The secret behind Jyotirlinga names

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr Dinesh Soni (@indian.temples) In Shaivism in India, the term Jyotirlinga holds a very specific religious value. The Word Jyotirlinga is a Sanskrit compound of jyotis (‘radiance’) and linga (‘symbol’). Thus, a Jyotirlinga is Shiva’s symbol that contains Shiva’s radiance; or the presence of Shiva in […]

Nataraja: Interpretations and Modern Day Application

Shiva, the major deity of the Tridev in the Hindu religion which is considered to have been manifested in many forms over the centuries, is mainly associated with the destruction or end of the cycle of the universe. A major manifestation of the deity is considered to be of Nataraja that is the Lord of […]