Brahmanda Purana and Varaha Purana establishes timeline of Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala hills since the start of creation on earth. After Varaha (in the form of Elasmotherium) rescued land from water, he asked Garuda to bring … Read more
Chanakya was born to Chani and Chaneswari in a village named ChaNaka during late 15th century BCE. This ChaNaka village was in Golla Vishaya (golla region) of South India. Multiple sources including Hemachandra who wrote Parishishta-Parvan, mention … Read more
Vedas, Puranas and Itihasa have recorded world history, centered around present day India much prior to the start of Satya Yuga (Krita Yuga). First King recorded is Barhi, also known as Prachina Barhi (बरही). 10 generations passed … Read more
Deepavali or Diwali is celebrated on last day of Aswayuja month, which is a newmoon day (Amavasya). There are many events wrongly connected to this day in puranas and itihasas. One such event is return of Rama … Read more
Rishi Kapila was born to Kardama Prajapati and his wife Devahuti (daughter of Manu). He is mentioned in many Puranas, Ramayana and multiple vedic hymns. There are multiple Kapila rishis over many generations. Narada Purana enumerates two … Read more
Padma or Lotus Flower is revered with the gods Vishnu, Brahma, Kubera, and the goddesses Lakshmi, Saraswati, Bala, Gayatri etc. This is also considered as seed flower, from which the creator god Brahma was born. But, only … Read more