Was Mahabharata popular before the TV series by Mr BR Chopra? Like , did grandparents talk about the Mahābhārata?

I often hear many people claiming that heaven and hell are not actual physical places in hinduism but merely states of mind. Does this belief have any scriptural support?

I want to do Gayatri Purushcharan, I have taken diksha from Gayatri pariwar but it's difficult to get continuous guidance from them. I travel a lot. Where can I find a guide

Everybody put a Karma theory in a slightly different way,but the two directions should be separated first of all: Samskaras and vasanas create desires habits and inclinations working from inside. At the same time a karmic response is something coming from the world as a systematic reaction to o...

I want scriptural references that make mention of Lord Krishna adorning a peacock feather and perhaps also, why? Please let me know.

I went to a maa durga temple and found devotees offering lemon lamp to maa. Anyone is aware it's based on which scripture?

Consider the following translation from the Bhagavat Purana: आत्मनश्च परस्यापि यः करोत्यन्तरोदरम् । तस्य भिन्नदृशो मृत्युः विदधे भयमुल्बणम् ॥ २६ ॥ If a person makes even a slight difference between himself and the Supreme Self (Paramātman), I, who am Death, create a big fear for him who entert...

Could we consider Purushas of Samkhya and Yoga just the Ideas (Forms) of Plato, on the top of them Ishvara, Parashiva, who is the ideal (Form) of Good?, and we, Humans, are just images of these Ideas (Forms) (Purushas)?