KAPALISHWARAR TEMPLE, MYLAPORE Chennai’s most iconic shrine, it is one of the Padal Petra Sthalams or temples eulogised by the 63 important Saivite devotees, collectively called the Nayanmars. PARTHASARATHI SWAMI TEMPLE, THIRUVALLIKENI The Parthasarathi Svami temple is one among the 108 Divya Desams and the only one strictly within Chennai’s city limits. MARUNDISHWARAR TEMPLE, THIRUVANMIYUR The Marundishwarar temple is also …
The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad proclaims that nothing in the universe is aleatory. A force which eludes me when I first stand bewitched by poetry in stone at the grandest of all temples, Raja Raja Chola’s Brhdeswarar “Big” temple, in Thanjavur. “We don’t bow before planets.” Then Mum explodes, “What’s this NONSENSE getting stuck in every temple for hours? Now I understand …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to Bollywood veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan's post about the former's visit to Parvati Kund and Jageshwar Temples. PM Narendra Modi also reminded Amitabh Bachchan to visit the upcoming Rann Utsav and Statue of Unity in Gujarat. PM Narendra Modi replied to the actor and said, "My Visit to Parvati Kund and Jageshwar Temples was truly …
GANESH CHATURTHI 2022: The auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi is falling on August 31. As Ganesh Chaturthi approaches, here is a look at the stories that touch upon the aspect of why Lord Ganpati is worshipped at the beginning of any puja or auspicious event: The first theory as per Hindu mythology says that one day Goddess Parvati had asked …
