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Picture of the Week: Dhanvantari – Father of Ayurveda

Picture of the Week: Dhanvantari – Father of Ayurveda

Lord Dhanvantari is an Avatar of Vishnu from Hinduism. Dhanvantari is a Hindu god of healing. He is the father of Ayurveda, the physician god who carries in his hands a bowl of amrit (the nectar of immortality), a discus or chakra (to fight away evil), a conch shell (used in traditional medicines), and herbs […]

April 21 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Guru Ram Das Ji

Picture of the Week: Guru Ram Das Ji

Ram Das was born in Lahore, Punjab on 9 October in the 1500s to a Sodhi family of the Khatri clan. His father was Hari Das and his mother Anup Devi. History states that in 1567, Guru Ram Das committed Baisakhi as one of the specialist days, when all Sikhs would assemble to seek the […]

April 14 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: HanumanJi

Picture of the Week: HanumanJi

Shri HanumanJi is also known as Bajrang Bali, Maruti and Anjaneya and is one of the most popular Gods in Hinduism.

April 6 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Shri Ram and Sita

Picture of the Week: Shri Ram and Sita

Lord Ram is one of the most popular figures and deities in Hinduism (Sanatan Dharma). Many of the details of Shri Ram’s life come from the Hindu epic Ramayana.

March 31 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Lord Ramji

Picture of the Week: Lord Ramji

Lord Ramji, also referred to as Lord Rama, is the incarnation of Vishnu that appeared in Ayodhya during the Treta Yuga. According to the Vedas, the universe is constantly created and destroyed and each creation is divided in to four yugas, or time periods; Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and the Kali Yuga, which […]

March 22 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha)

Picture of the Week: Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha)

Big Buddha is also known as the Tian Tan Buddha located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.  Big Buddha rests above the 268 flights of stairs and the lotus seat.

March 10 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Narasimha & Prahlad

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 […]

March 4 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: The Harmandir Sahib

Picture of the Week: The Harmandir Sahib

(CHAKRA) The Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple is a prominent Sikh gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar in Northern India.  Harmandir Sahib is considered the holiest temple by Sikhs.

February 24 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Lord Shiva’s Life

Picture of the Week: Lord Shiva’s Life

Shivaji  is one of the main deities of Hinduism that is worshipped as the paramount lord by the Shaivaite sects of India. Shiva is usually worshipped in the abstract form of Shiva linga. In images, he is represented as immersed in deep meditation or dancing the Tandava dance upon Apasmara, the demon of ignorance in […]

February 21 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Vishnu Bhagwan

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 […]

February 4 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »