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Himalaya beckons countless souls to its folds for different reasons. It has attracted spiritual souls and on lesser plains it calls millions to just come and savour its exquisite beauty. List of people who have been inspired by Himalaya would be a very long one indeed. The author took up the twin challenge of trekking to its nooks and crannies and capturing their eternal beauty with his camera. During the last three decades he has made ...
The Upanishads are said to be divine revelations received by seers and saints. They not only shaped Hinduism but also influenced the thought of several other spiritual leanings. According to Valerie Roebuck,˜Probably at least half the people in the world have been affected in some way or the other by the ideas of the Upanishads.The knowledge in the Upanishads is not aimed at material gains or even intellectual satisfaction but at enabling one to become free ...
In the Indian epic Mahabharata, the battlefield of Kurukshetra holds a very significant position. It was here that the mighty warrior Arjuna lost control over his nerves when he had to fight his own blood relations, mentors and illustrious teachers. Lord Krishna, the Supreme Godhead in the avatar of Arjuna’s charioteer understood his despondency and advised him on what he should be doing. This sermon by Lord Krishna, known as the Bhagvad Gita is held in the ...
The Vedas are the oldest scriptures of mankind and are rightly considered as the mother of all religions. Their message transcends barriers of race, creed or religion. Today the nectar of the Vedas is restricted to scholars and priests. The present generation is unaware of the knowledge contained therein. There are two reasons for this-firstly these are in Sanskrit, a language hardly spoken today, and secondly their compositions is terse, archaic and esoteric. In ...
Outlook Traveller Getaways blazes a trail through the greatest mountain ranges on Earth, from the Zanskar to the Great Himalayan Range, from the Sahyadris in Western India to the Western Ghats in South India. Discover the joys of trekking and camping in remote Ladakh, high Himachal and unspoilt Uttaranchal. Visit the North-East and take your pick from gentle or challenging hikes I n North Bengal and Sikkim or opt for the wilds of Arunachal and ...
The Shrine of Vaishno Devi in the Trikuta hills of Jammu & Kashmir receives several lakh pilgrims every year. Vaishno Devi, a manifestation of the Goddess Durga, Evokes deep devotion. She is worshipped in her three pindies (manifestations) as Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati in the Darbar or holy cave. It is believed that those who visit the shrine with true devotion in their hearts rarely return disappointed. Nestling in the Trikuta mountains, 61 ...