Hinduism
Topics
Aarti
The Sacred Science of Light
The Sacred Temple Bell
Ghanta Significance
Charanamrit and Teertha
The Spiritual Nectar of Deity Abhishekam
The Sacred Diya
Rules of Lighting Oil Lamps
The Gayatri Mantra
Solar Invocation for Wisdom
Guruwar Vrat
Thursday Fast for Brihaspati
Kartik Purnima
Meaning, Significance, and Sacred Observances
Mangalwar Vrat
Tuesday Fast for Hanuman
Navratri Fasting
Spiritual and Ayurvedic Science
Om
The Primordial Sound and the Mandukya Upanishad
Panchamrit
The Five Sacred Nectars
The Panchang
Five Limbs of Vedic Time
Parikrama and Pradakshina
Circling the Divine
Prashad and Bhog
Food Transformed into Divine Grace
Purnima and Amavasya
The Two Lunar Poles
Rudraksha
Shiva's Sacred Seed, Mukhis, and Wearing Rules
Sankalpa
The Vedic Science of Sacred Resolve
Shaniwar Vrat
Saturday Fasting and Worship of Lord Shani
Shankha
The Sacred Conch of Vishnu and Victory
Somwar Vrat
Monday Fasting and Shiva Worship
Tilak and Chandan
The Spiritual Science of the Third Eye Mark
Tulsi
The Sacred Basil Beloved of Lord Vishnu
Yajna and Havan
The Vedic Fire Ritual of Giving
Katha
Vrat Katha
Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi Vrat Katha & Tulsi Vivah
The divine katha from the Skanda Purana marking the awakening of Lord Vishnu after four months of Yoga Nidra, concluding Chaturmas and beginning Tulsi Vivah.
Kamika Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Shravana Krishna)
The katha from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana in which Krishna tells Yudhishthira how worshipping Vishnu with Tulsi on Kamika Ekadashi cleanses an accidental sin.
Padmini (Kamala) Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Adhik Maas Shukla)
The katha from the Padma Purana in which Sage Pulastya tells how Queen Padmini and King Kritavirya won a mighty son by keeping this rare Adhik Maas fast.
Sacred Places
The 108 Divya Desams
Sacred Vaishnava Shrines
The 51 Shakti Peethas
Names, Locations and Significance
Amarnath Holy Cave
The Himalayan Ice Lingam of Immortality
Aru Padai Veedu
The Six Abodes of Lord Murugan
Ashta Veeratta Stalam
Eight Shiva Sanctuaries
Ashta Vinayaka
Eight Swayambhu Ganesha Temples
Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas
The Eighteen Maha Shrines
Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra
Sacred Circuit of Krishna Leela
Char Dham
The Four Sacred Pilgrimage Centers of Bharat
Chhota Char Dham
The Garhwal Himalayan Pilgrimage
Dakshineswar Kali Temple and the Panchavati Grove
Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata, founded by Rani Rashmoni in 1855, is the seat of Maa Bhavatarini and the home of Sri Ramakrishna's sadhana.
Kashi Pancha Kroshi Yatra
Sacred Circuit of Varanasi
Mount Kailash
The Abode of the Adi Yogi
Nava Brindavanam
Nine Samadhis on the Tungabhadra
Nava Narasimha
Nine Sacred Temples of Ahobilam
Nava Tirupathi
Nine Navagraha Divya Desam Temples of Vishnu
Mangalagiri
Panakala Narasimha, Sacred Hill of Panakam
Pancha Arama
The Five Sacred Shiva Kshetras of Andhra Pradesh
Pancha Badri
Five Sacred Himalayan Abodes of Vishnu
Pancha Bhuta Sthalam
Five Elemental Shrines of Shiva
Pancha Dwaraka
Five Sacred Krishna Shrines of Western India
Pancha Kedar
Five Sacred Himalayan Shiva Temples
Pancha Prayag
Five Sacred River Confluences of Garhwal
Pancha Sabha
The Five Sacred Cosmic Dance Halls of Lord Nataraja
Pancharanga Kshetrams
Five Reposing Vishnu Temples on the Kaveri
The Sapta Puri
The Seven Holy Moksha-Bestowing Cities of Bharat