SAINT BANKA INTRODUCTION Saint Banka (14th century) was a famous saint of Maharashtra. His wife was the great saint Nirmala, and his brother-in-law was Sri Chokhamela, who was also a great vital devotee. He was born in Mehenpuri into the lower class family, who were considered as Untouchables in those days. He was a great poet and wrote several songs on Lord Vital and also used to sing in praise of him. He dedicated his entire life, towards praying to Lord Vital, and lived a pious life. In his song also, he expresses the difficulties being faced as an untouchable, which includes for…
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SAINT BHANUDAS INTRODUCTION Bhanudas (1448–1513) was a Hindu saint of Maharashtra, who was well known for bringing back the sacred idol of Lord Vithoba from Vijayanagar to Pandharpur. He was the great grandfather of Sant Eknath. At his younger age, he used to worship Lord Surya Bhagavan, and after he has seen the divine appearance of Lord Vithoba in his dream, he became his ardent devotee. He was mentioned in the Bhaktavijaya, written by the great Saint Sri Mahapathi. His Samadhi is situated near Vitthal temple at Pandharpur. Similar to Sri Eknath, he was very much attracted with Lord Vitthal and sung lot of Bhakti songs on him. He is considered…
SAINT DANDISWAMI INTRODUCTION “Dandiswami” was a Hindu Philosopher and a saint, who met the great Alexander near Taxila during the 4th century B.C. When Alexander met some naked saints near the mountain forests, he came to know about their leader Dandiswami, who lived in an Ashram, and he was a great Shiva Devotee. Alexander then sent his messenger to bring Dandiswami before him. When his messenger met him at his Ashram, Dandiswami had refused to meet his king Alexander, and asked him to meet him at his ashram. Then Alexander went to the forest and met Dandiswami at his Ashram, and they were discussing…
SAINT SATRAMDAS INTRODUCTION The great saint Sri Satram Das Sahib was born in a small village in Sindh Pakistan in the year 1866. He is a Sindhi Hindu, and considered as an ardent devotee of Mata Durga Devi. He was a great man who gave all kinds of prosperities to the poor and the needy people. People from all classes would seek his blessings. Satramdas Sahib had done wonders in the lives of his sincere devotees. Saint Sai Satramdas Sahib would show his affection to the poor girls and treat them as his own daughters and help them to get…
Hindus are seeking public holiday in Ontario (Canada) on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals; starting 2022. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was not fair with Ontario Hindu community as they had to be at work/school on their most popular festival while there were public holidays on other religious days. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, suggested that Ontario Government needed to revisit its public holiday policies as the Ontario demographics had changed making it a multicultural society and Hindu populations were continuing to grow. He urged…
Hindus have welcomed renowned museum Louvre Abu Dhabi for holding yoga sessions; and are urging all major world museums to launch yoga on their premises. Called “Yoga under the dome”, these yoga sessions claim to “help you calm your mind and find inner peace” in a “truly unique setting in which to explore the healing power of nature and art”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, termed it as a step in the positive direction to make yoga available at such an inspiring museum location and blending yoga with art. Yoga, referred as “a living fossil”,…
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