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GLIMPSES OF FEMININE DIVINITY IN SANATAN DHARMA
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GLIMPSES OF FEMININE DIVINITY IN SANATAN DHARMA

In Hinduism, females and males are the two halves of 'one whole’ in the form of Shiva and Shakti. The Hindu scriptures extol the quality of the female divine as well as the spiritual equality among male and female deities, while highlighting the differences in their manifested forms. 

Jainas and Buddhists in Ayodhya
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Jainas and Buddhists in Ayodhya

The recent upheaval about a Hindu temple for Thalaivetti Muniyappan (“Muni Baba with the broken head”) in Salem TN, apparently a patched-up and restored Buddha statue, and therefore taken away from its worshippers by Court order with the prospect of giving it to the Buddhists , reminds us of a similar line of argument in the Ayodhya debate of 1990-91.

परब्रह्म श्रीकृष्णकी निजानंदात्मिका लीला एवं व्रजगोपांगनाओंका भक्तिरस
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परब्रह्म श्रीकृष्णकी निजानंदात्मिका लीला एवं व्रजगोपांगनाओंका भक्तिरस

दिव्याङ्गनावृन्दनिषेविताय स्मितप्रभाचारुमुखाम्बुजाय।
त्रैलौक्यसम्मोहनसुन्दराय नमोऽस्तु गोपीजनवल्लभाय॥

Accession Of Jodhpur To Union Of India – Facts Vs Myths
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Accession Of Jodhpur To Union Of India – Facts Vs Myths

This is a very popular belief that Jodhpur wanted to accede to Pakistan, but with the efforts of V.P. Menon, Sardar Patel, and Mountbatten, it didn’t happen. In this essay, the author examines and disproves the various misconceptions about Jodhpur’s accession to the Union of India.