Rebuilding Sabarimala
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN Millions of Hindus come to worship Lord Ayappan at His temple in Sabarimala in a remote […]
No Cameras Allowed
Attending South India’s majestic Hindu temples, such as Madurai’s Meenakshi citadel, evokes profound reverence and joy. As bhakti-filled devotees bathe
Blessed Blisters
By RAJIV MALIK, NEW DELHI In Delhi I am used to a very comfortable lifestyle,” said Delhi businessman Navin Yadav,
Towering Tales
By Sita Sharan It was Bapu’s long-held wish to recite Ramayana on the banks of Lake Manasarovar, beside Mount Kailas,
Canada’s Chariot Maker
Sthapati Saravanamuthu Jeyaraja is just one of 100,000 Sri Lankan Tamils settled in Ontario, Canada, but he is earning distinction.
Vedas, USA
FOR ELEVEN DAYS IN AUGUST, DIVINE Vedic chants resounded through the tranquil Poconos mountains of Pennsylvania. The Ati Rudra Maha
In God’s Name
By Hari Bansh Jha IN THE 17TH CENTURY, THE REIGN of King Nagi Malla of Doti, western Nepal, was in
Rescuing Our Vedic Pundits
BY DR. S . YEGNASUBRAMANIAN Now that the Ati Rudra Maha Yajna at the Sringeri Sadhana Center in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania,
Tradition in Decline
By M. P. Mohanty, New Delhi His forehead crumples as H.H.Sankaracharya Nischalanand Saraswati laments the current status of his pivotal
Shamans’ Quest
By Ian Baker If we sing our pilgrimage songs here,” the old shaman stated, “the Gods will come into our