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The Aesthetic Elements of the Ramayana

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Arjun Bharadwaj
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Adikavi, Maharshi Valmiki provided the first great model for composing poetry imbued with all the nine Rasas. He authored the Ramayana at a time when the formal academic discipline of aesthetics was n ...
The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi

The Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi

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Team Dharma Dispatch
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The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.
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A Voyage into Vijayanagara: The Violation of Sanctity

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Sandeep Balakrishna
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For centuries, Kishkinda was a sacred Kshetra, the abode of Hanuman. Its environs birthed the great Hindu Empire of Vijayanagara. Over the last three decades, its sanctity has been almost completely e ...
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Kalinath Baba: The Clairvoyant Sadhu

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Team Dharma Dispatch
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Gopinath Kaviraj narrates an incredible incident of meeting Sri Kalinath Baba in Kashi. This sadhu was endowed with astonishing powers of clairvoyance.

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