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What is the difference between pūjā, naivedya, arcanā and abhiṣeka, especially regarding the offering of flowers and leaves?

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Earliest acharyas advocating a non-birth-based varna system?

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what is kaishika ekadashi?

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How many Tantra shastra & Puran have been lost ? Could they be recovered through Akashic Records?

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What is the source of this Ślōka?

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Any works of the Nāyanmārs in Saṃskṛtam?

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If soul is everywhere, then what is leaving the body at the time of death?

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Does killing or harming someone in mind intentionally (not in real life) to cope with anxiety and not afraid of them will create bad karmas

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Inspiration from the Gods- any examples today?

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What are the 14 layers of the mind

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In Sri Vaishnava (Iyengar) tradition and Vaishnava Agamas, are consecrated Vishnu temples considered identical to or replicas of Paramapadam?

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Are fully Āgamic (Pāñcarātra / Vaikhānasa / Śaiva-Āgama) temples largely in South India today? Why did Agamaic worship decline in North India?

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What is the origin of Kumbha Mela?

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Do Western scholars and academic syllabi treat Advaita Vedānta as the “default” or “representative” metaphysical system of Hinduism, and if so, why?

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Is it fair that a soul suffers eternally because no one fed it sesame balls? Garuda Purana says yes

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Why chant mantras on a mala? Is it just for counting, or do different stones have spiritual significance for specific deities?

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Reason for “thirteen years” of Pitris displeasure due to menstrual impurity?

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Is the Bharadwaj gotra of Brahmins same as Balabhadra gotra of kuilta caste of western odisha?

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Is opposition to child marriage scriptural?

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What does it mean if I see someone alive in real life, die in my dream

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Which verses of Yajurveda does Satapatha Brahmana 13.5.2.1-10 correspond to?

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Symbolism of Sage Agastya subduing the Vindhya mountain and its relation to his prominence in South Indian devotional literature

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Who are the 8 Chiranjivis in Hindu mythology? Are they still believed to exist on Earth today, and what is their role or purpose in Kalyug?

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Where is this phrase found?

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What are the counter-arguments within Hinduism against the Satī (sahamaraṇa) system?

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Is Vaman Avtar The Only Hindu Deity Who Is Bald

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Which Hindu scriptures discuss the Sati practice?

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Are mlecchas said to possess maya shakti/illusory power?

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Hindu Mantras To Help With Intrusive Thoughts, Unwanted Thoughts

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Which major sastra conveys us the concept of bija mantras?

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How many Vaishnava Agamas (Pancharatra & Vaikhanasa) are traditionally said to exist, and how many are available in printed or digital form today?

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Who is the consort of Ucchishta Ganpathi, Tantric Form of Ganesh?

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Hindu Shastra Says Truth Always Comes Out But When?

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Why didn't Lord Shiva use a weapon to kill Aadi?

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Hindu Saints Long Hair & Beards : Hairs = Antenna

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Who is the deity of the Purusha Suktam according to different schools?

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Are these verses from Garuda Purana and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad asking men to beat women? If not, how should they be interpreted?

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What causes certain jivas to be hot-headed?

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Did Parashurama perform any expiation for killing his mother?

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Consistency : If Śaṅkara’s Advaita is accused of Buddhist influence, how do Mādhavas respond to the same methodology applied to Madhva and Jainism?

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Which present-day Vaishnava sampradāyas consider the Pāñcarātra Āgama texts authoritative for deity worship in their temples?

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Adi Buddha and Gautama buddha, Which one is the real avatar of Lord vishnu?

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Is Gautama Buddha an avatar of Lord Vishnu?

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Was Madhvacharya influenced by Islam or another Abrahamic religion?

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please fact check from scriptures the idea that ghosts could satisfy sexual desires through another body?

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What are the differences between Dvaitadvaita of Sri Nimbarkacharya and Achintya Bheda Abheda of Sri Chaitanya?

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Why do some Advaitins wear an Urdhva Pundra made of ash?

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