India

Icons on the Grand Throne
BY: SUN STAFF - 5.9 2023 By Prabhat Kumar Nanda for Odisha Review. In public parlance it is generally known that, four idols i.e. Shree Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, Shree Jagannath and Shree Sudharsana are worshipped in the Sanctum Sanctorum (Garbha Gruha). Experts who have deep knowledge in...Read more...
Pilgrimage to Dwarka Dhama
BY: SUN STAFF - 1.9 2023 Sri Krsna Dwarkadish   Who would not like to visit Dwarka dhama, which gives refuge even to the monsters, demons and titans, and which is never left by the son of Devaki, Lord Sri Krsna? The mere thought of going on pilgrimage to Dwarka liberates the...Read more...
Kanyakumari
By editor - 31.8 2023 Kumari Amman (Kanyakumari) Temple, Kanyakumari Kanyakumari formerly known as Cape Comorin, is a town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies at the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent The 3000-year-old Kumari Amman (Mother)...Read more...
Nepal Padayatra turns two years
By  Dayal Gopal Dasa (Padayatra leader) - 25.8 2023 Padayatra in Nepal had started on January 19, 2021. Brahmacari Sahastranam dasa from Ukraine, who had been serving in Nepal for twelve years engaged in community and farm services lead the padayatra. Another devotee,Premharinamdasa...Read more...
Five Pandava Temples in Kerala, Part 6
BY: SUN STAFF - 21.8 2023 Thrikkodithanam Mahavishnu Kshetram Thrikkodithanam The final stop on our journey to the five Pandava Temples of Kerala is the temple built by the youngest Pandava brother, Sahadeva -- Thrikkodithanam Maha Vishnu Temple. The Mahavishnu Kshetram at Thrikodithanam...Read more...
Five Pandava Temples in Kerala, Part 5
BY: SUN STAFF - 17.8 2023 Thiruvanvandoor Temple   Thiruvanvandoor Our next stop on the parikrama tour of the five Pandava Temples is the tirtha built by Nakula Pandava -- Thiruvanvandoor Temple. It is the fourth stop along the way. Thiruvanvandoor is a village in Chengannur taluk...Read more...
Five Pandava Temples in Kerala, Part 4
BY: SUN STAFF - 15.8 2023 Thiruvaranmula Sree Parthasarathy Temple   Thiruvaranmula Devotees who make the pilgrimage to all five Pandava Temples in Kerala make their third stop at the tirtha built by Arjuna Pandava -- Thiruvaranmula Sree Parthasarathy Temple. The presiding Deity...Read more...
Five Pandava Temples in Kerala, Part 3
BY: SUN STAFF - 15.8 2023 The Sapta Rishis   Thiruppuliyoor The Thirupuliyur Mahavishnu Temple is one of the five Vishnu temples established by the five Pandava brothers -- this one built by Bhima Pandava. Like the other four, Thiruppuliyoor is one of the 108 Divya Desams. Here,...Read more...
Five Pandava Temples in Kerala, Part 2
BY: SUN STAFF - 14.8 2023 Thirichittattu Maha Vishnu Temple, Chengannur   Thirichittattu The Mahavishnu Temple at Thrichittatt, Chengannoor (Chengannur) is one of the five Vishnu temples associated with the five Pandava Brothers. Built by the eldest brother, Yudhisthira, it is...Read more...
Restoration of a Pastime Place of Lord Balarama in Mayapur is Underway
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi - 11.8 2023 Bhaktivedanta Charity Trust, under the guidance of its lifetime chairperson, HH Jayapataka Swami, in cooperation with the Gaura Foundation, is restoring one of the holy places (Lila Sthali) in Navadwip, Mayapur. This is traditionally recognized...Read more...
TOVP PRESENTS: Opening the World’s Largest Nrsimhadeva Temple
By editor - 11.8 2023 A video by Alfred Ford (Ambarisa Das) – great grandson of Henry Ford     In October of this year the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) will achieve another historic milestone of progress: the opening of the completed Nrsimhadeva Wing, the...Read more...
Five Pandava Temples in Kerala
BY: SUN STAFF - 9.8 2023 Krishna Declaring the End of Mahabharata War by blowing the Conch Shell Folio from RazmNama, Mughal, c. 1598 A.D.   While on pilgrimage, the five Pandava brothers built a five unique Mahavisnu temples in various parts of Kerala state. All five temples were...Read more...
