Culture and History
Articles that details the rich cultural heritage and history of India
Gopnath Mahadev Temple: Shiv mandir that stood resilient in the face of 16th-century Islamic invasion
Gopanath Mahadev's shrine is located near Zanzmer village in Talaja taluka, Bhavnagar district. OpIndia's team visited this old temple in Bhavnagar. The team discovered that the temple was attacked the Islamists in the 16th century killing numerous Hindus.
As PM Modi shares pictures of ‘Shankaracharya Hill’, read how the place was attempted to be Islamised as ‘Takht-e-Suleman’ in attempt to erase Hindu...
The Prime Minister calling the said mountains Shankaracharya Hill holds immense significance given the past attempts at Islamising the place as ‘Takh-e-Suleman’. There have been countless efforts to erase the Hindu heritage across the country, but none at the scale seen in Jammu and Kashmir.
Read the grand history of Lord Krishna’s Dwarka where PM Modi performed underwater pooja, the divine city is older than the Indus Valley Civilization
The holy city of Dwarka drowned just as Lord Krishna was stuck with an arrow of a hunter while he was resting in a forest.
Vedic Fire Temple in Azerbaijan: Civilisational heritage and the unceasing continuity of Vedic culture even outside Bharat
The existence of a fire temple called Aateshgah at Surakhani, Azerbaijan, speaks significantly of the civilisational heritage and unceasing continuity of Vedic culture of fire worship even outside Bharat.
PM Modi to attend Pran Pratishtha ceremony of a temple where Lord Krishna himself installed the Shiva idol: The miraculous tale of Mehsana’s Valinath...
According to popular folklore, Lord Krishna himself installed the statue of Lord Shiva at the Valinath temple in Mehsana.
PM Modi to inaugurate the first traditional Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi: His efforts fulfill the decades long dream, here is the backstory
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Modi welcomed sadhus of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha during PM Modi’s visit to the UAE in 2018
No Muslim dynasty ever damaged or built mosques on Hindu temples, claims AIMLPB: How the Muslim body has been lying through its teeth
Numerous historical evidence, inscriptions from medieval era, and ASI reports reveal that mosques were indeed built on preexisting temples.
Madras HC restricts entry of non-Hindus into Temples: Argument over burqa-clad visitors, and how TN govt tried to force ‘secularism’ in Temples
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Madras High Court restricted entry of non-Hindus in temples in its order on 30th January.
Ayodhya: How a critically injured Devi Deen Pandey single-handedly killed 700 soldiers of Mir Baqi’s Mughal army to save Ram Janmabhoomi
Devideen Pandey killed 700 Mughal soldiers before sacrificing his life for the cause of Ram Janmbhoomi in Ayodhya.
‘Dragged on the road, and shot at chest, head’: Heart-rending tale of Kothari brothers who laid down their lives for Ram Mandir, sister carrying...
In a tribute to the ultimate sacrifice by her brothers, Purnima Kothari is presently serving devotees flocking Ayodhya to visit the newly built Ram Mandir.
