The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...

Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja into the most iconic symbol of Shiva.

Divine Designs: Exploring the Legacy of Tamil Temple ArchitectureThis is the story of four friends (cousins) with lots of ...

In the pantheon of Hindu deities, Shiva stands as a paradox, a mystery, and a profound truth. He is the yogi who renounces ...

Explanation: Shiva, also known as Mahadeva, is one of the gods in the holy trinity of gods in Hinduism. He is considered the destroyer in Hindu mythology. Explanation: Laxmi is considered the ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

New Delhi: The Cholas were pioneers of temple politics, dominated the Indian Ocean, made Tamil a global language of power and diplomacy, and shaped some of the most important developments in Hinduism ...

“He was a strong devotee of Hindu God Shiva and had constructed a Shiva temple. After quitting as a headload worker, Gopan used to move from one pilgrim centre to another and camped in temples for ...

Directed and written by SJ Arjun, the film stars Mirchi Shiva, Harisha Jestin, Karunakaran, M S Bhaskar, Radha Ravi and Ramesh Thilak among others. The songs are composed by Edwin Louis Viswanath. It ...

A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s ... And as some priests engaged with Brahmins, they found that the trappings of many gods were simply a humanised vision of something more ...

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