Lord Hanuman was initially named Sundara, meaning 'radiant one,' reflecting his divine beauty. A childhood incident where he ...

Prof Suresh Chander [email protected] Hindu mythology stands out among the world’s major religious traditions for its extraordinary plurality of divine and semi-divine beings-devas, daityas, ...

Discover Hanuman, the Indian mythological superhero whose immense strength stemmed from divine blessings and rigorous ...

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In Vedas, Indra is the king of the gods, who rides horse-drawn chariots to find lost cows. In later epics, he is imagined as riding a white coloured elephant, battling dark rain clouds and releasing ...

But in later texts, Varuna is linked to the sea and the western direction, just as Indra is more linked to rain and the eastern direction. When Vishnu and Shiva rise in popularity, Varuna becomes ...

Who is Lord Kartikeya's wife? It's a question many devotees ask. The beautiful answer? He has two wives, each representing a different facet of divine love. Their stories reveal profound truths about ...