Spirituality

One girl asked my Mom what can be done during Pitru Paksha. She also asked, “My father-in-law expired on a Poornima day. When do I perform his paksha shardha?” Mom gave her suggestions, which I thought should be shared here. Mom told her: If they are Brahmins, according to Hindu ...

Gudi Padwa for many Hindus is the beginning of Chaitra Navaratri. For Aashish Washikar, a Marathi-speaking Deshastha Shukla Yajurvedi Maharashtrian Brahmin, who is a digital marketeer based in Gurgaon, responsible for managing online reputation of his clients, it is the first day of the New Year. A Journalist Reveals requested ...

Panchamukha Hanuman represents bravery, humility, devotion, pada-seva (seva of the Lord’s feet) and strength. If we pray to Him for a few minutes every day, we will get several benefits out of it. They are as follows: East-looking face is of Lord Hanuman. If we pray to this face, we ...

Abhishekam by various sacred materials of Lord Hanuman give different benefits as follows: 1. Til Oil: It wards off Shani Dosham and Pitru Dosham. 2. Panchamritam: The person will attain desired goals. 3. Milk: The person will attain peace and it wards off water-scarcity. 4. Curd: The person will receive ...

People worship various Gods. There is always a proper way to offer pooja to Them. Among Them one is Lord Hanuman. Pooja of Lord Hanuman includes offering different types of garlands. We give the benefits of some of them here: 1. Betel leaves garland: Victory in all good Karma. 2. ...

Continuing with the festive theme, we at A Journalist Reveals got in touch with project manager, Anurag Bhatt, whose mother tongue is Hindi, regarding the way they celebrated Makar Shankaranti. Here is what he had to say: What community do you belong to? I am a Garhwali Brahmin (Bhardwaj Gotra) ...

We at A Journalist Reveals always try to do some article or the other pertaining to festivals we celebrate. This time we asked a few questions to Hindu Punjabi housewife and social activist Mrs. Prem Bhatia regarding how they celebrated the upcoming Makar Shankaranti. The following was what she had ...

Hindu Mythology has it that Shiva is the body and Shakti is the power inside the body. Today we at A Journalist Reveals would like to introduce this Shakti temple in a suburb of Mumbai. The main deity being Bhadhrakali, it is very powerful. The moment we enter the temple, ...

Krishna Consciousness has been spread by His Holiness Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada of ISKCON all over the world since the nineteenth century. But Udupi Krishna temple is over 1000 years old. Legend has it that Kanakadasa, a man from the supposed low caste was not allowed to see the Lord in this ...

For many Hindus, performing poojas, twice daily is a part of their lives. Here are some tips for the same. They are good for the Vastu of our homes. 1. Lighting one ghee and one till oil lamp. 2. The sound of blowing of the conch. 3. Using camphor while ...