MahaShivratri or Shiva Jayanti is a festival imbued with deep spiritual meaning. Today, it is celebrated by devout Hindus as one of the many festivals and very few are aware of the deep significance of observing MahaShivratri. Shiva symbolizes the universally worshipped form of God, the Eternal Light. Shiva literally...
The festival of Dussehra or Vijayadashmi has a deep spiritual significance to it. On this day, people burn an effigy of Ravana, who, according to Hindu mythology, was the demon king of Lanka. The myth goes that Ravana had abducted Sita, the consort of Lord Rama. Supported by an army...
The festival of Shiv Ratri, is celebrated as the Birthday of Shiva and also celebrated as the day of wedding of Shiva and Parvati. It is intriguing that we celebrate Lord Shiva’s Birthday but we are unaware of when, where and how he was born. At the same time, we...
Happy Diwali!! Diwali is a special festival when Lakshmi or wealth is invoked into homes and special rituals are performed to welcome prosperity into one’s life. Despite any ritual or efforts we all understand and realize that this physical wealth and richness is only transient and ever fluctuating. It can...
Traditionally Raksha Bandhan is a festival to commemorate purity and protection in human relationships, especially focusing on the brother-sister relationship. The tying of a beautiful decorated sacred thread to a brother’s wrist by his sister is a symbol of her faith and trust in him. And brothers see it as...
With one God Shiva in their minds, countless people keep worshiping him with deepest feeling of love, devotion and respect longing for one moment of his darshan or divine vision. God Shiva is everything to them. He is the supreme protector, the comforter of all hearts and soother of their...
What are the hidden secrets of the living Christmas tree? We can see this symbol of the tree repeated in many places in both art and within our modern culture, but this is a very ancient symbol. The Christmas tree as we know it today started as a tradition in...
Happy Diwali!! A single Diya or lamp holds infinite beauty and hope. Diwali is a celebration of victory over evil or darkness and the coming of a New Year. But if we think deeply, what is this darkness we want to remove? Light means to follow a virtuous path such...
The festival of Dussehra or Vijayadashami celebrates the victory of good over evil, symbolized in Indian mythology by the slaying of the demon king Ravana by Rama, and by the killing of the monster Mahishasura by Goddess Durga. Every year, effigies of Ravana are burnt on Dussehra, which falls on...
Raksha Bandhan is a sacred thread that binds us in God’s Love, liberates us from all the bondage's of the body and the physical world, and fills us with feelings of safety and protection. Let our feelings be pure and elevated for every soul. Let there be forgiveness and good wishes....