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Author of ‘Untold stories of Ramayana’ (www.diehardindian.com)
Ramayana series: what the Grantha says about varna
Dasharatha of the Suryavanshi (solar) dynasty ruled from Ayodhya. The beautiful city had many 7-storied buildings, theatres, and parks. Ayodhya has innumerable well-decorated temples...
Who can do Sandhya Vandana as per Ramayana?
What is Sandhya Vandana?
The Sandhya Vandana ritual is performed for Devi Gayatri, Savitri, and Saraswati, thrice a day:
just before dawn
at noon
in the evening when...
Importance of pitru paksha in Ramayana
Pitru(s) are our departed ancestors, both on the maternal and paternal sides. Vedic scriptures recommend 5 types of shraadha:
Nitya shraadha wherein we symbolically offer...
Bhagwan Shiva destines the end of Ravana
Ravana worshipped Bhagwan Shiva for a boon at Mount Kailasha in present-day Tibet. When Bhagwan Shiva did not appear, Ravana moved to a grove...
Shatrughna- The story of Prabhu Ram’s youngest brother
King Dasharatha had 3 wives viz. Kaushalya, Sumitra, and Kaikeyi. The wise Sumitra was a princess of Kashi. Dasharatha did not have a son...
Tracing the footsteps of Maharishi Valmiki
Agnisharma (aka Ratnakara) had fallen in the company of wicked people. He became a forest robber on the outskirts of Mulasthana, present-day Multan in...
Searching for Mata Seeta from Japan to Indonesia to Turkey
Prabhu Sri Rama asked Sugreeva to send his team in all 4 cardinal directions to search for Mata Seeta to find out if she...
Ramayana locations in present-day Sri Lanka
The lustful Ravana captured Seeta from Panchavati by deceit. Ravana reached Lanka and landed his airborne chariot at Weragantota (tota means a port in...
Various teertha kshetras of Ayodhya’s Sri Ram Janmabhoomi as per Skanda Purana
Skanda Purana describes many teertha locations of Ayodhya in a vivid manner. It gives the exact local directions leading to Shree Rama’s janmabhoomi (birth...