A few days ago Huffington Post writer Adrija Bose posted an article about #HindusForTrump insinuating that our now notorious nascent logo depicted USA presidential candidate Donald Trump as the Hindu god Vishnu, Lord of Preservation. Indeed, the title of her article is “Trump As Lord Vishnu? How Hindus In America Are Campaigning For Donald Trump“. Ms. Bose went on […]
Hindus to Build Giant 120-meters Statue of Lord Vishnu in Bali
A giant statue of Hindu Lord Vishnu is being built in Bali (a Hindu-based island in Indonesia), which is claimed to be “one of the tallest and largest modern day sculptures”, and will reportedly be ready by 2017. This 120 meters high and 64 meters wide statue is claimed to be bigger than Statue of […]
Picture of the Week: Varaha – Avatar of Lord Vishnu
Varaha is the 3rd Avatar of Lord Vishnu, taking the form of a Boar. Legends imply that Varaha appeared in order to defeat a demon named Hiranyaksha, who had taken the Earth and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean.
Picture of the Week: Vishnu and Shesha Naga
In Hinduism, Shesha is the king of all nagas (snakes) , one of the primal beings of creation, and according to the Bhagavata Purana, an avatar of the Supreme God known as Sankarshan. In the Puranas, Shesha is said to hold all the planets of the Universe on his hoods and to constantly sing the […]
Top Powerful Spiritual & Physical Weapons from Ancient Hindu Texts
(CHAKRA) There are many examples of symbolism and descriptions of weapons in Hinduism scriptures. Here is a list of the weapons/astras that are mentioned in various hindu texts and epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. A few of these weapons in modern day are just used for religious symbols, but some have evolved and […]
Picture of the Week: Narasimha & Prahlad
Narasimha is an avatar of Vishnu described in the Puranas, Upanishads and other ancient religious texts of Hinduism. The legend on King Hiranyakashipu is one of the explanations Hindus look back to. The King condemned his son, Prahlad, from worshipping the god Vishnu. However, he continued to pray to him. Filled with anger, the King […]
Lord Vishnu the Lord of the Universe
(CHAKRA) Lord Vishnu, the Lord of the Universe and a part of “The Trinity” of the Hindu concept of the Highest Universal Energy that pervades the each matter that exists in this visible world. Meditation on who leads us to “Samadhi” which culminates into realisation of the Highest Primordial Energy Self. The ultimate name of […]
Picture of the Week: Vishnu Bhagwan
(CHAKRA) Vishnu (also spelled as Visnu) is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God. In almost all Hindu denominations, Vishnu is either worshipped directly or in the form of his ten avatara, most famous of […]