An elegant pillar that quietly narrates a tale of woe is popularly called the 'Hatkatro Khambo' today it is a symbol of the horrors of inquisition let loose by the Portuguese ecclesiastical authorities on Hindus. It is a relic of an ancient temple and going by some portions, it appears to be from the Kadamb era, when Portuguese razed several temples.

Hatkatro Khamb is in the same area where Christians hold fair for Xavier whom they treat as a Saint. This pillar is standing even today as a witness of extreme oppression by Portuguese rulers, of Hindus in Goa; but it is in very bad shape today. The condition of …

1. Who should perform Shradh vidhi? 1 A. Importance of performing Shradh vidhi yourself The Shradh rites should be performed by yourself. However, since we do not know how to perform it, we get it done through a Brahman.

To enable mankind to get closer to God through the medium of various events that occur from birth to death, Hindu Dharma has formulated various religious sanskārs. Among them, the post-death rite is the final sanskār. If post-death rites are performed with faith and as prescribed by our Scriptures, then the linga-dēha (subtle body) of the deceased person, …

Rituals after death : Often, when the prān (vital energy) leaves the gross body, the mouth remains open, and through this open mouth, putrefying waves from the dead body spread into the environment. By pouring Gangājal and placing tulsī (basil) leaves in the mouth, Sattva waves from the Universe get attracted to these sāttvik objects placed in the mouth. This brings about disintegration of ...

This article would help educate parents on some of the beneficial baby customs and traditions such as keeping the newborn with the mother right from the beginning, administrating gold to the newborn along with other Ayurvedic medicines and performing naming ceremony on twelfth day, however avoiding celebration to prevent the newborn baby from catching any infections.

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Vanarsena and Hanuman decided that they would build the bridge with stones and cross the sea. Each and every monkey wrote Shriram’s name on the stones and started immersing the stones in the sea, while chanting the Lord’s name.

Cow – The Universal symbol of Motherhood. Cow is an ideal animal in Deity Bramha’s creation. As per spiritual science, the four Purushārthas, namely, Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Moksha can be acquired by serving the cow.

Dharma preaches that the purpose of human birth is God-realisation. The religious scriptures therefore impart guidance on how to undertake spiritual practice so as to be able to get closer to God in every incident of life, right from birth till death.