeing of ancestral souls, this puja helps the devotee grow spiritually as...

Somnath is quite a famous pilgrimage amongst the Hindus. Do you know how it got its name? The Moon God, Soma, was once cursed, to do away with which he bathed in the river Sarasvati. This is why the place was called Somnath, which literally translates to “the lord of the moon”...

Change is the only constant, they said. If you keep evolving with time, you’ll be a winner, they said. But what they didn't say is there would be a time like this that would cross all the limits of demanding change. Never in a million years did we ever think that we would not...

Six months and counting. An invisible organism has wreaked havoc in our lives for six months and counting. This is one of the very few times that has thrown the entire human race under the bus. A time that no one will forget. A time that will go down in history. A time, that i...

Attending a Laghu Rudra puja has a number of benefits, one of the chief benefits is the feeling of peace and harmony. Let’s have a look at the many other benefits of attending this sacred puja – The pacifying effect of Laghu Rudra brings a deep sense of wisdom. This is an esse...

Narayan Bali is one of the necessary rituals that’s is described in Garuda Purana for all cases of abnormal death and is explained as follows – death caused due to fasting, by animals, by accident, by fire, by a curse or any kind of unusual disease. These rites have a major ro...

The very first amongst all the Jyotirlingas, Somnath is located on the coast of Gujarat in Junagadh district of Gujarat. Somnath means Lord of the Moon and this temple was initially built by the moon lord after Lord Shiva heeded to his prayers. It is said that once The Moon Lo...

Puja is more widely known as karma kaand in our Hindu dharma. It is said that when you perform a puja, you are paying respect and homage to our Gods. All the we are and all that we have is the result of the blessings of the almighty, which is why we perform pujas to say thank...