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How Bhagavan Jagannath came to stay at Puri – Part 1

The Murtis of Bhagavan Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Maa Subhadra are different from the usual figurines we see at temples. Why is it so? From when did Bhagavan Jagannatha come to stay at Puri? Read to know more…

The tale of three fishes – From the Mahabharata

The tale of three fishes from the Mahabharata’s Shanti Parva teaches us on how a ruler should be. Read to know more…

Mahotkata Vinayaka

This is a story of Mahotkata Vinayaka from the Ganesha Purana. Read to know more…

True Devotion

A tale of Shri Krishna which shows us what true devotion or Bhakti is like. Read to know more…

The Legend of Goddess Maariamman

This is the Legend of Goddess Maariamman who is an Amsha of Parashakti. Read to know more…

Tatam Tatamtam Tatatam Tatam Tah

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 […]

The birth of the Adi Kavya – Ramayana

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…

And the Lord obeyed!

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…

Lord Kartikeya saves Sage Nakkeerar

On the occasion of Sri Kanda Sashti, here is a story of how Lord Kartikeya saved a thousand sages. Read to know more…

Kavi Kalamegham – The chef turned poet.

The story of how an ordinary person was transformed into an exemplary poet by the grace of Devi Akhilandeswari. Read more to find out…

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