Shailaja, Shailaputri, Adrija, Devi Maheswari, Himavathi, Girirajputri  (daughter of the kind of mountains), or Girija and Narayani are all the names of the Hindu goddess Parvati. Parvati is said to be the reincarnation of Sati (Shiva’s first wife).

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Tulsi Vivah is one of the Hindu festivals in India. The festival takes place after Diwali. People celebrate it by holding a marriage between Tulsi (basil) plant and Lord Vishnu. We can find the legend behind Tulsi Vivah in Padma Purana.

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India is a land of intense belief. And Lord Shiva is worshipped in all its nooks and corners with great austerity. While speaking of Lord Shiva and his glory, the word that comes to every devoted Hindu would be Jyotirlinga.

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Dhumravarna means one with a tawny colour or smoky colour. Thus Ganesha appears to have a dark smoky hue in this manifestation. He also rides a  blue horse.

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Vighnaraja means Lord of obstacles. People regard the elephant as a powerful animal. They throw away any obstacle that comes in their way. That is why he is called a remover of obstacles.

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Mahabharata has many unknown yet highly important characters that played a mighty role in the events that lead to the war. One such character is the character of Barbarik, the son of Ghatotkach and Maurvi.

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Kalki has to come to finish the evil in the world and the universe and to restore the balance in the cosmos. People believe that Kalki will come when the world has only evil left in it. He will slay the world of the bad, wrong and evil and start the cycle of the universe again.

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Buddha is considered as a 9th avatar when we look at the incarnations from the perspective of Lord Krishna and not Lord Vishnu. When ancient texts speak about the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the 9th avatar is Lord Krishna whereas when the texts speak about 10 incarnations keeping  Lord Krishna in mind, the 9th avatar is considered as Gautam Buddha.

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The eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu talks about the mighty Balarama who has guided and consulted Lord Krishna from time to time. Balarama and Krishna lived a simple village life in Vrindavan with their parents – Nanda and Yashoda. They were given the duties of herding the cows, pasteurizing the ground and taking care of the cows.

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Krishna Avatar, for many people, is the eighth avatar whereas, some accounts suggest that it is the ninth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Some accounts consider Krishna’s brother Balaram as the eighth incarnation.

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