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Fire Across Cultures
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Fire Across Cultures

Agni or fire is the first word of the Rig Veda. Of all the elements in the manifested Creation, agni is the most distinctive, because

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Ubiquitous Fire
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Ubiquitous Fire

Agni, fire, is the first word of Rig Veda — the oldest text in any language. Out of the five elements that make up Creation, fire

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Looks can kill... literally.
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Looks can kill... literally.

As a child I remember getting highly irritated when my mother would put a bit of her kajal on my cheek, the reason she gave

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Mystical Danav Maya
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Mystical Danav Maya

Who were the Mayans…? The mysterious civilization widely studied and talked about world over, with its remains found in Central American Mexico. Recent studies suggest

Sharad Sharma 2 min read
Holy Water
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Holy Water

Cultures across the globe maintain that creation emerged from water and at the time of Mahapralay/doomsday, merges back into it, the water being the

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The Great Flood
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The Great Flood

Long ago, evil was on a rise, very little was left of dharma, and every living person (save one called Manu), became corrupt. The actions

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Three To Tango
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Three To Tango

There is something about the number three…The number can be traced to underlying patterns in nature, science, literature, architecture and even religion – three components

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Asurs And Devas
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Asurs And Devas

We have grown up learning that Hinduism is a religion and that it is one of the many religions that are prevalent in the world.

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