Indian Temples & Iconography

Thiruvannamallai - 3 hours from Chennai. Its a full moon night, Poornima, and the moon beams its gentle rays down on earth and lights up sma...

This is not about temples, but about the Self. Today, i went back to Google search, to refresh my decaying knowledge in Math and went throug...

Elephanta caves, Mumbai: A moment longer at Elephanta caves can give a life time of happiness. Sounds strange, but when you discover the val...

Chaunsath Yogini temple, 10th century, near Bhuvaneshwar: The goddess, lesser known throughout the world but one of the most potent deitie...

He presents Himself in the light of the oil lamp and yet i see only the darkness He presents Himself like a full bloom lotus and yet i miss ...

Its a bright sunny morning,the smoke rises out of the kitchen as she gets the aroma of a delicious brahmin meal in the making. Her father he...

Galaganatha temple, Pattadakkal, Karnataka: Karnataka boasts of some really interesting temples that are lesser known but more important i...

Shore temple, Mamallapuram - Tamil Nadu By day its a simple temple. two roofed and gorgeous to an unsuspecting onlooker who visits this site...

I live in the ocean of life, deep refreshing blue waters of life. On a steady hill of order, resting on the back of society, of culture, tra...

Death is an interesting concept, in my mind its too interesting so much so that i consider it the greatest reality, the gateway to the great...

Have you felt that moment of void when you suddenly feel silence around you. That moment when you dont connect with anyone in the same room,...

Durga: Also known as Mahishasuramardhini, she is the personification of all male energy, and she sure has a lot to hold. She is most often ...

Is time the most important thing in our lives? This is a question i asked myself this morning and i was quite startled with my thought proce...

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...