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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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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
KOVIL

A Celestial Darshan at Thiru Sempon Sei Kovil

Thirunangoor is located in the kaveri delta region. It is the home to several temples of Lord Vishnu. These temples are listed as...

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KOVIL

Thilatharpanapuri - A temple to pay tribute to the ancestors

According to Hindu mythology, Ram, in his human incarnation, was performing pitru tharpanams at various locations by erecting fo...

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VYAKTIMATVA

Blood of the Brave

Dheeran Chinnamalai The Polygar Wars While 1857 is often regarded as the first large scale revolt against British rule, there were...

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VYAKTIMATVA

Vidyavathidevi - the Energy behind the Patriot

Vidyavathidevi (1887 - 1975) was the mother of the revolutionary Bhagat Singh and was the wife of the brave patriot Sardar Kishan...

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KOVIL

Miracle of Erattakulangara Durga - At Pulinelli in Kerala

Jaganathan and myself will be ever grateful to Padma Shri awardee Krishnakumar Varier of Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore. The nob...

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