Tag: Indian Rituals

We perform the Chopda pooja during Diwali. On this day we invoke lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles first. After this, we invoke Sharada Devi and then Lakshmi Devi. We are familiar with several aspects of lord Ganesha and goddess … Read more...

In the Manvantara of Svayambhuva, Swarga has no king. So Vishnu incarnates as Yagna Deva, crowns him king of Swarga and says, “You will also be known as Indra, the Lord of Devas.”  Yagna Deva marries Dakshina and is blessed … Read more...

Surapadman

Varangi, an apsara falls in love with an asura Vajranga. She bears several children after which Vajranga goes off into the forest to meditate.  Surapadman, one of their children, performs a penance. When Shiva appears before him, he says … Read more...

Kamakhya, the Goddess of Desire and Illusion is a moody woman who takes a form to match her mood. She has six differently coloured heads, wears chunky jewellery and bright red clothes. She holds a gold bowl or a skull … Read more...

If Sanskaars are the landmarks in our lives then Sutak is a specific period of time that follows two major Sanskaars. Both these age-old concepts are part of Hindu culture and are associated with several norms and rituals. Let’s understand … Read more...

Lord Jagannath exists in the human form only in the Jagannath temple, at Puri, in Orissa. And like all of us, he too falls sick, his soul too sheds the existing body and assumes a new one after 14 days. … Read more...

Pavithrotsavam means holy festival. The Agni Puran states that we should perform the Pavithrotsavam either at the beginning of the month of Aashada (June- July) or the end of the month of Krithika (mid-October). The Garud Purana states that we … Read more...