Shrimad Bhagavata Purana is a compilation of stories of the devotees of the God Almighty. Bhagavan is the name ascribed to God, Bhagavat is the one who is devoted, and Bhagavata is about those devoted ...

Every year, during the month of May, a village not too far from the Chola heartland of Thanjavur lights up with much pomp and grandeur. Narasimha Jayanthi, a Hindu festival that is celebrated in the ...

<span class=author>SRI SRI ANANDA MURTIJI</span><br />What is a human being’s dharma? Every entity and idea has its own distinct characteristic which differentiates ...

The close to seven-hour drive from Chennai to Melattur (near Thanjavur) to watch the Bhagavata Mela could be exciting for a first-time traveller. Lush paddy fields, small streams flowing down rocks, ...

THANJAVUR: The rich tradition of the ‘Bhagavata Mela’ is nurtured by the performance of ‘Bhagavata Mela Natya Natakams’ written by Melattur Venkatarama Sastry (1743-1809) at places like Melattur, ...

Bhagavata rests on the pillar of pure, unstinted, unswerving devotion. Taking the commonly accepted meaning of the word devotion as ‘ adoration and loving service of the supreme being’, the Bhagavata ...

The Bhagavata Purana describes seven ancient continents called Sapta-Dvipa: Jambu, Plaksha, Salmala, Kusha, Krauncha, Saka, and Pushkara. Each continent is surrounded by unique oceans such as ...

Hailing from a family of Bhagavatas is Priyamvadha Murali, her ancestry has been dedicatedly upholding a five hundred year old unique theatre tradition. Being initiated into the oral tradition of ...

View A painting from the Bhagavata Purana: Battle between Banasura and Krishna Begins By Nepalese School, 18th Century; Opaque pigments on wasli; 13½ x 20¼ in. (34.2 x 51.4 cm.)15 x 21¾ in. (38 x 55.2 ...

The Bhagavata, being a Purana, is not simply a narrative; the text — running as it does into 18,000 verses — is also replete with philosophical dialogues, speculations about life here and hereafter, ...