A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Yama is the underworld god who rules hell and judges the dead. A Hindu religious text, the Vishnu Purana, says that Yama is the son of the sun-god Surya; Yama and his sister Yami (‘reason’)
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Kali (in Sanskrit, “black”) is, in Hindu beliefs, the goddess of death, destruction, fear, and horror who destroys ignorance, brings world order, liberates, and blesses those who seek to know God. Kali symbolizes power and divine
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Mahabharata and Ramayana are two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. These literary masterworks contain a wealth of information and hold a special place in the hearts of Indians. “The fabric of Hindu culture is
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In the Rigveda, a collection of hymns, the authors appeal to many gods, and one of them is the goddess Aditi, who is believed to be the most mysterious deity of the Indian pantheon. She
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In the Mahabharata, one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, Surya is the “eye of the universe, soul of all existence, origin of all life, and symbol for freedom and spiritual emancipation. In
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Saptarishi were the seven great sages in ancient India. Sent by Brahma, the Hindu creator god, these divine and immortal beings brought precious knowledge to humans. Like many other ancient gods and semi-gods, the seven
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Since ancient times India is well-known for its long tradition of spiritual customs. At the same time there is no other country on Earth where we find such detailed descriptions of extraterrestrial, dangerous, and highly
