hindu aestheticGodākaḷyāṇam in the ĀmuktamālyadaExcerpt from ‘The Giver of the Word Garland’, a translation of Kṛṣṇadevarāya’s Āmuktamālyada by Srinivas Reddy7 min read·Mar 4, 2024----
hindu aestheticVasanta in Kāḷidāsa’s ṚtusaṃhāraKāḷidāsa’s Ṛtusaṃhāra is a collection of subhāṣhita (“well-said”) poetic epigrams about the six seasons in six cantos of lyrical verses. It…5 min read·Feb 16, 2024----
hindu aestheticReverse Glass PaintingThe technique of reverse glass painting is said to have originated in Italy, from where it spread out all over Europe in the 15th century…6 min read·Jan 29, 2024----
hindu aestheticThe Coronation of Rāmafrom the Yuddhakāṇḍa of the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa8 min read·Jan 22, 2024----
hindu aestheticPoems from Nammāḻvār’s TiruvāymoḻiBorn as Māṟaṉ to the Velālar community, Saṭakōpaṉ, best known as Nammāḻvār, “our own āḻvār”; considered the greatest of the twelve āḻvārs.4 min read·Dec 23, 2023--1--1
hindu aestheticHanumān Spots Sīta in the Aśoka GroveAn Excerpt from the Sundarakāṇḍa7 min read·Nov 23, 2023----
hindu aestheticDīpāvali and Ancestor WorshipDīpāvali is better known as the day Rāma, victorious, is welcomed by the people of his kingdom, Ayodhya, as the day of Viṣṇu’s defeat of…6 min read·Nov 12, 2023----
hindu aestheticGoddess Lakṣmi as GajalakṣmiCanto 8 of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa describes the emergence of the Goddess Lakṣmi as a youth of exquisite beauty from the churning of…2 min read·Nov 12, 2023----
hindu aestheticKeśavadāsa’s RāmacandrikaThe proof of Keśavadāsa’s permanent and undisputed place in Hindi literature is Rāmacandrika. According to Keśava’s own account, the sage…6 min read·Oct 13, 2023----