Ancient India

Hindu Temple Architecture Guide

Complete guide to Hindu temple architecture — Nagara, Dravida, and Vesara styles, anatomy of a temple from garbhagriha…

The complete guide to the ancient Gurukul system — residential education at the teacher's feet, Upanayana ceremony, curriculum,…

Complete beginner's guide to Vedic astrology — the nine Navagraha planets, twelve rashis, 27 nakshatras, Vimshottari Dasha periods,…

Complete introduction to the four Vedas — Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda — with key hymns, the oral…

Complete guide to the Upanishads — the 12 principal texts, the four Mahavakyas, key teachings from Brihadaranyaka to…

Complete history of Sanskrit — from Vedic Sanskrit and Panini's Ashtadhyayi to its role in discovering the Indo-European…

Complete guide to yoga — from Vedic origins through Patanjali's eight limbs, four paths of yoga, Hatha Yoga's…

Complete guide to the Indian calendar systems — Vikram Samvat, Saka calendar, lunar months, tithis, nakshatras, the six…

Complete guide to Lord Brahma — his creation of the universe, four-headed form, consort Saraswati, why almost no…

The complete explanation of Dharma — cosmic order, righteousness, and duty. Covers Sanatana Dharma, Svadharma in the Bhagavad…