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Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 6

BY: SUN STAFF - 20.7 2021 Mahendragiri Peak, Panagudi Western Ghats A serial exploration of the holy sites visited by Lord Caitanya. Mahendra-saila Hill Today we continue on to another of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's tirtha-yatra visits in South India, as summarized in Caitanya...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 5

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 4

The Temples of Himachal Pradesh

BY: SUN STAFF - 20.7 2021 Sarahan Temple From ancient times, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh was known as 'Devabhoomi', or the abode of the Gods. Rimmed by splendid peaks along the Himalayan mountain range, the Himachal valley is home to more than two thousands temples. While...Read more...

My photos from Himachal Pradesh

Dharamsala - Dalai Lama Temple

ISKCON India Supporter for UN's Ending Single-Plastic Challenge

By: Raasbhakti Devi Dasi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Govardhan Ecovillage - 19.7 2021 ISKCON Govardhan Ecovillage's offering for Srila Prabhupada's 125th anniversary: waging war with single-use plastic in India. At present, there are already more than 43,000 youth...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 5

BY: SUN STAFF - 19.7 2021 Krtamala (Vaigai) River in Stormy Weather A serial exploration of the holy sites visited by Lord Caitanya. Krtamala River In the introductory summary of Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya lila 9, HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur notes that...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 3

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 4

Rajapur Lord Jagannatha Temple

BY: SUN STAFF - 19.7 2021 THEIR LORDSHIPS SRI SRI JAGANNATHA, BALADEVA, SUBDHARA AT RAJAPUR (Chandana Yatra dress) Rajapur Jagannatha Temple at Sri Simantadvipa Island of Sri navadvipa-Mayapur Dhama by Chandan Bhatia. JAGANNATHA PURI DHAMA IN SRI NAVADVIPA DHAMA This area is...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 4

BY: SUN STAFF - 19.7 2021 Tamraparni River at Tirunelveli A serial exploration of the holy sites visited by Lord Caitanya. Tamraparni In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya lila 9, we read about the Lord's travels in South India, where he stopped at a place called Tamraparni in...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 3

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 2

Lord Caitanya's Jagannath Deities

BY: SUN STAFF - 16.7 2021 Lord Caitanya's Jagannatha Deities Sri Rangam In the year 1510 A.D., Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu traveled to South India, spending four months of Caturmasya Vrata, the monsoon season, at the home of a brahman known as Vyenkatta Bhatta. During His...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 3

BY: SUN STAFF - 16.7 2021 Hogenakkal Waterfalls on River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu A serial exploration of the holy sites visited by Lord Caitanya. Kaveri-tira In Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya lila 9, we find HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur's summary of the holy places visited by Lord Caitanya...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 2

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra

Mayurabhanja: Conclusion

BY: SUN STAFF - 16.7 2021 The last in a serial presentation of the detailed survey of the religious history of Mayurabhanja District in eastern Orissa, conducted by Nagendranath Vasu, c. 1911. The Later Vaisnava period in Mayurabhanja was followed by various Jaina, Buddhist and...Read more...

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 4

Mayurabhanja: The Naga Worshippers

Rath Yatra Celebrated Without Devotees at Puri

BY: SUN STAFF CORRESPONDENT - 16.7 2021 The 3-km Grand Road, facing the Jagannath Temple in Puri, immersed in religious fervour as the sibling gods Jagannath, Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra set off their annual vacation to their birthplace at Gundicha Temple on Monday, marking Rath...Read more...

Lord Jagannatha's Ratha Yatra

Sri Ratna Bhandar in Jagannath Puri Mandir

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra, Part 2

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.7 2021 Payasvini River at Pulikunnu, Kasaragod A serial exploration of the holy sites visited by Lord Caitanya. Payasvini River As mentioned in the opening segment of this series, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's famous travels throughout South India are...Read more...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra

Lord Jagannatha's Ratha Yatra

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.7 2021 Baladeva, Subhadra and Jagannath Ravi Varma Lithograph, c. 1885 As Lord Jagannatha's annual Ratha Yatra commences today, without the direct attendance of throngs of ecstatic devotees in Puri Dham, Their Lordships are carried in the hearts of all devotees. In...Read more...

Making of the Rath Yatra Chariots in Jaganath Puri

Snana Yatra

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Tirtha-yatra

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.7 2021 Lord Caitanya's Sankirtana Party A serial exploration of the holy sites visited by Lord Caitanya. Today we begin an exploration of many of the towns and villages, temples, shrines and theerthams visited by Lord Caitanya and His associates during His...Read more...

