The Ayurveda – the oldest healing science

Ayurveda Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and well balanced lives. The term Ayurveda is taken from the Sanskrit words ayus, meaning life or lifespan, and veda, meaning knowledge. It has been practiced in India…

The Temple – A structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities

Hindu temples are large and magnificent with a rich history. These may also be called by other names, including mandir or mandira, or kovil, devasthanaand devalaya, depending on the region in the Indian subcontinent and its local language. A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites.

The Trimurti

The “Trimurti” is a concept in Hinduism “in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver and Shiva the destroyer or transformer.”These three gods have been called  the “Great Trinity”, often addressed as “Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh.”