The Science of Pranayama by Swami Sivananda Online

This is a great book to have online for fast reference. Though written in early 20th century English that can be a little taxing to the reader, Swami Sivananda is always endearing for the service he has rendered by sharing spiritual information to one and all. He has excelled in this and can be considered the second great Hindu saint to open Indian spiritual teachings to the world by explaining and writing in English. His works are not translations but his own wisdom and learning to be appreciated as the teachings of a true enlightened and humble master.

Yoga University in India, Great Website for Yoga Teachers and Adept Yogis

If you are interested in a trully comprehensive traditional yoga study course, then check out Yoga Vidya Gurukul's website and their offerings. The website itself is quite comprehensive with hatha yoga and pretty comprehensive pranayama information. If you are looking to learn yoga in a more traditional Hindu or Indian context, this place looks promising. Do check out their website, yogapoint.com, its information offering is extensive though mainly text based. As a reference for yoga teachers and adept yogis this is a very useful website.

Yoga Teacher Training in Thailand

If you are interested in learning to be a yoga teacher, there are a number of sites available for your consideration in HinduSearchEngine.com. These sites are mainly in India and some in other parts of the world. One of the best one that has received good reviews from participants and professional reviewers is Absolute Yoga located in the ideally Koh Samui Island of Thailand. It is a dream place to learn yoga. 

Goa Yoga Retreat for the Western Soul

Want to go for a yoga retreat in Goa, India but need to ease into Asian culture. Then Ashinyana yoga retreat is just for you. HinduSearchEngine.com has added many online yoga retreat offerings that can be found in India, Bali, Thailand, UK, Mauritius and many more countries. I will continue my search for more of such retreats around the world to enrich HinduSearchEngine.com information offering to cater for the widest possible needs.

Designer Aums

Looking for designer Aums for your publications or T-Shirts or e-cards? One of the best resource available on the web is provided by Himalayan Academy's Aum Page. They have the art as thumbnail for viewing and the entire collection can be bought in the Aum CD. HinduSearchEngine.com has added this site as part of Hindu art resources.

A Stable of Spiritual Philosophers

Scouring through the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), HinduSearchEngine.com has added a stable of spiritual philosophers from this site to its database. While IEP has biographies and articles on the works of philosophers from all over the world and all walks of life, HinduSearchEngine.com has picked out the most relevant ones for its search database. They are Indian, Chinese or Greeks. So if you are looking for Madhavachariya, or Dr. Radhakrishnan or Buddha, their listing in IEP can be found in HinduSearchEngine.com .  Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Ralph Waldo Emerson and more are also part of the database. Though IEP is not very complete in representing Indian philosophers, their articles are much more friendly reads compared to Wikipedia. Hopefully in time to come they will include Sri Adi Shankara, Sage Patanjali, Tiruvalluvar and more philosophers from the Indian Subcontinent. 

South African Yoga and Ayurveda Institute

If you are from South Africa or are in South Africa and are looking for a Swami Yogananda inspired center to plan your yoga classes, training or retreats check out asanga.org.za . They have an impressive array of activities to soothe the body and soul. HinduSearchEngine.com has added these and websites the like from around the globe for the reference of seeking travelers. 

Looking for contemporary yoga retreats around the world?

With so many websites on yoga retreats around the world HinduSearchEngine.com looks out for only those that have some unique qualities. Lotus Yoga Retreat is set on the the beaches of Goa, and there is more locations for yoga retreats all over the world, from the alps to safari yogas in Botswana. Search for yoga retreats on HinduSearchEngine.com and you will be amazed that the variety and locations.

World Wide Telescope

In the search for amazing online content and in line with how much of spirituality is based on nature, HinduSearchEngine.com has added worldwidetelescope.org into its search database. This website is like google earth, but for space beyond Earth. After downloading the windows compatible software you can turn your computer to a virtual telescope. All the images that are from this site comes from super telescopes around the world and in space. Great as teachers resource and for entertaining study of outer space or as a way to spend time creatively by delving into the expanse of outerspace.

Yoga Retreat and YogaTeacher Training In India

If you are looking for Yoga teacher training in India, starlim.com has many official Indian registered yoga training and teacher programmes. HinduSearchEngine.com has also added many websites that offer training around the world into its database, vetting each one based on the info they provide in their website.

All About Lord Murugan

If you are looking for online information on Lord Murugan, also known as Lord Kartikeya, then go to Murugan.org . By far the most comprehensive website on Lord Murugan to be found. With information on myths, saints, temples, prayers and more. Truly wonderful website created by a true devotee of the Lord. HinduSearchEngine.com has added a whole retinue of sites Murugan.org provides to give the most complete information of Lord Murgan, the endearing Hindu deity that can be found on the web.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Hinduism

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy has a very readable piece on Hinduism. While it postulates the mainly Western Academic understanding of Hinduism, its article on the different phases of development of Hinduism through the ages is spot on. I have found this article a much more simple and straight forward read compared to what is on Wikipedia. I have thus included the sites page on Hinduism into HinduSearchEngine.com. 

Nallur and Kataragama of Sri Lanka

Nallur Kandaswami and Kathirgama Murugan temples are two ancient pilgrimage destinations for Tamil Hindus of Sri Lanka. Both these temples have colourful histories and associated with many Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim saints of the region. Kathirgama especially is equally a shrine for Hindus, Buddhist and Muslims. HinduSearchEngine.com has added sites of both these temples to its resource list.

A Hindu Encyclopedia

I have been looking out for good online encyclopedias on Hinduism to add to HinduSearchEngine.com . Apart from references in Wikipedia, which are great though sometimes burdened by 'over-information' I have found Hindupedia a great information source for Hinduism and if anything it might be a little terse in the information it provides, however it is easier to read and delivers information more efficiently compared to wikipedia. Thus HinduSearchEngine has added the resources of this entire site to its search database.

Order Hindu Ceremonies Online

I am amazed by the innovativeness of Saranam.com to provide archana, homa (agnihotra) and other services online. Saranam.com serves temples in South India, mainly in Tamil Nadu, but they do have some temples of the North. You can order Hindu ceremonies such as pujas, homas for specific purposes and more from this website. Though I cannot as of yet verify the authenticity or efficiency of their services, it is common practice for priests in these temples to send sacraments from ceremonies to devotees across the globe by post. Saranam.com now provides an online portal to order these services. HinduSearchEngine.com has added the resources of this site into its database to enrich its services.

Ganesha Chaturthi

If you are looking for comprehensive information on Ganesha Chaturthi, for the myth behind this universal Hindu festival, how and where it is celebrated, to recipes for Lord Ganesha's favourite sweets, do a search on HinduSearchEngine.com . I will be continually looking for the best sites to provide the best of Ganesha resources online.

Information on Diwali / Deepavali

HinduSearchEngine.com is at the moment scouring the internet for some of the best resources on the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali (Deepavali in South India). This festival is one of three festivals that are celebrated by Hindus across all denominations as a way of commemorating the important purpose of striving for wisdom as a means of conquering ignorance. There are a number of myths and legends around Diwali, the main being related to the Epic Ramayana. HinduSearchEngine has a number of sites in its database chief among these that provide specifics related to Diwali is www.diwalifestival.org . The site has some flow issues but the information though brief is meaningful and useful.