India

Vedic Art: Indian Miniature Painting, Part 2
BY: SUN STAFF - 2.6 2023   Astasahasrika-prajnaparamita Mahipala era, c. 983 A.D. A serial presentation of India's artistic legacy in paintings, sculpture and temple architecture.   THE PALA SCHOOL 11th to 12th Centuries (Continued) India's earliest examples of...Read more...
How Sumati Morarji Fulfilled Her Father-in-law's Promise
BY: BRIJBASI DAS - 25.5 2023 By giving Srila Prabhupada a free ticket to New York on the "Jaladuta", Sumati Morarji also fulfilled a promise that was given by her father-in-law some 40 years before. Narottam Morarji, the founder of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company and a...Read more...
GBC Body Appreciates The Bhaktivedanta Research Center
By Khusboo Basan - 11.5 2023 The Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) was established in Kolkata in 2009 by Hari Sauri Das and Pranava Das. Currently, the administrative affairs are under the supervision of Gauranga Das and Balaram Lila Das. Pranava Das and Dr. Sumanta Rudra direct the BRC...Read more...
Chitrakoot Dhama, Part 8
BY: SUN STAFF - 8.5 2023 A serial exploration of the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot. Janaki Kund Situated upstream about 3 kilometers from Ramghat in Chitrakoot is the Janaki Kund, where Sita Devi bathed in the waters of the Mandakini River during her years of exile with Rama. The name Janaki...Read more...
Vrindavan, Vrindavan, Vrindavan
By Giriraj dasa - 8.5 2023 Meditating on the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha-Muralimanohara, placing myself at the dust of Lord Caitanya’s feet, and respectfully offering obeisances to the great devotees of the Lord, who are so many oceans of transcendental virtue, I shall now happily...Read more...
Chitrakoot Dhama, Part 7
BY: SUN STAFF - 5.5 2023 Sati Anusuya Asrama A serial exploration of the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot. Sati Anusuya Asrama About 16 kilometers upstream (south) from the Ramghat at Chitrakoot is the Sati Anusuya Asrama. At this place, deep in the thick forest, the great sage Atri Muni and...Read more...
Chitrakoot Dhama, Part 6
BY: SUN STAFF - 4.5 2023 Ramghat at Chitrakoot A serial exploration of the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot. Ramghat The foremost theertham in Chitrakoot Dhama is the Ramghat, where devotional life is carried on constantly by pilgrims taking bath, sadhus offering arotik, and Rama bhaktas...Read more...
Chitrakoot Dhama, Part 5
BY: SUN STAFF - 4.5 2023 Chitrakoot Dhama   A serial exploration of the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot.   Bharat's Departure to Chitrakut Narration of excerpts from Ayodhya Kanda of Sri Ramayana Everyone was pleased by Bharat's desire to visit Chitrakut. Bharat called...Read more...
Chitrakoot Dhama, Part 4
BY: SUN STAFF - 4.5 2023 Bharat Milap  A serial exploration of the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot. Sri Bharata was Lord Rama's brother, the second of four sons of Dasaratha and Kaikeyi. After Ramacandra Himself, Bharata is said to be the personification of dharma, born in the aspect...Read more...
Chitrakoot Dhama, Part 3
BY: SUN STAFF - 3.5 2023 Sita Rasoi, Kamadgiri Hill, Chitrakoot A serial exploration of the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot. At the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot, we find a very interesting tirtha known as the Sita Rasoi, more commonly known as 'Sita's kitchen'. This shrine is said to...Read more...
