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Navadurga are the 9 forms of Goddess Durga Maa. The nine forms of Durga Maa are worshipped during Navratra on certain days and are named: Shailputri on Pratipada; Brahmacharini on Dwitiya; Chandarghanta on Tritiya; Kushmanda on Chaturthi; Skand Mata on Panchami; Katyayani on Shashthi; Kaalratri on Saptami; Mahagauri on Ashtami and Siddhidatri on Navami.
(CHAKRA) Here we have Dakshinamurti Bhagwan, the youthful form of Lord Shiva, teaching Brahma Vidya (the essence of the Vedas) to the 4 Rishis seated in front of him. All knowledge originates from Bhagwan; the Rishis serve as conduits, and this wisdom is passed on to us through the generations. This picture depicts the Vedic […]
The KalpaSutra is an important text in Jainism and contains the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, including Parshvanath and Mahavira. The spiritual and important texts are read and illustrated in an 8 day long festival of Paryushan by Jain monks for general followers. Only Monks can read these scriptures as in olden days regular people […]
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.
Swami Ramdev is a spiritual leader of Hindu origin known for his contributions in yoga, ayurveda and agriculture products. Baba Ramdev is best known for popularizing yoga among health conscious Indians and NRIs through his mass yoga camps & TV shows. He also leads the fight against the Indian Congress Government for corruption and has […]
Bala Krishna refers to Lord Krishna as to when he was a child. BalaKrishna is often depicted as a small child crawling on his hands and knees or dancing with a piece of butter in his hand.
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib is named after the 1st Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev and went by the name of Rai Bhoi di Talwandi at the time of Guru Nanak’s birth.
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 […]
Lord Ganesh is one of the most popular and followed Gods/Deities in Hinduism.
Surya (the Sun god) is one of the most important deities of the Vedas. Lord Surya is the primary solar deity in Hinduism, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa. The term Surya also refers to the ‘Sun’.
