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Dharma & Culture

Introduction to Puranic Shri Sutaji - Acharya Gangadhar Pathak

'The Authentic Introduction of Shri Sutaji' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Chief Priest - Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilabujan, Ayodhya Guide: Sarveshreshwar Jayaditya panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.

23 October 2026 · 1 min read

Dharma & Culture

"Introduction to Maharshi Valmiki" - Acharya Gangadhar Pathak

'Introduction to Maharshi Valmiki' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Principal: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Guide: Shrisarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the groundbreaking ceremony (shilanyas) for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya

23 October 2026 · 1 min read

Dharma & Culture

“Gavarchanaprayogaḥ” – Acharya Gangadhar Pathak

'Gavarchanaprayogah' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Chief Priest: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilapujan, Ayodhya Advisor: Shrisarveshvara Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, Acharya Shri Ga

23 October 2026 · 2 min read

Dharma & Culture

Gavo Jaganmatarah - Acharya Gangadhar Pathak

'Gavo Jaganmatarah' (Cows are the mothers of the universe) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya', Principal - Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilab Pujan, Ayodhya. Guide: Sarveshvara Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur. The chief priest Acharya Shri Gan

23 October 2026 · 2 min read

Dharma & Culture

"Shri Surabhi Stotravali" - Acharya Gangadhar Pathak

Shri Surabhi Stotravali Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya; Shri Vrindavan Dham Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest officiating the foundation stone laying of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

23 October 2026 · 1 min read

Dharma & Culture

"Shri Surabhiyaga Paddhati" - Acharya Gangadhar Pathak

'Shri Surabhi Yaga Paddhati' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan (foundation stone consecration), Ayodhya Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchangam (traditional almanac), Jaipur Chief Priest Acharya Sh... conducting the shilanyas (foundation stone laying) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

23 October 2026 · 1 min read

Jyotish

Shastric Account and Pacification of Epidemic Afflictions

॥ नमः प्रकृत्यै ॥ (Salutations to Prakriti) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Mukhya Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Advisor: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur Chief priest Acharya Shri conducting the shilanyas (foundation stone-laying) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

23 October 2026 · 13 min read

Jyotish

Shastras: Only Surya Siddhanta Panchang Is Valid for Vratas

Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ (teacher of the foremost Vedas) (Chief Acharya [preceptor] of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan [consecration of the foundation stone], Ayodhya) Chief Priest Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak conducting the Shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. साङ्गोपाङ्गाय वेदाय ज्योतिषां ज्योतिषे नमः । सूर्याय सूर्यसि... (Salutations to the Veda with all its limbs and sub-limbs, and to the light of all lights [Jyotisha]. Salutations to the Sun, to the Surya...)

23 October 2026 · 6 min read

Jyotish

Samvat 2078 Is Rakshasa Samvatsara: Vidvat Parishad Confirms

◆Samvat 2078 is Rakshasa Samvatsara (year of the sixty-year Jovian cycle)◆ ◆Why the Dispute Over Lupta-Samvatsara (the elided Jovian year)?◆ — Acharya Shri Vinay Jha, Tri-skandha Jyotirvid (scholar of the three branches of Jyotisha), Surya-Siddhantic mathematician; Patron, Akhil Bharatiya Vidwat Parishad, Varanasi; Mathematician, Aditya Panchang (traditional almanac) (Kashi), Shri Sarveshwara Jayaditya Panchang (Jaipur), etc., ... of Aditya Panchang

23 October 2026 · 8 min read

Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Akbar's Cunning
Sanskrit & Shastra

Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Akbar's Cunning

Very few people are aware that while Akbar had mandirs (temples) demolished in his kingdom, he did not permit the construction of mandirs. Even Sant Tulsidasji was not granted permission to build a Hanuman mandir. When Tulsidasji constructed a Hanuman mandir within the precincts of the palace in Varanasi, Akbar issued orders for its demolition as well—

23 October 2026 · 14 min read

The Unvanquished “Ayodhya” Triumphs Even in Court
Sanskrit & Shastra

The Unvanquished “Ayodhya” Triumphs Even in Court

“Ayodhya” means that which cannot be conquered through war. Babur attacked, demolished the temple, and built a mosque; Aurangzeb demolished three other ancient temples there, yet until 1858 it remained under the control of armed sadhus who never permitted any Muslim to offer namaz at the birthplace of Ram Lalla. Queen Vict

23 October 2026 · 8 min read

Two Sufis Made Babur Vow to Demolish Ram Janmabhoomi Temple
Dharma & Culture

Two Sufis Made Babur Vow to Demolish Ram Janmabhoomi Temple

Before invading India, Babur had come to India in the guise of a Sufi (Islamic mystic) kalandar (wandering dervish). Disguised as a kalandar, he also met the Sultan of Delhi, Sikandar Lodi. He also went to Ayodhya, where two fakirs (ascetics) (Sufis) extracted a promise from him that if he demolished the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple and built a mosque there, he would receive the fakirs' bles...

