Indian Temples & Iconography

Most of the gods we know can be sorted into gods, demi gods, lesser gods, asuras, devas, rishis and the super gods. Buddha and Mahavira are ...

There are plenty of Shiva temples scattered around the country. So what are the original ones i am talking about? Most later shaivite temple...

What is a better life in the traditional indian mind? In today's definition it probably is pots of money, good adouring wife who cooks g...

Tamil Nadu Kapaleeshwar kovil, Mylapore: It is an interesting feature to see that apart from this temple being a place for community service...

I decided to take this post a little further compare to what i have mentioned in my previous post about the architecture of Tanjore temple ....

Tanjore: When one thinks of Tanjore it would be the Brihadeshwara temple that comes to mind. Now coming to think of it, there is more to Tan...

Kali amman shrines: South Indian temples profusely depict a simple standing amman(mother goddess) shrine inside most Shiva and Vishnu templ...

Trichy, Tamil Nadu: one of the most amazing pieces of architecture can be found at the rockfort in Trichy. Now what makes it so amazing? It...

This was a trip to remember, a trip i have made across to shrines of Lord Shiva. The first stop i drove down to was Thiruvannamallai. The pl...

Going back into history, we can take this ancient tradition of temple gatekeepers to village guardians in ancient indian times which goes st...

A lot of foreigners think its style and a lot of Indian women don't know why they wear this Bindi. It is an age old tradition prevalent...

This is a fortified temple built on a hill in the 17th century, hosting Krishna, Balabhadra and Subhadra as the main shrines. It is a miniat...

When you look up a reference book, they call it the Yaksha cult. A very cold blooded approach to emotions that rule faith so strong. As per...

Gingee fort, enroute Thiruvannamallai: I happened to stop by at Gingee fort, before i drove on to Thriuvannamallai. This time i chose not to...

I remember the first time I heard of this ritual. It was a glorified act of a Great king flaunting his superiority by letting loose a well b...

Rahu and Ketu appear to be the most unwanted souls in anyones life. They are neither here nor there, neither alive nor dead or maybe they ar...

Lakshmi and I had a serious conversation today. It was about the game of dice and the state our mind is in when we play the game. This is ...

Tanjore, Tamil Nadu: Sembiyan Mahadevi: A chola queen, widowed but enterprising, wanted to make the temple a prime center in everyone's ...

Thiruvannamallai, 3 hours from Chennai: Its a bright sunny morning, the air fresh as ever as i walked up the stairs to a wayside Shiva shrin...

This is the journey of the seeker, the seeker in me. I have been going from pillar to post, trying to dig up my roots, understand my past, f...