Narasingha Dev is a the half-man half-lion avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the Lord who bestows protection, removes enemies and evil spirits from his devotees and protects them from maya, or illusion . When his pure devotee Prahlada Maharaja, who was mere a boy, was threatened by own his father, King Hiranyakashipu, for no other reason except for his...
For anyone who has ever read the Bible, specifically the Old Testament, we cannot stop ourselves from closing our eyes when hearing the name "Frankincense" and imagining the people of Israel in the desert as they watched the high priest in white clothes, burning frankincense and myrrh. For others, the name of the sacred resin may create an image of...
Champa is probably one of the most well known incense types (Yes, Nag Champa....). We will try define this type and its uniqueness in another post soon, but here we will just talk a little bit about the Champa flower and its glories. Champa, or campaka in Sanskrit, is a large, evergreen tree with beautifully fragrant flowers that have long and...
