MMyth The story of KaveriDecember 18, 2017No comments One of the prominent rivers of South India, in the Coorg region, is the Kaveri. She is worshipped… Read More
BBeliefs and Traditions The worship of Macandri deviDecember 10, 2017No comments Across cultures, the mother goddess is invoked during harvest festivals. She is associated with the earth, with fertility… Read More
LLegend Devi SeranvaliNovember 2, 2017No comments Indian goddesses have long been associated with the act of possession. Temples, large devotional gatherings, jagrans—these are spaces… Read More
MMyth Sunahshepa and VishwamitraOctober 9, 2017No comments There was once a king of Ayodhya called Ambarisa. He was preparing for the grand yagna when Indra… Read More
MMyth Korpalu ParvatiSeptember 3, 2017No comments Shiva and Parvati had a bitter quarrel one day. It was about the usual problems that Parvati had… Read More
MMyth BijamantraAugust 26, 2017No comments This is a story sung by the Gonds of central India and it is also depicted in their… Read More
EEpics Bhagirath and two mothersAugust 13, 2017No comments The Ramayana has many versions, narrated by multiple authors in multiple voices. The multiple versions are evidence… Read More
FFolktale Muladeva and the courtesanJuly 3, 2017No comments Muladeva was a renowned trickster from Ujjain. Such was his prowess that people from far flung towns knew… Read More
FFolktale Kotrabaina RamelaJune 18, 2017No comments The epics have been a major influence across communities and tribes in India. In the folk oral epics… Read More
FFolktale Narmada’s weddingMay 4, 2017No comments Narmada is a river that runs through central India. Quite a while ago, way back when she was… Read More
