Whirling Log symbol of Native American tribe Navajo is Vedic Swastika, 卐. Used in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibet, China, Japan, Greece, Aztec, Ceylon, Hopi, Celt, Bali, Malta, Lapland etc. Swastika is known to be in … Read more
Adi Shankaracharya birth date is 9 April 509 BCE. History and migration of Nambuthiri Brahmins to Kerala, appointment of first priest at Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala by Sage Agastya. Indian historians have followed their western counterparts and … Read more
Mudra is the hand gesture or the finger position. Gods or saintly persons who practise meditation or Yoga use Mudras. The Mudras are sacred, mysterious and magical. They can attract or distract people. They express lot of … Read more
Indra is the leader or King of the Devas or gods and the lord of Svargaloka or heaven according to vedas. He is also known as Śakra (mighty one) in the Rigveda and is the god of … Read more
Mayan City Yaxchilan is an ancient city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in Chipas, Mexico. Epigraphers think that the ancient name for the city was probably the same as that of its’ realm, Pa’ … Read more
A Vedic Hindu temple’s architecture is a divine and yogic representation of a human being as shown in the figure . The feet represent the spire (rajagopuram). The hands represent the walkway (prakaaram) encompassing all around the … Read more