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Brief History of Varanasi (Banaras)

Mark Twain said, "Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together."
Varanasi presents a microcosm of Hinduism, a cit...

Jan 1970
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Gandhi Quotes About God and Religion

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 to 1948), India's "Father of the Nation," spearheaded the country's Freedom Movement for Independence from British Rule. He is known for his famous words of wisdom on ...

Jan 1970
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What Is Atman in Hinduism?

The atman is variously translated into English as the eternal self, spirit, essence, soul, or breath. It is the true self as opposed to the ego; that aspect of the self which transmigrates after death...

Jan 1970
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Immortal Love Legends

Perhaps no other faith glorifies the idea of love between the sexes as Hinduism. This is evident from the amazing variety of mythical love stories that abound in Sanskrit literature, which is undoubte...

Jan 1970
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The Sacred Texts of the Hindus

According to Swami Vivekananda, "the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times" constitutes the sacred Hindu texts. Collectively referred to as the Shas...

Jan 1970
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The Principal Upanishads

In the Upanishads, we can study the graceful conflict of thought with thought, the emergence of more satisfactory thought, and the rejection of inadequate ideas. Hypotheses were advanced and rejected ...

Jan 1970
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Holi the Hindu Festival of Colors

Holi - the festival of colors - is undoubtedly the most fun-filled and boisterous of Hindu festivals. It's an occasion that brings in unadulterated joy and mirth, fun and play, music and dance, an...

Jan 1970
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What is Puja?

Puja is worship. The Sanskrit term puja is used in Hinduism to refer to the worship of a deity through observance of rituals including daily prayer offerings after a bath or as varied as the following...

Jan 1970
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What Is the Hindu Calendar System?

India's cultural diversities are of eccentric proportions -- even when it comes to counting days. Just imagine people in different part of the country using thirty different date systems. With so ...

Jan 1970
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The 10 Yamas & Niyamas of Hinduism

What does living virtuously mean to Hindus? It is following the natural and essential guidelines of dharma and the 10 yamas and 10 niyamas - ancient scriptural injunctions for all aspects of human tho...

Jan 1970
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Gods and Goddesses of War

War and strife have never been far from human society. For the ancients, the practice and suffering of wars was a way of life, and its varied expressions and nuances were thought to be determined by t...

Jan 1970
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