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Chicken is a widely consumed meat now, but there are little or plausibly no reference of fowl being consumed as a meat in ancient texts, although we know that meats that of goats, lambs and buffalos was consumed. When did India start consuming chicken as a mass meat? Also, I presume that this must be older than 1940s, for butter chicken must have originated only if chicken was widely consumed at that point of time. Also if we can answer the when question, we should also be tackling the other wh question of how.

As per the current situation in the nation, more and more younger generations are leaving dharma for westernised concepts. How can the people be drawn towards shaktism and shaivism as we can see excessive vaishnava outreach has led to this situation in the nation, can we start such movements through social media where we explain people about the shastras properly to create a public outreach?. What are the thoughts of the people in this sub?

Hello everyone

This is a controversial topic so please don't spread hate

So I am a Hindu student in Nagpur

Recently I came across a temple which had been illegally occupied by some one idk who

Situation - there was a Vithal Rukmani Maath near RSS HQ in Mahal which I was told by an aged uncle when I visited nagpur 5-6 years ago

Today when I came back I saw a building built above the temple and being used for residence, godown and idk what (was about to say by just looking) definitely not a aashram

The thing I want to do is how can I confront the person who built it and who is the right person i would connect with to stop the illegal acquisition of temple space

Namaste. I'm an 18 year old from the US and i really want to get close to my culture and hinduism. I see all my chrisitan friends reading the bible and loving their religion, but i unfortunately dont have such a relationship with hindu gods. All my life i've been told to serve prasad to god and ask for what we need and that seems transactional.

My grandpa got me a bhagavad gita but it had a lot of sanskrit shlokas and little english translations which made it difficult for me to understand and was frustrating.

Can anyone please suggest me a bhagavad gita version that is in english and explains the wise words of lord krishna?

So I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian Hindu in the U.S and just found out about bone charred sugar, which is the prevalent sugar here. I was wondering if I am allowed to eat it or not? I did some research and here is my reasoning: I am pretty good veg I dont eat any meat, fish, dont consume gelatin or (I just learned about this and am trying to give up) rennet but I eat eggs milk onion garlic. Not as strict as, say, ISKCON, because I was not raised in that manner. I personally think that sugar is okay because I am not consuming animal product due to excessive filtration, nor contributing to the death of cows, because, even if demand for sugar skyrocketed, my buying it will not cause slaughterhouses to kill more cows because their main profit comes from the meat and leather, which drives demand and sales. For bakeries, pastries rot anyway and are on fixed production, meaning the chef won't make more if I buy one. Plus in scriptures it says that boiling and straining removes impurity (Himsa) from food with animal contact, which is done heavily for sugar, but even though this ritual is based on your intent of the food contact, Its not my intent to contact it with animal byproduct, I just want sugar its the companies and factories. doing this. Because Hinduism is also heavily centered on intent, I believe spending hours doing research and feeling so stressed and conflicted about this matter and other Hindu and veg matters shows that my intent is pure and I do not wish to consume animals, therefore hopefully not giving me bad Karma. I would like fellow vegetarians' and Hindus' inputs on this matter based on your and my information. Thank you!

'Panch Parivartan' (Fivefold Transformation) is a program initiated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as part of its centenary celebrations, aimed at bringing significant social change.

The five key components of this initiative are:

1. Social Harmony (Samaajik Samrasta): Promoting equality and brotherhood in society.
2. Family Awakening (Kutumb Prabodhan): Strengthening family values and increasing awareness within families.
3. Environmental Awareness (Paryavaran Sanrakshan): Spreading awareness and encouraging efforts toward environmental conservation.
4. Emphasis on ‘Selfhood’ (‘Sw’ par Zor): Encouraging self-reliance and national pride.
5. Fulfillment of Civic Duties (Nagarik Kartavya Nirvahan): Making citizens aware of their duties and motivating them to fulfill them.

Finally met someone who checked every box, shared values, similar interests, genuinely great personality, the whole deal. My parents were thrilled, I was thrilled, I was already mentally planning the wedding playlist. Our stars had aligned, or so I thought.

Then the kundli report happened. Sat there going through the charts and symbols and just felt this slow sinking feeling in my chest as I realized the planets were, apparently, not having it. Felt like getting punched in the gut over a piece of paper.

