The Chiranjivi are a group of immortals who are believed to remain alive on Earth until the end of the current age known as the Kali Yuga, according to Hindu literature. The term is a combination of chiram, ‘permanent’, and jīvi, ‘lived’. It is similar to amaratva, which refers to true immortality. According to legend,…
In the vast and intricate web of Hindu cosmology, beyond the material world and hidden in the depths of Patala, lie the 28 Narakas. The hellish realms of suffering, which serve as places where the soul undergoes purification before its next birth. These are not eternal damnations rather temporary realms of retribution, where the consequences…
Beneath the surface of the Earth, hidden away from the light of the sun, lies a labyrinthine world of shadows, serpents and untold secrets—the Seven Underworlds of Hindu cosmology, known as the Sapta Patalas.
