Found 80 Articles for Religion & Spirituality

It is said that “Death is not the end. It is the beginning of a new life journey.” Some nations and regions of the world have some rituals pertaining to death.Relation Between Body and SoulIt is generally believed that the deceased does not leave us as such. Body is a cage and the soul is simply a bird that wanders and flies in search of salvation. This bird may revisit the family at times and may reminisce the old times spent with them. Thus, people do mourn the loss of the departed soul, but in our hearts, we always feel ... Read More

Hijab is the term, commonly people connect to the Islam religion as it is one of the mandatory obligations of Islam for Muslim women. The meaning of the word Hijab is “to cover” or “barrier”. It is usually worn by Muslim women and has numerous benefits apart from the obligation being respected and nowadays many women use it for different purposes.Benefits of Using Hijab In modern DaysProtection: Hijab covers the women so that they can be protected from some sick men around us and keeps women safe from their foul sight. It also protects from dirt and harmful rays of ... Read More

Some religions allow touching the male child's genitals and nipping off a minute part, the male circumcision, which is harmless and even protected by the constitution under the fundamental right to religion. This is also said to have certain health benefits.However, female genital mutilation which is prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra community in India under the name of religion is treated as an offense by Indian Penal code and POCSO act. Unlike the male circumcision, the female genital mutilation is very painful. It can lead to serious vaginal and uterine complications. The fundamental right to religion is also not justified ... Read More

The force or power which is understood to be attributed beyond the scope of natural laws and scientific understanding can be termed as Supernatural Power. It is heard every now and then from some corner of the world about this mysterious power which cannot be construed by any of the known theories.Such supernatural powers include many weird things which normal people will be unable to do, such as the power to withstand poison, to attract things or to do some mysterious things like a superhero from cartoons or fictional stories.Ever Done Before?However, some of these supernatural powers can also be ... Read More

In India, we have 12 major rivers such as Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Saraswathi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Bhima, Tapati, Tungabhadra, Sindhu, Pranhita for which the Pushkaram festival is celebrated for each river according to the zodiac sign of that river. The 12 days after the Jupiter enters that particular zodiac sign will be the Pushkaram/Pushkaralu which is a 12-day festival for that river. Hence Pushkaralu comes for every 12 years.What is Pushkaralu?According to the Hindu Mythology and Astrology, all the sins committed till now and in the past life will vanish, if a person takes a dip in the holy water ... Read More

The Shiva Linga is a symbol of the Universe, which means a doorway to the beyond. The two parts of the Shiva Linga, which are the ling and the Panapattam, represents the Universal self (Lord Shiva) in his awakened aspect, being in union with his dynamic energy (the Shakti, Parvathi). This combination is also interpreted as worship of reproduction function stating Ling as Phallus and Panapattam or Yoni as Vagina of the Universal Parents.Shiva Linga is also a representation of pineal gland present in Epithalamus, near to the center of the brain. It is also the cosmic form of fire.How ... Read More

Hindu or Indu is the word, derived from the river Indus, which flows in the North-western part of India. The Greeks used to mention the people beyond this river as “Indu”s, naming after the Indus river. As this Indus river is locally called as Sindhu, the people were also called as Sindhus.The OriginHowever, the Arabic people used to call the people beyond the Indus river as “Al-Hind” which was later turned to be “Hind”s or Hindus. The land of Hindus was called as Hindustan, which later on became India, probably after the British invasion.The civilization surrounding this river is also ... Read More

Shri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in the East fort at Pazhavangadi of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This is the temple of Lord Shri Vishnu which is an ancient structure that was even visited by Balarama, according to Srimad Bhagavatam. This temple also has references in Epics and Puranas like Skanda Purana and Padma Purana. According to the ancient scriptures, it was believed to be built over 5000 years ago but has no perfect pieces of evidence. There is a holy tank called Padma Theerdham meaning lotus spring near the temple.This temple has recently got very famous for its hidden treasures with ... Read More

The Hindu religion is actually dharma, which means duty. It was since ages that Hinduism flourished in this country which was called as Hindusthan. According to the Hindu Mythology, all the castes were originated from Lord Brahma, the creator of the whole Universe. This belief was mentioned in Manusmriti which is the authorized book of Hindus written more than 1000 years before the Christ was born.Initial FormationThe Castes were initially believed to be formed from Lord Brahma. Brahmins were born from the face of Brahma, Kshatriyas from his Shoulders, Vysyas from his thighs and Sudras from his feet. This Social ... Read More

It is actually Vajr-ang which means, the one who has a body (ang) like a diamond (Vajra) which can’t be broken. Bali means the one who possesses strength. Hence, it says that Hanuman is so powerful with a great body.What Happened?Maruthi, the son of Marutha or Vayu, was a mischievous boy who tried to eat Sun mistaking him to be a fruit. Being the son of Vayu, he could fly farther distances and reached the sun very easily. Indra, the lord of Devathas who saw this, mistook the little boy as some demon and threw his Vajrayudha to stop him ... Read More