Temples &amp; Pilgrimage

Propaganda Against BHU Founder Mahamana Malaviya

I draw the attention of scholars affiliated with Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya who are conducting research on the persona and works of Mahamana Malaviya Ji, as well as history enthusiasts, toward a matter of utmost importance. That matter is this: for some time now, it has been repeatedly observed and read that the Darbhanga royal family and Mithi...

18 October 2026 · 6 min read

Determining the Jati of Shabari – Acharya Gangadhar Pathak

'Shri Ram's Devotee Shabari Was Not a Bhilni, But a Brahmani' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya – Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Advisor: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur Conducting the shilanyas (foundation stone laying) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi m

18 October 2026 · 1 min read

Shri Surabhyashtottara Sahasranama Malika - Gangadhar Pathak

Shri-Surabhyashtottara-Sahasranama-Malika Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Head Priest: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilapujan, Ayodhya Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi performing the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya as the chief purohit (priest)

18 October 2026 · 1 min read

Bharatendu Harishchandra: The Patriarch of Modern Hindi

Bharatendu Harishchandra was granted a lifespan of merely 35 years, yet in that brief time, he completely transformed the very character of Hindi—from prose to poetry, drama, and journalism. Bharatendu Harishchandra, who sounded the clarion call of the *navjagaran* (renaissance) through Hindi literature, was born in Kashi on 9 September 1850. These

18 October 2026 · 5 min read

This should be the Grand Reconstruction of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

Even today, whenever I think about the Shri Ram Mandir, the reality of Ayodhya feels like a dream. And now that this truth is about to come pass, even more dreams are raising a clamour in the mind. Not merely the 67 acres of the Janmabhumi (birthplace) land, but the whole of Ayodhya itself is awaiting the Devashilpi (divine architect) Vishwakarma. This invincible land of the Ikshvaku dynasty

17 October 2026 · 11 min read

Was Kumbh Held at 12 Places?

Some scholars hold the view that there are 12 sites for Kumbh (sacred pilgrimage gathering), not 4, and these scholars are striving to initiate Kumbh-melas at these remaining 8 sites. In this movement, Swami Chidatman Ji Maharaj, founder of the Akhil Bharatiya Sarvamangala Adhyatma Yoga Vidyapeeth, Simariaghat (Begusarai, Bihar), is the most prominent...

17 October 2026 · 9 min read

What Signifies the Triveni in Prayagraj?

Prayaga, the site of the ongoing Ardha Kumbha Mela, is the place of what is called the ‘triveni’ (confluence of three rivers) (‘triveṇī’, त्रिवेणी). Where does this word come from? Let us first see what two ‘authentic’ foreign dictionaries say on this word. Wilson Sanskrit-English dictionary (1832): त्रि thre

17 September 2026 · 2 min read

What Next If Muslims Accept Their Pre-Islamic Ancestry?

Prime Minister is going to formally inaugurate the construction of Shri Ram Janmbhumi Mandir. Some Muslims who were nowhere to support Hindus during this long struggle full of blood, toil, and tear to regain the Janmbhumi, are offering their contribution and saying that Shri Ram

30 July 2020 · 3 min read

A Great, Living, Ancient Tradition – The Kumbh Mela

During the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in 2010, a young Frenchman exclaimed, “Oh, it must have been so different than” when he came to know that I was in 1986 at the Kumbh Mela already. “No, it was not”, I realized. It was very much the same. It may have been the same for centuries. H

22 October 2019 · 3 min read

Hindustan Unilever's Kumbh Ad: Hatred for Hinduism in Corporates

Hindustan Unilever's ad portraying Kumbh Mela as a gathering of irresponsible children abandoning their old hapless parents is the manifestation of how big business houses have been infected with the dominant narrative of Hinduphobia and virtue signaling. The phenomena of big bus

7 March 2019 · 4 min read

The Truth Behind The Worship of Shiva Linga

On the day of Mahashivratri, you must have observed your parents or grandparents worship the Shiva Linga in the morning. They might have even asked you to come to the temple with them to bathe the linga with water or milk and you may or may not have accompanied them for various r

2 March 2019 · 6 min read

Sabarimala And The Lessons To Be Learnt

The communists have deceitfully succeeded in breaking the tradition of Sabarimala. As the protests over this issue continue in Kerala, let's try to have a look on the broader perspective and what lessons Hindus can learn from this whole episode. In the modern era as long as you d

7 January 2019 · 3 min read

Why Sabarimala is Beyond the Understanding of Abrahmic & Atheist Mindset

Please don't dig the Sanatan Dharma/ Hinduism deep, actually, no one is interested to understand Ayyappa swami, the Sabarimalai and the issue in breaking the trust and the relationship we are living with our Devatas. No one is interested and would certainly ra

5 January 2019 · 4 min read

Sabarimala: Why Dharmic Society is Being Defeated?

The enemies of Hindus have finally succeeded in breaking the tradition at Sabrimala and they are rejoicing their victory as if there will be no turning back. The devotees have shown tremendous resolve and determination against the state especially when a modern state has the mono

5 January 2019 · 4 min read