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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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 52

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 51

Nrsimhadev Shrines in Andhra Pradesh, Part 2

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...

Nrsimhadev Shrines in Andhra Pradesh

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 52

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 51

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 50

Nrsimhadev Shrines in Andhra Pradesh

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...

Ramappa Temple - 7 Wonders of India

Gunja Narasimhaswamy Temple

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 51

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 50

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 49

Sri Sri Radha-Damodar

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...

What I found in Srila Prabhupada’s rooms

Radha Damodara Temple

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 50

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 49

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 48

Lord Rama’s pastimes (video)

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...

Shabari – A great devotee of Lord Rama

Masrur - Rama temple

Miniature Paintings of the Assamese Manuscript

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...

Modern Krishna art

Paintings in Temple - ISKCON Vrindavan

Lokanatha Temple at Puri

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...

Mural Painting at Raghurajpur

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...

The Murals of Kerala

Murals at Dharakote Jagannath Temple

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 49

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 48

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 47

Kumbha Mela

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...

Kumbha Mela

Prayag - Kumbhamela

Removal of Shahi Idgah Mosque

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...

Krishna Janmasthan to get a heritage look

Mathura Darshan: Sri Krishna Janmasthan

How to keep one’s relationship with Vrndavana

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...

Vrindavana town and temples

A Picture of Vrndavana - Everything is There

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 48

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 47

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 46

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 47

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 46

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 45

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 46

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 45

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 44

Dhanuyatra of Bargarh: World's Biggest Open-Air Theatre

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...

Parama Karuna - A play by ISKCON Theatre

Dramas

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 45

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 44

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 43

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 44

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...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 43

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 42

Mathura-mandala Parikrama, Part 31

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...

Mathura-mandala Parikrama, Part 30

Mathura-mandala Parikrama, Part 29

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 43

BY: SUN STAFF - 7.4 2021 Mandu Ruins A serial presentation of India's great history, religious movements and temple architecture. The Paramaras The Paramaras were an Indian dynasty that ruled over the Malwa region in central India during the Middle Kingdom period. This dynasty was...Read more...

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 42

Middle Kingdoms of India, Part 41

Mathura-mandala Parikrama, Part 30

BY: SUN STAFF - 7.4 2021 By Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakur. Lord Nityananda's Pastimes at Shringara-vata, Part Four Amongst innumerable gopis, Shri Radhika is the topmost. She alone can fulfill all of Lord Krishna's desires. Who can describe the beauty of Her decorations? The...Read more...

Mathura-mandala Parikrama, Part 29

Mathura-mandala Parikrama, Part 28

Shabari – A great devotee of Lord Rama

By Chandan Yatra Das - 7.4 2021 Shabari’s Caves at Hampi Dhama Kishkinda Ksetra Shabari was a tribal lady and had unflinching devotion for Lord Rama. She took the shelter of great sage Matanga Rsi as her spiritual master. During the last days of sage Matanga, Shabari served...Read more...

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