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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
VYAKTIMATVA

Back to Basics

Story of a techie-turned-vivasayee Siddharth Pattabiraman leads a sustainable life in Netrambakkam village. This place is located...

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VYAKTIMATVA

Dharmapalan Viswanathan of Nurani - Palakkad

My father's cousin V. Ravindranath was married to his other cousin Geetha of Palakkad in 1967. The relatives of Ravi uncle and Gee...

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VYAKTIMATVA

A Visionary Worth Praising

Sriman A N Srinivasa Guptha SalemAddepalli Srinivasa Guptha, affectionately called as ANS, was born in the year 1918 at Salem to A...

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KOVIL

The Navaneetha Krishna of Villur

The east facing Navaneetha Krishna has butter in both his hands who is found standing on a five-headed serpent at Villur. Lord Ram...

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KOVIL

The Fort Hanuman Temple at Palakkad

 " Hari Sarvottama , Vayu Jeevothama " The followers of Madhvacharya have uncovered this Universal Truth. They are really blessed...

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