Mahaprabhu’s Victory – Over the Mayavadis at Benares

Approximate Time-line of Mahaprabhu’s Life

Mayurabhanja: The Naga Worshippers

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.7 2021 Fig 14. Nagamata from Koisari A detailed survey of the religious history of Mayurabhanja District in eastern Orissa, conducted by Nagendranath Vasu, c. 1911. Author N. Vasu completes his chapter on the Saura and worship of the Sun God (Surya) with an...Read more...

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 3

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 4

A British documentary on Jagannath Puri

BY: SUN STAFF - 13.7 2021 The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu, in Puri in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India. The present temple was rebuilt from the 10th century onwards,...Read more...

Orissa videos

Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath 2009 Puri Orissa

Sri Ratna Bhandar in Jagannath Puri Mandir

BY: SUN STAFF - 13.7 2021 By Lalmohan Patnaik for Orissan Review. Sri Jagannath Temple in Shrikshetra Puri is popularly known as Sri Mandir. The most precious property of Sri Mandir is Sri Ratna Bhandar. According to the rules and practices of Sri Mandir, the gold, jewels, etc. offered to...Read more...

Puri Temple Deities Take Grand Bath on Debasnan Purnima

Ratha Yatra to be Celebrated Only in Puri, Without Devotees

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 4

BY: SUN STAFF - 13.7 2021 Fig 5. Yama from Balasor A detailed survey of the religious history of Mayurabhanja District in eastern Orissa, conducted by Nagendranath Vasu, c. 1911. Though the most ancient scriptures of the Hindus point to the fact that the Indo-Aryans had been...Read more...

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 3

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 2

Places of Spiritual Importance in Puri Dham, Part 2

By editor - 13.7 2021 Indradyumna Tank, Puri A two part summary of tirthas in the holy Puri Dham, adapted from an article by Saumya Ranjan Swain. Continuing our exploration of the sacred sites at Jagannatha Puri Dham, down the main road of town near the Gundicha Mandir is a very old...Read more...

Places of Spiritual Importance in Puri Dham, Part 1

BY: SUN STAFF - 13.7 2021 Siddha Bakula Tree Jagannatha Puri Dham A survey of tirthas in the holy Puri Dham, adapted from an article by Saumya Ranjan Swain. About a quarter mile from the Jagannatha temple, walking towards the beach, is Sidha Baluka, where 500 years ago, the...Read more...

Ratha Yatra in Puri

History of the Narendra Tank

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 3

BY: SUN STAFF - 13.7 2021 A detailed survey of the religious history of Mayurabhanja District in eastern Orissa, conducted by Nagendranath Vasu, c. 1911. "Traces of the ancient Mitra-cult are still to be found at Ayodhya, Puranagao, Kanisahi, and Domagandara in Nilgiri State (...Read more...

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 2

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence, Part 2

BY: SUN STAFF - 12.7 2021 Part Four in a serial presentation of the detailed survey of the religious history of Mayurabhanja District in eastern Orissa, conducted by Nagendranath Vasu, c. 1911. "In the Madhya Radha (Modern Burdwan) where the Radhiya section of the Angirasa Brahmanas...Read more...

Later Vaisnava Influence at Mayurabhanja

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence - Part 1

Mayurabhanja: The Saura or Early Scythic Influence

BY: SUN STAFF - 12.7 2021 Surya-deva from Ayodhya A detailed survey of the religious history of Mayurabhanja District in eastern Orissa, conducted by Nagendranath Vasu, c. 1911. In The Archaeological Survey of Mayurabhanja, author Nagendranath Vasu writes: "It is now admitted...Read more...

Early Vaisnava Influence at Mayurabhanja

Later Vaisnava Influence at Mayurabhanja

Himalayas, Kedarnath - Part 6

By editor - 12.7 2021 Kedarnath temple Panch Kedars Parts of Lord Shiva’s body appeared at five places in the Kedarnath area. It is said that the Pandavas built temples at each of these places-Kedarnath, Madhyamaheswar, Rudranath, Tungnath, and Kalpeswara. They are at altitudes...Read more...

Himalayas, Gangotri - Part 5

Himalayas, Badrinath - Part 4

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 88

BY: SUN STAFF - 1.7 2021 Map of the Deccan South, c. 1588 The last in a serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture. The Middle Kingdom Dynasties - Conclusion Today we conclude our lengthy series on the Middle Kingdoms of ancient India...Read more...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 87

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 86

Later Vaisnava Influence at Mayurabhanja

BY: SUN STAFF - 1.7 2021 Figure 54. Sri Chaitanyadeva from Pratapapur A detailed survey of the religious history of Mayurabhanja District in eastern Orissa, conducted by Nagendranath Vasu, c. 1911. "Slowly and steadily was Buddhism supplanted by Hinduism everywhere. The exalted but...Read more...

Early Vaisnava Influence at Mayurabhanja

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