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Why I am a vegetarian? -Life styles India, USA, Europe

June 19, 2010 For a change I want to write a few articles on life style and philosophies in average Indian life. It is much more pleasant to talk about these ideas than reactions on political events. Since I have lived in USA also often and visit...

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Bhagvad Gita – The Treasure of Knowledge

Bhagvad-Gita "When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming...

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The Basil Plant:

  In India the basil plant commonly known as ‘Tulsi’ is considered sacred and is worshipped among Hindus. Almost all Hindu households have a basil plant in their garden, or indoors in a little pot. No...

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VENUS AS THE MORNING STAR & EVENING STAR

Venus is the second planet from the Sun. Venus is symbolized by it’s planet symbol ♀. Because of the brightness, Venus can be observed prominently in the sky during dawn or dusk. Most of the people know Venus as the Morning Star. But Mariners know it as Morning & Evening star. If it appears in the morning it will not appear in the evening & vice versa. Since it is very bright & it appears during twilight, Venus is perfect for stellar observations.

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Hindu festival in India: Shraddh Paksh: Pitri Paksh

Festival of India series hub 2 Shraddh Paksh or Pitri Paksh holds very important place in Hindu festivals in India. Gujrati people in India spell and pronounce Pitri Paksh as Pitru Paksh. The word Shraddh is derived from word Shraddha...

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Festival in India: Akha Teej (Akshaya Tritiya), the auspicious day

festival of India: Akha Teej (Akshaya Tritiya),the most auspicious day of the year for Hindu and Jain community. People buy gold, Jewelry, silver... begins new business. Maximum numbers of marriages took place in this day......

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Religious travel to Ancient Hindu Temples

Ancient Temple MATA JWALAMUKHI DEVI is located at 37 kms from Kangra town in Himachal Pradesh. Accoding to religious belief of Hindus ,the ancient Hindu temple of Jwalamukhi Built at the place ,is where the tongue of Goddess sati is supposed...

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Humanist's Guide to Religion: Hinduism

Ranking the major religions of the world according to humanism. This article explores Hinduism and ranks it on the humanist scale. Three primary criteria of humanism are considered: safety and violence, intellectual rigidity/ openness to skepticism, and material wealth. Statistics and data from a variety of sources are used to compile humanist scores.

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Guruvayur

Guruvayur is well connected with the other parts of the country by road and rail. The National highway is passing through Kunnamkulam which is just 8 kms away from Guruvayur. The private bus stand is towards the east of the temple, near Manjulal (the banyan tree). It is half an hour drive by car from Thrissur and busses ply every 5 minutes from Thrissur to Guruvayur.Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs bus services from all major locations of the state and few inter-state services.

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Hinduism & Christianity:

Jesus was executed by the authorities who oppose Jesus’ passion for the kingdom of God. The cross carries the meaning as a symbol or an image for the path of transformation, for what it means to follow Jesus. The cross signifies the meaning to die...

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