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7 Ancient Shiva Temples Where Devotees Are Not Allowed to Touch the Shivling

ॐ नमः शिवाय। न स्पर्शेन न मन्त्रेण, भावेन तु प्रसीदति। Shiva is known as the most accessible of gods. He lives in cremation grounds, wears ash, listens to the broken, and blesses without conditions. And yet, across India, there are ancient Shiva temples where devotees are clearly instructed not to…

Times Life

What Science Knows About the 2013 Floods, And What It Doesn’t About Kedarnath

In June 2013, Uttarakhand witnessed destruction on a scale that reshaped both geography and memory. Days of relentless rain triggered cloudbursts, landslides, and a sudden glacial lake outburst that sent a violent mix of water, rock, ice, and debris racing through the Mandakini valley. Entire settlements vanished. Roads and bridges…

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Why Did Shiva Live as an Outsider Among Gods

Lord Shiva stands as one of the most powerful deities in Hindu tradition, yet he chooses a life away from luxury and social approval. Drawing from ancient scriptures and lived spiritual traditions, his choice reflects deep wisdom and conscious detachment. Wearing ashes, meditating in cremation grounds, and embracing those society…

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You Won’t Believe the Wildlife Hidden in the Himalayas

Whenever individuals imagine the Himalayas, they have in mind snow capped mountains, silent valleys and spiritual retreats. Living behind this dramatic landscape though is one of the most unexpected and richest wildlife communities on the planet. Estranged across India, Nepal, Bhutan and up to the Himalayas, animals are so unique…

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5 Jyotirlingas Where Devotees Feel Shiva’s Living Presence

ॐ नमः शिवाय। नमः शिवाय शान्ताय कारणत्रयहेतवे। निवेदयामि चात्मानं त्वं गति: परमेश्वर॥ People usually turn to Shiva not in celebration, but in moments of weight and uncertainty. When life feels overwhelming, when words fail, and silence feels more honest than hope, Shiva becomes that presence which does not judge or…

Times Life

7 Vishnu Temples People Visit When Everything Goes Wrong (Even Non-Believers)

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय। There are days when nothing dramatic happens, yet everything feels wrong. You are doing what you are supposed to do, working hard, staying patient, being decent, and still life refuses to move forward. Plans fail quietly. Answers stop coming. People around you say “time will fix…

Times Life

7 Sacred Vishnu Temples in North India to Visit for Removing Past Karma

Sometimes life feels unfair without a clear reason. Patterns repeat. Efforts do not give results. Relationships break the same way again and again. Fear appears without memory. In Sanatan thought, these moments are not random. They are often seen as karma speaking, not as punishment, but as unfinished lessons waiting…

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12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva: The Places Where Mahadev Still Breathes on Earth

Lord Shiva, revered as Bholenath and Mahadev, represents transformation, compassion, and deep inner awakening. Across India, thousands of temples honor him, yet the twelve Jyotirlingas hold exceptional spiritual importance. According to ancient scriptures and lived devotional tradition, these sacred sites mark where Shiva manifested as pure, infinite light. For devotees…

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I fell at the top of a mountain – and knew I had to haul my broken body down or die in the snow

While navigating a steep trail, Jean Muenchrath lost her grip. She was horrifically injured, with a broken spine, shattered tailbone, pubic bone and hip fractures, internal bleeding, a head wound and one on her buttock that turned gangrenous. There was no choice but to get home ...

The Guardian - UK

India’s monsoon is becoming more extreme – even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

Across India, torrential rains over the past few months have swallowed an entire village in the Himalayas, flooded Punjab’s farmlands and brought Kolkata to a standstill. This all happened in a monsoon season in which total rainfall was technically only 8% above normal.

The Conversation

Scientists Probe Tajik Glacier For Clues To Climate Resistance

Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades.

International Business Times

Arc Teryx Fireworks Display Controversy Now Under Investigation Over Possible Damage to Himalayas

Chinese sportswear giant Arc Teryx is now under investigation after the controversial fireworks display in Himalayas. Many consumers in China began a boycott movement.

International Business Times UK

Grumpy-looking Pallas's cat photographed by camera trap in stunning photo from eastern Himalayas

The Pallas’s cat is just one of several wildcats spotted in Arunachal Pradesh, which also supports snow leopards, common leopards, clouded leopards, leopard cats and marbled cats.

LiveScience

Photos of New Delhi residents on the swollen banks of the Yamuna River

Water levels of India's Yamuna River, which originates in the Himalayas, crossed the danger mark on Tuesday, posing a threat of flooding in low-lying areas of New Delhi.

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The geology that holds up the Himalayas is not what we thought, scientists discover

A 100-year-old theory explaining how Asia can carry the huge weight of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau needs to be rewritten, a new study suggests.

The Conversation

Himalayan flash floods: climate change worsens them, but poor planning makes them deadly

On August 5, a cloudburst near the Kheer Ganga river triggered a flash flood that tore through Dharali, a village in the Indian Himalayas. Within minutes, the river swelled with water, mud and debris, sweeping away homes, roads and lives.

Newslaundry

Crossing rivers, climbing mountains: The story behind the Dharali stories

Disasters in the Himalayas rarely give warnings, only images. The first ones from Dharali arrived on my screen on August 5 – a massive flood smothering a hillside. As a reporter, I knew I had to reach the spot. But Dharali was more than 500 kilometres away, and the last…

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‘The people of Uttarakhand and Himachal want roads, not landslides’

This year, the onset of monsoon in India was under unusual circumstances. The country saw its highest ever rainfall in the month of May. The official onset of monsoon was declared over the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand around June 20 and monsoon covered the entire country by…

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“A real-time, high-altitude experiment”: British explorer twins head to the Himalayas to compare modern mountaineering gear with that used by Mallory and Irvine

Ross and Hugo Turner plan to climb Mera Peak for a scientific and historical investigation into how mountaineering has changed over the past 100 years

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Pioneering Czech mountaineer tragically dies in fall attempting to summit 'Killer Mountain' in the Himalayas - but the cause is a mystery

Klára Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to climb Earth's three highest peaks, has died in an accident on Nanga Parbat

The Independent UK

An ancient village ran out of water. So it moved and started over again

Climate change is quietly reshaping where people can live and work

RideApart

Gaze At the Glorious New Royal Enfield Himalayan and Him-E in the Himalayas

Royal Enfield recently took its upcoming twin-cylinder Himalayan and all-electric Him-E motorcycles to the Himalayas for final testing. And the pictures show motorcycles worthy of the nameplate.

The Independent UK

Watch: Prince William follows King’s environmentalist path with snow leopard video

The Prince of Wales has followed in King Charles III’s environmentalist footsteps, praising a wildlife ranger protecting snow leopards coming into conflict with humans in the Indian Himalayas.

Advnture

More restrictions on the way for Everest hopefuls after Nepal promises to protect the Himalayas from climate change and overcrowding

Climbers could face new regulatory hurdles as the world's tallest mountain faces the devastating effects of overcrowding and climate change

Euronews

‘Disrespectful to Everest’: Nepal vows to protect Himalayas from overcrowding and climate change

11 tonnes of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton were removed from Everest during the last climbing season.

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