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"OM" (Hindi: ॐ or ओं or ओ३म् ) is the most sacred syllable in Hinduism."OM" is a Sanskrit word, which is said to be the original primordial creative sound from which the universe and all of creation first manifested....

Durga is worshipped in different forms. She is a form of "Shakti". The evolution of Shri  Maha Saraswati, Shri Maha Laxmi and Shri Mahakali (the 3 main forms of "Shakti") took place from Shri Brahma, Shri Vishnu and Shri Mahesh respectively....

Pūjā alternatively written as Pooja, means reverence or worship. Puja is any Hindu ceremonial, from a simple ritual in the home to an elaborate public festival, in which an image or other symbol of the god is worshipped. ....

Lord Buddha was the founder of the Buddhist religion and is said to be the ninth avatar of Vishnu. The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BC. He was an actual historical figure, a prince of the Shakalyas....

Ramlila is the the enactment of the story of Lord Rama. In Ramlila the life of Rama is shown in the form of a series of plays. The complete life story of Rama is covered in ten days.....

The Vedas (Sanskrit: वेद) are the main scriptural texts of the Hindu religion. The term Veda comes from the root 'Vid', to know. The word Veda means knowledge. When it is applied to scripture, it signifies a book of knowledge.....

The Upanishads is a collection of texts that were composed mainly between the 7th and 5th centuries BC. They form the last part of the Vedas, the sacred text of the Aryans, and are called Vedanta (Conclusion of the Veda). But they are very different in content and tone from the earlier vedas......

Pitra Paksha (पितृ पक्ष), also known as Mahalay, is a period of fifteen days. It is the time designated to give devotion or to offer respect to the dead and departed ancestors of the family. These Fifteen days are called " Pitra Paksha", or most popularly known as "Shraddh" days. .....

As Hinduism is the oldest surviving religion of the world, it has more numbers of symbols than other religions. No religion is so filled with symbols as Hinduism. All Hindus are touched by symbol's all through the life in some way or the other......

The Vedas (Sanskrit: वेद) are the main scriptural texts of the Hindu religion. The term Veda comes from the root 'Vid', to know. The word Veda means knowledge. When it is applied to scripture, it signifies a book of knowledge.....

Adhik Maas (अधिक मास) means "additional month" or an "Extra Month." The lunar calendar adds one extra month every third year. Adhik maas is also known as "Mal Maas," "Purushottam Maas," or "Malimmacha." Adhik maas is a geophysical phenomenon behind which there is an accurate calculation of lunar months and the solar year. A Hindu Lunar month is 29.5 days long and a Solar month is 30 or 31 days long.......