MahaRani Rudrama devi, ruled the Kakatiya dynasty during 13th century AD. She was a talented ruler and a great warrior. Her parents were ardent devotees of Lord Shiva, and hence they have named her as “RUDRAMADEVI”. Rudrama Devi married with Virabhadra, who was a small ruler of the Chalukya dynasty. She sincerely served her husband, […]
BiggaJi Jakhar (1301 – 1336) is a village god in Rajasthan. During his period, he ruled a portion of Rajasthan, in a prosperous manner. Biggaji got married, and he had five children. He preached the importance of Hindu religion amongst the people, and he considered cow as the holy mother, and looked after it properly. […]
Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999) was a spiritual writer and translated holy texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavatham in different languages and in a simplified manner. He also wrote books in praise of the Holy River goddesses like Ganga and Yamuna, and he was considered as a best spiritual writer during his period. Mr Eknath […]
Panraj ji (14th century AD) was born in Naga Village at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. Shri Panraj ji was an expert in all kinds of arts, and he has defeated lot of body builders in wrestling and boxing competitions, and he was highly appreciated by the people for his skills. As per the request of the […]
In the Villages of Rajasthan,people used to worship village deities similar to their family deity. Irrespective of their castes, beliefs and communities they are giving good respect to these deities and consider them as their ancestors, since most of the village deities have sacrificed their lives for the welfare of the people. Most of the […]
Mallinath Ji is one of the chief village deities in Rajasthan. He is said be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born on 1358 AD at Kolu village in Rajasthan. He was a small ruler in Rajasthan and defeated many Muslim kings during his period. He was the worshipper of Gomatha, the holy mother […]
Veer Fattaji was born in Jalore village in Rajasthan, and he is believed to be the ruler of Jalore village in Rajasthan. He was a sincere devotee of Ma Kali, and used to worship her in the temples. He showed great love and affection on his people, and protected them from wild animals and thieves. […]
In Hinduism, we are having abundant ancient divine monuments in our temples, out of which, some of the rare monuments like jewels and precious items of the deities are lost during the invasion of Mughal rulers. Whereas the remaining objects are safely preserved in the respective temples, and also some things are carefully preserved by […]
Padmavati(14th century AD), was a famous queen of the Mewar kingdom which is situated in Rajasthan. She was praised for her good manners, and she was considered as a holy and chaste woman. She contains very good qualities like inviting and providing food to the guests, showing kindness with everyone, giving good respect to the […]
Sati is an ancient Hindu tradition, wherein a widow must have to enter into the pyre of her husband, in order to meet him and live with him in the heaven, and the act was considered as very pious by the ancient people. The system of Sati was banned all over India, through the efforts […]
Devu Mali was an 11th-century saint, and a great devotee of Lord Vithoba. His son, Parasu and his grandson Savata Mali were ardent devotees of Lord Vithoba, a form of Lord Krishna. Devu Mali lived in Solapur, Maharashtra, and he was a farmer who owned agriculture lands. Once Devu Mali had a divine vision of […]
Sri Puttur Narasimha Nayak is a popular Kannada singer from Karnataka. He has sung lot of devotional songs, mainly songs related to saints like Purandaradasa and Kanaka Dasa, and he is a sincere devotee of Guru Raghavendra. His songs attract large number of people across the world. His Music albums are very popular among the […]
Vidyabhushana was born in the year 1952, and he is a native of Karnataka. He is a famous divine singer, and sung lot of songs on Lord Krishna and other deities. He also sang many songs on Guru Raghavendra Swamigal. He is an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, and he has travelled throughout the world […]
Lakshmisa was a famous Kannada writer who lived during the 17th century AD. He has written a famous text known as ‘Jaimini Bharata’, which contains the incidents based on the great epic Mahabharata. The writing focuses on the Kurukshetra battle, and the Bhagavat Gita teachings of Lord Krishna. He was born in Kadur taluk, Chikkamagaluru […]
Kittur Chennamma was born in a small village in Karnataka in the year 1778, she was a brave lady, and she was trained in all kinds of arts, and she was an expert in handling all kinds of weapons. From her young age itself, she was very much devoted with Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati, […]
Parameswara Iyer (1877–1949) also called as Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer was a famous Malayali poet. His birth name was Sambasivan. Ulloor was born in the year 1877 at Changanassery Town, in Kerala to a pious Brahmin, Iyer family. He has finished his studies in his home town, but after his father’s death, his family was […]
Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), was born in Erode in the year 1887, and he was a famous mathematician whose contributions in the field of Mathematics helped lot of mathematicians to solve their problems easily. At his young age itself, he used to study Mathematics related books, and quickly grasped various calculations and theorems. Due to his […]
The Haridasa devotional movement was formed in Karnataka, India, after the avatar of the holy saint Sri Madhvacharya, an incarnation of Lord Vayu Bhagavan, and gradually the movement had spread throughout India. Through the efforts of several Indian saints,the Haridasa movement had spread among the masses. The term Haridasas means the obedient servants of Lord […]
Dalpatram Dahyabhai Travadi (1820–1898) was a Gujarati poet lived during the 19th century. He was a social reformer and conducted lectures for improving the standard of living of the poor people. He was against caste discrimination and child marriage, and encouraged in the remarriage of widows. Dalpatram was born in the year 1820 at a […]
Maraimalai Adigal (1876–1950) was a Tamil writer, and he was considered as the father of Tamil Language, who strongly followed the Shaivam sect, and worshipped Lord Muruga and Lord Shiva wholeheartedly. He wrote lot of spiritual books in Tamil. Most of his works are based on the Shaivite philosophy, and about the greatness of Lord […]