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Karkitaka Vavu Pitru Smarana and How to perform Pitru Tharpana

NamasteJULY 18 th Wednesday is Karkitaka Vavu, Let us remember our forefathers .Please Read below mentioned written, and attached by our respected Guruji Dr.N. Gopalkrishnan.  May I request you all,…

“Lets us pool our resources globally and stand as one Hindu community” – Dr Swamy

Message for Hindu unity day 2012 to be held in ny on july 21, 2012 – Dr. Swamy Message: Hindus today thanks to the diaspora have become a global community.…

In search of ‘God Particle’ with the blessings of Lord Nataraja

In search of ‘God Particle’ with the blessings of Lord Nataraja

It is Lord Nataraja, the very personification of creation and destruction and whose very form signifies cosmic dance, who stands to welcome scientists who enter CERN, the Research Centre where…

Gems of Kerala temple hold experts in a spell

The gems in Vault A, first of the six secret cellars at the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram holding invaluable treasures, have bound the gemologists engaged by a Supreme…

Punya Bhumi : The Homeland of Vedic AgamicHinduism ‘

By definition Hinduism is Vedic Agamic. As well, the Vedic Rishis spoke of the river Sindhu, and it is best to retain the word ‘Hindu’ ( the Persians having changed…

Hindu Cosmology

Ajith Kumar*                 Origin and evolution of the cosmos constituted an important subject in India ever since the dawn of its civilization. Indian cosmology reached almost its perfection with most…

GURUPURNIMA MAHOTSAVAM … The importance of Guru in our lives!

What if children were told to educate themselves in modern sciences without any teacher or any access to prior knowledge gained over centuries? What if we had to reinvent the…

Arya Samaj application launched for Ipads and Androids

Arya Samaj launched Applications for IPad, I phones and Android based phones and Tablets. The free App includes Bhajans ,Vedic Mantras, Photos and Satyarth Prakash. For Android phone:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arya.samaj.bhajan For Apple…

‘Bhagavad Gita banyan tree’ dying slow death

JYOTISAR (KURUKSHETRA): The legendary banyan tree under which Lord Krishna is believed to have delivered his message of “Bhagavad Gita” to Arjuna is dying a slow death. Considered to be…

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj- English Animation Movie.

Courtesy: rajshri Kids – http://www.youtube.com/user/RajshriKids?feature=watchWe present you an inspiring tale of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj who was born on 19th February in the year 1627. Apart from being an exceptionally bright…

The wisdom of Hindu Thought: A paradigm for our time

When I was a college student, I used to chant Mantra, practice yoga and Meditation and used to attend religious ceremonies. I was ridiculed by my fellow students for not…

Lingastakam Sthothram by S.P.B

Shiva Aksharamala Sthotram By SPB

Answers to those who justify Beef Eating by the claim Vedas encourage Beef Eating

Nation ignores ‘The Prince among patriots’ on his birthday

Nation ignores ‘The Prince among patriots’ on his birthday

Savarkar was born on 28th May 1883 at Bhagoor, a small village near Nasik (Maharashtra). He gave his everything i.e his life, intellect, courage, talent, education, his entire family to…

Satyarth Prakash or Light of Truth in Malayalam

We are pleased to present a web-friendly version of Satyarth Prakash or Light of Truth in Malayalam. There has been huge demand for the Malayalam version for quite some time…

Bharath Mohanlal for Samskritha Bharathi

Bharath Mohanlal for Samskritha Bharathi

Kochi : Standing before the microphone at Vismaya Studio, Mohanlal said, ‘Samsritham kevalam upanayana samskaravathaam pandithaanaam thatha devasambandhaanaam stothranaam eva bhasha ithi ya vadathi sa doore thishtathu.’ Samskritham was flowing…

Swami Chinmayananda Jayanthi

Swami Chinmayananda Jayanthi

Chinmayananda Jayanti was celebrated on May 8 this year in over 250 Chinmaya Mission centres in India and almost 50 centres abroad. It is to celebrate the birth day of…

Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge

My friend B. B. Vishnu Swami produced this video and gave me some copies of the DVD to distribute to others who would be interested in seeing it. It is…

Journey of Indian science to Europe at IIT Kanpur – Video

About the Speaker: Dr Premendra Priyadarshi, MBBS, MD, FRCP, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and member of a large number of professional bodies like Indian…

A rare Image from 1930 – Padmanabha Swamy Temple

A rare Image from 1930 – Padmanabha Swamy Temple

Resurgent Hindu Nation: RSS mission is a tribute to Swami Vivekananda’s vision

Resurgent Hindu Nation: RSS mission is a tribute to Swami Vivekananda’s vision

BOOK REVIEW  (K. Suryanarayana Rao, Ed., 2012, National Regeneration, The Vision of Swami Vivekananda and The Mission of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Chennai, Vijaya Bharatham Pathippagam, 12 MV Naidu Street,…

Samskritha Bharathi meet concluded

IRINJALAKKUDA: The 32nd anniversary celebrations of the Viswa Samskritha Prathishtanam (Samskritha Bharathi), Kerala, was held at the Sangama Grama Madhava Mandapam near Ayyankavu Ground here on April 29 and 30.…

Here vedic rites become part of women’s rights

KOZHIKODE: Every Sunday Kashi Mutt at Kasyapa Veda Research Foundation (KVRF) near West Hill wakes up to the chanting of vedas. Around 300 women from faraway places come here on…

Kalady: The Triumph of Faith Over Time – (Full Film)

Kalady: The Triumph of Faith Over Time – (Full Film)

ABOUT An authentic film on the birth and childhood of Sri Adi Shankaracharya and the fascinating story of the rediscovery of his birthplace, Kalady, by the 33rd Jagadguru of Sringeri.…

Why is there an IAS Officer as Head of a Temple?

