Behind Chamba’s main chowk, behind stalls selling everything from t-shirts to bottle water, past the seemingly unending line of chaat carts, and then just a bit further, Hari Rai Temple quietly stands nearly hidden from [...]
As described in Hinduism 101: Shiva, Shiva is the third god of the Hindu triad and the destroyer of all evil. This brief refresher helps in understanding the popular image of Nataraja, or the Dancing Shiva. This image is commonplace throughout India, cast in various metals and placed for sale for in all price ranges from street vendors to high-end galleries.
Shiva literally means “auspiciousness, welfare”. He is the third god of the Hindu Triad and is the destroyer of all evil. He represents darkness (tamas), and is said to be the ‘angry god’. However, according [...]
Vishnu, (from the Sanskrit root ‘vish’, to pervade) is the second god of the Hindu triad and as the preserver of the universe represents mercy and goodness. He is said to be the cosmic ocean [...]
Gosh it was hot this day. Temps were close to 100ยบ with high humidity and almost no breeze. Stepping out of the A/C car meant asking oneself, “why am I doing this today”? School buses [...]
Who is He? Creator of the universe, the Supreme Being, the god of gods; Lord Brahma is known as these and many other titles. Brahma is the first and least popularly worshiped god of the [...]
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