Subbulakshmi (1916–2004) also fondly called by the music lovers as M.S (Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi), was a Carnatic Music singer from Madurai. She was the Bharat Ratna Awardee, and also received various other awards for her great contribution in the field of Carnatic Music. She has also performed Musical concerts in foreign countries. Subbulakshmi was born […]
Pattabhishekam means the coronation ceremony of the kings. Ancient kings Pattabhishekam would be celebrated in a grand manner by performing puja to the deities, and also by getting the waters from the holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna and Godavari, in order to sprinkle it in the body of kings.Great sages like Vasishta and Vishwamitra had […]
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1931 –2015) was an aerospace scientist and served as the President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and brought up in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and after completing his aerospace engineering course,he worked as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and he played a major […]
Lakshmipathi (17th century AD) was born in Mysore in the family of Vedic pundits and poets. His family deity was Kanchi Varadaraja, and he finished his studies at his native place, and at his teenage, he had settled in Melkote in Mandya district. He belonged to the lineage of the great Vaishnavite saints, Sri Nathamuni […]
Mahadev Desai (1892–1942) was an independence activist, writer,served as a personal secretary to Mahatma Gandhi, and he has been described as “Gandhi’s Right Hand”. He moved with Gandhi in a cordial manner, and went along with him to many places. Mahadev Desai was born in the year 1892 in a village in Surat District of […]
Bharatanatyam dance is a nice profession, and it is a favourite art of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva in the form of Nataraja used to perform Bharatanatyam dance in order to maintain peace and prosperity in the universe. This famous art form gives great entertainment to the viewers and also to the performers, since dancing is […]
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 […]