Ganesha

mantras, yantras and the offering of a havan, assists Australian Hindus in reconstructing the immanence of a god or goddess; hence, rectifying the spiritual connection between themselves and the divine world (Cole and Morgan, 2000). Within the Shri Ganesha Temple (2015), it was evident that many deities were rectified as vibrant statues and wall-art. This included sculptures of Sri Laxmi Narayana and Sri Hanuman, as shown in Figure 4 and 5, surrounded by followers performing the Pradakshina…

adjacent to me. I followed suit, took my shoes off, and walked into the room. I could smell a wonderful incense burning and there were many murtis. I found myself trying to identify some of the statues with the deities that I had researched. Krishna, Ganesha, and Shiva were more obvious than the others and as I was staring at the decorated gods, I realized that there was a tradition/worship happening and I needed to trail along with the rest of the people. Many of the people were going up to…

Introduction The term truth has distinct meanings, from honesty and faith to a confirmed reality in detail The phrase has no single definition about which a majority of respectable philosophers and scholars agree, and more than a few theories of truth continue to be debated (Prometheus-journal 2009). There are differing claims on the roles that exposed and acquired knowledge play; and whether or not reality is subjective, purpose, or absolute. Though actuality is most of the time believed to be…

Ramakrishna, was a Hindu religious leader and a founder of religious thought that became the Ramakrishna Order. Ramakrishna also known as Gadadhar Chatterji or Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya claimed to have had the same experiences as brahman and he is often referred to as the first Hindu saint (“Ramakrishna”). Ramakrishna and his disciples were the first followers of the religious thought ramakrishna order. The Ramakrishna order follows unselfish work, love of god, knowledge, and awakening of…

scriptures . For example, Sikhs believe the scripture of Shri Guru while Hindus believe in the scripture of the Vedas. Both religions have many holidays also called festivals. Hinduism has holidays dedicated to certain gods like one dedicated to Ganesha while Sikhism has these holidays to honor certain dates for example to honor a battle that…

While describing the physical attributes of his brother, he symbolizes Sarath's nature to the gentleness of Ganesha, an elephant-headed Hindu deity worshipped as a remover of obstacles. Despite the firm personality shown by Sarath, especially regarding his morals and beliefs, his true nature is revealed in death as a soft, nonthreatening character, epitomizing…

Topic #1- How Hinduism Connects to Life of Pi Out of the three religions that Pi practiced, he adapted more into Hinduism because he was born into it, and one can see how the Hinduism creed was the key to Pi’s survival. Although it is the world’s third largest religion, Hinduism differs from the other major religions because it does not have a standard theology (Carnagie). Throughout the entire book, Piscine practiced Hinduism in India, while he was on the lifeboat, and even in his own house.…

• as a free spirited happy woman or a maiden • a sitting posture by a Yogini in a Tantra • as a source of good health and a purifier as in a garlic The above does show that the symbol Swastika is associated with prayers and practices that were meant to purify ritual places, to protect from evil spirits, to protect from sickness and misfortunes, and fundamentally, to invite peace, prosperity and auspiciousness to one’s abode, mind and body. All in all, it denotes good health, which in turn is…

points beyond itself to sounds and meanings. (Tillich, 486) Deity is considered a concrete representation of God in Hinduism, for God is living in the universe, and each deity represents an aspect of the limitless God. (Rambachan, 7) For example, Ganesha, one…

INTRODUCTION: Amish Tripathi is foremost among the popular fiction writers. He is known for writing the Shiva trilogy, which means that it is a set of three books: The Immortal of Meluha, The Secret of The Nagas and The Oath of The Vayuputras. In these books Amish has delineated lord Shiva’s life very beautifully and effectively. How he was a common man like everybody else, living a rural life, and how destiny had something else in store for him.Shiva trilogy is the story of a legendary man.…