Indian Temples & Iconography

It’s another peaceful morning, bright and airy giving the world a new life; life as we soak in this light, life as we soak in these rays, li...

In the ancient days priesthood was a very prized position and was not earned merely by birth, it was earned by hard work and excellent educa...

In this world of noise I am left speechless In this space within my mind I am plundered by a million thoughts In this journey to realize...

I have had many people ask me whether I have a guru, whether I have been initiated, and whether I have had spiritually uplifting experiences...

  Photo Courtesy: bhagwan-ramana-maharshi.blogspot.com There are some arguments that stop even before they have started and one that glares...

The construct of Hindu philosophy and the roadmap to Nirvana in the Hindu way brings to us a pantheon of Gods that look supremely large in n...

Have we ever wondered what the court of Indra might have looked like? This is a heavenly city among the clouds, floating in space, brimming ...

Vaital Deul temple stands silent along the bustling streets of Bhubaneshwar, it is a contrast from the world we are in today and the world ...

The ancient Tantriks are great followers of the cult of Bhairava, the form of Bhikshatana Shiva, the naked mendicant who walked from one for...

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...