23 October 2026 · 4 min read

Ram Temple by Consensus Is the Suicide of Hindutva
Dharma & Culture

Ram Temple by Consensus Is the Suicide of Hindutva

What I am about to write today may cause distress to some. Yet, I write this after deep deliberation: the construction of the Shri Ram temple through a court verdict or with the consent of Muslims will prove suicidal for Hindutva. A Hindu society already slumbering in the stupor of secularism, if the temple is built with the consent of Muslims...

23 October 2026 · 4 min read

Negationists - Criminals Who Deny the Crimes of History
Sanskrit & Shastra

Negationists - Criminals Who Deny the Crimes of History

Belgian scholar Koenraad Elst wrote a book in 1992 titled *Negationism in India: Concealing the Record of Islam*. Its expanded edition appeared in 2014 and was republished in 2016. This book is primarily Sita Ram Goel's book *Hindu Temples: What Happened To Them* in

23 October 2026 · 6 min read

Venom in the Mouths of Modi and His Sycophants at Kedarnath
Dharma & Culture

Venom in the Mouths of Modi and His Sycophants at Kedarnath

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Kedarnath for the fourth time, but it is not surprising that the dharmadrohi (hostile to dharma) Hindus themselves are objecting to this the most—some are suffering from diarrhea, others from vomiting. Even a devotee going to worship his ishta devata (cherished deity) at his own sacred place is, by his own svadharmis (co-religionists), being mis...

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

Why Modi's Petition on Ram Janmabhoomi Is a Trump Card
News & Media

Why Modi's Petition on Ram Janmabhoomi Is a Trump Card

Today, Tuesday, the Modi government filed a petition in the Supreme Court to hand over the 67 acres of undisputed Ram Janmabhoomi land to the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas (trust). The Ram Janmabhoomi dispute is over only 2.77 acres of land, regarding which the Prayagraj High Court had delivered its judgment and the suit is pending in the Supreme Court. Vishwa Hindu

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

Prayagraj is Adorned: See the Kumbh Mela in Pictures
Dharma & Culture

Prayagraj is Adorned: See the Kumbh Mela in Pictures

In Prayagraj, the Ardhakumbh (half-Kumbh festival) is being organized from the upcoming Makar Sankranti (holy festival marking the sun's transit into Capricorn) to Mahashivratri (the great night of Shiva), which is an extraordinary and important part of Hindu dharma (righteous way of life) and Indian culture. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, is vigorously engaged in the preparations for the Kumbh (sacred pitcher festival). To bring recognition to the Prayag Kumbh across the entire world...

23 October 2026 · 1 min read

Politics & History

How Yogi Govt Resolved Puri Shankaracharya's Kumbh Grievance

The Ardh Kumbh is being organized in Prayagraj from the upcoming Makar Sankranti to Mahashivratri, standing as a wondrous and vital facet of Hindu dharma and Indian culture. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is vigorously immersed in the preparations for the Kumbh. To accord Prayagraj Kumbh recognition across the entire world...

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

This Ardh Kumbh of Prayagraj is Truly Exceptional
Dharma & Culture

This Ardh Kumbh of Prayagraj is Truly Exceptional

"चतुर: कुंभाश्चतुर्धा ददामि" (“I bestow the four Kumbhas in fourfold measure”) — the supreme and ultimate goal of human life is the attainment of *amritatva* (immortality). Estranged from immortality since time immemorial, man remains in ceaseless pursuit of that very *amritatva*. The Puranic narrative of securing *amrita* (nectar of immortality) through the *devasura sangrama* (war between the devas and asuras) and the *samudra manthan* (churning of the ocean) makes it evident that Bhagavan Himself, through Moha (delusion)...

23 October 2026 · 4 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

The Vanishing Art of Sculpting Murtis from Shaligram Shilas

In India, since ancient times, there has been a tradition of selecting specific stone for the vigrahas (consecrated deity forms) of temples. From antiquity until perhaps around 150 years ago—ever since the market of sculptors developed in Jaipur—white marble murtis (consecrated images) began to be installed in temples across nearly the whole of North India. Earlier

23 October 2026 · 4 min read

Dharma & Culture

Vivekananda Rock Memorial: Symbol of a Historic Struggle

Vivekananda Rock Memorial – Kanyakumari, Symbol of a Historic Struggle: Wandering across the entire country, the itinerant sannyasi (renunciant) arrived at India's southernmost tip, where the temple of Bhagavati Kanyakumari has stood since antiquity. The sannyasi fell at the feet of Ma Bhagavati. Out there in the ocean stand two rocks...

23 October 2026 · 8 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

The True Deity of Justice: The Blind Goddess or Shani Dev?

If, by fortune or misfortune, you have ever stepped into those cacophonous din-houses of Indian justice—which under delusion we often call 'temples of justice'—you would frequently have had darshan (beholding of a deity) of the blindfolded goddess of justice. By fortune, should you be an established advocate or a judge; and by misfortune, should you be a beleaguered litigant—

23 October 2026 · 3 min read

Dharma & Culture

The Folk Message of Maharasaleela

The Public Message of Maharasaleela Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Principal Priest: Shriram Janmabhoomi Shilapujan, Ayodhya Shri Vrindavan Dham Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak, the chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the groundbreaking ceremony (shilanyas) for the Shriram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, [author of] *Brahmadijayasamrudhdarpaka*

18 October 2026 · 10 min read