LLegend The Woman who gave Birth to Twelve CastesJanuary 1, 2016No comments This legend from Kerala states that the descendants of twelve different castes were born from the same woman,… Read More
MMyth The Other IndraDecember 1, 2015No comments After killing the son of Twashtri and the demon Vritra, Indra was reeling under the guilt of brahma-hatya,… Read More
MMyth Celebrations in deathNovember 1, 2015No comments The demon king Narakasur had become a menace. King of Pragjyotisha, present day Assam, and the son of… Read More
LLegend Cigarette baba of JunagadhSeptember 1, 2015No comments In a country as large as ours, surely one god isn’t enough to cater to everyone’s demands. No… Read More
BBlog Lord JagannathJuly 1, 2015No comments The hugely popular rath yatra at Puri has attracted scholars from all over the world to speculate about… Read More
BBlog Black Magic in the MahabharataJuly 1, 20152 comments Epics in India have many versions. Written and told by different people in different parts of the region,… Read More
MMyth Ratha-yatraJuly 1, 2015No comments Last week saw the celebration of the famous Ratha-yatra festival in India which is celebrated with much fanfare… Read More
LLegend Jhulelal, the Water SaviourMarch 1, 2015No comments The Sindhi community and has an interesting myth which involves the Vedic god, Varuna, the god of the… Read More
EEpics Makaradhwaj and HanumanFebruary 1, 2015No comments The character of Hanuman, Rama’s closest aide has become among the most popular characters of the Ramayana in… Read More
MMyth The temple of Kheer BhavaniJanuary 1, 2015No comments Kheer Bhavani Temple in Kashmir is one of a kind. Dedicated to the goddess Ragnya Devi, a form… Read More
