PHOTOS: When the gods marry on earth

The Meenakshi Amman temple is the epicentre of Madurai city, vying for attention as another integral part of the city is the Madurai malli.No ceremony, religious or otherwise, is complete without an offering of the fragrant flower. Its also decorative ...

New Delhi : Sabha temples are temples where where Shiva is believed to perform five different style of dances.Lord Shiva is considered as one of the three most influential denominations in Hinduism. How the persona of Shiva converged as a composite deity is ...

The 'pattabhishekam' (coronation) of Goddess Meenakshi was performed on the eighth day of the annual Chithirai festival at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here on Sunday. P. Jayaraman, Joint Commissioner of the temple, received the 'parivattam', ...

Yaanamalai is an iconic symbol of Madurai, but not everyone knows its lore. The absorbing myth associated with the mountain captivates tourists from across the globe. The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared Yaanamalai as a National ...

It was once a place where Sanskrit 'slokas' and verses from Panniru Thirumurai (a 12-volume compendium of hymns in praise of Lord Shiva) were recited. Today, the walls of the two-storey building at Dhanappa Mudali Street here reverberate with the ...

The city of Chennai, formerly Madras, may be the most famous of Tamil Nadu's cities, but the historical and cultural heart of India's southernmost state is arguably Madurai. Madurai, which was referenced by Greek and Roman historians and ...

Dec 25 is Xmas, Jan 01 is New Year and April 14 is Tamil New Year, every year (almost always). This year - Gregorian 2013, April 14, Sunday is Tamil New year or Puthandu as it is known and celebrated by Tamils all over the World, including ...

Residents of Madurai have been complaining of Chennai being subjected to just two hours of power cut a day compared to anywhere between eight to 14 hours here. But little do they know that even within Madurai there are a few privileged residential ...

A team of experts from Accenture IT company in The Netherlands here to study human resource development, business development and health programmes took time off to explore Madurai's cultural heritage. What is sallekena? Why the Prince renounced ...