I have traveled many states in India, but I have never heard of a place where a pandit or purohit or local villagers would say, "here is the place where lord Ganesha" appeared in front of so and so. I have heard and personal seen so many places where locals would say, Shiva, Jagadamba, Narayana, ...

I never understood how progeny of Rishis were blessed/allowed to start new Gotra system. The progenitors already had their Gotras. So what was the need for sub Gotra system? Also, what parameters were seen in their progeny to allow them to start new Gotra system?

Namaskar to all saintly ladies and gentlemen (^o^) I need the the evidence silokas that explain that soul's transmigration even among animals and plants and insects or devatas for convincing Christians who do not believe soul's transmigratin among them. Please someone pandit help me out.

I'm trying to get into the habit of doing pooja at home. Can someone give me the essential things that need to be done?

The word nirvāṇa literally means extinguishment. It implies the extinguishment of self. Bhagwat Geeta also mentions the word, लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषय: क्षीणकल्मषा:| छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मान: सर्वभूतहिते रता: || 5.25|| कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् | अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम...

Tamil is very dissimilar from Samskrutha. Was Tamil considered as foreign (Mleccha) language ? Does texts like manusmriti mention Tamil as Mlecchas.

I am newbie to Advaita Vedanta. I have completed few Upanishads, almost all Hamsa Gita, some chapters of Ashtavakra Gita and now I am studying Bhagavad Gita. - Sorry about this chronology, but this is how I am trying to gain knowledge because I don't have any GURU (except the one sitting in my ow...

Can shudra can wear thread on waist ? What Dharma Shastra is telling for shudra around thread on waist ? { which is called in Telugu Molathadu } Any scared thread as given for shudra ?

Devi Mahatmya or Durga Shaptshati is one of the most important Shakta scriptures. It is present in Markandeya Purana. Basically it tells the story of King Suratha and a Vaishya who go to Medha Rishi where they learn about Devi Shakti and her various forms. I want to know the chronological order o...

Vashishtha is considered as the family priest of the Raghu dynasty and teacher of Lord Rama and his brothers. This is what Wikipedia says about him In the Ramayana, he was the family priest of the Raghu dynasty and teacher of Lord Rama and his brothers. It seems like Vashishtha most notables wo...