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Chandrika Of Lord Rama, Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore had said, “In The Ramayana, a God has not cut himself down to the size of a man; a man has become God by the virtue of his many qualities.” It is a fascinating dichotomy which, as the story reveals, eventually merges into a harmony. How Rama straddles both worlds, how Rama the God morphs into Rama the man and how Rama as man grows to become divine – that is the essence of this book. It ...
In the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Vishnu is the protector of the cosmos who preserves lie, making sure that all creatures enjoy a meaningful existence.
Respected by gods, feared by demons and adored by humans, Vishnu sits in the highest heaven Vaikuntha, instituting and maintaining the sacred, moral and ethical order of dharma to ensure harmony in the three worlds.
Whenever these laws are broken, whenever chaos and evil threaten the universe, ...
Ganesha is today the most popular and loved of the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Nothing auspicious takes place without invoking his name.
Was this always so? If not, how did he rise into prominence? These and so many more questions about this god with the elephants head and unusual form have exercised the minds of those interested in Hindu religion and philosophy.
In this book, "Ganesha: The Auspicious
The Beginning ", Smt. Shakunthala Jagannathan and ...
Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world and is unique in its tolerance of other religions. It offers different spiritual paths to persons of different aptitudes, and places emphasis on individual spiritual experience. Yet, in view of its free thinking and lack of compulsion, educated Hindus of today and Hindus living abroad know very little of their religion. There is, therefore, a great need for a simple but comprehensive book on the subject. ...
Hinduism makes room for all these beliefs. Sacred texts state that the divine principle is both nirguna, without form, and saguna, with form. As nirguna, the divine principle stands beyond the confines of gender. As saguna, God can be masculine or feminine. Hence the Shakta cult of the mother-goddess Devi is as important to the Hindu as the worship of Shiva and Vishnu.
Hinduism is one of the few surviving religions where the divine principle is adored in female ...
The ancient heritage of India, its history of kingdoms and emperors comes with a treasure-trove of recipes. The Maharajas of yore were lovers of good food; their tables were laden with most exotic of cuisines; their recipes were closely-guarded secrets. The recipes in this book are straight out of the royal kitchen, and are the result of the author's untiring research. They are certain to delight the palate of the severest of food critics and gourmets.
This book puts forth the heritage of Lakshmi, who is the goddess of wealth, fortune, beauty, fertility, and auspiciousness. She is the patron of knowledge for material advancement. The book is replete with colour plates depicting Lakshmi gorgeously bedecked in gold and jewels. Essentially, a book which will be enjoyed by the whole family.
The Don’t Diet Diet Book’s mantra is easy: don’t diet. Eat! Eat satisfying and wonderfully filling food. Eat food that your taste buds will actually love. Eat so you find your way to good health!The book is the result of over two years of vigilant research, scientific planning on the principles of nutrition, stringent testing, and extensive tasting as well! It contains a carefully structured selection of recipes that are healthy, low-fat and ...
This book is a sequel to the pleasures of vegetarian cooking and the delights of vegetarian cooking. The emphasis, as in my earlier books, is on simple, quick and relatively economical dishes. To make it easier for beginners and to facilitate reproducibility, the procedures are given stepwise in simple language and using a minimum of technical culinary terms. As usual, with a view to making the book self-contained, all the basic recipes referred to in individual ...
â€Pulaos and Biryanis — A Tribute to Indian Cuisine†is the third in the series of Katy Dalal’s specialised cookbooks. Her first book “Jamva Chaloji – Parsi Delicacies for all Occasions†was a bestseller and the first edition sold out in six months. Her second book “Delicious Encounters†offered continental and Indian dishes, party fare with innovative touches, and mouth-watering desserts. In this book, Katy Dalal presents classic ways of cooking ...
Hanuman, the lord of monkeys, is one of the few gods in Hinduism to be worshipped across caste lines by followers of the Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta orders. He is admired for his strength, scholarship, wisdom, humility and celibacy. This book is an attempt to understand the imagery, ritual and philosophy associated with Hanuman worship in our time. At its heart is a single narrative on the life of the monkey-god woven out of plots and ideas found in the Valmiki ...
Prasadam is a cook-book with a difference. From olden times, every community in India celebrates various festivals and the most enjoyable feature of the celebration is to eat one's favourite foods. Every festival traditionally has one or more sweets and savouries to go with the occasion, for example, Payasam for Hindu New Year, Thengai Poli for full moon day of the month of Shravan, Pooranpoli for harvest times, Murukku for Krishna Jayanti, and so on. Likewise, ...
The temple of Balaji or Venkateshwara on Tirumala hill above the town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh has become a focal point of contemporary religion in India, attracting crowds of all ages, faiths and nationalities. However, not much is known about the God, except his ability to answer prayers and perform the most improbable miracles. Not many people are aware that the sanctity of the God and the hill is over two thousand years old. What makes the temple so ...
This book gives the main steps of the asanas to support and supplement the initial training given by the yoga teacher. Colors have been added to the asanas or postures to familiarize people with the widespread effects of each asana on various organs and systems as well as on the mind. Colors will also facilitate the readers to visualize organs and glands involved in a particular asana, which will enable him/her to custom design a programme of asanas ...
Lakshmi, the goddess of material abundance, affluence, authority and auspiciousness, is the most popular goddess of the Hindu patheon. An understanding of her helps one appreciate the Hindu attitude towards wealth and power. This book brings together: Stories of the goddess compiled from Vedas, Puranas, Tantras and folk narratives; Over 200 images from different parts of India, from different times, each in a different style; Symbols associated with fertility ...
This work is an attempt to understand the meaning of Shiva worship in our time exploring various pictorial images of Shiva iconography, taking us through Shaivite philosophy, beliefs, history, folklore and myth. It is the first step in an infinite voyage to unveil the whole picture by giving the general reader a clear and substantial account of Shiva and Shaivism. The mythology of Shiva expresses divine predicament in human terms: the gods play and act in the ...