Aravana Payasam is served as a prasadam in Sabarimala. How did this come to be one of the most important offerings to Ayyappa?

Only a daily basis I am chanting the maha mrityunjaya mantra with samput does it also worship the bhairva along with shiva or it is totally a different process I have just visited Kal Bhairva temple in Kashi and I am feeling more connected afterward so what is the reason behind it.

Of the known 9 Vishnu avatars, Shesha nag part of only 2 avatars as Laxman and balaram. Why isn't he mentioned in other avatars like Narasimha, Vaman

One of the guidelines is that only scriptural sources and human Acharyas like Vivekananda, Ramana Maharishi et al are acceptable. And yet in Why was Surya killed by Lord Shiva?, the following material appears: One note of caution: references to Ganesha in ancient Hindu scripture are few and far ...

If lifespan reflected in birth chart is predetermined due to prarabdha karma as can it be shortened due to any reason like accumulated bad kriyanama karma of this life or faster exhaustion of prarabhda due to good deeds? Any possibility of Divine Mother intervening and decreasing the lifespan? ...

The Wiki article on Ganesa says. In Hindu temples, Ganesha is depicted in various ways: as a subordinate deity (pãrśva-devatã); as a deity related to the principal deity (parivāra-devatã); or as the principal deity of the temple (pradhāna) I have also heard about Kshetrapala deities. Kshetrapa...