Today is Basant Panchami or Vasanta Panchami, the fifth day of the waxing moon of the month of ‘Magha’. In the south it may be easily referred to as the fifth day after the Amavasya in the month of ‘Thai’. This day is said to be the birthday of Maa Saraswathi and is celebrated in […]
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This is the story of how Ramayana was written by Rishi Valmiki. Did he know the story of Shri Rama or did he want to write it? What was the trigger for him to write this mammoth epic running to 24000 verses? Read to know…
This is the story of how Lord Nataraja changed his pose for the sake of a King’s devotion at Madurai. Read to know more…
On the occasion of Sri Kanda Sashti, here is a story of how Lord Kartikeya saved a thousand sages. Read to know more…
The story of how an ordinary person was transformed into an exemplary poet by the grace of Devi Akhilandeswari. Read more to find out…
This is the story of how Adi Varaha Ganesha came to be known as Karumbaayiram Pillayar after something happened to a sugarcane trader. Read on to know more…
This is a story of how Krishna blessed a fruit seller. Read to know how…
This is the continuation of Part I of the same story of how Kathasaritasagara was born.
Kathasaritasagara is one of the oldest treasure trove of stories in Sanskrit Literature. What was the origin of Kathasaritasagara? A very interesting origin. Read on to find out…