Samvatsaras: The Meaning & Its Importance in Vedic Astrology The Hindu calendar and general characteristics of people born in particular year Lord Prajapati or Brahma is known to be the embodiment of Samvatsara that is widely used to explore a different segment of time like day, ritus (seasons...
Every Choghadiya has a unique significance and meaning and creates a unique moment in the world. All of the Choghadiyas are listed below in detail. 1. Udveg Choghadiya Udveg Choghadiya is one of the inauspicious Choghadiyas in the Hindu Panchang. The Sun's harsh nature can burn and blin...
The price of silver jewellry is typically based on weight rather than design, meaning intricately designed jewellry may not fetch the expected prices. Why might the price of silver in Sangli be different from other parts of India? The price of silver in Sangli may not be the same as ...
Five MBBS students killed in car accident Priyanka takes oath ,wearing Kerala’s traditional Kasavu Saree Upamanyu Chatterjee’s book Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life wins the 7th JCB Prize for Literature HSS Mappilappattu:Devananda retains first prize Wrestler Vinesh Phogat praises Priy...
Everyday morning, between 7 and 7.30 AM, for OVER 10 years now, millions watch Harikesanallur Venkatraman in a Zee Tamil TV program called ‘Olimayamana Edhirkalam’, (meaning bright future). This particular program, at last count, has 20 million daily viewers from 72 different countries. Fo...
There was a symbolic meaning for the editors of HT in this, and by coincidence the Hawaiian island they settled on many years later was the very one, Kauai, Mark Twain had visited on his way to India, a hundred years earlier. Editor in Chief Palaniswami notes: “Mark Twain was the ...
Ancient Greeks widely consumed pancakes, who called themtageniasorteganitesderived from the wordtagenon(meaning ‘frying pan’). They were cooked on a clay griddle over an open fire. In the works of 5th-century BC poets Magnes and Cratinus, we find the earliest mention of these pancakes, wh...
Many religions have similar rituals of endurance, practiced on different occasions that carry a different meaning. If you know of such rituals in your community or other groups, the festival is an opportunity to reflect on their similarities instead of how they contrast each other. ...
Basque is not related to any of the Romance languages. It is a language isolate, meaning it is not related to any language used in the world. Only the Basque people residing in parts of France and Spain exclusively speak the language. The total users, according to the latest data available...
The worship of Vishnu, meaning “pervader, ” dates back to Vedic times. The Pancharatra and Bhagavata sects were popular prior to 300 bce. Today’s five Vaishnava schools emerged in the middle ages, founded by Ramanuja, Madhva, Nimbarka, Vallabha and Chaitanya. Vaishnavism stresses prapatti...