While most Hindu festivals are celebrated during the day, with a sense of joy and community gatherings, Shivaratri is in contrast is celebrated in the silence of night and in total stillness ...

Have you ever seen devotees slowly walking in circles around a temple, a Shiva Lingam, or a sacred tree? This sacred act is called Pradakshina, one of the oldest spiritual practices in Hinduism.

Today youngsters either don’t follow the rituals or they don’t know the reason behind it. They think they are too educated to follow these, but they don’t have any idea about the basis of Hindu ...