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What do Hindu scriptures say about Hindu temples?
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Do Hindu scriptures say that we should build temples? (Yes | No)
If I go to Lord Shiva's and Lord Hanuman's temple, but I also have the deities at home temple (puja mandir), can I ignore going to the public temple? Is it…
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Who gives Moksha?
Lord Krishna is the supreme Being according to the Bhagavad Gita and is the giver of moksha. Also, can all the avatars of Vishnu give moksha? Like Lord Govinda, Lord Rama, Lord Lakshmi Narasimha, Lord Anantha Padmanaba, etc. And what about Lord…
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Request to identify swastika motif/yantra seen at temple in Hawalbagh, Almora
I have seen this picture at Hawalbagh, Hawalbagh is a Village and block in Almora District of Uttarakhand State, India. Local people told me that it is a Chakravyuha of Mahabharata where Abhimanyu died. If anyone know anything about this please…
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Were Hindu scriptures tampered with by the British?
I am not sure if this claim is true. I often read in some online forums that our scriptures were tampered by the British when they invaded us.
One of the speculated reasoning while doing so was to Divide and Conquer a secular country.
Some links…
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Where is Pitru Loka among the 14 lokas?
My dear son Nārada, know from me that there are seven lower planetary
systems out of the total fourteen. The first planetary system, known
as Atala, is situated on the waist; the second, Vitala, is situated on
the thighs; the third, Sutala,…
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Why are Hindus vegetarian? What is the real meaning of the word 'mamsah' (मांसः) or meat?
Generally, Hindus are vegetarian. They avoid mamsah i.e flesh of animals like meat, fish - because it means their suffering and death. Some avoid eggs also. Atleast it is very limited, and they don't eat it daily like western countries, and avoid it…
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Should we chant mantras before eating food?
Usually, we pray before having food. Are there any mantras which should be chanted before taking food? If such mantras exist, do they differ according to the meal e.g., breakfast, lunch and supper?
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Do humans breathe 21600 times in a day according to Yoga sastra?
I came to know that a human breathes 21,600 times per day according to Yoga sastra.
Which shloka explicitly states it?
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Do scriptures allow Hindus to marry foreigners?
Do scriptures allow Hindus to marry foreigners, or non-Hindus of other races?
Inter-caste marriage has its restrictions, but what about interracial marriages?
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Does the subtle body carry the prana airs after the death of the physical vessel?
The scripture 'Vedanta Sara' states that, the subtle body houses the 5 subtle jnanendriyas, 5 subtle karmendriyas, manas, buddhi, chitta, ahamkara and also the 5 prana airs.
VS-77-87: These verses describe vital forces which differentiate Vedanta…
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What is the expiation for saying lie(s)?
Truthfulness is highly encouraged and mandatory in Hinduism.
If a person told lie(s) in past and want to be truthful in future and want to nullify his sins in past due to the untruthful nature.
What is the expiation one should perform to nullify…
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Why didn't Kamsa keep Vasudeva and Devaki in separate cells?
Kamsa was told by a mystical voice that Devaki's 8th son shall kill Kamsa himself.
So he puts Vasudeva (Devaki's husband) and Devaki in a cell, and whenever they have a child, he goes and mercilessly kills him/her.
If he was so desperate to stop his…
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When was Shiva a disciple of sage Angiras?
One of the most famous wars between the gods and the Asuras (demons) was the Tarakamaya war. The war was started when Chandra the moon god kidnapped Tara, wife of Brihaspati guru of the gods. (Brihaspati is often just called Guru, and he's the god…
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Were Kauravas and Pandavas the biological decendants of Vyasa?
This confusion came into my mind after watching Ekta Kapoor's 'Kahani Mahabharat Ki..' TV serial.
I saw this story that Rishi Vyasa was the biological father of Dhitarashtra and Pandu, or something like that. Is this true? What is the story behind…
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What happened with the dead body of Lord Shree Krishna?
In the Mahabharata, I know how Lord Shree Krishna had the end of material life as well as his body, but what happened to his body?
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