Strong Man Rama: Hero of the Ramayana

Move over Superman, Rama, superhero of the ancient Hindu epic the Ramayana is here! Admired for his deeds,worshipped for his wonders, Rama is definitely in the Top Ten List of the Hindu Hero Pantheon. A...

Indian Festivals - One for each month of the year

January Lohri - The celebrations are held around a bonfire. Thanks is given by the farmers for the crop surving the winters. Every one sings and dances around the fire and adds lahi (puffed wheat),...

RAVANA AND BERLUSCONI: THE EMPERORS' LIBIDO

A few days ago, I was reading the reaction of Veronica Lario to the ‘roving eyes’ of her husband Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy. I searched the internet for a bit more of details...

Aishwarya Rai Hot Latest Photo Gallery

Aishwarya Rai Hot cleavage photos Bolywood's beautiful actress Aishwarya Rai has got quite a few movies in her account like "Endhiran", "Ravana", "Action Replay" and "Guzaarish" to name a few. Rocking actor...

Maniratnam Ravana movie gallery

Women in the Ramayana

If I look at the face of Sita, the principal woman character in the Ramayana, I find a soul which has always been sinned at the hand of her near and dear. Whose daughter was she in fact has remained...

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Mahabali, a righteous demon king who conquered heaven, earth, and the underworld, but was forced to give it back by Vamana.---Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī, Devanagari: महाबली), also known as...

DEATH OF AN ANTI-HERO: A STORY FROM RAMAYANA

> > This was the afternoon of an autumn day millenniums ago. The ground was littered with dead bodies of soldiers and carcasses of elephants and horses. Scattered were the skeletons of chariots...

A TALE OF RETRIBUTION FROM OUR MYTHOLOGY

THE TRAGEDY OF A FEMALE CHARACTER FROM HINDU MYTHOLOGY It was another tranquil evening in Dandakaranya. After the sunset, birds were quiet…. the forest did not betray any movement. Mild fragrance...

VISIT BAIDYANATH - A JYOTHIRLING

The importance of Jyotirlingam is well known to all. Its renowned sanctity is attached to the Hindu view of the socio-religious life of India. Jyotirlingam means the linga of light, i.e. a symbolic...