The Nellayaippar temple in Tirunelveli beckons art lovers, but they are only allowed to remain at the entrance. The reason behind this restriction is the awe-inspiring and exquisitely crafte… Read More

As per the ancient text of Indian mythology, the great epic Ramayana, and its protagonist, Lord Rama, took his 7th avatar of Lord Vishnu at the end of the Treta Yuga. Rama avatar was one of… Read More

In the preceding sections of this series, I have presented an overview of different aspects of the Kantimati temple in Tirunelveli. Now, in this tenth installment, I will provide a comprehen… Read More

Art lovers may not enter the Kantimati sameta Nellayaippar temple and stay at the entrance. The incredibly made intricate wooden carvings would not let them proceed further. The claim t… Read More

A group of five women named for ideal femininity in Santana Dharma are the Panchakanyas. “Ahalyā draupadī sītā tārā mandodarī tathā pancakany… Read More

Ramlingeshwar Temple complex at Avani has several shrines and one of them is Vali Sugreeva Temple. This temple is built by rulers of Nolamba dynasty around 10th Century A.D.&n… Read More

I had finished "Saraswati's Intelligence" almost a year back. I was completely awestruck by Vamsee Juluri's imaginations. The first part of the book shows how civilized monkeys and other ani… Read More

We bookworms are unpredictable, at the time we wanted to read a certain book so much that we spent too much time & money after a book. And some of those books didn't get a chance to get… Read More

Essay on Best friend – A friend in need is a friend indeed.  So goes the saying it is very much true. Making friends are not easy, but if you have them you are lucky.  E… Read More

The new Mani Ratnam movie Raavanan (Tamil version) or Raavan (Hindi version) has brought the major epic 'Ramayana' again as a hot debate topic.This epic as told by Valmiki is the story of th… Read More