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All articles →Ganesh Chaturthi: Ten Days with Ganapati
Ganesha comes home as a guest for ten days each year. The birth story, the modak offerings, the Sukhakarta aarti, Tilak's public pandals and the farewell at the water.
Raksha Bandhan and the Bond of Protection
A thread on the wrist, a tilak, a sweet and a promise. The stories behind the rakhi, the ritual step by step, and what Shravana Purnima means beyond brothers and sisters.
Hindu Temple Architecture: Nagara and Dravida
How a Hindu temple is built as a cosmos: the Vastu mandala, the dark garbhagriha, the tower as mountain, the Nagara and Dravida styles, and the pilgrim's walk to the still centre.
Pranayama: The Breath in Yoga and Worship
Prana as life-force, the main breathing practices explained safely for beginners, the breath's place in daily ritual, the nadis, and a short sequence to practise each morning.
The 27 Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions
The Moon's twenty-seven mansions explained: the story of Daksha's daughters, the birth star and naming, the padas, the ruling deities and lords, and the oldest layer of Indian astronomy.
Guru Purnima: Honouring the Teacher
On the full moon of Ashadha Hindus honour Vyasa and their own teachers. The meaning of guru, the Guru Stotram, Dakshinamurti's silence, and how the day is kept.
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The teachings people grow up hearing — a shloka at dawn, a story about Hanuman, the reason a lamp is lit at dusk — deserve a home that is calm, unhurried and free of clutter. Hindu Teachings is that home: a place to read, to learn the why behind a practice, and to keep a small daily rhythm of devotion going wherever you live.
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