Category Archives: Temple
Online Resource on Hindu Temples
Temples form the core of Hinduism and the Hindu Society. Temples are places of worship and adherents of Sanatana Dharma spend enormous amounts of money creating, maintaining and visiting these architectural wonders. It is another matter that during recent years … Continue reading
Views of Malibou Temple
On a recent trip to California I had the chance to visit the Hindu temple in Malibou near Los Angeles in California. There are two temples, one dedicated to Lord Balaji or Vishnu and another dedicated to Lord Shiva sited … Continue reading
Little India in Big Los Angeles
Visiting Los Angeles, the world’s largest city which also hosts Hollywood gave me quite a few surprises. First the amount of trash strewn along the road sides is amazingly high. For a moment I forgot whether I was in India … Continue reading
A small beginning to Hindu resurgence?
After a long time of reading depressing, anti-Hindu, anti-India and Hindu-perscution news I received information about the proposal of the state government of Karnataka to renovate and rejuvenate 20,000 temples. This is indeed heartening to note, Hindus, despite being the … Continue reading
Lecture series on “The essence of Spirituality”
An advertising campaign has been running on Radio Salaam Namaste in Dallas area since the past month about the oncoming visit of Swami Mukundanda, an IIT and IIM alumnus who gave up lucrative corporate career to answer the call of … Continue reading
Temple Entrances – Majestic and rustic
While in India I would visit ancient and splendourous temples almost every week. It was my hobby to seek out and visit such ancient repositories of culture, heritage and history. Some temples were popular and attracted several devout pilgrims every … Continue reading
A subterranean religious space
Belum caves in Andhra Pradesh — India’s second longest underground cave system after the 21.5 km long Krem Um Lawan cave in Meghalaya is one of the places where god is invoked even several meters under the surface of the … Continue reading
Aladahalli – a hilltop spiritual retreat
One thing common among all the religious reformers, saints, prophets etc is that in some part of their lives they have renounced the worldly life and gone off into the depths of nature seeking the truth. And when they returned, … Continue reading
Religious Expressions of Assam
Bodos are a indigenous group of people who are natives of the state of Assam in the north-eastern part of India. The community has a rich tradition of folk dances and pride themselves in their vividly coloured costumes. Among them … Continue reading
Himalayas the Ultimate Spiritual Destination
The awe-inspiring Himalayas evoke a wide array of emotions in people. For the adventurer it is a vast playground; for a naturalist it’s a paradise of flora and fauna, for the pilgrim its mystical, remote temples and shrines are points … Continue reading