If Rama was “perfect,” why did Vishnu need to become Krishna later? Because “perfect” in Hindu thought is not a single costume that solves every era. It is a role that fits a specific moral climate.

Rama Ekadashi 2024: Considered one of the most auspicious Ekadashis in the Hindu tradition, Rama Ekadashi falls on the eleventh day of the month of Kartik during Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar.

Ekadashi Parana is done after sunrise on next day of Ekadashi fast. It is necessary to do Parana within Dwadashi Tithi unless Dwadashi is over before sunrise. Not doing Parana within Dwadashi is ...

"Know Rama as Vishnu Himself, know me as Lakshmi, and know Ayodhya as Vaikuntha. Go, O Hanuman, as you will, for you shall forever serve." Every age has its gods, every age has its heroes—but only one ...

(This is the second in a series. Here’s the previous episode.) Hindu worship has so many variants that it seems endlessly confusing to many outside the faith. Scholars attempt to classify, but each ...

Ram Navami is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm on the ninth day of Chaitra month on the birth of Lord Rama. Beginning with the auspicious Navratri, leads up to the birth celebration of Lord Rama. In ...

Rama Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana, the Sanskrit epic of 24,000 stanzas. Find this year's date in the multifaith calendar Rama Navami ...