When I first held The forest of enchantments in my hands, I knew it’ll leave me hypnotised. Not...
The Brahmanas (religious texts) refer to manuals that connect Vedic hymns (mantras) to rituals...
In Sanskrit, the other word for churning-up is ‘manthan’. It’s only when the mind is...
The Vedas, which are over 3,000 years old, refer to a deity called Rudra who is fierce and feared...
The image of the buffalo-slaying lion-riding Durga starts appearing in Hindu mythology only in the...
The holiness of Kashi, aka Varanasi, is perhaps related to its geography. In Kashi, the river...
“Whether it is the individual human body or the larger cosmic body, essentially, they are made of...
Every year, as the rains wane, many families across Maharashtra bring the image of the Goddess as...
Hindu god Murugan, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, is known by several names across...
Observe how you react when you read the word ‘mythology’. You are conditioned to believe it...
In the past 100 years, especially following the rise of scientific economic philosophies such as...
For an Odia like me, despite being born and raised in faraway Mumbai, visiting Jagannath temple in...
Many of the fairy tales told around the world can be traced to India, leading many scholars to...
Kashmir is a heaven on earth with majestic mountains, colourful chinar trees and crystal clear...
Among the many things that come to our mind when we think of Hinduism, polytheism is one. The...
Why do we enjoy climbing mountains? Often, it is a taxing exercise that requires high levels of...
Shiva, one of the most revered of the Hindu Holy Trinity, is known for his power, character, anger...
In the Uttara-khand (later section) of the Padma Purana, Shiva tells Parvati that Vishnu told...
To the world, Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple is a centre of pilgrimage. But to someone who grew up...
