As we continue our climb, I meet 59-year-old Pushpa Devi from Banaras. I stare at her in wonderment when she tells me this is her 45th visit to the temple. She is equally bewildered to hear this is my ...
When people think of Manasa Devi, they often picture the famous temple in Haridwar. Perched atop the Bilwa Parvat in the Shivalik Hills, it is one of the most well-known shrines in North India. Every ...
Jeevitha Vaishta stars as Goddess Parvathi on Kannada TV’s 'Shri Devi Mahatme.' In an ETimes TV interview, she discussed being cast on Shivratri, overcoming language challenges with the Bhagavad Gita, ...
The 17th-century poet Jagannatha, in the court of Shah Jahan, was once ostracised by his Brahmin community for having a love affair with a Muslim woman. (PTI) The 17th-century poet Jagannatha, in the ...
Millions of Americans practice yoga as a workout, a spiritual exercise or a combination of the two. Those who wonder if their pigeon pose or sun salute carry centuries of Hindu tradition from India to ...
Navratri 2024 has begun and so has the Durga Pujo festival, when devotees pray for blessings of the 9 avatars of Goddess Durga. The nine days of the pujo have their own meaning and significance. But ...
Mahasweta Devi, one of the greatest littérateurs who fought for the downtrodden, believed in Marxist ideology and yet lent her undying spirit to the ouster of a 34-year-old Left regime from Bengal. On ...
The 23rd annual Bharatanatyam Festival of Natyarangam, the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha, featured Devi as the theme. The evening began with an innovative ‘Vande Mataram,’ a song penned by Sujatha ...
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