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KOVIL

Is Muruga Exclusively Tamil? Well, I found a Shrine in Pune that tells otherwise!

The year is 1766. Pune, the seat of the mighty Maratha Confederacy, is recovering from the scars of war—specifically, the devastat...

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KOVIL

The Magic called Vadakkunathan

From my childhood days, I always felt a strange attraction towards Thrissur Pooram and the sacred city of Thrissur. The pull becam...

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KOVIL

Jagajjanani Kollur Mookambike

My visit to the sacred Kollur Mookambika Temple was not just a pilgrimage — it felt like returning to the very source of Shakti....

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KOVIL

Supremely Powerful Prasanna Meenakshi

The other day, I was in Bengaluru for the Kannada release of ‘My Name is Gauhar Jaan’ by Shri Vikram Sampath. And whenever I visi...

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KOVIL

Avanangattilkalari Vishnumaya – Where Faith Confronts You!

Some temples give you peace. Some temples give you blessings. But there are a few… where you don’t ask questions—because you mig...

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BHAKTI YOGA

The Tale of a Baktha Gaja : Guruvayur Keshavan

In the lush, green heart of Kerala lived an elephant who became a living legend - a tale of an elephant turned into a bakth. His n...

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KOVIL

Shri Jagannath & His Six Chariots

The Chaitanya Charitamrita by Shri Krishna Das Kaviraj provides a vivid description of the operations management of Shri Gundicha...

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KOVIL

The Laundryman's Dream : On the Banks of the Cauvery

The sun beat down on my back as we stepped out of the car, the air thick with the humidity of rural Tamil Nadu. Chinthalavadi, a s...

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VYAKTIMATVA

Remembering Dr. Bibek Debroy – the literary legend of our times

All authors who write about the Mahabharata have to read its unabridged version. The most popular unabridged translation used to b...

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KOVIL

Bedi Hanuman – The Eternal Guardian of Puri

There are Ashta Mahaviras (eight manifestations of Lord Hanuman) engaged in protecting Puri Dham in Odisha. They are Siddha Mahavi...

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VYAKTIMATVA

The Gleaming Blades : A Chronicle of Shivaji Maharaj's Swords

In the annals of Bharat Varsh, amidst the swirling mists of time and legacy, emerges the figure of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a...

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From Previous Editions
VYAKTIMATVA

Bharat Veer Karthik Shivakumar and his ‘Dosa Village’

Perur is an important pilgrimage spot. The tenth century Nataraja icon is housed in a shrine built by Alagadri Nayak in the sevent...

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KOVIL

Take me home to Kashi

Kashi is transcendental and the time spent was so magical. As the holy water of the Ganges finds its way and moves ahead, so does...

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KOVIL

A visit to a few temples in Erode

My son Madhav Balaji was super thrilled on learning about our forthcoming visit to Erode. He started preparing his packing pretty...

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VYAKTIMATVA

My mother G.Aravindakumari

“Thayaru'' was how my father addressed my mother. Amma ( Mother ) was born on the Bharani Deepam of 1947 ( 26/11/1947 ) as the fir...

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KOVIL

Patrimony of Vriddha Ksheera - Thiruvirkolam

Name of the Deity: Thiruvirkolanathar Name of the Goddess: Tripuranta Nayaki Timings of the Temple: 6 AM to 12 Noon, 5 PM to 7 PM ...

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