Namaste – Etymology, Meaning and Origins

Namaste is the word used as a common form of customary salutation in India, especially in Hindu religion both physical and spoken, when two individual meet. Namaste is a basic way of saying “Hello” but literally speaking … Read more

4000 years old Vishnu deity statues in Vietnam

Vishnu stone head from Oc Eo culture, dating back to 4,000-3,500 years have been discovered in the region of Southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Mekong (Ma Ganga) River is named after the Ganges (Ganga) River of India. Vietnam … Read more

Vedic (Hinduism) Influence in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt had Vedic influences and several photographic evidences were found, which indicate Saivism and Vaishnavism being followed by rulers of Egypt. In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis (spelled as Hapi-ankh), is a bull-deity that was worshipped … Read more

Endemic Species of Socotra Island, Yemen

Socotra (Arabic: سُقُطْرَى‎ Suquṭra), also spelled Soqotra, is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean and out of them, the largest island, also called as Socotra Island, is about 95% of the total land … Read more

Tracing the lost, dried River Saraswati

Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती नदी sárasvatī nadī) is the only Indian River of ancient times, which was referred to many times in Vedas. It was called Ambitame, Naditame, Devitame – the Best of mothers, Best of rivers and … Read more