All of us have been brought up to believe that there are certain practices and techniques which can ward off the evil eye. Superstitions are normally attributed to a lack of education and literacy. We live in a country where 61 percent of our employees believe in superstitions and 67 percent of our scientists believe in seeking God’s blessings before a rocket launch for good luck. Today we are going to share some these that followed in various cultures around the world.
I never lose a bet “touch wood” or I never lose any bets I ever make, “touch wood”. Do these sentences seem similar to you in any manner? Well, the similarity is in the use of the phrase “touch wood”. We use the phrase to ward off bad-luck but have you ever
Vedas the old ancient scripture and text have been stated at the world’s oldest piece of literature. They were complied at a time in India when rest of the world was still busy with hunting and hardly knew about even living nicely. The Vedas (Sanskrit वेद véda, “knowledge”), a large
Om or Aum written in Devanāgari as ॐ and as ओम्, in Sanskrit known as praṇava प्रणव , Omkara, or Auṃkāra ओंकार (lit. “Auṃ form/syllable”), is a sacred/mystical syllable in the Dharma or Indian religions, i.e. Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Aum, pronounced as a long or over-long nasalized close-mid back
There have been many great warriors, saints, gods etc. in the Hindu mythology. According to the various Indian traditions and stories there are eight immortals who walk on this Earth. I present what i found after my research. Each person listed here has a very unique story why they are