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Kanakadhara Stotram Text in Malayalam – Download Kanakadhara Prayer Lyrics in Malayalam

Kanakadhara Stotram is a popular prayer dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and was composed by Adi Shankaracharya. This is Kanakadhara Stotram lyrics in pdf in Malayalam. You can download the text in Malayalam in pdf format. You can also take print of the prayer and share it with older people. Link  –  Kanakadhara Stotram Malayalam Related Kanakadhara Stotram pdf in English with meaning Story of Kanakadhara Stotram

A Letter from a Hindu Gay Man – Hinduism and Gay Relationship

This blog post is a letter sent to this blog by Sreekishen Nair. Hindu Blog strongly believes that sexual minorities have a right to exist respectfully and freely in the Hindu society and therefore we are publishing this wonderful information provided by Sreekishen Nair. Republishing this article on the momentous occasion when Supreme Court of India has decriminalised homosexual sex in India (September 6, 2018). "Criminalising carnal intercourse under section 377 Indian penal code is irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary,” said the chief justice, Dipak Misra. I am an openly gay man and a practicing Hindu. I indulge in my religious heritage daily and with gusto. In so doing, I feel no contradiction with my sexual nature. I have never felt the need to leave Hinduism for it, or for any other faith. In saying so Gays had to be confronted with the murderously homophobic harangues of anti-gay activists in India. India has one of the largest population of Gay peo

Importance of Small and the Power of the Insignificant - Based on The Story of Squirrel in the Ramayana and the Mongoose in The Mahabharata

A Guest Post by Anand G Sharma on the importance of small and the power of the insignificant. It is based on the story of the squirrel in the Ramayana and the mongoose in the Mahabharata. The article also points towards the mindless waste of energy, time and wealth by running after insignificant things. Those Hindus who have studied Ramayan, or listened carefully to the particular episode of construction of Setubandh Rameshwaram, may recollect that there is one instance when the big monkeys were carrying in big stones from far away places to the site and then after getting touched by hands of Nal and Neel, arranging them to make the floating bridge. A monkey saw a small squirrel wetting its body in nearby sea, then rolling in the sand, and then rushing to bridge construction site, and then shaking body, then again rushing to sea and repeating this cycle. The big monkey got curious and invited attention of others who collected to see this amusing exercise of a small squ

Things to Remember While Lighting Lamp in Hindu Religion

Lighting the lamp is an essential part of any puja and ritual in Hindu religion. Symbolically, the lamp is a representation of the inner light present in all animate and inanimate. Here are few things to remember while lighting lamp in Hindu religion. Light lamp using only cow ghee. Lamp lit using ghee of cow will keep out the evil forces and negative energy. Use bronze lamp or clay lamp. Lighting lamp near Tulsi plant daily will help in having good health, peace and prosperity. Always keep the lamp and the puja area clean. Do not allow smoke to come out of the lamp. At home if you have the tradition  of lighting a lamp, then light only a single wick. The mantra chanted while lighting lamp शुभम करोति कलयाणम् आरोग्यम् धन सम्पदा , शत्रुबुध्दि विनाशाय दीपज्योति नमस्तुते Number of Wicks One wick lamp is for general peace and prosperity. Two wicks are lit for peace in family and good relationship among family members and relatives. Three wicks a

Bharat Milap at Nati Imli in Varanasi

Bharat Milap is annually held on the day after Vijayadasami at Nati Imli in Varanasi. Bharat Milap 2024 date is October 13. The festival is based on the relationship between Sri Ram and his brothers in the Ramayana – Bharat Milap is the enactment (stage performance) of the reunion of Sri Ram with his brothers after a 14-year exile. A procession of the four brothers - Sri Ram, Bharat, Lakshman and Shatrughan - is a highlight of the event. Legend has it that Megha Bhagat, a disciple of Tulsidas, started the enactment after being told in his dream to dramatise the Bharat Milap. He staged the episode at Nati Imli ground and at the moment of climax, he got fainted and died. Thousands of people attend the Bharat Milap enactment at Nath Imli. Its importance can be gauged from the fact that Maharaja of Banaras miss the famous Ramlila in Ramnagar on this day to attend the Nati Imli performance. As per the tradition, children play the roles of Shri Ram, Bharat, Lakshman and Shatrug

Mahabharata Quotes - 101 Quotes From the Mahabharat

Mahabharata Quotes is a collection of 101 quotes from various chapters of the Mahabharat. The quotes have been collected over a period of 10 ten years. Sources include books, magazines, newspapers and speeches. It is he who is never discouraged who greatens and tastes the eternal joy. Nothing is superior to truthfulness, nor anything more terrible than falsehood. By dominating the senses one increases the intelligence. Gold is tested by the fire, the good man by his acts, heroes by perils, the prudent man by difficult circumstances, friends and enemies by needs. Like a fish that does not know anything other than water to be its element, so a deluded one foolishly falls in Prakriti’s net and migrates from body to body like a fish, from one body of water to another, thinking that water is the element in which it alone can live. As experience can seldom be gained but by travelling in regions remote from one’s home, so salvation can never be attained except