Most temples in India open every single day, often without exception. Bade Mandir, tucked into the forested Bhatti Mines area of Mehrauli in South Delhi, does the opposite: it is completely closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, by deliberate design, …
Gaurav Krishna Goswami was born on 6 July 1984 in Shri Dham Vrindavan, into a family of Vaishnav Acharyas — son of Shradhey Mridul Krishna Goswamiji, himself a widely followed Bhagwat Katha narrator, and Shrimati Vandana Goswamiji. Growing up …
Search for darshan options at Guruvayur Temple and you will encounter four seemingly distinct terms — VIP Darshan, Special Darshan, Ghee Lamp Darshan, and Neyvilakku Darshan. They are not four different services. All four names refer to exactly the …
Every week, devotees travel from Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, and far beyond — not toward any conventional tourist destination, but to a modest ashram hall in Vrindavan, to sit on the floor before dawn and listen to a man speak about …
According to the legend that gives this temple its meaning, Goddess Parvati, moved by compassion at the sight of widespread hunger and suffering in the world, manifested in Kashi (Varanasi) and began personally distributing food to anyone in need. …
According to one of the most consequential legends in the entire Jyotirlinga tradition, Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, performed severe penance to win Lord Shiva’s favor and was granted permission to carry the sacred Atmalinga back to his kingdom …
Lord Hanuman is, across nearly every temple in India, worshipped as the supreme Brahmachari — the eternal celibate, devoted entirely to the service of Lord Rama, married to nothing but his own discipline. At Tadbund Hanuman Temple in Secunderabad, however, …
When Lord Narasimha finally answered the prolonged penance of Sage Yadava — son of the great sage Rishyasringa, who had meditated inside a cave on this hill on the specific advice of Anjaneya (Hanuman) himself — the deity’s first appearance …
A devotee, writing on a public forum after attending Rahu Ketu Puja at Pedakakani for the first time, described exactly this experience: arriving expecting to pay ₹350 based on information found online, and being charged ₹500 instead at the counter. …
Of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva spread across India, Bhimashankar is the only one located entirely within a protected wildlife sanctuary — the 131 sq km Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, deep in the Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra’s Western Ghats. This …
