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
Archaeologists in Visakhapatnam claim that a centuries-old temple exists two kilometers from Visakhapatnam coast, on the sea bed. While the eastern coastal city of Visakhapatnam is steeped in history, few know that there was a temple called … Read more
Among the popular avatars (incarnations) of Vishnu, Sweta Varaha (White Rhinoceros) is the third. Popular notion is that Varaha avatar is a wild boar (or pig) which restored earth(land) from completely sinking into water. But in reality, … Read more
The present Epoch (Kali Yuga), as per Hindu calendar in Surya Siddhanta started at sunrise on 24th January 3102 BCE, according to proleptic Gregorian calendar. Bhagavata Purana clearly mentions that after Lord Sri Krishna’s exit from earth, … Read more
Bhavishya Purana (Sanskrit: भविष्य पुराण) is one of the eighteen major Hindu Puranas. It is written in Sanskrit and attributed to Sage Veda Vyas, though it was rewritten many times in later generations. Title of the book … Read more