Court of the Goddess
Exploring the rich traditions of a beloved South Indian home celebration during Navaratri
Embodying the Goddess
Vibrant traditional dress brings the Mayana Kollai’s fierce traditions to life Story By: Padma KrishnanAll Photos By: Anne Petry Shakti
Festivals: Navaratri
Download the full-color, newspaper-page-size PDF of this special festival feature from our Festival Pager Downloads Millions of Hindu women consider
Dashain
BY WILLIAM FORBES Warm, sunny days with billowy cloudscapes and kite-flying breezes melt into the first chills of winter as
Hit Play on Ramanujan
BY LISA DROSTOVA Eight decades after his death at age 32, mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan is still swathed in mystery.
A Baffling Mind
BY IRAJA SIVADAS In the spring of 1994 I found myself in erode, Tamil Nadu, India, boarding a train with
Hit Play on Ramanujan
Special Review by Lisa Drostova Eight decades after his death at age 32, mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan is still swathed
‘Amma’
By Kesava Mallia Besides the unique way it’s construction was originally inspired, the famous Adhi Parasakthi Temple of Melmaruvathur, just
The Little Goddess
By Bashudeb Dhar Kumari puja is a popular but frequently misunderstood devotional ceremony performed and attended by Hindus of the
A Life Changing Puja
By Stephen Huyler I had been to Padmapoda, a village in eastern India, a number of times previously to visit