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India is a land of temples and they dot the entire subcontinent. Each and every temple is sacred, associated with a unique legend of its own and has many stories from its devotees. Templenet presents to the world a world of temples, reflecting the grandeur and the stunning diversity of temple styles across the nation. The site deserves the title it boasts of i.e. The Ultimate Source of Information on Indian Temples. Ranging from history, legend, architecture, festivals, travel and tourism; it is a complete reference for the temples of India.  The site has won several accolades and has been in the cyberspace for more than a decade. Templenet is an ongoing selective presentation on an extensive research project on Indian temples by Mr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran. He is a visionary musician, composer, music educator and writer with several recordings, productions and scores to his credit. Link: http://www.templenet.com/ 

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Devi in Hinduism refers to the mother Goddess. She has many guises and a range of different manifestations. She is worshipped in many forms like Durga, Kali, Parvathi, Bhairavi etc. In Devīmāhātmya the origin of the goddess is described. Devi: The Great Goddess is a website that offers additional information on the contemporary and historical worship of Devi. This web site has been developed in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name conducted at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from March 29, 1999 through September 6, 1999. The web site looks at the six aspects of the Indian goddess Devi. The contents are presented in a very artistic manner and is a pleasure to read. It would appeal to both westerners and to Indians alike. Link: http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/

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Saint Kabir once said - "Guru and God both appear before me. To whom should I prostrate? I bow before Guru who introduced God to me." The word guru takes its origin from gu , darkness and ru , light. Thus guru in the spiritual sense shows others knowledge (light) and destroys ignorance (darkness). Some of the spiritual leaders of the 19th and 2oth centuries are Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Ramana Maharshi, Paramahamsa Yogananda, Anandamayi Ma, Prahlad Chandra Brahmachari and Gopi Krishna. Interestingly, there are some western spiritual leaders who have embraced the Hindu spirituality and have earned the status of a guru. They include Franklin Merrell-Wolff, Paul Twitchell etc to name a few. You can read their biographies at the following link. Link: http://www.om-guru.com/

Tantra , tantricism or tantrism is a religious philosophy according to which Shakti is usually the main deity worshipped, and the universe is regarded as the divine play of shakti and shiva. Contrary to the western association to sex, Tantra deals primarily with spiritual practices and ritual forms of worship, which aim at liberation from ignorance and rebirth.Tantras deal with popular aspects of the religion, such as spells, rituals, and symbols. Usually, Tantras are dialogues between Śiva and the Goddess. Those scriptures where Shiva answers the questions are called agama and where Parvati answers, it is a nigama . The object of the rituals is to awaken kundalini energy and to attain liberation in the spiritual sense. The purpose of tantra is to integrate all aspects of life and is a realm where numerous varieties of ancient scinces blend. You can find the well known art of pranayama, mantra, yantra, yoga, astrology, ayurveda etc in a nice blend. At Shiva Shakti Mandalam website...

The oldest literature of the world, the Vedas, the Puranas and the Ithihasas which relate to the Indian subcontinent, are all written in the Sanskrit language. They are still available in the same form as they were known from the very beginning. This is only because of the scholars who are well versed in Sanskrit. There is sufficient evidence available today to claim that Sanskrit is one of the oldest language of the world. Learning Sanskrit is very important for students who have sanskrit as one of the second languages in the school, Indologists, Linguistic scholars, Sanskrit scholars, scientists or just anyone interested in learning and assimilating India's ancient scriptures. The study of languages is always fascinating. For this reason alone, one can study or learn Sanskrit. The word Sanskrit means well refined and is aptly called so as it has maintained its structure and vocabulary even today as it was in the past. The Samskritapriyah group and the Samskrit Education Society w...