Papmochani Ekadashi is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Worshipping them and following certain rituals on this ...

Yet, a deeper study of Her bounteous plenitude was missing until Alka Pande decided to decode the shlokas and figurations in ...

The late 18th and early 19th centuries mark a golden dateline in the history of Carnatic music. The period witnessed the ...

Taking place at the Somerset House between the 7th and the 19th of March is the ‘Blooming on Paper’ exhibition. I was invited ...

In Devi and Her Avatars, Dr. Alka Pande explores forms of the Goddess, uncovering her impact on mythology, art, and culture ...

At first the notification on my daily itinerary goes unnoticed. Skimming my eyes over the day’s list of activities it looks ...

The temple also holds footprints believed to be of Goddess Durga ... Sati's body fell on Sitachal Hill after Lord Vishnu's Sudarshan Chakra scattered her remains, making the site sacred.

Kamakhya Devi temple situated in Guwahati, Assam is a shrine built for the "Raudra " roop of Maa Durga, Goddess Kali. Kamakhya Devi is among the 51 Shakti-Peeth in India. One of the most powerful of ...

Puri: The 8th edition of the Puri Heritage Walks (PHW) led participants to Markandeya Tirtha, the first among Puri’s Panch Tirthas. This sacred site is deeply intertwined with devotion, mythology, and ...

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Norse mythology is full of powerful gods like Odin and Loki. But one of the most powerful was a goddess named Freya, or Freyja. Said to be the goddess of love, sex, fertility, war, and death, Freya ...