Skip to content The Sanctity of Godavari Pushkarams Tulyatreyee Bharadwaja Gowthami Vruddha Gowthami Kousika ca Vasista ca sapthadhayanthi namostute Having divided into seven channels, the Godavari finally reaches the Bay of Bengal. I salute all the seven channels of the Goddess Godavari before I take my holy dip in it. Adyatu Gowthami Ganga paschyat Bhagiradhi smrutha Tayo rekataraa Read More
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Everything about Idol Worship in Hinduism
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Killing of Bakasura (Part 7 of Samskhepa Mahabharatam)
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Bhanumati (Wife of Duryodhana) – Epic Character from Mahabharatam
Bhanumati (Wife of Duryodhana) Mandodari the wife of Ravana, the demon king of Lanka and Bhanumati the wife of Duryodhana the prince of the Kaurava dynasty, were the two women characters we come across in the great Indian epics Sri Ràmàyana and Sri Mahabharata respectively. They were highly pious and helpless witnesses in the face Read More
Arjuna’s Guru Dakshina (Part 5 of Samskhepa Mahabharatam)
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