Should we shrink back from calling India a civilizational state? While its status of being a constitutional state is not challenged, its political geography is understood to have been governed by its ...

In addition to the sacred dip in the Triveni Sangam, the circumambulation of the twelve temples, known as the Dwadash Madhav Parikrama, holds immense significance in the Maha Kumbh journey. To explore ...

Being an ancient religion Hinduism now is plagued with many wrong and false ideas about it These probably arose over time ...

Standing at 130 feet high, the Sri Adi Shankar Viman Mandapam houses a statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya and features idols of Goddess Kamakshi, 51 Shaktipeeths, 108 Shivlingas, and deities like ...

For people around the world, the Mahakumbh of 2025 is like a once-in-a-lifetime event. Why? Because the Mahakumbh of 2025 is ...

The Akhara has been a major attraction at the Mahakumbh. Learn about how sadhus enter an Akhara, how many Akharas exist, and ...

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Freezing waters notwithstanding, nearly 15 million devotees and visitors took a dip in the revered rivers ...

Adi Guru Shankaracharya's establishment of Akhadas and spiritual Peethas played a pivotal role in preserving and ...

Acharya had a premonition that the end of his mother was close. Hence, he quickly left Sringeri for Kalady along with ...

The first Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh 2025 occurred on Makar Sankranti, 14 January 2025. The second Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh will be done on Mauni Amavasya on 29 January 2025. In this, Naga Sadhus will ...

Vyasanand Giri began practicing the teachings of Adi Shankaracharya at a young age. Srishty Choudhury Updated : Jan 17, 2025, 12:30 PM IST Vyasanand Giri has been appointed the Mahamandaleshwar of the ...