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Santa comes from modern Christian mythology, and is barely a century old, but has become the dominant theme of Christmas
The former is being resurrected by New Age babas with gumption.
They preferred woollen fabrics until the discovery of the Americas, from which cotton was sourced from regions like Mexico and the Aztec Empire
In Japan, killing oneself by using a sword to tear one’s own bowel, following which another person chops the head off is glamorised in many samurai...
Countries like China, Japan, and India did not care much about either symbol because they did not hold such strong views ...
The oldest form of Buddhism was a rejection of the world. It was a flee response. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...
The Ocean Sutra is a 1,500-year-old Mahayana Buddhist manuscript that shows a strong influence of Tantrik Shaiva ideology. It was composed in Central...
Tantra is closely linked to the body (tanu) and the act of weaving (tanti). It argued that while an individual thread (sutra) has value, it cannot...
But today Navaratri and Diwali festival is all about Ram and Krishna Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik In...
These needs draw him towards holy men, gods, and various spirit deities whose powerful rituals give immediate benefit to material problems ...
In the south, megaliths were being raised to the dead, and herdsmen were piling dung and establishing ash-mounds ...
They found almost 48 theories of the Buddha’s date based on Tibetan, Mongolian, Indian, Burmese, Senegalese, Chinese, Japanese, German, and English...
As the wedding ceremony is underway, he is told about cows being stolen in the village Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...
It is here that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) becomes important. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik How...
A hundred years ago, on September 20, 1924, the world learned about the Indus (Harappan) civilisation for the first time when John Marshall, then...
Much like modern poets, the ancient poets survived because of patronage Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Many today...
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Here, women are ever-present, as wives and queens and heroines. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik In the 19th...
These clearly reveal different ways of thinking and are probably very strongly linked to Tantra. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...
In fact, no one knows when the worship began. Temples were built over them much later. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...
It is a practice mostly seen in South Indian Vishnu temples. After the devotee pays obeisance to the deity (darshan), the priest places a crown on his...
According to legend, when the Buddha died, the kings of India fought over his bones, which were eventually divided into eight parts ...
The organisers had to apologise for hurting sentiments, without meaning to Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik At the...
Shias have strong Mesopotamian influence, while Sunnis have strong Arabian influence Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...
These are symbols of femininity that are passed on from mother to daughter Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik If you...
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In Thailand, there is another Ayodhya, known locally as Ayutthaya. It is a ruin now, full of tall pagodas and temples made of brick and stucco, and...
A new word that was created to meet the new requirements of modern times. The word was invented by Savarkar. Illustration/Devdutt...
Politicians casually transplant these gods across the land to suit their agenda, confusing devotees. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik...
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Those who travel to Bangkok ignore all this. All they want is Thai-style partying, which is enjoying guilt-free, easily accessible forms of pleasure. ...
God of Christians, hence of Jews and Muslims, always gave his commandments, via a prophet, in writing, as a book. ...
Trishanku fell downwards but Vishwamitra blocked his fall, suspending him mid-air. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...
One finds the agiary on the western coast of India, in Mumbai and towns such as Sanjan and Diu in Gujarat. These fire temples of the Zoroastrians,...
Surpanakha is attracted by Ram and wants to be intimate with him, and is surprised at being rejected Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik...
An expensive shoe, phone or a bag, today does what rare gems and stones did two thousand years ago. Illustration/Devdutt...
It is a common feature that we see with male monks, especially when confronted with confident women. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik...
This was long before there was a separation between body, mind and heart, that happened during the Bhakti movement ...