Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, is particularly well-known because people believe he can remove obstacles. Moreover, certain trees or rivers in the natural world are venerated. Due to the localized and regional incarnations of gods and goddesses, the Hindu pantheon of deities numbers in the ...
The Navratri puja ends with the final rituals of visarjan (immersion) of the idols of goddess Durga in the ponds or any other suitable place in order to offer her a farewell. It is also performed to thank the goddess for her blessings as well as to pray to her to return next year wi...
“Decolonization” has been all the rage for a while now, especially in India. Like most people in what used to be the Third World, Indians have needed some time to supplement the formal political decolonization of 1947-50 with the next stages. During the first half-century of Independence,...
Hinduism(hinˈdo͞oĭzəm), Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the people of India. One of the oldest living religions in the world, Hinduism is unique among the world religions in that it had no single founder but grew over a period of 4...
The wayside shrines which are commonly encountered both in urban and rural areas are an indispensible part of worshipping for most of Hindu people. They arise from the Hindu philosophy which assumes that the god is readily available everywhere. Although some of these shrines a...
How he grappled with fate and dodged death the way some people dodge the tax collector. How his heart ended up in Jagannath, the God of Heavy Goods Vehicles. But you get the picture. Krishna is truly a SuperGod. He’s clever, sexy, cunning, and blessed with outrageous good fortune. ...
People whose names begin with S-Letters are born leaders and succeed in every area of life. People whose names begin with the letter S are considered extremely loyal. They are not only romantic but also very natural. Whatever is in their heart is also in their tongue. ...
People having faith in God and the value-system based on the holy books should be protected and supported at all costs. Atheists and agnostics who cared not for this, should be put down with an iron hand. He should rule in such a way that the income is always in excess of ...
一群人走近印度教神像(group of people walking near Hindu deity statue) 印度印度教神(ganesh-india-hinduism-god-hindu) 湿婆神雕像印度教神(lord-shiva-statue-god-hindu) 未来派赛博朋克印度教神像 印度节印度教(india-festival-hindu-hinduism) 甘尼沙和拉克希米印度教神像,金色饰面(ganesha-and-lakshmi...
We more particularly desire that the management of all temples and other places of religious resort, together with the revenues derived therefrom, be resigned into the hands of the natives; and that the interference of the public authorities in the religious ceremonies of the people be regulated ...