Unschooled in Hindu art, I didn’t know that I was contemplating a pichwai (from the Sanskrit for “back” and “hanging”), a ...

MONA MEHTA writes of her learning experience during a visit to the centuryold Gauri Shankar temple in Chandni Chowk Shiv Shiv Shiv Shiv the gentleman behind me was chanting eyes closed the mantra was ...

Speculation on Ram, Krishna, Gautam Buddha & Kalki The importance of discourse ... Many Hindu scholars don’t consider Buddha as 9th Avatar of Vishnu & ask for Ashoka the great or Prithviraj Chauhan to ...

One by one, gods like Tak, Kubera, Ratri, Yama, and Krishna come over to his side ... is also declared an avatar of Vishnu, and his philosophies are appropriated by heavenly decree.

Lord Krishna explained ... The Vamana avatar is associated with humility and karmic balance. Devotees believe that worshipping him helps remove ego and correct past actions. Astrologically, this form ...

In northern India, some believe that Lord Buddha is the ninth incarnation of Lord Krishna and the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. However, Buddha is not considered an avatar of Lord Vishnu in the ...

Little is known about him. He is sometimes described as an avatar of Vishnu or the grandson of Brahma. He is mentioned by Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita as the greatest of sages: “Amongst the ...

Hindus believe that Lord Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, was born on this day. A warrior sage, Parashurama stood as a symbol of discipline, justice, and devotion to dharma. 2. Krishna and ...

Because of his continuing presence, he is not worshipped in the same manner as Lord Rama or Lord Krishna ... the prophesied tenth and final avatar of Lord Vishnu. Fascinatingly, it is not the ...

or Vishnu’s eighth avatar, Krishna. Jagannath is believed to be a form of Krishna. The disconnect is one of the main reasons why the Sangh Parivar has found it difficult — certainly not for the want ...

The Bhagavad Gita's sacred teachings, imparted by Krishna, reveal profound wisdom on the mysteries of karma, dharma, and the transformative journey to spiritual enlightenment and liberation.