Indian Temples & Iconography

It might be a misconception that Tantrik cults are over and done with, for the essence of it still continues to prevail rather openly in Wes...

When power is felt up close, When the female energy in all its fury hits the eye, When the sound of the conch shell deafens the ear, Where i...

The name Eklingji is not that of a temple as much as it is the name of a place. Eklingji hosts approximately 108 temples scattered around th...

The ancient city of Varanasi is more than just a pilgrimage center, or a land where the dead are cremated. Varanasi has been described in th...

It was a mournful morning, as Srinivasan watched a family cremating their loved one at the Harishchandra Ghat. The Ganges flowed by in all h...

Varanasi, city of lights, city of color and city of spiritualism hosts the most ancient cremation grounds in the Indian subcontinent. Manika...

Varanasi, the land of lights, and host of one of Shiva’s Jyothir lingas has been celebrated through centuries as a place of high spiritualis...

When the heavens open bring forth the force the wilderness the heat the power alive the potency let lose the divine embrace such energy rele...

Eklingji Temple near Udaipur, Rajasthan: There was chill in the air as Srinivasan walked on the cold stone floor of this remote temple, nea...

On the road to Champaner, Guijarat: Lakulisa Temple At the foothills of the great Kalikadevi temple at Pavagadh Gujarat, there is a sprawli...

In the darkness of the night the earth trembles with the resounding drum a sound that creates the vibrations of life the air that swirl...

It was a run, from the world familiar, a fast run away from reality as we know it. A breathless run until Srinivasan chanced upon a wall, a ...

I was once asked about who was my inspiration to keep writing to my blog. I had no answer then except the name of Lord Shiva that echoed in ...

The form of Bhairava is considered to be fierce and terrific, one that infuses more fear than love towards Lord Shiva. Bhairava is known to ...

Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal Click the photo to enlarge When beauty transforms itself into grim reality When all curtains of illusion fall ...