Indian Temples & Iconography

  Om Na Ma Shi Va Ya... These sacred words reverberated in tune with the waves of the river Mandakini dashing forward to meet the volumes o...

In the depth of her splendor That covers my soul Do I see the power of Mahakala Within her sacred womb. The heavens reveal In true b...

Paulo Coelho had once said, if you want something the whole universe conspires to get it for you. Sure enough! It was pretty much the same ...

To visit Tungnath in the bleak winter is an opportunity, to make it to the temple on Pradosham day is a bonus. It was that blessed day in ...

Oh Sweet Mother Who is seated on the lap of the Lord Who is seated in this divine realm Who has won his mind and heart Who rises out ...

Chilling winds blow through the mountains as the fog descends on to sacred land. There in the horizon, high up overhanging the cliff stands...

I sit here swinging between two worlds. I met her, a practicing tantric and what a wonderful woman she turned out to be. She unraveled her l...

Look up to the bright sky and train your eyes to see the brightness in it, you will notice the faint clouds that glow even brighter in that ...

Adi Shankaracharya has composed 5 stanzas of excellence that describe Maya. Three Stanzas that really made me smile are: Stanza 2: Maya, whi...

Mysticism is an ocean of unexplainable phenomenon... well what can I say about it, except that the ingredients are different, the rules are ...

Sound, stone, darkness, light, water, flowers, incense, and most importantly the very sacred shrine that resides deep within the temple brin...

Vaishno Devi Shrine The Thirumanthiram quotes: "From thence evoluted Maya Latent in Shakti like lustre in crystal Mighty its power Beyo...

In this chaotic world You have come to reside in my home In this noisy jungle You have brought silence to my mind In this blind rush for wea...

Om Na Ma Shi Va Ya Attainment of spiritual bliss has its various levels. To the totally ignorant just the mention of these syllables is a gr...

From the darkness there rises A power of superior nature That thinks not before destroying evil That leaves only blood and ashes to spare Sh...