Priesthood: Meet Kerala’s 13-Year-Old Priestess
BY G.K. NAIR Ever since Jyothsna can remember, she’s been hearing verses from the Thantra scriptures of Kerala. This divine […]
Priestly Patriarch
The priestly profession has been greatly reduced in stature in the last two hundred years by the forces of secularization
ANCIENT INITIATION
By Chantal Boulanger When visiting the great Saiva temples of Tamil Nadu, pilgrims cannot enter the sanctum sanctorum. They must
Congress’ Hindu Blessing
On September 14 India’s Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee gave his first-ever address to a joint session of the US
Edmonton Triumph
It’s cold, really cold–that’s an equatorial-dwelling Sri Lankan Tamil’s first and everlasting impression of Edmonton, Albert, Canada. D. Selvarajah remembers
What Future the Priesthood?
By Sivakamisundari Shanmugasundaram My father and I, along with my four-year-old daughter, arrived at the Kalikambal Temple in Chennai, South
These Are Priests, Have No Drought
The Washington Post, one of America’s most prestigious newspapers, was unhesitating in giving credit where credit was due. In a
The Moving Finger Writes…
By Dev Raj Agarwal The dull and time-worn face of Gomti Ben has suddenly come to life, and I can
On Different Shores
By Archana Dongre Dozens of temples have sprouted in US cities over the last 15 years. Trustees sought learned priests
Trinidad Pundit Power
By ANIL MAHABIR My ambition is to be a good pundit like my great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father,” 19-year-old