Tulsi also known as Basil plant, is known to be the sacred plant as per Hindu religion. This is also called the Holy basil, which is considered queen of herbs. I’ve borrowed a couple of beautiful lines from Wikipedia that define Tulsi & it’s importance in Hindu Culture. The Tulasi herb is a centre of […]
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Everyone knows that in every Hindu temple there are bells, and you can’t find any Hindu temple without a bell. People who are visiting the temple must and will ring the bell before entering the inner sanctum (Garbha Gudi or Garbha Gruha or womb-chamber) where the main idol is placed. But do you know the
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Turmeric is considered holy in India. It been a part in the everyday life of Indians for over centuries. They use it in their food, apply it to their face, apply it their door frame, use it for devotional purposes and in a lot many ways. They believe and treat it as a very sacred
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There is a saying that We got our present human body (or human life) only after our soul is passed through 8.4 million species. In Bhagavad Gita , Lord Sri Krishna himself told to arjuna that the soul passes 8.4 million bodies and at last it will get a human life. There are also many other
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In India, Depending on the castes, It is said that a brahmin should not eat any kind of non vegetarian food and people of other castes should eat Non Vegetarian food like chicken , mutton, sea food. According to Indian Customs, if we observe, Basically, who should eat and who should not depends on the
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Hindus do not eat non vegetarian food like chicken, meat or fish or any other Non Vegs on particular days, not limited but including: Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays of every week, many more auspicious days like Yekadashi, Sankranti, Dussera, Sankashti Chaturthi, Angarki Chaturthi, Ekadashi, Gudhipadwa, Akshaytrutiya, Diwali (all the days). Amongst these, the reason for not eating
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