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By editor - 15.10 2015 One of the 108 Temples & Celestial Abodes of Vishnu revered by the Tamil hymns of the Alwars of the 1st millennium CE Location: Ahobilam near Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh) Description Ahobilam is one of the most venerated Vaishnava temples enshrining...Read more...

Ahobilam - picture gallery

Ahobilam, Holy Place of Lord Narasimha

Varadaraja Perumaal temple

By editor - 13.10 3015 One of the 108 Temples & Celestial Abodes of Vishnu revered by the Tamil hymns of the Alwars of the 1st millennium CE Location: Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) Vishnu: Varadaraja (Devaraja) Perumal (Vishnu), Varadaraja Perumaal temple, one of the celebrated...Read more...

Varadaraja perumal temple garuda seva 2012

Rupakam composition on Kanchi Sri Varadaraja

Ancient History of Tirupati

By The Editor - 12.10 2015 Ancient History of Tirupati from Varaha Purana The Rishis headed by Kasyapa began to perform a sacrifice (yaga) on the banks of the Ganges. Sage Narada visited them at that time and asked them to tell him why they were performing the sacrifice and who would...Read more...

Tirupati Balaji darshan live

Tirupati Venkateswara (Sri Balaji) Temple

Tiruvanandapuram - Ananta-Padmanabhaswamy temple

By editor - 12.10 2015 Location: Tiruvanandapuram-Kerala Description Tiruvanandapuram (Trivandrum) gets its name from the grand Anantapadmanabhaswamy temple, enshrining the tutelary deity - Anantapadmanabha of the Travancore kingdom. It is one of the grandest temples of Kerala,...Read more...

India - Holy places

Dwarka - Krishnas capital

By editor - 11.10 2015 Jagatmandir temple, Dwarka, India Among India's many different pilgrimage sites, particular ones are traditionally viewed as being especially holy for a variety of different mythological reasons. Preeminent among this listing are the Sapta Puri or Seven...Read more...

Lost City of Dwarka Found under Water

Dwaraka picture gallery

Srirangam Vishnu Temple - India

By editor - 11.10 2915 Vishnu temple of Srirangam Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India Located in the city of Tiruchirappalli, on a small island between branches of the rivers Kaveri and Coleroon, stands the massive temple of Srirangam. The most revered of the 108 pilgrimage shrines of...Read more...

Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam

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Haridwar - ancient city in India

By Editor - 11.10 2015 Har ki Pauri, Haridwar at evening Hardwar, Uttar Pradesh, India Hardwar, or Haridwar, is one of the holiest places for Hindus in India. It is significant that pilgrims often go from Haridwar to the two great Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath,...Read more...

Haridwar picture gallery

Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra

By editor - 10.10 2015 The Ajanta Caves are a series of 29 Buddhist cave temples in Ajanta, India, some of which date from the 2nd century BC. Encompassing both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the Ajanta caves preserve some of the best...Read more...

Architecture and Epigraphy of Ajanta

Ajanta Caves - 2,000 year old sophisticated technology

Golden Temple of Amritsar

By editor -10.10 2015 The Harmandir Sahib (or Hari Mandir) in Amritsar, Punjab, is the holiest shrine in Sikhism. Previously (and still more commonly) known as the Golden Temple, it was officially renamedHarmandir Sahib in March 2005. The temple (orgurdwara) is a...Read more...

Amritsar - Golden temple

My photos from Punjab

Konark Sun Temple, India

By editor - 10.10 2015 Conjectural Reconstruction of Konark Temple by Percy Brown (from the "Indian Architecture" by Percy Brown, 1942) The Konark Sun Temple (also spelled Konarak) is a 13th-century Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god. Shaped like a giant...Read more...

Konark, Sun temple

India - Holy places

Hoax Letter Threatens Blasts at ISKCON

By editor - 9.10 2015 VADODARA, GUJARAT An anonymous letter sent to a Navapura-based school threatened of blasts at three places in the city on Saturday. The letter addressed to Navjivan High School claimed that there would be blasts at the school, ISKCON Temple in Gotri and Dwarkesh...Read more...

Baroda ISKCON Temple

India - ISKCON temples

10 Million Watched Mayapur Devotees

By editor - 8.10 2015 An International party from ISKCON Mayapur went on TV two times in less than 1 month. Their presentation shacked the whole West Bengal and the other states of India as well as the outside countries. The Zee Bangla TV, is part of the Zee Entertainment Enterprises that...Read more...

ISKCON Mayapur - picture gallery

World Holy Name Week in Mayapur

The Indian Contributions - Mathematics

By Pankaj Jain - 8.10 2015 “Like the crest of a peacock, like the gem resting upon the head of a serpent, so is Mathematics the fountainhead of all knowledge.”[Vedanga Jyotisa, circa 500 – 1000 BCE] Dr. Manjul Bhargava has made insightful comments about the current Indian...Read more...

