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Glories of Sri Ramanujacharya: The ocean of mercy

Once Ramanujaacarya aproached his guru to recive secret mantra initiation. The guru, Gosthipurna began to consider the matter deeply, but still he was unwilling to...

Japanese town named after Hindu goddess lakshmi: Consul General

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by IANS 'Kichijoi', a town near Tokyo in Japan, was named after Hindu goddess lakshmi, consort of Hindu god Vishnu," said Takayuki Kitagawa, Consul General...

The Amazing Rock Cut Kailasa Temple

When most of us were growing up, we learned about a handful of man-made wonders of the world such as the pyramids in Egypt,...

Socrates and His Teachings

A lecture by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - excerpted from  Dialectical Spiritualism: A Vedic View of Western Philosophy. In Dialectical Spiritualism (book in manuscript), Srila Prabhupada...

Naimisharanya, Part 2

The forest of Naimisharanya is the aranya svarupa, or forest manifestation of Lord Vishnu. 'Naimishe' also refers to Visnu's name, Animish, and Naimish-kshetra refers...

The Sampradaya of Sri Caitanya

By Satyaraj Das and Dr. Deadwyler The question of sampradaya, or the disciplic lineage of spiritual teachers, is the basis of authority for all religious...

Chausath Yogini Temple of Mitawali – A striking similarity to the...

Rich cultural heritage has blessed India with numerous places worth visiting. Many of these are lying hidden in little-known towns and villages, which even...

How Srila Vaman Maharaja was appointed Acharya of the Gaudiya Vedanta...

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In the following article Srila Bhakti Vedanta Yachak Maharaja gives us insight of how Srila Bhakti Vedanta Vaman Goswami Maharaja was appointed as the Acharya...

Naimisharanya, Part 6

In our first segment of this series, we featured one of the most famous holy sites at Naimisharanya Dhama – the Chakra Kunda at...

On the theory of evolution – Science and Religion

by Dr. J. Chakrabarty, Florida State University The concept of evolution of species, generally attributed to Charles Darwin, actually had its origin thousands of years...