In North India, I observe that my female colleagues wear bangles(and a lot of them) for some days after their marriage. I have tried googling it, but haven't found much help from google. So, what exactly is the tradition called? And also, is there any specific amount of time(days) for which the...

In Swami Muktananda's autobiography, "Play of Consciousness" he refers to having visions of himself in one short chapter. I began to have a new experience. As the lights appeared in meditation, I would see myself sitting opposite, even when I opened my eyes. Sometimes, when I had been do...

my question is so simple, i read that, for meditation, there are many different ways to stay focused. like focus on breath, third eye, heart beat etc.. but while meditating i can't find anything like third eye or any part of it. so, what's the base?

I've heard that Arjuna & Karna had various wars before the main war of Maharabharata and Arjuna won all the times. How did it happen? Because Karna was better warrior than Arjuna which reveled by none other than Lord Shri Krishna after Kurukshetra war was over. So the question is Was Arjuna d...

This wiki article mentions verses from Vedas and Upanishads, showing the importance of Daana (donation). It also mentions a few different types of Daana: godāna - donation of a cow bhudāna - donation of land vidyādāna or jñānadāna - sharing knowledge and teaching skills aushadhādāna - char...

You may be familiar with God Ayyappa. He is also known as Manikanta. He is the main deity of Sabarimala temple. He took the incarnation to kill the demon Mahishi who is the sister of Mahishasura. She wants to take revenge of her brother's death and makes penance for Brahma. She gets the boon from...

This wiki article says that the Chandogya Upanishad discusses the possible ways of biological origins of life. What are these ways? And, which Shloka talks about this?

Yoga Vashishtha, is a conversation between Maharishi Vashistha and Shri Rama. Shri Rama, when young, comes to the palace back after travelling the country and is very despondent. Rishi Vashishtha gives him knowledge and the conversation happens on various topics. The Yoga Vashishtha covers the m...