Last rites rituals (antyeshti) in Hinduism

Last rites rituals (antyeshti) in Hinduism

Last rites rituals (antyeshti) in Hinduism Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "Last rites rituals (antyeshti) in Hinduism", let us know few basic and important information. Antyeshti = Antya + Eshti = Last (End) + Rituals = Last rituals or ceremony. This refers to the funeral rites of the dead body in Hinduism, which usually involves the ritual of cremation of the dead body. This rite of passage is the last sanskar in a series of traditional life cycle sanskars that start from conception in Hindu Sanatana Dharma. Other names of Antyeshti are 'Antya Kriya', 'Antima Sanskar', 'Anvarohanyya', 'Vahni Sanskar', 'Antyeshti Kriya', etc. The following is taken from 'Varaha Purana'. Here directly Lord Sri...
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List of ways of installing deities (idols) in Hinduism

List of ways of installing deities (idols) in Hinduism

List of ways of installing deities (idols) in Hinduism Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "List of ways of installing deities (idols) in Hinduism", let us know few basic and important information. Now let us understand why deity (Idol) worship is one of the best ways of worshipping Lord Sri Vishnu and other Devatas (Demigods). Let us take an example of how deity (Idol) worshipping is the best way of worshipping by taking joint family as an example. In a single joint family if a person has his grand parents, parents, uncles and aunties in front of him, then he would know the importance of all of them. That person knows why joint family is...
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List of Hindu pilgrimage places as per Hindu scriptures

List of Hindu pilgrimage places as per Hindu scriptures

List of Hindu pilgrimage places as per Hindu scriptures Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "List of Hindu pilgrimage places as per Hindu scriptures", let us know few basic and important information. India (Bharata / Bharat), just name is enough for anyone to get it's introduction. Our ancestors have given us such great pilgrimage places that just thinking of those pilgrimage places is enough for us to gain the mukti / moksha (divine liberation). Just visualizing those names and places will gain us all the material and spiritual things. Starting from Bhagavan Sri Hari's pilgrimages places, we have pilgrimage places for all the Demigods also all over India. Starting from Jammu & Kashmir up to...
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Hindu days (Tithi) Pratipada, Dwitiya, Tritiya, etc. names (information)

Hindu days (Tithi) Pratipada, Dwitiya, Tritiya, etc. names (information)

Pratipada (Padyami), dwitiya, tritiya, etc. Hindu days (Tithi) names (information) Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "Pratipada, Dwitiya, Tritiya, etc. Hindu days (Tithis) names (information)", let us know few basic and important information. We have long list of Hindu days, as we have 15 + 15 = 30 days every masam (month). That is, from Pratipada (padya) of Purnima (that is Shukla paksha) and again from next Pratipada (padya) to Amavasya (that is Krishna paksha). In Hindu Sanatana Dharma, a muhurta (Muhurat) (forty-eight minute duration as per the present time calculations) can be shown in five different characteristics, that is - Vaara (vaar) (7 days a week), Tithi (One day), Nakshatra (Star), Yoga...
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Pitru paksha (Mahalaya) (Shraddha) information, importance, significance

Pitru paksha (Mahalaya) (Shraddha) information, importance, significance

Pitru paksha (Mahalaya) (Shraddha) information, importance, significance Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "Pitru paksha (Mahalaya) (Shraddha) full information, importance, significance", let us know few basic and important information. First of all let's know what is 'pitru', 'paksha' and 'mahalaya' are: Pitru = Pitru (Pitrus) are the group of our ancestors who have passed away and are staying at various other planets. In simple words, Pitru (Pitrus) are our forefathers. Paksha = It is the fifteen days period of the Mahalaya month. Each of the Hindu months are divided into 15 days of two Pakshas, that is, one is Shukla Paksha and another is Krishna Paksha. In this, the 16 days (Padya to Amavasya)...
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Narada Maharishi Information, Facts (Previous Life, Birthday) (Priyavrata story) | What is the story of Narada Muni? | Who is Narada in Hinduism? | Who gave curse to Narada Muni? | How powerful is Narad Muni?

