Palani or Pazhani is one of the six sacred abodes of Lord Subrahmanya in Tamilnadu. Lord Subrahmanya is the younger of the two sons of Shiva and Parvati. In south Lord subrahmanya is also known as Shanmugha, Muruga, Kumara, Skanda, Vela though he is popularly known as Muruga. Pazhani has its...
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Puri in Orissa is considered to be one of the four sacred places of Hindu pilgrimage, the others being Badrinath, Rameswaram, Dwaraka. Jagannath temple is the main attraction here for the pilgrims. ’Jagannath’ literally means Lord of Universe. The presiding deities in the temple are Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra....
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Sankarankovil town is situated in Tirunelveli district of southern part of Tamilnadu. The town gets its name from the Siva temple which is one of important shrines of Lord Siva. The temple is also known as Sankaranayinarkovil and Sankaranarayanakovil. Once, a deva by the name Manikkireevan took birth as a Paraiyan after being cursed...
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Can any one say what a dying person feels at the moment of death? The person may not feel anything (I hope I am right) if he is in coma at the moment of death. But what happens when the person dies with his brain fully functioning. How and up to what point does...
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Naadi forecast is that branch of Hindu astrology through which predictions are made of individuals from palm-leaf manuscripts. Hand written on palm-leaves, these contain records of the past, present and future of numerous individuals, born anywhere in the world. Naadi is a collective name given to these manuscripts. It is believed that the contents...
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