जगन्नाथ रथयात्रा का हिंदू धर्म में बेहद खास महत्व माना जाता है और इसका आयोजन किसी उत्‍सव के जैसा ही होता है। लेकिन पिछले साल से कोरोना की वजह से जगन्‍नाथ यात्रा के आयोजन का उत्‍सव काफी फीका पड़ चुका है। इस साल भी माना जा रहा है कि बिना किसी भीड़भाड़ के रथ यात्रा निकाली जाएगी। जगन्नाथ रथयात्रा की …

The Ratha Yatra or Car Festival Of Lord Jagannath at Puri is the most famous and the most spectacular festival which attracts countless pilgrims from all over India and also from abroad. This festival takes place in Asadha Sukla Dwitiya when the images of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Sudarshana are taken in a grand procession on three …

Founded: 1396 (Rath Yatra of Mahesh) Founded By: Kamalakar Pipilai Place: Serampore, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India Height: 50 feet Wheels: 12 Style: Nabaratna Architect: Martin Burn Company Patron: Bose family of Kolkata The Rath Yatra of Mahesh in the Hooghly district of West Bengal is also of historical repute. This is not only because it’s the grandest and the …

Read how Maharaja Duleep Singh – son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, last king of Sikh empire, was converted to Christianity and ‘lost’ the Kohinoor to British It is believed that when Duleep Singh surrendered the Sikh empire to the British, he also surrendered the Kohinoor diamond. However, the reality was far from what people believed. The diamond was taken away …

Name: पावागढ़ शक्तिपीठ (श्री महाकाली माताजी मंदिर पावागढ़) – Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh Location: Within Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park – Pavaghd Bava Bazar Pavaghadh, Panchmahal District, Gujarat 389360 India Deity: Kalika Mata (Kali) and Bahucharamata Affiliation: Hinduism Completed: 10 – 11th centuries Creator: Brahmarshi Vishvamitra Type: Nagara architecture ‘मुसलमान बादशाह को काफिरों की सहायता नहीं करनी चाहिए’: माँ काली का ‘चंपानेर’ …

It was the most beautiful bike and it belonged to Ranjan’s Uncle. A magic, kingfisher-blue with a matching pannier and two smart rear-view mirrors. A real beauty of bike and the first of its kind in the neighborhood. Overnight, Ranjan had become a prince among us boys. We clustered around him in class the next day, eager for details. Story …

Name: बिंदेश्वर महादेव मंदिर / बिनसर महादेव मंदिर (Bindeshwar Mahadev Temple or Binsar Devta or just Binsar) Location: Thalisain, Pauri Garhwal Disctrict, Uttarakhand, India Deity: Lord Shiva Affiliation: Hinduism Completed: 9th / 10th century Constructed By: Maharaja Prithu पांडवों द्वारा स्थापित गढ़वाल का रहस्यमयी बिंदेश्वर महादेव मंदिर: रानी कर्णावती ने शाहजहाँ की सेना को हराया, नाक कटने से लज्जित सेनापति …

Cousins and Enemies: The Pandavas lived in the forest for a long time. It was difficult and dangerous to live there. The Kauravas believed that all the Pandavas would die in the forest. But the Pandavas did not die, and the twelve years they had to spend there were now coming to an end. The Kauravas did not want them …

Yogini Ekadashi is one of the auspicious occasions for Hindus to cleanse themselves of all past sins and to conduct their life in a more effective manner in the future. This day is crucial for people who are attracted towards materialism and need to be nurtured towards the path of spirituality. It is regarded as the most iconic days for …

Who were the Pilgrim Fathers? In Tudor times a number of Puritans lived in Lincolnshire in England, where they were often badly treated because of their faith. At last they could stand the situation no longer. They decided to sail for Holland where other Puritans had already settled. Living in Amsterdam to start with, they moved to Leyden where they …