Ravana’s Ten Heads loom large every Dussehra, when towering effigies of the Demon King are set aflame to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. We recognize Ravana as the villain of the Ramayana, a formidable rakshasa with ten fearsome faces. But have you ever wondered what Ravana’s Ten Heads truly mean beyond the literal […]
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Introduction The 64 Yoginis: India’s Forgotten Goddesses of Power hold a place both ferocious and mystical in Indian mythology. Born from Goddess Durga’s rage and divine will, these shadowy warrior goddesses danced through cremation grounds, drank demon blood mid-air, and vanished into silence. Who were they? Why were they worshipped in roofless temples open to
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Introduction: Indian mythology is often thought of as just the Ramayana and Mahabharata, but beyond these familiar epics lies a vast tapestry of forgotten sagas. Imagine a righteous queen whose fury scorches a city, or a humble sage whose verses reshape society — these stories pulse through lesser-known texts and folk traditions. Exploring them matters
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Serpent lore in mythology reveals how cultures across the world transformed humanity’s deepest fears into sacred symbolism. Serpents slither through nearly every mythology as powerful symbols of both fear and fascination. In many legends, they are chaos incarnate—colossal dragons to be vanquished by heroes—yet elsewhere they guard divine treasures or secrets of immortality. From India’s
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Boons and curses in mythology are not just magical plot devices—they are cosmic forces that forge destinies, topple empires, and birth avatars. Picture a blindfolded queen standing amidst a battlefield’s carnage, cursing a god with every ounce of her grief. Elsewhere, a demon king revels in a divine boon of near-immortality, unaware of the ferocious
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Introduction A lone warrior stares at a darkening sky as flames devour the earth, while in another realm, a divine horseman gallops forth to end an age of darkness. These are not fragments of a single tale, but vivid echoes from end-of-world myths across cultures. From ancient India to the icy north, civilizations have imagined
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Introduction Imagine a Vedic sage and a Norse skald seated by a sacred fire, trading tales across time. One chants hymns of Purusha, the cosmic being sacrificed to forge the universe; the other speaks of Ymir, the frost giant whose body became the world. Though oceans and centuries apart, these stories reveal profound Hindu and
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When we speak of underworld adventures in mythology, we’re really asking a human question: what becomes of us after the last breath? Civilizations answered with story—grand, solemn, and strangely comforting. In India, a soul stands before Yama. In Egypt, a heart is weighed against a feather. In Greece, heroes walk into Hades and try to
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On the darkest night of the year, when the new moon hides its face, India awakens to light. From tiny clay lamps to radiant lanterns, homes shimmer like constellations scattered across the earth. Yet behind this dazzling glow lies something far deeper — a timeless storybook of gods, kings, demons, and the triumph of light
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Introduction Across the sweep of history, few legends rival the grandeur of the Kurukshetra vs Trojan War — two epic battles, one from India’s Mahabharata and the other from Greece’s Iliad, that have captivated humanity’s imagination for millennia. One was fought on the sacred plains of India, where cousins turned enemies over dharma and destiny.The
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