The Vedas comprise a vast corpus of Sanskrit poetry, philosophical dialogue, myth, and ritual incantations developed and composed by Aryans over 3,500 years ago. Regarded by Hindus as the primary ...

The Vedas have upavedas or secondary knowledge: Ayur-veda or science of medicine in the Rigveda, Dhanurveda or science of archery in the Yajur-veda, the Gandharvaveda or science of music in the ...

Chanting of Vedic mantras will help students beat the academic stress and pass examinations with flying colours. It will also lead to psychological and physiological well-being of students and improve ...

New Delhi: Can ancient mantras induce rains? Do Vedic chants impact the surrounding environment? A team of scientists will attempt to find out the answers when they descend on the ancient village of ...

Murajapam, the centuries-old veda chanting ritual held once in six years has begun at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here sans the participation of Azhvanchery Thamprakkal, the presiding authority of ...

Can a single ancient mantra calm your mind, strengthen your confidence, and even help balance planetary influences? For thousands of years, the Gayatri Mantra has been regarded as one of Hinduism's ...

Chennai: Even though he retired back in 2001 as a supervisor in the library of the Indian Institute of Technology here, 66-year-old N. Srinivasan is a busy man these days. His days are spent hanging ...

As reported by Sringeri Math, the Parayanam was completed at Vallabharam Shaligram Sangved Vidyalaya from 2 October to 30 November. This achievement has been accomplished in its pure classical form ...