Beating fate with telling strokes

Kamalashile is home to the Brahmi Durgaparameshwari temple. What’s special about Kamalashile is the fact that goddess Brahmi Durgaparameshwari is worshipped in the form of a ‘linga’ here. Also special is a cave, which a local ...

As we celebrate Mother's Day this weekend, a look at goddesses Indians have worshipped over the centuries.We start out with Adi Parashakti the 'source' so to say of all the other goddesses in the Hindu pantheon.She personifies the divine feminine power in the universe and is often referred to as 'The Great Divine Mother'.Parvati, Lord Shiva's second consort is her human embodiment.Quite literally, Adi Parashakti means one with eternally limitless power. In it then she is the one responsible for ...

Asmall icon of Gaja-Lakshmi adorns the lintel of the samadhi of the first pontiff of Sringeri Peetham, Sri Suresvaracharya. He was appointed by the great Acharya, Adi Shankaracharya, himself, and venerated as a veritable ocean of learning. The image ...

Lakshman Koka (center right, in pink), president of the Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, joins two of the temple's priests in the Bhoomi Puja, or groundbreaking ceremony. The Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir is raising funds to build a new temple on property ...

Dr Sharan Patil and Dr Yohannan John shot to international fame in 2007 when they saved two-year-old Lakshmi Tatma's life in a complicated, corrective surgery. It was a challenging case of separating the child from her headless parasitic twin, which ...

Well, most of the (taxing) pilgrimages happened back in the day, when I was not the decision maker. So imagine my family's surprise when I announced I would walk up Tirumala, the mountain perch of Lord Balaji. They were absolutely convinced: it was ...

Parameswaran Asari is one of the many independent goldsmiths in the city stoking the embers of a glorious tradition of craftsmanship. His small one-room shop-cum-workplace at Vanchiyoor has none of the glitter or the shine of the big jewellers in ...

For many people writing about India, the common cliches of Delhi belly, lengthy traffic jams, bureaucracy, corruption and yoga retreats are the subjects that fill the column inches.Here are ten other observations. Hardly anyone pays income tax ...

What would please a woman most, to receive as a gift from a loved one? Most probably around 99 percent would say a piece of good jewellery. Today, jewellery has become an integral part of every woman's dress sense. Not only does it add to the ...