Vishnu Sarma

Diversity is a multifaceted concept that when recognized by everyone creates hope. It is also informative because it permits people to have different thoughts and opinions on religion and culture. The only way to comprehend other religions is for a person to inform themselves. Knowledge is power, with this knowledge we can make better decisions and also achieve more because of the ability to understand people from different cultures. I attended the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, located in…

complex and rich religion. Hinduism incorporates a wide variety of gods, all of which respectively symbolize an important factor in the life of Hindus. This essay, will focus on one specific avatar of particular importance, Rama. Stemming from the God Vishnu, Rama is “one of the most worshipped Hindu deities…” (Rama). The focus of this essay will serve to illuminate and convey informative aspects relating to the life of Rama; his adventures as well as journey as related in the Ramayana – the…

Most religion has one God that they worship and pray to; however, many also believe in more than one god for guidance through life. Being monotheistic means praying to only one God to help guide someone through their difficulties in life and that God has a plan for them. Being polytheistic is praying to more than one god because many gods can represent many things in life and praying to that specific god can help someone through that specific obstacle. For Hindus, believing in more than one…

Indian literature assignment Name- EKALAVYA CHADHA JSLH 2015 ID NO- 20155034 Question Q1) Name the two ancient epics written in Sanskrit and who were their authors? In the Bhagvad Gita what does Krishna explain to Arjun? A1)…

Kudal Manikkam Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated for the Ramayana legend King Bharatha. It is a rear temples found in the gods own country to dedicate temples for Lord Rama’s brothers. This was a famous temple for the Kerala rulers like the Kayamkulam, Chera and the Travancore. This temple was maintained by them since the ancient and medieval times. The origin of this temple is unknown, but it is a masterpiece for temple architecture, temple ponds and murals. This temple is maintained…

Jain Celebrations Description: Jainism is rich in culture with numerous festivals and ceremonies. All the Jains carry out formal or informal celebration of the rituals and festivals throughout the year. Jains perform festivals of devotion to worship and thank the Lord. Some of the popular celebrations of the Jains are discussed further. Process: 1) Atthai Mahotsav: This festival is performed for eight days and that is why it is named “Atthai Mahotsav.” This festival marks innumerable religious…

randomly started to kill people in order to win the three lokas (realms). Some of the gods approached the god Shiva and asked for a way to get rid of Mahishasura because of the chaos he produced. Shiva united with two of the other gods, Brahma and Vishnu, to create a female warrior and goddess named Durga. Mahishasura saw the goddess and fell in love. He originally asked Durga for her hand in marriage, but she refused to marry him unless he could fight for her in battle. Mahishasura and Durga…

One of the classical depictions of the Hindu God Shiva shows his dancing. Nataraja is considered to be the ultimate depiction of the dance, Nataraja meaning “Lord of the Dance”. Here we see Shiva with his left leg on top of his right, and his hands holding fire and a drum. His other set of appendages are in a very distinct form. Fire encircles him in a ring while he stands on a man. This is commonly attributed to overcoming darkness/negativity and ignorance. This beautiful illustration of…

The television series, Mahabharat, is a 94 episode Hindi series that is based on the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. Although there are 94 episodes in this entire television series, I will only be focusing on episode 72 which corresponds to the near beginning of the Bhagavad Gita text. Episode 72 of the Mahabharat television series begins with a short dialogue between the blind king, Dhritarashtra, and his advisor, Sanjaya. Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya to tell him what had happened on the battlefield…

Jainism is an ancient religion from India that emphasizes complete nonviolence and asceticism. It is a religion that basically teaches a path to spiritual purity and enlightenment through a disciplined mode of life founded upon the tradition of ahimsa, nonviolence to all living creatures. People who fallows Jainism care called Jains and there are about 4 million Jains worldwide. Jainism emerged in 6th century BCE India, the same time Buddhism was developing. Beginning in the 6th century BCE,…