Indian Temples & Iconography

Today, I have silence in my mind, few words but larger emotions. There is anger within me and there is fear. What would I have done if i was...

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. ...

"Bhikshaan Dehi... Bhikshaan Dehi" This echo at the door brings every lady of the house, every grihasta to offering annam, or rice...

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, 6th Century. The highlight of Ammaiyar's story is that she asked Lord Shiva for a boon, one that would reduce her yo...

Archarya Muka Kavi (Mukharbhaka), the 20th Acharya of Kanci Matt in the 4th cen A.D. quotes: "I am desirous of constantly thinking of t...

I am just the thought, I am just the memory; I am just the energy that has departed from my body as the mortal world brings what’s left of m...

I am like a temple, my being stays stuck in this mundane world of existence, my soul remains buried in this world of Karma, so deep that I c...

It is another busy day, as bustling crowds offer flowers and coconut, seeking the Lords blessings to bring less trouble and more happiness i...

The garbha griha of the Kamakshi Amman temple is the seat of love and life giving energy. What appears to the naked eye is a flower decked G...

I sit in the presence of the Lord I see just divine beauty A serene look to his chamber Wetness, warmth, stillness within Yet in this silenc...

F ar above all humanity, on a rocky hill, a man discovered an ancient temple of Lord Shiva. Such was the power of the temple, and the shrine...

Shiva consciousness brings alive an enhanced feeling of bliss that is awakened when the hrudaya kamalam blooms. But what is Shiva consciousn...