Elephant’s Price
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan Visitors to the famed Krishna temple at Guruvayoor in Kerala seldom skip visiting the nearby Punnathur […]
The Renaissance Man
Only 18 people attended Swami Chinmayananda’s first lecture, in Pune, India, on December 23, 1951. Though the organizers of the
Singing the Songs of Saints
With Kesava Mallia I will be a temple oduvar until my death,” declares Sivagangai boldly. “I have dedicated my life
‘Amma’
By Kesava Mallia Besides the unique way it’s construction was originally inspired, the famous Adhi Parasakthi Temple of Melmaruvathur, just
Enchanting Sanskrit
By Choodie Shivaram Soothing tones of sanskrit waft through the air as you walk past the spacious two-storied school in
Yehudi’s Yoga
With Rajiv Mehta While sitting in the waiting room of an osteopath’s office in 1948, Yehudi Menuhin came across a
The 7 Lives of the Somnath Temple
By Priyank Jaiswal I first learned about Somnath through my study of history in school. That’s also about when I
Jagannatha and the Fading Forests of Orissa
By Mangala Prasad Mohanty Only the hardest of hearts could lack compassion for an environmental conservation program like the Sri
India’s Crafts Honored
By Rajiv Malik Ten of India’s top craftsmen were honored November 16, 2002, by the President of India as Shilp
Pilgrims Throng Deoghar Siva Temple
By Gitanjali Chak On every Monday in the Hindu month of Shravan (July/August), Deoghar turns into a saffron city, with