Actress Shefali Jariwala’s sudden death at 42 has raised questions about untimely death in Hinduism. The Garuda Purana offers ...

Then comes the story of Nyuha (Noah), who is advised by Vishnu to build a boat (of exact Biblical specifications) in seven days to survive a flood, which will mark the onset of Kaliyuga. Besides his ...

Hinduism is diverse, dynamic and complex. But the dominant mainstream Hindu understanding of death comes from the Preta-kalpa of the Garuda Purana, which was composed a thousand years ago, and is ...

The Bhagavata Purana describes seven ancient continents called Sapta-Dvipa: Jambu, Plaksha, Salmala, Kusha, Krauncha, Saka, and Pushkara. Each continent is surrounded by unique oceans such as ...

Lesson 1: Tracking Early Hinduism; The Story of India; In this lesson students explore the early history of Hinduism and create a scrapbook that highlights important gods, holy sites, and ancient ...