Spirituality

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 ...

Karwachauth is celebrated mostly in North India on the 4th day of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. This year the auspicious day, i.e. Chauth meaning 4th day comes on October 30th. Karwa is a spouted earthen pot, a symbol of peace and prosperity. We consulted Astrologer and Vastu Consultant Ridhi ...

Most of you have already completed their celebrations of Dusehra. But our Dusehra which is also called Vijaya Dashami, is tomorrow. In fact for us, Madhwas, Navami is tomorrow as well and it is also called Madhwa Navami in remembrance of our own Madhwacharyar. In one of my book reviews ...

We have been writing on the various ways Navaratri festival is celebrated in the different Indian States. Today let’s have the Rajasthani Navaratri. The celebration is very simple with no elaborate cultural manifestations. A Journalist Reveals contacted Tanu Pareek for more information on it. How do you celebrate the festival? ...

Bengal is famous for Durga Pooja. But Biharis also have a similar festival during Navaratri. Or so says Sweta Rajni, who graduated in Economics from St. Xavier’s college, Ranchi, currently residing in Delhi. She says: What is the significance of Navaratri in your state? In Bihar, the significance of Navaratri ...

Navaratri in India is an elaborate festival. Particularly Bengalis have it as their state festival. This was told by Anindita Banerjee in an interview with A Journalist Reveals. I found that the celebrations have somewhat become like Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra. Over to Anindita for details: What is the significance of ...

Navaratri has begun and will A Journalist Reveals be behind in highlighting the festival? This time we decided to enlighten ourselves and our audience about how the festival is celebrated in different parts of the country. Vishanth Panakkal, who currently works as a Creative Head in the writing department on the ...