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Divine Shakti Durga and Interesting Story About Her

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Hinduism is the oldest religion in ancient times till date. It has its traces back to the 15th century in Indus Valley which is known as current Pakistan. Hinduism has no single founder yet defined by many beliefs and sects. Hinduism has many sects to be purposefully followed and maintained. These are Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. Hinduism is set on the pillars of Trimurti of gods, Vedas, Upanishads, and epics. Here, the trinity of God refers to Brahma (the creator),  Vishnu (preserver), and Shiva (the destroyer). Apart from gods, goddesses are also an integral part of devotion and manifestation. These sects are actually groups of people who follow only one god of their own sect. In Vaishnavism, people follow and worship only Vishnu, the preserver of trinity. In Shaivism,  people follow and worship Shiva. In Smartism,  people do not follow any single god instead they believe in supreme being, oneness of gods and goddesses. They are Liberal and non sectarian. Lastly,  i

The Adventures of Charismatic Krishna as Goverdhan Girdhari

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Krishna is the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Krishna is the most loved, most followed and most popular god of Hinduism. Krishna was born to king Vasudev and Queen Devaki in the jails of Mathura. His biological parents were captivated by his maternal uncle Kansa. Kansa was afraid of his death by the eighth child of Yashoda, as was predicted. Krishna was shifted to the house of Nandbaba within a few minutes of his birth. They were his foster parents who brought him up with utmost love and care. Nand Baba and Yashoda witnessed all his mischievous and mesmerising Balleela. He killed many demons there. Let's put light on Goverdhan Girdhari ‘s chapter Girdhari means a person who holds (dhara) the hill(gir). Let's read more vividly. According to holy text, once, in Vraj region, people used to worship Indra(god of rain and king of heaven). Main livelihood of people was agriculture and cow farming. In those times, sunlight and rains were major source of irrigation. People used to w

Buddha Life

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Since the ages, there have been many philosophers, mentors, sages, and even the incarnations of God spreading the message of spirituality among the entire mass of people. These personalities have been influencing the values and beliefs of people and also bringing an immense amount of change in the lives of people.  In the lane of many popular names, Buddha is the one who has sacrificed his entire life for the spiritual upliftment of the entire population. His teachings are taught and preached till date which has really helped many people to come out of depression, mental health issues or other life problems due to materialism.  Let's Throw Some Light on the Life Buddha      His original name is Gautama Siddhartha as he was born as a prince in Lumbini in the Shakya clan. During the course of his early childhood and when he turned young he was never exposed to any kind of sufferings until he got married. He was married at the age of 16 to Yashodara. After that a son was born to them.

Fascinating Aspects of the Dancing Shiva-Nataraja

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Hinduism is the oldest religion found  from the time of advent of humanity on earth. It is researched by many scholars that this religion is about 6000 years old. It was found that Hinduism has its earliest prints from Indus valley (now Pakistan). Hinduism is a belief where vedas have been the base of creation and preservation. Hinduism believes in Trimurti (Trimurte of Gods) as eternal gods.The Trimurti has three Gods who are responsible for creation, maintenance and destruction of the world. The cosmic function of creation lies in the hands of God Brahma (God of creation).The  function of preserving the life forces and keeping the law and order of world intact lies in the hands of lord Vishnu (God of maintenance).The last role of destruction lies in the hands of Lord Shiva (God of destruction). Shiva’s role is to destroy the world in order to recreate it. Lord Shiva represents a versatile  personification of different  energies and skills. He is worshipped in many forms. One can easi