Swami Vivekananda belonged to an indigent family. As long as his father was alive, it was able to manage its expenses, but after that, life turned difficult. The story goes that Vivekananda approached Ramakrishna Paramahamsa…
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Swami Vivekananda delivered a lecture last evening on the subject, “The Laws of Life and Death”. The Swami said: “How to get rid of this birth and death — not how to go to heaven,…
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With the onset of the festive season, Indian railways have decided to operate 200 more special trains in order to manage the huge number of crowd travelling during this time. The trains will run starting…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategically important Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh that connects Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti valley. The tunnel will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kms…
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More than 63 million people in India may have contracted Covid-19, health authorities said on Tuesday — about 10 times higher than the official reported figures. A national survey of more than 29,000 people across…
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Tuesday’s Rath Yatra was made possible after the Supreme Court removed its stay on the age-old yatra considered sacred by Hindus. Following the top court’s order, Puri district authorities, Shri Jagannath Temple priests and servitors,…
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When it comes to temple prasadams, faith in God has traditionally been a good enough guarantor of food safety. But soon, the sacred offerings made to the deities, such as laddus, murukku, vadai, and adhirasam,…
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Visitors from India who are familiar with the Hindu epic, Ramayana – the epic traditionally ascribed to the Rishi Valmiki which narrates the life of Rama, the legendary prince of the Kosala Kingdom – are…
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