Top new questions this week:
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Does killing a cow accumulate karmas equivalent to suffering those many lives equivalent to the number of hairs on the cow?
(Hairs on a typical cow are millions/trillions in numbers)
Is there any ...
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Quite a few websites have popped up that claim Akharas were set up by Adi Shankaracharya. Some sites have even claimed that the Naga Sadhu order was organized into a mitary order by Adi Shankaracharya ...
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It is seen that while performing the last rites (antyeshti, pindadanam, etc) and shraddha tarpanam rituals for ancestors in accordance with the Karma Kanda, the manner in which rituals are done are ...
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Nala was a king of Nishadas
Vrihadaswa said, "There was a king named Nala, the son of Virasena.
And he was strong, and handsome, and well-versed in (the knowledge of)
horses, and possessed of ...
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Adi Shankaracharya aside from being a Vedantin scholar is also described by many to have been a Sri Vidya Upasaka. The Soundarya Lahari, a principle Sri Vidya text, is often attributed to Him.
In ...
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Are there any hindu quotes in scriptures describing the divinity of children, holiness of children or any other quote regarding children, normal children , not gods?
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I remember reading about a very aged warrior in Mahabharata who had his eyelids taped open to prevent him from sleeping .
He was killed by Arjuna in the Kurukshetra war. Arjuna who was unable to ...
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Why is that black color clothes are avoided or not allowed to wear in some temples?
They are also avoided when Hindus celebrate festivals like Diwali, Navratri etc, generally on auspicious days
I ...
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I have been told that there are 16 sanskaar (sacraments of life) described in the great texts of Hinduism.
I am aware of naamkaran (naming ceremony), janeu or yagnopavit (sacred thread), vivah ...
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Why there's a crescent moon over lord Shiva's head?
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I know one was Sati, the daughter of Daksha Prajapati, and the second was Parvati, daughter of Raja Himanchala.
How many others are there?
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I have not found any specific reference to the age of each of the Pandavas, like Arjuna and Bheema when they fought the epic Mahabharata battle.
It will be also interesting to know the age of Bhishma ...
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Kalki avataar is the avatar of lord Vishnu. It is said that Kalki Avatar will born in Kaliyug.
Is there any specific date or time which describes Kalki's birth?
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Does marriage (love or arranged) really depend on yours and your partner's Kundali and Gunas?
If yes, then what happens if a person gets married without matching Kundalis?
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Can you answer these questions?
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If we google this question we get Sage Vyasa as answer and that what I have learned growing up. But Shri Krishna gave this knowledge to Arjuna only, and there so on one else there who was writing that ...
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With link to my previous question , it is verified that whatever is given in havan(yagyas etc) is what is the nourishment for heaven. But, in this day and age where the havans and yagyas are so ...
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The Shikshavalli of the Taittiriya Upanishad mentions:
भूरिति वा अग्निः । भुव इति वायुः । सुवरित्यादित्यः । मह इति चन्द्रमाः । चन्द्रमासा वाव सर्वाणि ज्योतीँषि महीयन्ते ।
What is the connection ...
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