Consort of Lord Shiva is mostly known by her name 'Parvati'. But in Vedas, Upanishads, and Puranas we find the name of 'Uma' being used. Right from the 5th Anuvaka of Sri Rudram which starts with 'नमः सोमाय च' or 'Salutations to Lord who is with Uma', to the Taittariya Aranyaka of the Yajurveda w...

As per the translation of the Vyankatesh Stotra that I came across online (blog) it must be read at midnight to fulfill wishes. Can someone who understands Marathi please confirm how an anushthan for a particular wish must be completed as per the instructions in the stotra? https://www.bhaktiras....

I need to know about the birth stars of the hindu gods. How and where i can get the legit informations. Can you help me in this?

I'm thinking if everyone would be interested in giving a short list of Questions and Answers which in their "humble" opinion are the Best and/or the most Underrated on the MAINS? Something in the Following format: Best Questions: Cyz Pqr Rst etc. Best Answers: Pqr Otr Fgt etc. Most Underrated...

I've heard by the Vedic view, the birth as a human follows numerous births as beasts. A cow is a beast. Can a cow deserve the respect as the Mother of humanity? What's the True Vedic stance on this issue? Curious to know!

So we all know that Krishna was a black-skinned person with a blue aura. But I have also heard that black is shri hari Vishnu's skin color, despite his blue aura. And there is a debate about whether lord Raam was black or white in terms of skin color. Are there any references to the blackness of ...