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By Giriraj Swami - 26.4 2021
Kartik is a very auspicious time for spiritual advancement. Another name for Kartik is Urja-vrata. Urja means power. The supreme power, the original power, is Srimati Radharani. So Urja-vrata, or Kartik-vrata, is for Srimati Radharani. Many important...Read more...
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By editor - 23.4 2021
Part 1: The Heliodorus Column
Most Vaisnavas refer to Krishna as having appeared 5,000 years ago and generally credit Vedic civilization and Vaisnavism with great antiquity. But what hard, empirical proof do we have for this assertion? Certainly some...Read more...
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BY DHARMAPADA DASA/DEAN DE LUCIA - 23.4 2021
Much energy has been spent by adherents to the Hollow Earth Theory in order to localize the polar entrances, specifically the northern one, to the hollow portion of the Earth. Their research material has come from many...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 22.4 2021
Dhakeshwari Temple - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Built in the 12th Century by Sena Dynasty king, Ballal Sen
Photo c. 1904 by Fritz Kapp
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Senas
A copperplate...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 22.4 2021
Sri Garuda Vahanam
Touring some of Lord Nrsimhadev's glorious abodes in Andhra Pradesh.
Getting Shelter of Lord Nrsimhadev in Threthayugam
In Threthayugam, the second of the four yugas, people who enjoyed in heaven as a result of their good deeds in the...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 21.4 2021
Lord Nrsimhadeva
Pala Sena School, 5th c.
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Senas
'The Sena ruler Samantasena described himself as a Kshatriya of Karnata (Karnataka). He himself stated...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 20.4 2021
Mangalagiri
Touring some of Lord Nrsimhadev's glorious abodes in Andhra Pradesh.
The three most well-known Narasimha shrines in Andhra Pradesh are Ahobilam, Simhachalam and Mangalagiri. Mangalagiri means The Auspicious Hill. This place is one of the 8...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 20.4 2021
Sena Dynasty, Bihar c. 12th Century
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Senas
'The Palas were followed by the Sena dynasty, who brought Bengal under one ruler during the 11th to 12th Century...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 19.4 2021
Srila Prabhupada always had an intimate relationship with Radha-Damodara. For years he lived at the Radha-Damodara Mandir in Vrindavan, where he had written his Srimad Bhagavatam purports under Their shelter. Prabhupada told us that he lives eternally at Radha-...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 19.4 2021
Gajapati Maharaj on elephant in Jagannatha Puri Chariot Festival procession
Watercolor, c. 1820
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Eastern Gangas
Further history of the Eastern...Read more...
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A transcendental virtual journey into Lord Rama’s pastimes (video)
By editor - 19.4 2021
The glories of Pancavati-tirtha at Nashik are enumerated in Valmiki’s Ramayana in the Aranya-kanda and in Sri Garga Samhita, “Twice as sacred as the mud of the Ganga is the dust of...Read more...
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By Samiran Boruah - 16.4 2021
Lord Visnu
Assamese Manuscript Illustration
The manuscript writing is a very old tradition of Assam. From Bana's Harshacharita, belonging to 7th century it is known that the gift from Bhaskarbarma, the king of ancient Assam, to Harsha included, inter alia...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 16.4 2021
'The second most prominent temple in Purusottama Kshetra', by Ratnakar Mohapatra.
The temple of Lokanatha is situated at a distance of about 2½ kms to the west of Jagannatha temple of Puri. The western boundary of the Puri town is guarded by...Read more...
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By INTACH ICCI, Bhubaneswar, Orissa - 16.4 2021
INTRODUCTION
Raghurajpur, a small artists village near Puri, is home to a community of traditional artisans called chitrakaras, best known for pattachitras - exquisite paintings executed on cloth.
A project on the revival of mural...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 14.4 2021
"Temple at Jaggernauth"
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Eastern Gangas
There are historical records which place the Ganga dynasty much earlier on the timeline than the current...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 14.4 2021
The Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of the Triveni Sangam - the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. Here, the pale yellow water of the Ganges merges with the brilliant...Read more...
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Court Seeking Removal of Shahi Idgah Mosque Near Lord Krishna Birthplace
By editor - 13.4 2021
In the lower court, the appellants had demanded the annulment of an earlier Mathura court ruling, ratifying a land deal reached between the Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan and the Shahi...Read more...
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By HH Kadamba Kanana Swami,
1.) First let us analyze what our relationship is with Vrndavana and then see how we can develop it. Lord Caitanya explained that these are the five most important aspects in devotional service, which if even a little bit performed, can quickly bring one...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 12.4 2021
Konark Sun Temple - Konark, Odisha
Built by King Narasimhadeva I (1236–1264 A.D.)
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Eastern Gangas
'The Eastern Ganga dynasty ruled over Kalinga from...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 12.4 2021
Idrakpur Fort, Munshigonj
Built in 1660 A.D.
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Candras
The Candra Dynasty, contemporaries of the Palas, ruled over the kingdom of Harikela in eastern Bengal....Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 9.4 2021
Somapura Mahavihara in Paharpur, Naogaon district, Bangladesh
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Palas
'The Pala Empire was a Buddhist dynasty that ruled from the northeastern region...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 8.42021
An extraordinary festival celebrating Sri Krsna's pastimes with Kamsa, by Prabhukalyan Mohapatra.
Dhanuyatra of Bargarh, the world's biggest open-air theatre, is unique in many respects. It is a theatre having the biggest assembly of actors that a play can...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 8.4 2021
Iron Pillar at Vishnupada Hill, Delhi
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Tanwars (Tomaras)
The Tanwar dynasty flourished from the 8th to the 12th Century A.D. It ruled from Delhi under its first...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 8.4 2021
Modhera Sun Temple built by the Solankis
A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture.
The Solankis
The Solanki were worshippers of Lord Shiva. [58]The name 'Solanki' comes from Chalukya, another...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 8.4 2021
Sri Govardhan
By Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakur.
Lord Nityananda's Pastimes at Shringara-vata, Part Five
See this Brahma-kunda, which is very secluded and beautified by many creepers and plants. The glories of Brahma-kunda are described in the Puranas....Read more...
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