December, 1986

For Hindu activists in Tamil Nadu, August 31st was a "red letter day" as 100,000 devotees fasted to "liberate temples […]

Kandasamy, R. In 1966 the German scholar Paul Wirz observed in his book Kataragama, the Holiest Place in Ceylon, "One

Television and movies struggle mightily to be dramatic, humorous, tragic, colorful, sexy and outrageous. Video is modern man's moving canvas;

In religion, all other countries are paupers. India is the only millionaire." So quipped the American humorist Mark Twain in

Saiva Siddhanta is stirring to life. After centuries of relative slumber, this noble South Indian spiritual tradition is getting moderate

The Shantivanam ashram looks like a rishi's home transported from Vedic times to the banks of the sacred Cauvery River

Nalluran, Muni Navaratri is one of the most profound festivals in the Hindu year. In the nine nights of Navaratri

Pattabhiram, B. With the emergence of a number of Hindu temples in North America, the role of priests has become