Starting the day with a peaceful mind can set the tone for everything that follows. In Hindu tradition, chanting sacred ...

Hindu traditions suggest chanting sacred hymns and mantras to cultivate positive energy and inner strength. Specific chants ...

Cambridge, Mass.—At the Vigil tonight, in my neighborhood church (I go to my regular parish in the morning), I enjoyed as always the first hour in particular, the actual Vigil: the lighting of the new ...

We wear flowers because they give fragrance to our hair. In the past, men too wore flowers. But devotees of Ambal need no ornamentation for, they bear Her feet on their head. Abirami Bhattar ...

Among all the chants and slokas which the devout Hindus follow, Gayathri Mantra is considered to be the mother of all mantras. This preeminent mantra has many unique aspects associated with it, said ...

Hartalika Teej fast is observed on Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhado month. Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva are worshipped. On this day, unmarried girls observe fast for the desired groom and ...