@IndicaBooks An astronomical theater with twelve zodiac pillars having a zodiac sign carved on them is the Navaraṅga of the Vidyāśaṅkara Temple at Sringeri, a town established by Shankaracharya
@IndicaBooks The pillars are illuminated each month, causing observers to conjecture that the illumination patterns represent a calendar. Scientific studies at the temple have not been able to resolve the issue
@IndicaBooks It reveals many intriguing secrets of Sanātana Dharma & its astronomy as narrated by the architecture. It shows how well Veda, Vedanta, Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astrology), Yoga, Vāstu Shāstra, Āgama (canons of temple culture) & Tantra (esoteric doctrines of religious practice)...
@IndicaBooks ...are harmoniously blended in the construction of the Vidyāśaṅkara temple
The book provides captivating foundational facts like the religious purpose of the temples; how the grand temple architectures are designed to meet stated purposes;
@IndicaBooks how to understand the biological basis of Hindu Astronomy, Ayurveda, Astrology, Festivals and Yoga of the Sanātana Dharma civilization and many more cultural aspects
@AuthorGaneshS@IndicaBooks The Puranas, as suggested by their name, describe events deep in the earth’s past. Finding a complete cosmology in the ancient Puranic texts that are mostly aligned with the view of cutting-edge science is almost incredible
The narrative is pieced together by exploring familiar stories from the Puranas in great depth. In the well-known story of the Descent of Ganga, the extra-terrestrial origin of Earth’s waters has been described...
@PNeppalli@IndicaBooks What is the Absolute Truth? What is my essential nature? How can I grasp the truth and make it my everyday experience? Srinivasa Rao’s clear & lucid explanations of the Absolute Truth resonate deeply, & awaken the seeker to a direct experience of the Self as Pure Consciousness
@PNeppalli@IndicaBooks “This book is a very useful addition to the Vedanta texts in English. It is an excellent summarization of Advaita.” --- Dr. Aravinda Rao Karanam, Retired DGP, now teaching at @advaitaacademy
A new movement was founded, looking at the economic and development needs of rural villages in the Indian Himalayas, and encouraging them to use local resources in order to open up new avenues to self-reliance
@gchikermane@IndicaBooks Thought leaders from twenty diverse fields, ranging from politics, economics and foreign policy to health care and energy, predict what 2030 will look like for India and how the nation will evolve in this decade.
@gchikermane@IndicaBooks Editor Gautam Chikermane has masterfully weaved together essays by Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, Ajay Shah, Amish Tripathi, Amrita Narlikar, Bibek Debroy, David Frawley, Devdip Ganguli, Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Kirit S. Parikh, Manish Sabharwal, Monika Halan, Parth J. Shah,
@nkgrock@IndicaBooks The world cultures covered in the book include Indic traditions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism; ancient civilisations like Greece, Rome, Mesopotamia and Egypt; and Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
@nkgrock@IndicaBooks Two themes of special focus in the book are: Impurity & Sacrality
While they are often understood as being opposed to each other, the book examines how they are treated as two sides of the same coin, when it comes to menstruation