
Articles by
Pt. Dayaram Joshi
Thoughts, stories, and practical tools in the journal shares by Pt. Dayaram Joshi to help you move toward the life you want.
Friday, 19 September 2025
Pournami – The Night of the Full Moon
On Pournami, the full moon turns the sky into a mirror, making the inner self shine clearer—hence seekers reserved this night for silence and awareness.
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Why Were Temples Built?
If you walk into a temple with awareness, you may sense it immediately — a vibration, a stillness, a certain presence. Why is it so?
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Why Do People Go on Pilgrimages?
Pilgrimage is not sightseeing; it is a disciplined journey where the feet educate the mind. We walk to remember what matters and to return home with a standard, not a souvenir.
Kailash Manasarovar — The Greatest Pilgrimage
Kailash is not a destination; it is a calibration. The mountain and the lake teach how stillness and clarity belong together—rock like a mantra, water like a mirror.
The Legend of Badrinath — The Story of Shiva and Parvati
High in the Himalaya, a child’s cry, a sage’s compassion, and a mountain’s silence prepare a seat for devotion. Thus Badrinath becomes a lesson in humility, hospitality, and rightful place.
Naraka Chaturdashi Story — Killing of All Wrongs
Naraka Chaturdashi is the pre-dawn victory of light over the grime that clings to us—laziness, resentment, falsehood. We remember a demon’s fall so we can retire our own.
Why Do Monks Wear Orange?
The saffron robe is not fashion; it is a declaration. It says: “I have placed my life in the fire, may only the essential remain.”
Shiva and Shakti: How the 51 Shakti Sthalas Were Born
A wound became a map. From Sati’s sorrow rose a sacred geography—seats of the Mother’s presence where seekers learn how love is refined into power and grief into wisdom.








