Indian Temples & Iconography

In this world of noise I am left speechless In this space within my mind I am plundered by a million thoughts In this journey to realize...

It was nearing dawn and Baladeva woke up, wiping the sleep off his eyes. It was a special day, one of worship, of peace and of divine dialog...

The world that Shiva Nataraja paints to us is very different from what we get to see around us daily. It requries some amount of imaginatio...

Fear not! The hand stays still promising peace and tranquility in ones life when the Bhakta submits to the great Lord. Fear not! For this i...

Lost in the surrounding din my little mind tried hard to keep the internal silence intact. Words, sounds and all the wasted energy continued...

Along the stone walls Srinivasan walked, trying to listen to the sound reverberating within them. People busily rushed ahead of him, pushing...

My love for you doesn't seem enough My thoughts fail me My contemplation doesn't appear deep enough Where are you O Shambho, O Mahad...

Tripura Sundari Mandir, Banswara Rajasthan In the definition of Kundalini, this is the source of creation, represented by the dot or Bindu i...

Srinivasan breathed a heavy breath, he was exhausted and he wanted to just settle his mind on the form of Dakshinamurthy. Shiva, the intel...

Puja brings peace to the mind, and as one observes the Lord in the lamp light, there is certain brilliance to his being as he appears to res...

I am not a killer, and yet I feel uncomfortable with myself. I have done no theft and yet I stand the biggest convict of my own principles, ...

I sit here in silence Bursting with life, Bursting with enthusiasm As I mull over the presence Of the Lord rediscovered Yet there is no one ...

The sun shines bright every morning It never fails to kill the darkness The clouds burst open into rain They never fail to bring life giving...

This is a way side small temple, with a shrine seeped in history, an ancient temple that still holds out against the invasion of modernity. ...