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Recently Updated Articles in Indian Religion
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| • | Puranic Shaivism
Puranic Shaivism established during the Gupta Dynasty. This puranic religion developed and expanded, and was accompanied by the development of Brahmanical forms of worship. The stories of the Puranas spread rapidly through the singers and narrators.
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| • | Islam Pilgrimage Centres
Islam Pilgrimage Centres in India are thronged with huge number of devotees every year. Since, Islam is the second largest religion of India; there are many Islamic Pilgrimage Centres in India too.
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| • | Christian pilgrimage centres
Christian Pilgrimage Centres are the several ancient churches that are located all over India, particularly in South India. They are famous for their exceptional architectural designs. Most of them depict a fusion of British and European architecture.
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| • | Swami Shivananda
Swami Shivananda was a monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. He went to Varanasi to start the Advaita Ashrama using the donation by Raja of Bhinga to Vivekananda. He remained there as Head of the Ashram for 7 years.
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| • | Lord Subrahmanya
Lord Subrahmanya Swamy is considered to be the universal lord who blesses human beings and helps them to get rid of their sins. He is also known as Lord Kartikeya or Lord Muruga, who is worshipped in Subramanya Shashti. It is held on the sixth day of the Tamil month of Aippasi.
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