Puranas are stories of lore that have existed from time immemorial and have glorified various Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Puranas usually give prominence to one specific God or Goddess and use various narrative examples that reinforce moral and spiritual values.
It is popularly believed that Vyasa (the narrator of the Mahabharata), is the compiler of the Puranas. However, historical evidence shows that the texts were probably written all over India. Many of the puranas have common ideas and considering that telecommunication systems and modern transportation simply did not exist, it is amazing that there seems to have been influence of one purana over another.
This page would from time to time showcase some of the stories from the puranas and the following are the posts relating to Puranas.
