God of the Year: Ayyappa – A Life

Madhavankutty Pillai

The evolution of the deity at Sabarimala

V Shoba

In praise of an inclusive goddess

Lakshmi Bayi

True bhakti or love for the divine can come about only with the grace of the Goddess

Lakshmi Bayi

Why is it that there is no effort to retrieve the original Shivalinga?

V Shoba

Recent protests in Tamil Nadu against a lyricist’s ‘belittlement’ of the mystic poet Andal do little justice to the spirit of her verses

Lakshmi Bayi

The magnificence of Mount Kailash

Shylashri Shankar

Modern day tasting menus make us long for festival food

Jaideep Mazumdar

At a temple in Kolkata, Chinese expats appease the goddess with offerings of momos and noodles

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