Lingaraj Temple, built by king Jajati Keshari from the Somavamsi dynasty in the 11th century is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is…
Worshipped by millions of Hindu followers across the world, Ganesha is one of the popular Hindu gods. It might be surprising to…
According to Padma Purana, there used to live an Asura by the name of Tarakasura who had enslaved the Devas. After pleasing…
Chinnamasta is the Hindu Goddess of transformation. She is the sixth of the Dasa Mahavidya, the wisdom Goddesses, and is also known…
Love makes the world go round they say. How true is that? Wars have been waged, rebellions have been fought for the…
Though Lord Shiva is believed to ‘Nirakar’ in Hindu dharma, there are several forms and aspects of Lord Shiva that everyone is…
Lord Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati is known by different names – Swaminatha, Murugan, Muruga, Kumara, Skanda, Shanmukha,…
The first of the seven disciples of Shiva, Bhrigu is one of the Sapta Rishis. For the disciples, it was a normal…
There are 22 sections in Vana Parva with 11971 verses in this parva. This parva also recites a short summary of Ramayana.…
Creation ends at the point of Maha-Pralaya when manifestation is withdrawn back into the Great Void. This is when Lord Shiva begins…