Indian Temples & Iconography

Konark, well known as the black Pagoda strangely captures the mind for only its association with being the chariot temple to Lord Surya. Wit...

"The Lord is within you" is an old saying that makes us want to believe that the supernatural force governing all life, exists wit...

Far away in remote northern Bengal, lost in the rural landscape is a small shrine to the Mother. While the representation is that of Kali Ma...

Our lifestyles are often defined by the caste we come from and the sub caste further describes the nuances of how we differ from each other ...

I have never seen a more brimming tantrik locality up so close and Tarapith is in every word a land of intrigue, secrecy and divinity. With ...

The Great Preserver, the Lord who sleeps in Anantha Sayanam, the Lord who dwells in the cosmic ocean blessed this Yuga with sacred emblems o...

When we think of the pujas, the first thoughts are about the exotic pandals, the larger than life idols, the noise and the fine clothes peop...

The average panditji performs puja as a part of their job, with offerings and mechanical movements that displays their years of practice int...

Light and fire crackers rise into the sky on 2 occasions, during Diwali and during Karthikey Deepam. On the evening of Karthikey Deepam, her...

In Rabbinical literature from the scene of the Law-giving, there are different names that have been attributed to the Mountain of Horeb , t...

History has showcased many types of Bhaktas who have searched for Lord Shiva through their lives. They have taken to different schools of ...

The Tree of Life was first planted by Asoka as the backbone on which his edicts were inscribed, a code of conduct that engraved the principl...

Om Prabhaayai namaha: I bow to Her, who is radiant like the sun, surrounded by a golden hue she glows like a thousand brilliant suns. Om ...

When the fire of pure knowledge burns When the fragrance of divinity embraces the air When the aura around her is resplendent with her be...

Arunachala Mountain When all knowledge fades into oblivion When the curtains of faith are drawn to look beyond When the essence of exi...