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95 Why Brahmins are Fed During Shraddha

94 The Importance of Panchamahayajna

93 Godanam - Dos and Don'ts

92 Do not Buy or Sell Shaligrama

91 What Happens When Death Rites Are Neglected?

90 Hanuman Jayanti

89 The Give-and-Take of Existence

88 Rules about Flowers for Puja

87 The Rules of Upavasa

86 Why is it important to remember Bhagavan at the beginning of everything?

85 Why Holi is Celebrated?

84 Purify Anytime: A Spiritual Bath for Everyday Situations

83 Garbhadhana Samskara: Preparing Parents for a Virtuous Child's Birth

82 Pretapitru Vijnanopanishad - Understanding our Ancestors

81 Samudra Vasane Devi: Morning Prayer Addressed to Bhumi Devi for Forgiveness

80 The Proper Methods of Worship in Sanatana Dharma

79 Why do we honor our ancestors?

78 What Happens After Accident or Suicide Deaths?

77 Do Homas and Yajnas still Work in Kaliyuga?

76 How Do Remedial Homas Work?

75 Hindu Beliefs About Menstruation

74 The Significance Of Following Rules While Observing Vratas

73 Tamil Brahmin Wedding Rituals

72 Significance Of Turmeric And Kumkum

71 Medicinal Properties Of Panchamrita

70 Tamil Brahmin Death Rituals

69 Dana Mantra

68 Learn Some Important Facts About Pitrus

67 Why Sindoor Is Applied On Hanumanji On Tuesdays

66 Four Kinds Of Cleanliness Very Important In Any Sadhana

65 Watch A Vedic Yajna Being Conducted

64 Adhvaryu - The Yajurvedic Purohita In Yajna

63 Achamana

62 Seemanta: Protecting Mother and Child With the Power of Mantra

61 Puthandu - Tamil New Year

60 Agnihotra

59 Sacred Navadhanyas - Names in multiple languages

58 Sutak Rules For Relatives After Death

57 Pitru Paksha

56 Varalakshmi Vratham Story

55 Why the family observes impurity after someone passes away

54 Benefits Of Performing Shraadha

53 Significance of kalasha sthapana during puja

52 When to do ghata sthapana for Navaratri

51 Pujas and sadhanas are fast track methods developed by our sages-for what?

50 Why do we observe impurity after death and child birth?

49 Experience Lord Shiva’s Divine Grace with Pradosha Vrata

48 Why blessings of forefathers are important in begetting progeny

47 How Sandhya Vandanam can keep you healthy

46 What is the significance of Gayatri Mantra?

45 Why do we do Sandhya Vandanam?

44 How to take bath before a puja or sadhana

43 Why is the body offered to Agni after death?

42 More about precision in Vedic yajnas

41 Precision is very important in Vedic rituals

40 You can not discard every practice calling them retrogressive

39 The major samsksaras

38 Why are samskaras performed?

37 Some points Purohits have to be careful about

36 An Everyday Prayer To Propitiate Forefathers

35 What to do if you are not able to take bath?

34 A simple do it yourself procedure for Jatakarma samskara

33 Pujas done at the place of another person may not benefit you

32 Do you know the significance of Vyahriti mantras-Bhurbhuvasvaha-pronounced in all Vedic rituals?

31 Homa for the newborn and the mother-Jatakarma Samskara

30 Praying to water to protect the newborn from evil forces- Jatakarma Samskara

29 Every newborn deserves the protection of the mighty Jatakama mantras

28 Jatakarma can be performed even for a girl child

27 The child is a rebirth of the father

26 Insights into the nature of Agni

25 Jatakarma the new born baby ceremony

24 Do you know how rituals work?

23 How to derive benefit during Chaturmasya

22 Do you know the significance and importance of Hindu New year?

21 Why Rameswaram is such a great holy place?

20 Samskaras have great deep significance

19 Do You Know why Achamanam is Done in Rituals?

18 The true spirit and essence of Vedic marriage

17 Importance of Gaya Kshetra and Gaya Shraadha