MMyth The rite of gondhaliMay 27, 2018No comments A dramatic rite of goddess worship, the gondhali is a popular practice among many households in Maharashtra. The… Read More
MMyth The power of King PrithuMay 16, 2018No comments A long time ago, there lived a king by the name of Vena. However, Vena was not a… Read More
MMyth How fire came to manApril 16, 2018No comments There was a time when the ancestors lived In Wota-emi and when the creator god Bilik lived across… Read More
MMyth The moon and her husbandApril 10, 2018No comments The commonly held belief among most tribes in the Andaman Islands is that the sun is the wife… Read More
MMyth Who is Ganesha’s mother?January 28, 2018No comments We are all familiar with the popular myths around the birth of Ganesha and his elephant head, but… Read More
MMyth The marriage of two riversJanuary 1, 2018No comments Across the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra two rivers Hirri and Wainganga follow a winding path, tumbling… Read More
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
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