Narada Maharishi Information, Facts (Previous Life, Birthday) (Priyavrata story) | What is the story of Narada Muni? | Who is Narada in Hinduism? | Who gave curse to Narada Muni? | How powerful is Narad Muni?

Narada Maharishi information, facts (previous life, birthday) (Priyavrata story) | What is the story of Narada Muni? | Who is Narada in Hinduism? | Who gave curse to Narada Muni? | How powerful is Narad Muni? Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu (Krishna, Rama, Trivikrama, Narasimha, Vamana, Vasudeva, Mukunda) and Goddess Lakshmi (Rukmini, Satyabhama, Sita, Kamala, Maya) blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before going to "Narada Maharishi Information, Facts (Previous life, birthday) (Priyavrata story) | What is the story of Narada Muni? | Who is Narada in Hinduism? | Who gave curse to Narada Muni? | How powerful is Narad Muni?", let us have a brief some brief information. Some of the other questions people want to know about Maharshi Narada...
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What is false Parvati story

What is false Parvati story

What is false Parvati story Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna, Lord Shiva and Sri Parvati Devi blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "What is false Parvati story", let us know few basic information. Lord Shiva had once gone on a visit to a city named Shonitapura. Lord was accompanied by many daivi / divine Gandharvas and Apsara Devis. Sri Parvati Devi was left behind in Kailasha and Lord Shiva felt lonely without her. Lord Shiva called Nandi and said: "Go to Kailasha and ask Parvati to come here". Nandi went to Kailasha and told Sri Parvati Devi that Lord Shiva wanted her. Sri Parvati Devi said that this would take a little time, since she wanted to get ready...
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What is Lord Shiva and Nandi story | How Nandi became devotee of Lord Shiva

What is Lord Shiva and Nandi story | How Nandi became devotee of Lord Shiva Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu and Lord Shiva blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "What is Lord Shiva and Nandi story | How Nandi became devotee of Lord Shiva", let us know few basic information about the beautiful Lord Shiva family. Lord Shiva is the head of this family. His consort name is Goddess Sri Parvati Devi. Both Lord Shiva and Goddess Sri Parvati Devi have two sons namely Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya. Lord Ganesha has divine elephant face, while Lord Kartikeya has 6 heads and thus Lord Kartikeya is also known as as 'Shanmukha'. (Here Shanmukha = Shan + Mukha. Here...
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How Lord Shiva became Chandrashekhar (Somashekhar) | Why Shiva has moon on his head | Why Lord Shiva is called as Chandrashekhar (Somashekhar)

How Lord Shiva became Chandrashekhar (Somashekhar) | Why Shiva has moon on his head | Why Lord Shiva is called as Chandrashekhar (Somashekhar) Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu and Lord Shiva blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "How Lord Shiva became Chandrashekhar (Somashekhar) | Why Shiva has moon on his head | Why Lord Shiva is called as Chandrashekhar (Somashekhar)", let us know few basic information about the beautiful Lord Shiva family. Lord Shiva is the head of this family. His consort name is Goddess Sri Parvati Devi. Both Lord Shiva and Goddess Sri Parvati Devi have two sons namely Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya. Lord Ganesha has divine elephant face, while Lord Kartikeya has 6 heads and...
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Vedanidhi Maha Shivaratri story

Vedanidhi Maha Shivaratri story

Vedanidhi Maha Shivaratri story Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu and Lord Shiva blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "What is the story of Maha Shivaratri (Vedanidhi)", let us know few basic information about the beautiful Lord Shiva family. Lord Shiva is the head of this family. His consort name is Sri Parvati Devi. They have two sons namely Ganesha and Kartikeya. Ganesha has divine elephant face, while Kartikeya has 6 heads and thus Kartikeya is known as as 'Shanmukha'. (Here Shan + Mukha. Here Shan = 6 and Mukha = face). They all stay in a divine place called Kailasha. With all these four of them, there are multiple other divine people living in Kailasha. Few of the names...
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