How the royal Elephant got his colour restored – Darasuram

The legend tells us, that Airavata, Lord Indra’s most beautiful white elephant with four tusks and seven trunks, was cursed … More

Kumbakonam – India’s most ancient cultures

If you love to retrace the footsteps of ancient cultures, myths and legends you certainly have to come to this … More

Madurai is one of the oldest living cities of the world. The center and the reason for the city is … More

People call it the “big temple” and the talk is of the probably grandest structure in South India, the Brihadeshwara … More

Chidambaram might be considered by many just a stop over on the way to central Tamil Nadu. Yet just passing … More

I remember the story, told to me by a priest in the mid Eighties. The story is of Kala Bhairawa, … More

Small temple in the morning light, close to Samode, Rajasthan

Inside the Menakshi Temple at Madurai

Inside the great Menakshi Temple in Madurai