12th of January is the birthday of a great man, Swami Vivekananda. A saint above par, he undertook various efforts for reviving Hinduism. He became interested in spirituality at a very young age. Read along for an interesting incident from the Swami’s life.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti is on 06th November 2014, so let us find out a few things about the teachings of this Great Master. Guru Nanak Ji was the founder of the Sikh religion. He was a saint and showed his devotees the way to God. The devotees of Guru Nanak still celebrate his […]
Have you ever wondered what exactly is the meaning of each and every line of the Hanuman Chalisa. In this article we will try to exactly explain what the Hanuman Chalisa stands for. Let us first find out a few facts about these verses The Hanuman Chalisa was written by the famous poet and saint […]
We have already explained what the Hanuman Chalisa is all about in our previous article. In this article we will discuss the benefits of reading Hanuman Chalisa on a regular basis. We hope that this will help you to appreciate and understand the strength of the Hanuman Chalisa. Lord Hanuman is considered to be a […]
Lord Ganesha is known as Sri Siddhi Vinayak. He is worshiped before every new activity starts. Even before puja of any god Ganesha is worshipped. It is belived that he can remove any obstacle and hardships from the life of the people who worship him. He is also known as the elephant god. The story […]
Goddess Laksmi is the goddess of wealth as per the Hindus. She is worshipped for wealth and prosperity. We will now in this article discuss some aspects of this goddess. She was both on the new moon day of Kartik month from the Samudra manthan. This is why she is considered to be the daughter […]
Guru Gobind Singh Ji is the tenth guru of the Sikhs. The only son of Guru Teg Bahadur and Mata Gujri he was born on December 22nd in the year 1666 and was called Gobind Rai. As per the biography of Guru Gobind Singh Ji he followed his father as the Guru of the Sikhs […]
The Japuji Sahib or Japji Sahib can be easily termed to be a universal hymn. It was composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji the founder of Sikh religion. The glory of Japji Sahib can be gauged from the words of Professor Puran Singh Ji – “JapuJi Sahib has in it the inimitable rhythm of life […]
A peer (also spelled as pir) refers to a spiritually advanced person and is given a very high reverence in society, or at least was given. There are several places of spiritual importance where the physical bodies of the peers are placed and that is considered a very sacred place. One such place of importance […]
The mighty Himalayas have been associated with saints and sages since times immemorial. The lofty solitary peaks and vast valleys full of natural beauty create the perfect situation for a calm meditation, hence that is perhaps the reason that many of the major teerthas or holy places are situated in the Himalayas. Today we will […]