It is usually worn after bathing. Shiva devotees usually mark three lines with sacred ash on the forehead. Vishnu devotees use chandan or sandalwood paste to create Urdhva Pundra the symbol of Lord ...
The air was electric as the majestic chariots of four iconic temples, the sacred pillars of Kalpathy’s Tamil Brahmin heritage, came together in a spectacular convergence, marking the festival ...
“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...