Here’s my novel – I Don’t Want to Meet Lord Krishna – Chapter 2. Read how Lord Krishna coaxes Reporter Radha Srinivasan to interview Him. Read chapter 1 here. I Don’t Want to Meet Lord Krishna! – Chapter 2 She stood there transfixed. She could not believe what she was ...
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Here’s the first chapter of my novel – I Don’t Want to Meet Lord Krishna! Read how Reporter Radha Srinivasan meets Lord Krishna. Description I Don’t Want to Meet Lord Krishna! Chapter 1 Radha Srinivasan was stagnating. She could not handle the routine stuff any longer. Everywhere there was ...
Read More »Lord Krishna’s Palanquin
By Riddhima Gupta Lord Krishna’s Palanquin procession in Mussoorie After Sri Krishna Janmashtami in Mussoorie, the queen of the hills, Lord Krishna’s Palanquin is taken in a procession on the subsequent Sunday. In Mussoorie, the procession of Lord Krishna’s Palanquin has been a tradition for the last 142 years. The ...
Read More »Rama Ekadashi
Today’s post is about Rama Ekadashi. Here’s how it is celebrated. Rama Ekadashi Rama Ekadashi The eleventh day in the waning period of the moon that comes before Naraka Chaturdashi is called Rama Ekadashi. It is also called Rambha Ekadashi. During the churning of the milky ocean, Rama or Lakshmi ...
Read More »Tulsi Vivaha
The end of Chatur Masya is signified by Devottana Ekadashi when Lord Mahavishnu wakes up after a 4-month period of yoga nidra. The next day, i.e. Utthana Dwadashi, commemorates Tulsi Vivaha when ages ago Lord Krishna wedded Tulsi. Tulsi Vivaha On Devottana Ekadashi, Tulsi plant is readied with an amla ...
Read More »Importance of Kartigai Month
We have been offline for a few months now because of various reasons. Finally, we have been able to sort most of them and here we are with – the importance of Kartigai month. We thought that this would be an auspicious restart to our website. Importance of Kartigai Month ...
Read More »Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Vaikuntha Ekadashi was celebrated on Shukla Paksha Ekadashi around the end of the English calendar. On this day, everybody gets to see Maha Vishnu through the open Vaikuntha door. All the Gods also get to see the Lord. This is the most auspicious and special Ekadashi among all the Ekadashis ...
Read More »Kanni Mata and Her Son
My paternal grandmother was a devotee of Vailankanni, though she was a Vashishta Madhwa Brahmin. She would always tell my Mom to visit Vailankanni when she went to Rameshwaram. Granma believed that Vailankanni as a form of our own Hindu Shakti Devi. Devotees of Vailankanni are present in every religion. ...
Read More »Mokshada Ekadashi
After Sri Panchami, on November 30, 2017; we celebrated Mokshada Ekadashi and Geeta Jayanti. Dattatreya Jayanti also fell on the same day. Since these festivals fell on a Thursday, the day was very auspicious. Since it was Ekadashi, we worshipped Maha Vishnu and Mahalakshmi. We have already shared the information ...
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Rama Ekadashi falls 4 days prior to Diwali. It is a very important Ekadashi for Hindus. We clean the place in front of Tulasi Brindavanam with cow dung. Then, we draw a 7 color rangoli at that place. Applying geru on the sides of the rangoli, we complete it. This ...
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