INTRODUCTION Rahu is a demon and the son of Simhika, sister of BhaktPrahalada. He was born with a serpent head, and while he tried to eat the divine nectar Amirtha by transforming himself in the form of a Deva, he was noted down by Surya and Chandra, and...
INTRODUCTION Sushruta, was an ancient Indian physician and the author of Susruta-saṃhita. According to the great epic Mahabharata, he was the son of the great Rishi Vishvamitra. He is declared as the “Father of surgery”, and...
INTRODUCTION Pratyangira Devi is an avatar of Parvati Devi. She is also a form of AdiParashakti and is the consort of Sharabeswarar, a form of Lord Shiva, who took the avatar to pacify Lord Narasimha. She contains lion’s face and human...
INTRODUCTION Gopikas are female cowherds, who consider Lord Krishna as everything for them. They have dedicated their entire life towards praising him, thinking about him and worshipping him whole heartedly. During the Treta Yuga, The sages of Dandakaranya, were...
INTRODUCTION Mata Annapoorneshwari is an aspect of Mata Parvati, and her famous Annapoorneshwari Temple is situated at Horanadu, on the banks of the Holy River Bhadra at Karnataka. According to legend,once Lord Shiva removed one of the heads of...
