Dhumavati is a tantric widow goddess in the Dasha Mahavidya pantheon. She is the only Mahavidya without a consort. Unlike other Goddess that have exhibit immense beauty and attractive appearance, Dhumavati is old and rather ugly widow associated with strife, loneliness, unfulfilled desires and inauspicious things of life. Dhumavati is the embodiment of tamas guna, associated with …
Bagalmukhi is a tantric deity in the Dasha Mahavidyas pantheon. She has a distinct iconography she is said to have a crane head giving her name “Bagalamukhi or crane headed. She is a three-eyed goddess depicted having golden skin and wearing bright yellow clothes. A crescent moon adorns her head. She is seated on a …
The Brahmanda Purana states that Ahobilam was the kingdom of Hiranyakasipu in the Satyuga and Lord Narasimha comes out of a pillar from the place of the demon. Ahobilam, located in Karnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the hills of the eastern ghats, In addition to the nine shrines, there is a temple for Prahaladavarada Varadhan …
In one of the Indian folk tale, there is an interesting description of why the sun is hot and the moon is cold, why the sun looks to be a curse and moon blessing? One day sun, the moon, and the wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunt, thunder and lightning. Their …
The supreme personality of godhead incarnates in this material world to establish righteousness and punish the evil. The supreme personality of Godhead when incarnates in this material world has to take the material form and be bound by the laws of material nature. Although the lord can never be bound he has to abide by …
Krasnaya Kalirupaya, Kalirupaya Krsnave This can be controversial for many if we unite Kali and Krsna. These two divine personalities are united in eastern India, especially in Bengal region. This form is being worshiped by Shakti Sadhakas of eastern India for past 500 years. This is also seen as a unity of two cults one of …
The Galaxy we live in is called The Milky Way, I am sure everybody knows about it. But ever wondered why it is called the Milky Way? Let’s look as how science explains this concept. The science says that the descriptive “milky” is derived from the appearance from Earth of the galaxy, which is from …
In ancient times, diseases were often considered as curses or wrath of gods. Since there was no proper medication for common diseases such as fever, malaria, skin disease and many such common diseases. Since there were no medications available the common disease would at times be fatal. This gave rise to stereotyping disease as demon or …
Bamboo is our day to day plant. Bamboos are one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. Bamboos have been part of our life from primitive times. The bamboo shoot has been a favorite ingredient in many Asian cuisines. Bamboo is used in making of Houses, Musial instruments, writing surface and also in making …
Rivers are very auspicious and are considered divine in the Vedic tradition. The rivers can make one Sin free. The rivers are glorified in all Indian texts, right from Vedas to Puranas, epics, and many more such texts. There is on such river that is mentioned in Padma Puran book 4. This river not only …