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 1 Aug 2015 Video
Guru Paduka stotram
By Sri Adi Sankara

Listen here for an uplifting experience:

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In the Indian religious and philosophical traditions, all knowledge is traced back to the Gods and to the Rishis who saw the vedas. Thus, the advaita guru-paramparā (Lineage of Gurus in Non-du... Read More
 31 Jul 2015 Rare Paintings
Worship of Shiva, early 1700s
India, Rajasthan
Bikaner school, 18th century
Ink and color on paper

Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art Read More
 31 Jul 2015 Sculpture
Guru Stotram

A selection from 'Guru Gita' as given in Uttarakhand section of 'Skanda Purana' in the form of a dialogue between Shiva and Uma (Shakti).

Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwara
Guru Sakshat Param Brahma
Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

Guru is Brahma, Guru is Vishnu, Guru is Lord Ma... Read More
 31 Jul 2015 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs
By Rajendra Chandra Hazra
First published in Dacca - 1940

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 27 Jul 2015 Article/Essay
History of the Somnath Temple, Gujarat

The Someshwar Mahadev temple stands tall among the temples of India. The construction of the present temple in Junagadh district began in 1947. It is the seventh temple built to commemorate the glory of Lord Somnath who is said to have known as Bhairaveshwa... Read More
 12 Jul 2015 Rare Photographs
View of the Temple of Somanatha - 1895

Photograph of the temple of Somanatha Temple at Somnath in Gujarat, taken by F. Nelson in the 1890s, from the Lee-Warner Collection: 'Photographs of Junagadh'. In the report, 'Somanatha and other mediaeval temples in Kathiawad' of 1931, Henry Cousens wrote,... Read More
 12 Jul 2015 Rare Paintings
The celebrated temple of Somnath - 1850

Lithograph by T.C. Dibdin from a sketch by Capt T. Postans of the Somanatha Temple at Somnath, Prabhas Patan, in Gujarat, dated c.1850.

Prabhas Patan is an important Hindu pilgrimage centre, considered to be one of the sights of Shiva's Jyotirlingas. The ... Read More
 16 Jun 2015 Rare Paintings
Vishnu as The Universal Form, watercolour on paper, early 19th century, Jaipur.

This striking painting shows the blue-skinned Hindu god Vishnu in his form as the Universal Form or Vishvarupa, which means 'all forms'. The small figures painted on his body refer to his role as encompassing all of ... Read More
 14 Jun 2015 Sculpture
Yoga Narashimha, Vishnu in his Man-Lion Avatar, c. 1250
South India, late Chola Period (9th-13th Century)
Bronze

According to Hindu legend, the god Brahma granted King Hiranyakashipu a remarkable boon stipulating that the king could not be killed by man or beast, indoors or outdoors, on earth or... Read More
 8 Jun 2015 Video
Documentary:
Hindu Nectar: Spiritual Wanderings in India
A film by Akanksha Joshi
Produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Winner of the 'Best Documentary Film' at the Fiji International Film Festival - 2014

Watch this film:
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"Sanathana Dharma challenges us with the va... Read More
 22 May 2015 Video
Video:
Shiva - The Lord of Dance
The Chola bronzes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Narrated by Izhar Patkin

Watch this beautiful HD video:

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An artist's experience with the awe inspiring Chola statues in the Met Museum. Read More
 9 May 2015 Rare Photographs
Temple of Sankaragaureswara near the village of Pathan. View from south-east. Probable date A.D. 883 to 901.

Photograph of the Sankaragaurishwara temple at Patan in Jammu and Kashmir taken by John Burke in 1868. This photograph is reproduced in Henry Hardy Cole's Archaeological Survey of India R... Read More
 9 May 2015 Rare Photographs
Temple at Bhaniyar on the road between Uri and Naoshera. The temple probably dedicated to the goddess 'Bhawani,' the wife of 'Siva.' Probable date A.D. 500 to 600 (?)

Photograph of the temple at Buniyar, on the road between Uri and Naoshera, in Jammu and Kashmir, taken by John Burke in 1868. Thi... Read More
 9 May 2015 Sculpture
Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir region, 10th-11th century
Sculpture
Copper alloy

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Read More
 9 May 2015 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Isa, Kena and Mundaka Upanishads and Sri Sankara's Commentary
Translated by S. Sitarama Sastri
Published by V.C. Seshacharri, Madras - 1905

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 9 May 2015 Rare Photographs
Shankaracharya Temple on the summit of Takht-i-Suleiman (Throne of Solomon), near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir - 1868

Photograph of the Shankaracharya Temple on the summit of Takht-i-Suleiman (Throne of Solomon), near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, taken by John Burke in 1868. This view was rep... Read More
 9 May 2015 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Preceptors of Advaita
Published by Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Mandir, Secunderbad - 1968

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CONTENTS:

Preface
1. Vasishtha
2. Sakti
3. Parasara
4. Vedavyasa
5. Suka
6. Gaudapada
7. Govinda Bhagavat... Read More
 28 Apr 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
Why India Must Celebrate Shankara
By Suhas Mahesh

One of India's greatest philosophers, and a poet of the first order, Śankara is the personification of the distilled essence of Hindusim.

मा गच्छ त्वमितस्ततो गिरिश भो मय्येव वासं कुरु
स्वामिन्नादिकिरात मामकमनःकान्तारसीमान्तरे |
वर्तन्ते... Read More
 13 Apr 2015 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Satarudriya: Vibhuti Or Shiva's Iconography
Calambur Sivaramamurti
Published by Abhinav Publications - 1976

The present book on ‘Satarudriya: Vibhuti of Siva’s Iconography’ is not only the text from the Krishnayajurveda Taittiriya Samhita with its translation but is a discussi... Read More
 12 Apr 2015 Sculpture
Vishnu in agama asana
India, Uttar Pradesh, 11th century
Sculpture
Sandstone

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 12 Apr 2015 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Vishnudharmottara - A Treatise on Indian Painting and Image-Making
By Stella Kramrisch
Lecturer in Fine Arts (Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture), Calcutta University
Published by Calcutta University Press - 1928

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