According to holy scriptures, our mind is clam and peaceful in the morning. As the day progresses we get busier and build up stress. In such a state of mind it is difficult for us to connect with God. However, if we pray to Him when we are calm, the effect those prayers creates is beyond one’s imagination.
Early morning prayers strengthen our mind and keep ... Read more »

Flowers always charm everyone through their tenderness, softness and aroma. People place bouquets in houses to keep the environment of the house fresh, pure and sanctified.
Although, there exists various other reasons too. It is believed that the fragrance of flowers attract Gods and Goddesses. All are very well acquainted with the importance of flower ... Read more »

With the advancement of time and modern way of living most of us wear footwear inside the house but in ancient Indian saint and sages strongly opposed the concept of wearing footwear inside the house.
The footwear we wear to go outdoors bring dirt and filth inside with them which affect the health of family members adversely. The dirt of footwear causes in ... Read more »

Indian marriages are an occasion of celebration. Not only the bride and groom participate in the rituals of a wedding but all members of both the families take part with enjoyment, excitement and amusement in various ceremonies of a wedding.
The custom to hide shoes of the groom is performed by youngsters of both the families. It is carried out to ... Read more »

Betel plays an important role in Indian culture, especially among Hindus. Many traditional ceremonies, governing the Hindu lives use betel and areca as it is considered auspicious.
In Hindu weddings there are many customs to be followed. Some customs are related with the religion and some with the science.
Mostly the custom of giving betel to the b ... Read more »

All of us, while constructing our Dream house, endure lots of pain so that it should look awesome and extremely good to attract every passer-by’s attention.
No doubt, there are houses which do attract us and we find ourselves glued to it with a great appreciation for its architecture and paraphernalia.
But with all its elevated beauty and grandeur, our ... Read more »

As per the tradition, after following all rites and rituals of worshipping Gods and Goddess, the environment of the temple as well as around the idols, gets infused with positive, pious and sacred vibrations and in order to imbibe these positive charges, every one present in the temple goes round the idol/temple. Let us see how many rounds one can take - < ... Read more »

It is well known that as soon as the rites and rituals of worshipping deities are completed, to offer our respects we take the rounds of the idols/temple.
All our religious scriptures have given great importance to this kind of reverential salutation made by going round the idols as they consider inevitable and inseparable ritual, for it helps in assemblin ... Read more »

Goddess Saraswati, in Hinduism is worshipped as the goddess of learning, knowledge, intellect, music and arts. She represents the union of power and intelligence.
She is also called ‘Vak Devi’ – the Goddess of Speech. Hindus worship her in order to gain ‘secular knowledge’ as well as ‘divine knowledge’. She is always shown as a beautiful, fair skinned ... Read more »