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Why does Makar Sankranti follow English calendar?
Why does Makar Sankranti always happens to be on Jan 14th / 15th, while all other Hindu festivals depend on size of moon like Chaturthi, Amavasya, Poornima etc.
Are there any more Hindu festivals which also follows English calendar?
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When did Chandra defeat the Asuras with Arjuna's chariot?
As I discuss in this answer, the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata describes how Agni the fire god once needed to consume the Khandava forest in order to get over a malady, but Indra kept using rainstorms to extinguish the flames, because of his…
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What is the significance of 3, 16, or 41 days after the death?
Basically, there are a few numbers (of days) after various events that are of special significance.
E.g. 41 days after a person dies, the members of their family must go to a temple; likewise for any good occasions. Also, every 3, 16, or 41 days,…
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What is the use of chanting Aditya Hridayam?
How to chant Aditya Hrudayam?
How does it help in life?
What is the story behind this?
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Vedanta and Vishnu correlation
Except for Adi Shankara and Bhaskara, it is seen that all the Vedanta expounders are Vaishnavas viz. Ramanuja, Madhva, Chaitanya, Nimbarka and Vallabha. Is there any correlation of Vedanta and Vishnu? Why aren't there exclusive Shaiva Vedantins? As…
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Are we in Kali-Yuga's pre-Sandhi period?
The time-cycle of creation is that each Chatur-Yuga is 43,20,000 years, split up as such:
1 deva day = 1 human year.
1 deva year = 360 deva days.
1 deva year = 360 human years.
Each Yuga is calculated in certain number of deva years plus a tenth of…
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Do followers of dvaita really believe that advaitins are "deceitful demons"?
I came across a Shloka by Madhvacharya (ananda teertha) in which he calls advaitins as "deceitful demons". Also, in the work madvavijaya considered to be the authentic biography of Madhvacharya, the portrayal of Adi Shankaracharya as a wicked…
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Why did Lord Krishna kidnap Rukmini to get married?
As per the Vedas, getting married to a girl after kidnapping is considered devil or daemon (दानव dānava) Vivaha (marriage) which isn't righteous (धर्मानुकूलन dharmānukūlana).
And Lord Krishna kidnapped Rukmini. I want to know why Lord Krishna did…
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Should ONLY ISKCON English translations of Scripture be cited when Traditional versions are also available?
ISKCON has more or less denied being Hindus. They focus on only a small subset of Hindu scripture but their translations are often significantly different from translations by established Hindu sources.
When English translations from both…
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Different Ramayanas
I have heard different tales of Ramayana while travelling to different parts of India. The basic story remains the same but slight differences do exist. What really concerns me is the way Ravan abducted Sita.
For example, one story I heard in…
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What are the counter-arguments within Hinduism(scriptures) against the Birth based Varna and Caste system?
Even if earlier Varna was not birth based, and later it degenerated into birth base Varna and even later into birth based caste system.
But whether there are counter arguments within Hinduism(esp. Hindu scriptures) regarding this degeneration into…
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Why did Rukmini stop Lord Krishna from eating beaten rice given by Sudama a second time?
In one of the popular stories from the Bhagavatam, Sudama visits his old friend Sri Krishna at his palace with beaten rice. When Lord Krishna was going to eat the beaten rice a second time, suddenly, his wife Rukmini stops him from eating more.
What…
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What is the meaning of seeing Devi Durga in dream for non-Hindu?
I saw Devi Durga twice in dream this week. In the dream, I was offering pooja to the Devi, I am Muslim. what is the meaning of the dream according to Hinduism? what does seeing Hindu god in the dream signify?
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Did Lord Krishna have children?
Did Lord Krishna have children? If yes, what were their names? What did happen to them after Krishna's death?
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Where is it written that Kshatriyas are eligible to eat meat?
I have often heard from many people that Kshatriyas are allowed to partake non-vegetarian food. Some people who believe Sri Rama took meat (this is due to certain controversial verses present in the Valmiki Ramayana) defend Him by using the argument…
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