40th-day Pitru Bali Karma followed in Malabar
'Naalpaadaamdinam Adiyantharam' rituals form a very important ritual followed by Hindus across the country in one form or the other...
Awe-inspiring rituals associated with death in Malabar
Pitru karmas: Nakshatra doshams related to death and their remedies In the past few days after my father's passing over...
Maa nishada! Why this cruelty to these poor Ayyappa devotees?
The first night of Mandala kaalam at Sannidhananam, the sanctum santorum of the Sabarimala temple. Harivarasanam lullaby melodiously sung for...
Kerala’s largest snake temple can have only woman as chief priest
Issueless couples visit temple and perform uruli kamazhthu Mannarasala temple in Haripad, Alapuzha district in Kerala, is the largest snake...
No #MeToo. How #IKnockedTheLivingDayLightsOffTheSod
This poem is to counter a bawdy #MeToo poem which aims at sadistically maligning Hindu Gods and mythological figures which...
Harivarasanam is sung: Lord Ayyappa goes into Yoga Nidra — devotees thank Janam TV
Harivarasanam or Hariharasuthahtakam is a very devotional hymn in praise of Swamy Ayyappan's in a highly sanskritized Malayalam. It is...
Swamy Ayyappan: Even the mightiest shed tears in the presence of the Living Divine
Many friends asked me why this obsession with Swamy Ayyappan. Matters of deep faith which transcends even ideological conditioning is...
Vijayadashami/Dussehra – Celebrations on the tenth day after Navratri
Dussehra or Vijayadashmi Dussehra or Vijayadashmi marks the celebration of the immense power that is inherent in the feminine form. It...
Ma Siddhidatri Devi
O Mata Siddhidatri, The texts say I have reached the end Of my nine days of navratri upasana Prostrating at...
Ninth Day of Navratri or Navami is dedicated to the worship of Mata Siddhidatri Devi
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Ma Siddhidatri Rupena Samsthita Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah The ninth day of Navratri or Navami is...