This popular step-well or Baori is at the Pushkarni Tank in Hampi. An excellent example of the 15th century Chalukya architecture was built during the Vijayanagara Dynasty. It is also an exemplary reminder of understanding the effects of deforestation and rainwater harvesting. However, there are people who love spoiling it for all of us, so…
Tag: Hinduism
Overcome Evil With Good
Noted as one of the oldest dance forms, Kathakali is an integral part of the Hindu culture in Kerala. Katha means story and Kali is drama in Malayalam. Based on the vedas, the performance brings the Samaveda (lyrical form of the vedas) to life. The intricate facial paint is non-toxic and made using…
The Legend of The Lion-God
A few weeks ago, we celebrated the festival of hues, Holi. Ideally, it marks the advent of spring, and people paint each other with non-toxic coloured powder (also known as gulal) to celebrate the blossoming of life after a rather gloomy period from autumn to winter. A day before ranpanchami, Hindus observe the tradition of…
Ring The Temple Bells
Every Hindu temple entrances greets you with a bell. Growing up, mom used to explain that the bell is a way to “wake up” the God sitting inside, so that he takes notice of our presence and can hear us out. For us though, it was a fun way to cause a riot!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Opportunity
While there are billions of people following Hinduism, it is not a religion per se, it is a doctrine of Dharmas, that suggest ways of living a righteous life. What that ideally translates to is that we have several Gods and goddesses whose stories help us make difficult choices. Hindus havent really seen god, (I mean,…
Pleasing the Goddess
As I mentioned in my posts a few weeks back, the festival season is on in full swing in India. Yesterday marked the first day of the nine-day feast called Navratri. Each of these nine night we sing praises of one form of the Goddess Durga. This is a very important festival for us, as we follow the…
And The King Goes Back Home…
After 10 days of festivities on Anantha Chaturdashi the King, or Lord Ganesha undertakes his journey back home, through the sea, as devotees take part in the immersion festivities with a lot of pomp and fanfare. While we thank god for his kindness, generosity and his blessing, and urge him to come back soon the following year….
Govinda Alaa Re!
India celebrated Janmastami, or the birthday of Lord Krishna, the avatar of Vishnu, who was instrumental in the creation of Hindu dhramas.
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