In Hinduism there is month named "Shravan" which known as very holy month of lord Shiva. Many People do fast during this month. Some people do fast only on every mondays and some does full month. It is seen that some people who do fast are not shaving or cut their hair during whole month. So ...

During British rule, the town of Tirupati and its world-renowned Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple came to be controlled by the East India Company, starting in 1801. And the first East India Company official to control the area, a Collector named Stratton, was very interested in the temple, since it...

I found that this question has used tags moksha and mukti. I think that both Moksha and Mukti are synonymous. So, I suggest that we either delete one of the tags or make one the synonym of the other.

Is there a cycle of 4 years in the Hindu astrology? If yes: What does it mean? Is there an astrological explanation?

What were the ages of pandavas, krishna, bhishma, drona, kauravas and all famous characters when Mahabharat was was done? When I counted approx age of pandavas, I could find around 60-70 years.. But I need reference and perfect ages of all characters..

What is the reason(s) behind the fight between Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu ?

What is the duration (timeline ) of four "Yugas" in Hindu cosmology ?

'Namaskar' or 'Namasthe' is the traditional way of greeting/praying in India. Also in temples we use the same gesture to pray to the Lords. As Hinduism is hiding many unknown facts in it's rituals, curious to know about different views for this famous one. What is the actual origin of this pract...

Rudraksham seems to have an important place in the Saivite sect of Hinduism. I have seen it being worn by many Saivite temple priests and many rishis (in their portrayals). Apart from priests, I have also seen people preferring to wear Rudraksha Maala around their neck. People also use it for pra...