Chitrakoot Dhama - Part 1
BY: SUN STAFF - 3.5 2023   Bharata meets Rama in Chitrakoot c. 1740-50 A serial exploration of the Holy Dhama of Chitrakoot. Across the border of Uttar Pradesh from Lucknow, outside of Naimisharanya, and about 350 kilometers due south in Madhya Pradesh is another of India's...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 12
BY: SUN STAFF - 30.4 2023 Detail from a temple in Naimisharanya The last in a serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha.. Tonight we conclude our series on the Holy Dhama of Naimisharanya. Just as all things begin and end with Sri Krsna, so this series will close on the topic of Krsna,...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 11
BY: SUN STAFF - 19.4 2023 Lord Balarama Rids Naimisharanya of Demon   A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha.   'The Liberation of Balvala and Lord Balarama's Touring the Sacred Places' Krsna Book, Chapter 79 Lord Balarama prepared Himself to meet the...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 10
BY: SUN STAFF - 19.4 2023 Jagannatha Deities at Kedarnath Temple, Naimisharanya A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha.   The Holy Dhamas at Naimisharanya As we've mentioned a few times during this series, one of the most interesting aspects of Naimisharanya Dhama is...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 9
BY: SUN STAFF - 19.4 2023   Shiva Bhooteshwar at Naimisharanya A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha. The Holy Dhama of Naimisharanya encompasses a significant area of land, covering a radius of about 130 kilometers. Likewise, the history of Naimisharanya encompasses a great...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 8
BY: SUN STAFF - 22.4 2023 Janki Kunda at Naimisharanya   A serial exploration of the sacred Tirtha at Naimisharanya. Another of the many holy shrines in Naimisharanya Dhama is the Manu-satrupa Tapsthala, built on the place where the great sage Manu Rishi and his wife Satarupa...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 7
BY: SUN STAFF - 21.4 2023 Suta Gadi, Naimisharanya A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha. In our last segment on the Holy Dhama of Naimisharanya, we featured the Lalita Devi Temple (Shakti Peeth). The village of Naimisharanya is also home to the temples of Chakra-narayana, Ganesh...Read more...
India Through the Eyes of Europe, Part 10
BY: SUN STAFF - 14.4 2023    The last in a series on Western art expressions of traditional Vedic spiritual content. During the sixteenth century, from the Greeks onward, "India" was a general name in Europe for the most remote lands to the East. Alexander the Great...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 6
BY: SUN STAFF - 14.4 1023 Ma Lalita Devi Temple A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha. In our first segment of this series, we featured one of the most famous holy sites at Naimisharanya Dhama – the Chakra Kunda at Chakra Teerath. Chakra Kunda was created at the...Read more...
India Through the Eyes of Europe, Part 9
BY: SUN STAFF - 14.4 2023   A series on Western art expressions of traditional Vedic spiritual content. Today's engraving is a beautiful pictorial of the Churning of the Milk Ocean. This scene, which is described in chapter eight of Srimad-Bhagavatam, has been rendered in stone,...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 5
BY: SUN STAFF - 4.4 2023 Dadhichi Kund, Naimisharanya A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha. Among the many inconceivable pastimes that have taken place at the Holy Dhama of Naimisharanya are those of the great sage Dadhichi. Maharishi Dadhichi was not only a highly advanced rishi...Read more...
25th anniversary of the ISKCON East of Kailash temple
By editor - 4.4 2023 Hare Krishna Maharajas, Prabhujis and Matajis. Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. 19th of March till the 30th of March marked the most glorious Silver Jubilee Celebrations of ISKCON Delhi. Lord Garuda appeared on the Lord’s flag...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 4
BY: SUN STAFF - 31.3 2023 Entrance to Veda Vyasa's Abode    A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha. Among the unlimited numbers of tirthas on earth, Naimisharanya is the foremost among them. The best among all tirthas, Naimisharanya is said to be ten times more...Read more...
Sri Ayodhya Dharma Yatra - The Abode of Lord Ramacandra
By editor - 30.3 2023 Situated on the banks of the beautiful Saryu River, Ayodhya, also known as Saket, is the birthplace of Lord Rama and was the capital of the ancient Kosala Kingdom. Here, the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His quadruple expansion as Lord Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and...Read more...
Naimisharanya, Part 3
BY: SUN STAFF - 29.3 2023 Vyas Gaddi  A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha. The Bhagavat Purana says that there is no holy place on earth that compares to Naimisharanya. In this sacred tirtha, Maha Vishnu killed the demons Gayasura and Durjaya and his followers with...Read more...
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