Religion

Dashaar: Kashmir’s Rare but Forgotten Maha Kumbh!

(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat*) Shadipur Kashmir Dashaar, often likened to the revered Purna Kumbh Mela, used to be a unique…

6 months ago

Echoes of Devotion: The First Kheer Bhawani Mela in Exile!

(By: Dr. Rajesh Bhat*)  As the Wheel of Time completes 34 years since the Kashmiri Pandits began celebrating the annual Mela  Kheer Bhawani in…

6 months ago

Bel Tai Madal—Men Behind It

The genre of Leela poetry in Kashmiri literature is said to have evolved from ``Vachun’’ and we notice a boost…

10 months ago

The last Shivratri Puja Kashmiri Pandits Performed in Kashmir!

( Kashmir Rechords Exclusive) February 23, 1990 is the day that most of the Kashmiri Pandits would not forget! On…

10 months ago

Shocking! Vivekananda was denied land in Kashmir

As National Youth Day  is celebrated every year on January 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one…

11 months ago

Sharda Peetha—victim of willful apathy

At the moment when this blog is being written, Sharda temple along with the area annexed over large swathes of…

1 year ago

A rare publication  in memory of Bhagwan Gopi Nath Ji

The publication carries rare photographs of Bhagwan Gopi Nath Ji, facsimile of two Omkar symbols in Sharda, in Bhagwan Gopi…

1 year ago

Ramanujacharya’s   deep spiritual connect with Kashmir

Ramanujacharya and his disciple Kooresha went on foot to Kashmir.  Upon receiving them ,the King of Kashmir and his court-scholars…

1 year ago

Maa Kali’s Abode at Srinagar Kashmir

Hindus, especially Kashmiri Pandits continued to perform puja at a spot well below the mosque after the desecration of what…

1 year ago

Kashmir’s town of Astrology

By B. Revti The origin of Kashmiri Panchang, variously called as `` Jantari’’ or ``Neshpatra’’ dates back to antiquity.   Not…

1 year ago