Dakshyani Editorial

The editorial team at Dakshyani researches and writes accessible guides to Indian mythology, temples, festivals, and living traditions.

40 articles published

Lord Ganesha: Complete Guide

Complete guide to Lord Ganesha — his creation story, elephant head symbolism, his role as Vighneshvara, Ganesh Chaturthi…

Complete guide to Ayurveda — Tri-Dosha theory (Vata, Pitta, Kapha), Panchakarma, eight branches including surgery by Sushruta, Dinacharya…

The complete guide to all 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva — Somnath, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar, Kedarnath, Bhimashankar, Kashi…

Guide to India's greatest saints — Adi Shankaracharya, Bhakti saints (Mirabai, Kabir, Tukaram), Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, and the living…

The complete philosophical meaning of Namaste — Sanskrit etymology, Anjali Mudra symbolism, its Upanishadic foundation in Aham Brahmasmi,…

Complete guide to Hindu meditation — types from Japa Yoga and Trataka to Atma Vichara, Patanjali's progression from…

Complete guide to Vedic education — the four Vedas, six Vedangas, Upanishads, oral transmission methods including Ghana patha,…

Complete guide to Holi — the story of Prahlada and Holika Dahan, Krishna's divine play with Radha, regional…

The complete guide to the 51 Shakti Peethas — sacred sites where parts of Sati's body fell, including…

The complete Ramayana timeline — from Rama's miraculous birth in Ayodhya through all seven Kandas: exile, Sita's abduction,…