Tag Archives: Karnataka
Views of Nanjangud Temple
Recently I had a chance to visit the Shiva temple at Nanjangud, Karnataka, India. This temple is well known across the country among devotees of Lord Shiva. This temple has been patronized by almost all the ruling dynasties of the … Continue reading
Some Governments seem to be protecting Hindus interests
It has been the bane of Hindus that in their only homeland, India has been consistently ruled by politicians who derived vicarious pleasure in penalising the peaceful majority community and appeasing the minorities. Hindus faced have been at the receiving … 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
Hero Stones as objects of Worship
In the distant past when the world didn’t have an organised form of white-collared democracy, the individual with shrewdness, cunning, courage, and other qualities took over the state and ruled over the common people. During this era of kings and … Continue reading
Historic Heggunda: Herostones and Colorful temples
Heggunda, a non-descript poverty-stricken village in the heart of rural India is unique and different from hundreds of thousands of similar habitations. It has a rich historical past and is replete with antiquities from a bygone era, and is surrounded … Continue reading
Religious Structures – VI
This is the sixth blogpost under this topic, I hope my readers are not getting bored. I always get excited when I study complex societal patterns, intriguing religious practices and traditions and ancient monuments. Since this blog is related to … Continue reading