The glory of Puri Dham or the ancient Purusottama Kshetra is vividly described in the Utkal Khanda of Skanda Purana. The story of Rishi (Sage) Markandeya discovering this Kshetra at the time of Pralaya (Dissolution of the Universe) can…

This is the story as given by Kanai Khuntia in his book Mahabhava Prakash.  The gist is that after His departure from Vrindavan, Krishna’s pangs of separation from Srimati Radharani, the gopis and his parents was as…

“NEELACHALA-NIVASAYA-NITYAYA-PARAMATMANE  BALABHADRA-SUBHADRABHYAM JAGANNATHAYA TE NAMAH.” Sanatana Dharma Sanatana Dharma is the original name of what is now popularly called Hinduism or Hindu Dharma. The terms Hindu and Hinduism are said to be a more recent development, while…