And the worst part is I just... accepted it. Didn't even really push back. Tradition says kundli matching is non-negotiable for a harmonious marriage, so I quietly said goodbye to someone I actually really liked, heavy heart and all. Still not sure if I regret going along with it or not. Anyone else had their relationship torpedoed by a ""mismatch,"" or am I the only one who let a birth chart make my dating decisions for me?

What book would you suggest to someone who knows absolutely nothing at all about Sanatan Dharma to read first? Why?

Kanwariyas, in my opinion, are also an epitome of a much bigger problem - unemployment and the need for social validation.

We all know unemployed youth are looked down upon in our society. So how does an unemployed young man earn respect? By doing something which society considers respectable.

And in a society which is heavily driven by religion, religious activities becomes one of the easiest way to earn that respect. When I was a kid, I remember my neighbours organised a kirtan. Everyone in the society came, praised them for organising it and treated them with a lot of respect. Nobody really cared what they did otherwise. The fact that they organised a religious event itself gave them some sort of social standing.

I think Kanwar Yatra works in a similar way for a lot of young men.

You may not have a job, you may not have much social status, you may not have achieved much in life but you can go on a Kanwar Yatra, walk hundreds of kilometres and suddenly people look at you with respect.

You earn respect by doing such religious. Religion fills that gap very easily.

So I will also put in context for the post.

Context -

I am 18yo girl and I have seen some really bad things happening in life now idk if they were actually the manifestations of my own family members , but If i was given a scale of 1-10 or anything to measure the damage and deaths in my family I would rate it a 100/10 .

These things are like super traumatizing for a child and I saw that trauma for 10 years approx , from the time I was 6-7 SMTH..my father passed away and a few more members of my family, I have seen terrible sickness to my family members.

Terrifying deaths.

But like we all used to go to different pandits, we followed so many gurus , we did so many fastings and vrats , so much that we have lost count.nothing worked. And I lost my faith in God , I knew that God is here. He exists but he hates me was my belief. now 2 months back again something really world shaking happened in my life .

And that's the time I actually looked at god and bcs of so many other things that happened I was so powerless bcs i was not even praying for one day, so one night I cried my heart out and randomly said , hey bhagwan if you are here , then pls give me the power to atleast survive the next morning and next morning I was so lively. I realised that what we think that in the past god never listened to us bcs he could not save our people. But he actually gave us immense strength to face it all and still do good in all the other areas of life.

Now I actually started to search more about all this bcs my family has completely cut off from bhakti , bcs they are tired from life , they just do the Poojas for formality atp , they just do meditations.

I have been listening a lot about naam jap lately, I want to do get in spirituality bcs since a month my life has been completely transformed, spirituality gives me comfort and hope .

Altho rn things are not comfortable bcs i am changing myself into a new self , so the old identity is resisting a lot while going but I am going to fight it .

Also I watched a video of premanand maharaj where he said that stick to one Devi Devta , like idk why I feel comfort with Shiva like a grandfather, Mahadev like a grandfather, Parvati maiya like grandmother , Radha maiya like a big sister or idk just comfort , Krishna like a big brothe , hanuman like a big brother so idk leaving any of them scares me and I don't want to how to figure this out.???

I don't have much knowledge on spiritual rules and how to do naam jap etc so if anyone has some good experience some good experienced in life pls tell I will dm you please guide me , bcs my problem can not be solved if I do not tell about my past and I can not tell it here so if any experienced person can help me out pls let me know .

I will be grateful

Radhe Radhe

Guys im back we already collectively ban one of... this kind of channel . Now we have to report this subreddit as well.

So do report guys.

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Came across this news recently and it was really saddening to see a Gaushala being treated like this by a temple committee no less.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbGSRVlPAYM/?igsh=MWV5Z3Q5MWx4NzFheA==

For context im white and nonbinary and have been looking for a name that fits for years. For about five years I’ve been going by Kris but it feels incomplete. I’ve been looking and looking for a longer form of Kris cause it feels like a nick name or shortened, none of the other names I’ve found for Kris fit. They always feel too masculine or feminine but I’ve found one that truly feels gender neutral. Krishna is the Hindu god of creation and is the name I want for myself. In India and surrounding countries it’s a common name for both male and female. I have nothing but respect for all religions and cultures and need to make sure I’m not appropriating or stepping on toes by naming myself Krishna