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This is a blog about the Hindu festival of Makara Sankranti. It discusses the festival's origins and how it is celebrated in different regions of India. The festival is celebrated with food, dance, and prayer. Sources and related content: Worshipping the Sun : Makara Sankranti Tradition Across India www.exoticindiaart.com

               Traditionally,  Ramayana  is considered older. But here's why some argue  Mahabharata  might be earlier: Panini's grammar mentions Mahabharata characters  like Arjuna and Yudhisthira, but not Ramayana characters. Mahabharata uses an older storytelling style  with phrases like "Arjuna said." Ramayana doesn't have this. Ramayana seems more polished and developed  compared to Mahabharata. Mahabharata shows a rougher society  with polyandry (one wife with multiple husbands), which isn't seen in Ramayana. Those who believe Ramayana is older point out: Mahabharata includes a story about Rama , but it's unclear if it came from Ramayana or an even older source. Harivamsa, a part of Mahabharata, mentions Ramayana . However, some say Harivamsa is a later addition. There's even a verse found in both epics, suggesting Ramayana might be older. Ultimately, scholars believe the core of Mahabharata might be o...

 The fourth and current hindu yuga, or stage of the planet, is called kaliyuga . Hinduism holds that the kaliyuga is defined by: moral values are supposed to have declined over this time period, with people becoming more egotistical, violent, and cunning. Violence, conflicts, and other forms of conflict are on the rise, as are illnesses and natural disasters. Average life expectancy is believed to be declining, and people are said to be increasingly susceptible to illness and pain. Decline in spirituality: people are becoming less spiritual and more materialistic, with a greater emphasis on earthly desires. Predominance of evil: evil forces are said to be stronger during kaliyuga, and it is a more challenging time for people to practice virtue and follow a spiritual path. It is believed that kaliyuga will eventually come to an end, leading to the start of a new era, and the cycle of the yugas will continue.

Hinduism, in its origins and development, has played a major role in oral traditions and visual imagery. Two other important contributions in this regard are the Dharma texts of other orders, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Both compositions were originally composed in Sanskrit verse over several hundred years, beginning around the middle of the first millennium BC. In eighteen books, the Mahabharata tells the story of the rivalry between two warrior cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The Ramayana consists of seven books and tells the adventures of the exiled king Rama.  Books on Mahabharata tell story of good and evil . The  books on mythology and Puranas  are a collection of folklore, and other types of teachings and oral and transcriptional information that have been collected and disseminated since the early centuries of our time. The Aryans called their most sacred text the Veda, which means "knowledge". It is believed to have arisen from the distinctive "...