The Sanatana Dharma Timeline

Twelve eras from cosmic origins to Hinduism today — creation, the yugas, avatars, the Vedas, the epics, the Puranas, temple builders and Bhakti saints, with every date labelled as cosmology, tradition, history or debated.

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The twelve eras

Cosmic OriginsBrahman, Purusha and Prakriti, and the cycles in which worlds appear Divine OriginsBrahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti — how each tradition sees the Supreme The Cosmic AgesThe yuga cycle that frames every sacred story The First Divine StoriesSages, Manus, Prajapatis and the churning of the ocean Early Vedic TraditionsHymns, fire rituals, rishis and the deities of the Rigveda The Ramayana PeriodRama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Ravana — and the places tradition remembers The Mahabharata PeriodKrishna, the Pandavas, Kurukshetra and the Bhagavad Gita Puranic TraditionsAvatars, sacred rivers and mountains, pilgrimage and the eighteen Puranas Ancient KingdomsMahajanapadas, Mauryas, Satavahanas, Guptas — and the first stone temples Classical and Medieval IndiaThe great temple builders, the Bhakti saints and the acharyas Later Historical PeriodsRegional traditions, temple destruction and restoration, reform and revival Hinduism TodayLiving temples, festivals, saints and a global Hindu family

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Samudra ManthanThe churning of the ocean of milk — one story, connected to everything

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