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Hindu Festival: Narak Chaturdashi This festival is also known as Minor Deewali (Choti Deewali) or Narak Chaudas. It is celebrated one day prior to Deewali (Kartik: Amaveseye. On this night Hanuman, the son of Anjana, the divine son of the god of air (Pavan) was born. So it is also observed as Hanuman Jayanti. This…

God Vishnu incarnated as NarSinha in order to keep up the honour and devotional respect of devotee Prahalad. There is a mention of NarSinha avtar in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and in latter works of all philosophical schools. The fast on this day is undertaken by all men and women. After bath and purification, Vedic…

Adimurti of Vishnu seated on Ananta, the Endless serpent; 6th century AD; Badami cave III, Karnataka All the qualities and attributes representing Lord Vishnu’s manifestations are symbolised in his images. Each symbol, pecutarity of attitude, ornament, expression etc., signifies a particular quality of the deity. Lord Vishnu is depicted in three attitudes; Sayana-murti, sleeping above…

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Tegh Bahdur became the Guru of the Sikhs at a time when the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb?s policy of religious intolerance and persecution had antagonised a vast section of his subjects. The Jat peasantry took up arms in the district of Mathura. The Satnamis rebelled in the Punjab but these rebellions were mercilessly crushed. In the…

1. Then Kausalya Asvalayana asked him, ‘Blessed one, from where is the breath bom? How does it arrive in the body? How does it divide itself up and become established? How does it support what is outside and what is concerned with oneself?’ 2. He told him, ‘You ask very advanced questions: but since I…