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What did Kashyapa do with the Earth after he received it from Parashurama?

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What is the story of Mahabali's sister's attempt to destroy the world?

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Is the Anukramani index of sages and deities of the Rig Veda available online?

Who is Govindaraja and how is he related to Venkateshwara?

What is the story of Nara and Narayana's brothers Hari and Krishna?

Why do the Vedas need to be recompiled every Dwapara Yuga?

What percentage of Hindus belong to a sect that subscribes to the Vedanta school?

When was Ravana hit by the Sudarshana Chakra?

What is the story of Alambusha, demon son of sage Rishyasringa?

Why does each incarnation of Vishnu need an “officiating priest”?

How did Dasharatha become friends with Jatayu?

How did Varaha's son Narakasura become evil?

How did Krishna get Vishnu's Sharanga Bow?

What do we know about the future Mahayugas?

Does the Jataka account of Krishna have any basis in Hindu scripture?

What did Kashyapa do with the Earth after he received it from Parashurama?

What are the Avatarams of Vishnu described in the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana?

What scriptures describe Shanta as Dasharatha's daughter?

What is the story of Mahabali's sister's attempt to destroy the world?

When did Dvivida the ape try to kidnap Krishna?

Who were the previous Indras that incarnated as the Pandavas?

Is the complete English translation of the Padma Purana available online?

What does it mean to say that Vishnu worships those who worship him?

When did Chandra defeat the Asuras with Arjuna's chariot?

What form did Vishnu take in the Battle of Ten Kings?

What is the earliest Hindu work refuting Mleccha religions or philosophies?

Do any commentators other than Adi Shankaracharya disagree with both Pancharatra and Shaiva Agamas?

What did the Pandavas do with the oldest sword in the world?

What scriptures describe the story of Krishna killing Ekalavya?

Who is the Samaveda-singing Brahmin incarnation of Vishnu prophesied in the Skanda Purana?

Did the Churning of the Ocean happen again in the Vaivasvata Manvantara?

What is the story of Hiranyakashipu's son Mandara?