(Please forward this article to ALL Hindus ,,,all over the world”and so also to the Congress party, Rulling the country since Indipendance and takes stance of pampering ‘Minorities’ of the…

Adi Sankara Jayanthi – What is Advaitha?

Adi Sankara Jayanthi – What is Advaitha?

By  Sri.K.V.Narayanmurti To-day Nation observed  Sankara Jayanthi.   It is popularly believed that Sankara was born on this earth, as per the Indian Almanac.   Historians are divided on the date of…

Sree Sanakara, the ‘Imparter of Vedantic Principles to the World’: Swami Chidananda Puri

Kalady: The mighty philosopher, who imparted the principles of Vedanta, in all its logic to the world outside, was Sree Sankara, said Swami Chidanandapuri, head seer of Advaithashrama, Kolathur, Kozhikode.…

Declare Ramasetu as National monument, Rameshwaram , Sagarasangamam as sacred pilgrimage centres

Rameshwaram Ramsetu Protection Movement,12, MV Naidu Street, Chennai 600031President: S. Kalyanaraman Secretary: D. Kuppuramu Declare Ramasetu as National monument, Rameshwaram island , Sagarasangamam of Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean…

Akshaya Trutiya – an auspicious day for Hindus

On this day, let us perform all the acharams as prescribed in the scriptures and gain maximum spiritual benefit! ‘The holy text Madanratna explains how the third day (trutiya) of…

Watch and Points to Ponder Upanishad Ganga – Episode 4

UNIVERSAL WELFARE Points to Ponder from this episode: Aham Nirvikalpo Nirakaara RoopahVibhur Vyapya Sarvatra SarvendriyanaamSada Me Samatvam Na Mukthir Na BandhahChidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivoham      §  The episode begins and…

Hindu Intellectuals Must Protect the Traditional Acharyas

Dr. Vijaya Rajiva Our Punya Bhumi (sacred earth)is protected both by the aam admi and the traditional acharyas.Meddling with them is suicidal. They have been the backbone of our civilisation.…

Rajiv Malhotras Keynote Address at JNU on: Science & Indian Traditions

Watch Upanishad Ganga – Part 2 and 3 Episodes

Akshaya Triteeya at Bharatamata Mandir

Akshaya Triteeya at Bharatamata Mandir

Vishu- An Expression of Keraleeyatha

Vishu- An Expression of Keraleeyatha

Onam, Vishu and Athira, are the very own festivals of Malayalies. Of these, in terms of the richness of festivities, Onambetter known as Thiruvonam stays in front, Vishu settles down…

Vishu Greetings..

Science behind Vishu

The earth revolves around the sun.The  number of revolution  is counted   starting  from the fixed point known as Mesha sankranthi rekha   which is Alpha Aeries point. The movement  of the…

Amritha Varshini – The new Spiritual E-Magazine

Dear All* Due to overwhelming response from all the members of the group, I am glad to enclose herewith the January 2012 Issue as a Sample Copy of our e-Magazine…

Watch Upanishad Ganga – (Full) Episode 1

Also Read Upanishad Ganga – Episode 1 – Points to Ponder…

Upanishad Ganga – Episode 3 – Points to Ponder

Upanishad Ganga – Episode 3 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFORMS! Points to Ponder from this episode: uddhared atmanatmanam natmanam avasadayet atmaiva hy atmano bandhur atmaiva ripur atmanah The episode begins with the above…

Uthishtta organises – Swami Vivekananda: The Resurgence of India

Uthishtta organises – Swami Vivekananda: The Resurgence of India

“Swami Vivekananda: The Resurgence of India’ a discourse by [Malayalam] Shri. J Nandakumar ( chief editor- Kesari weekly) will be held on 29 April, 2012 at 11.00 am at Indranagar…

21-hour wait for fleeting darshan of the Lord at Tirumala

TIRUPATI: It’s an arduous 21-hour wait in the queue for a darshan of their favourite Lord which lasts no more than a fraction of a second. Even as the scorching…

Upanishad Ganga – Episode 2 – Points to Ponder

Points to Ponder from this episode:   *  §    Why do children rebel? Why do people break laws? Isn’t it because they are seeking happiness but the existing circumstances do…

Upanishad Ganga – Episode 1 – Points to Ponder

Points to Ponder from this episode: You must know yourself (Your Self) before knowing anything else – This statement was reiterated twice in the episode. Why is it stressed upon…

CEDA introduces e-learning in Sanskrit

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CEDA) Bangalore, has developed a syllabus for e-learning of Samskrit up to postgraduate level, said P. Ramanujan, Associate Director of Indian Heritage and…

For us it’s part of our daily prayer – For them it’s Super Brain Yoga!

Millions offer Pongala at ‘Women’s Sabarimala’

Over 30 lakh women on Wednesday cooked Pongala (rice-jaggery pudding) on open hearths on the streets of Thiruvananthapuram and offered to the Goddess of Attukal Devi temple, turning Kerala’s capital…

Attukal Pongala begins

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Attukal pongala festival got off to a rapturous start this morning with the temple’s tantri Chenas Dineshan Namboodiri handing over the sacred flame from inside the sanctum sanctorum…

The Festival of Holi – beginning of life a new cycle

The festival of Holi, popularly recognised as the festival of colours is actually celebrated from two to five days depending on regional practices in India. Holi starts on 7th March…