Vedic Mathematics, numerology

Vedic Mathematics

Puri Parikrama Still Accepts Registration

By: Anasuya Dasi ISKCON News - 7.10 2015 This year's Jagannath Puri parikrama will be from the 27th to the 30th November. Every year an International group attends the parikrama, along with many Hindi speaking devotees. The parikrama usually consists of a majority of Hindi and Bengali...Read more...

Mayapur and parikrama

Mathura emerging as major tourism hub

World Holy Name Week 2015

By Kalavati Sundari Devi Dasi - 7.10 2015 World Holy Name Week 2015 celebrated in the national capital of India Complete gallery >> On behalf of Sri Sri Rukmini Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka, New Delhi. The national capital of India witnessed a historic Maha-Harinaam Sankirtan...Read more...

World Holy Name Week in Mayapur

World Holy Name Week In Vrindavan

Demonstration against meat, liquor in Vrindavan

By editor - 6.10 2015 Saints staged demonstration against meat, liquor in Vrindavan Vrindavan - After the Mahapanchayat held in Varsana against the sale of liquor, meat and eggs, the saints of Vrindavan also came out on street to oppose the sale of non –vegetarian foods...Read more...

Meat Makes the Planet Thirsty

Meat sale banned in Kurukshetra

World Holy Name Week In Vrindavan

By Subhatma Guaranga Das - 6.10 2015 Thousands of pilgrims, guests and visitors chanted and danced to the sweet Holy Names of Krishna at the Krishna Balaram Mandir for 10 days. The chanting goes on anyway with our 24 hour kirtan department, the ladies group chanting in Srila Prabhupada...Read more...

My photos from Vraja and Vrindavan

My photos from Vrindavan

Pandas walked through Holi bonfire in Vraja

By editor - 6.10 2015 Kosi - The Pandas (priests) of villages Falen and Jatwari of the Mathura district walked through bonfire of Holi to commemorate the Vedic times when Bhakta Prahlad was put on Holikas lap to be burnt. Holika was immune to being burnt. But due to the faith of Prahlad on...Read more...

Varsana - Lathamar Holi

Festivals in India

Deities stolen from Nimbark Kot, Vrindavan

By editor - 5.10 2015 Deities of Devacharya Narad and Laddu Gopal stolen from Nimbark Kot Vrindavan - Ancient Ashtadhatu (eight-metal) deities were stolen from Nimbark Kot Mandir in Chhipi Gali of Vrindavan. According to the temple Mahant Shri Vrindavan Vihari Goswami these deities...Read more...

Vrindavana town and temples

Vrindavan tour

Losing natural ethos of Seva Kunj

By editor - 5.10 2015 Saints, Goswamis and devotees concerned over losing natural ethos of Seva Kunj Vrindavan, The restoration of ‘Seva Kunj’ got disputed when the Goswamis of the temple shrine charged serious allegation against the organization which undertook the restoration...Read more...

Vrindavan Darshan: From Seva Kunja to Sringar Vata

Seva kunja, Vrindavan

lLosing natural ethos of Seva Kunj

Vrindavan Darshan: From Seva Kunja to Sringar Vata

Seva kunja, Vrindavan

Narsimha roams on the streets of Vrindavan

By editor - 5.10.2015 Lord Narsimha roams on the streets of Vrindavan Dham Lord Narasimha blessed his devotees by visiting their homes, walking, jumping and running on the streets. Devotees offered him prasadam, juice, tea and even soft drinks. He was accompanied by Lord Varaha Dev and Lord...Read more...

Narasimha picture gallery

The Battle Between Boar and Hiranyaksha

World Holy Name Week in Mayapur

By editor - 5.10 2015 ISKCON Mayapur celebrated the World Holy Name Week from 24th September to 4th October. Every day from 27th September to 4th October, there was a Nama Yajna at Srila Prabhupada’s bhajan kutir from 4 PM to 9 PM followed by prasadam. This Nama Yajna started on 27th...Read more...

Meditation and the Holy Name

Hare Krsna mantra meeaning, Holy name

Vraja to have the peacock sanctuary

By Akhilesh Yadav - 5.10 2015 Lucknow - It seems that the voices of the Brajwasis, to conserve the natural heritage of Vraja have reached to the ears of the State government. On Saturday, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav announced setting up of a...Read more...

World Bank funded project to restore Vraja

Heritage Walk for Vrindavan Temples

World Bank funded project to restore Vraja

By editor - 4.10 2015 World Bank funded project to restore the water bodies of Vraja Mathura, The facelift of the ancient water bodies of Vraja will begin soon under the World Bank’s Pro- poor tourism project. The U.P. tourism has identified eleven kunds which are situated in...Read more...

Kusum Sarovara picture gallery

Vrinda Kund picture gallery

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