SALUTATIONS TO THE SUN Surya Namaskara is a Vedic concept of holistic well-being discovered by the enlightened sages millennia ago. It is a group of twelve Asanas (six postures with two repetitions for both the sides of body) that are…
Vedas have mantras, loosely translated as sacred utterances. The Vedic sages assigned the status of divinity to a sacred sound whom they called वाक् (vAk). They described the process of vocalization of sound as वैखरी (vaikharI); and the mental process…
The fundamental objective of religion is to guide and direct the course of existence towards peace while, at the same time, keeping the experience of being alive both joyful and healthful. For a matter of fact, religion and health have…
The other name of the temple is Jyeshtheswara temple; it is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Regular worship is being done here; however, Mahashivaratri in Phalgun and Shravan Amavasya are the two main festival days when large congregation is witnessed. The…
Rakshabandhana is celebrated on the full moon(Purnima) of Shravana month of the Hindu calendar. When the full moon is in the lunar mansion of Shravana Nakshatra (alpha and beta aquilae in the constellation of Capricorn) the Vedic lunar month of…
World Chess Day is celebrated on July 20, every year. On this day in 1924, Fèdèration Internationale des Èches (World Chess Federation), the governing body of the game of chess, was founded at the Olympic Games in Paris, France. International…
Shri Ganeshay Namah Ved-Madhuri is a new website devoted to the study and interpretation of the Vedic Dharma, with an emphasis on how its teachings are to be understood and applied in a contemporary setting. Faced with impending environmental catastrophe…
Life is a dichotomy. Life is not simple, it is so complicated. Opposites make life, such as pleasure and pain, happiness and suffering, greed and generosity, passion and dispassion.