Indian Temples & Iconography

(Click the image to enlarge) This is a small quaint temple, near Pondichery hosting a unique Shiva linga. The Linga being made of mud does n...

Varadaraja Perumal temple, Kanchipuram: Animals have played an integral role in Indian mythology, with snakes and eagles topping the list. I...

Rasa lila is the aesthetics of love and beauty expressed in the song and dances of Radhe Krishna as much as it is in the dances of Shiva and...

(Click the image for a larger view) Radha Kunda, Uttar Pradesh: Walking down a street, and knowing nothing about the place brings with it a ...

I heard praises Praises of another being A being I had wanted to be A being I have not yet achieved And yet it brought Tears to my eyes To ...

Amarnath Shiva Linga. Om Namah Shivay The last hope The saving grace The heart clings With dear faith To survive Fears unkn...

It had been a while since Srinivasan had heard from his Guru. This left him feeling fairly uneasy over the unpredictability of his Guru'...

Ekapada Shiva, Someshwara temple Andhra Pradesh Shiva, a common name around the house, yet an unknown icon when it comes to deep spiritualis...

Its might appear very strange and intriguing that Shiva Lingas get unearthed at construction sites or any place when people dig the earth up...

It would look like another day to anyone, a typical day with a new share of problems that we would have to solve, new challenges that we wou...

The nature of classical music brings out the emotions within, in a controlled self-contained way where the energy within is channelized into...

The realm of Vishnu and Brahma on Ananthasayanam: Life as we see it is a time period we exist in current consciousness and depart without kn...

It was a calm morning while Srinivasan sat down to offer his puja to Lord Shiva. Having organized every thing for a morning abhishekam, he l...

A moment of stillness All time stops, the world freezes I take a single breath A fresh breath of life As I look around me People lost in the...

The temple courtyard my floor The pillared halls echo the rhythm The calling, a beat the mridangam resounding into the air The grand theater...

We are all aware of the Great War where the demon King of Mahisha, Mahishasura was slain by the Goddess Durga. These days of war had a lot m...

Navaratri is attributed to 9 days when Shakti is worshipped in all her forms. The three primary forms of Shakti worshipped are Durga, Sarasw...

"Mere kismat mein likha hai" or "My talai ezhutu" It is an expression in Hindi as well as in Tamil, which reflects those...

A gesture simple A face so divine A form so glorious A world so new A hand so firm A blessing so true Fear not, The Lord is here Oh Lord I s...

Hinduism is a whirlpool of knowledge, that which cannot be understood at first glance. To be a Hindu is not just about being gifted, but it’...