200,000 Saplings Planted in Delhi under ISKCON’s Environmental Initiative
By Premanjana Das, ISKCON Punjabi Bagh - 8.8 2023 The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Punjabi Bagh, is taking a proactive step towards environmental conservation by integrating a tree plantation drive through their International Value Education Olympiad. This unique...Read more...
Bhaktivedanta Academy Gurukula Boys Share Joyful 17-Day Yatra
By Prana Natha Das - 8.8 2023 Earlier this year, the Bhaktivedanta Academy Gurukula boys and teachers embarked on a 17-day yatra to visit many ancient pastime places of Lord Ram and the temples and farms of ISKCON Mumbai and Nashik. Prana Natha Das and the boys share their joyful journey...Read more...
Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 30
BY: SUN STAFF - 4.8 2023 Vasudeva Carrying Krishna over the Yamuna River Mandi, mid-18th c.   The last in a serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in the field of Miniature Paintings.   THE PAHARI SCHOOLS 17th to 19th Centuries KANGRA SCHOOL Today we...Read more...
Textual Tradition of North East India - Antiquity and Continuity
BY: A.K. DAS - 4.8 2023 From Chitra Bhagwata, preserved at Assam Museum, Guwahati   North Eastern India (erstwhile greater Assam) remained peripheral in the horizon of Sanskritization that brought in social and cultural changes within the broad outline of the Indian...Read more...
Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 29
BY: SUN STAFF - 3.8 2023 Radha, Waiting Kangra, under Sansar Chand   A serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in paintings, sculpture and temple architecture.   THE PAHARI SCHOOLS 17th to 19th Centuries KANGRA SCHOOL Throughout the 17th and up to the...Read more...
Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 28
BY: SUN STAFF - 2.8 2023 The Hour of Cowdust Nainsukh Family, c. 1810 A serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in paintings, sculpture and temple architecture.   THE PAHARI SCHOOLS 17th to 19th Centuries KANGRA SCHOOL Today we continue our survey of the last...Read more...
Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 27
BY: SUN STAFF - 1.8 2023 Kalki Avatar Punjab Hills, Guler, c. 1765   A serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in paintings, sculpture and temple architecture.   THE PAHARI SCHOOLS 17th to 19th Centuries GULER SCHOOL Today we begin a new regional school of...Read more...
Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955
BY: SUN STAFF - 1.8 2023 Background and Present Features by Susanta Kumar Dash and Dr. Bhaskar Mishra for Orissa Review. Shree Jagannath Temple situated at Shrikshetra Puri is one of the holiest and most sacred pilgrimages of India. Shree Jagannath Temple has been subjected to many an...Read more...
Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 26
BY: SUN STAFF - 28.7 2023 Krishna Bringing the Parijata from Indra's Heaven Bhagavata Purana Tira-Sujanpur, Basohli, c. 1780   A serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in paintings, sculpture and temple architecture.   THE PAHARI SCHOOLS 17th to 19th...Read more...
Vrndavana Temples Established by the Gosvamis
BY: SUN STAFF - 25.7 2023 Radha-Madana-Mohana Temple in Vrndavana "Those who have gone to Vrndavana, they have seen the temple of Radha-Madana-mohana. That was established by Sanatana Gosvami, the first disciple of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sanatana Gosvami established this Madana-...Read more...
Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 25
BY: SUN STAFF - 25.7 2023   Radha offering Krsna a Bowl of Curds Basohli school, Punjab Hills, late 18th c.   A serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in paintings, sculpture and temple architecture.   THE PAHARI SCHOOLS 17th to 19th Centuries  ...Read more...
The Ontological Position of Srila Prabhupada's Place of Bhajan at Sri Radha Damodara Mandira
BY: SUN STAFF - 24.7 2023 Dedicated to the 'Vishva Vaishnava Raja Sabha' by Haridas Babaji Maharaja, 2009 reprised. Shortly after taking sannyasa in 1959, His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada took residence at the most important temple in Vrindavana, the Sri...Read more...
Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 24
BY: SUN STAFF - 24.7 2023 Krsna Takes Rukmini Away from Devi Shrine Basohli School, Punjab Hills, c. 1790   A serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in paintings, sculpture and temple architecture.   THE PAHARI SCHOOLS 17th to 19th Centuries Today we begin...Read more...
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