Indian Temples & Iconography

There is darkness all around, stillness and nothing can be seen or heard. There is just space, void and all I can feel is the thin breath p...

  I sit here in silence observing the Lord seated in His sacred shrine within this chamber and wonder, how distant and aloof He is from the...

The Tripura Rahasya beautifully quotes: 72. "Just as things unseen in darkness are found on its removal by means of a lamp, and are ...

Inspired by Chapters 1 & 2 of Tripura Rahasya [THE MYSTERY BEYOND THE TRINITY] Srinivasa looked up to the presence of the Lord withi...

I was this candle that never burned I was this piece of matter that exists in this universe without purpose I was this drop of life that ...

The inner search for the Lord in the environs that we live in is practically impossible to keep the mind in focus towards a single goal, esp...

The three eyed Lord, is a term that has often echoed in my head and left me intrigued and jolted over the presence of an invisible third eye...

Within the lap of these virgin mountains Deep inside a cave in the Himalayan foothills Resides here a sacred shrine Of Lord Shiva Yogish...

The characteristics of the real Parvati have been documented extensively in the Lalitasahasranamam. Goddess in the red hued form She is ...

Gupt Kashi, a small temple way up on the Himalayan foothills has this quaint little temple attributed to Lord Shiva Ardhanrishwara. The scul...

Adi Shankaracharya had traversed most of the Indian sub continent and visited sacred shrines along the way performing rituals and reawakeni...

It was a very interesting conversation the commenced at lunch as Srinivas and Santhanam sat down to catch up on the day's updates. Apart...

Kailasa, Home to the Lord Paradice in bleak regions Sacred earth that calls to worshippers Shrouded in myth and mysticism Snow clad an...

The ride up north towards Kedarnath from Rudraprayag is a breath taking experience, though it is inter spaced with the overwhelming presence...

Buried deep within the mountains, cut away from all the noise and secluded in this quaint valley laced by the river Mandakini is the sacred...

  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...