10 Stunning Pictures That Celebrate The Beauty Of Maha Shivratri – NDTV
There are many legends and stories behind why Maha Shivratri is celebrated. One is that it is celebrated to revere Lord Shiv, who, during the Samudra Manthan, drank the poison churned and saved the world. Another is that it is significant because this is the day that Lord Shiv and Goddess Parvati got married. To mark the occasion of Maha Shivratri, More...
Youngsters queue up to get Shiva tattoos on Mahashivratri
Ardent tattoo lovers are always in search for a reason or occasion to get inked. So, on Mahashivratri today, quite a few city youngsters are geared up to get a brand new tattoo veering around Lord Shiva. We trace More...
Maha Shivaratri: Sudarsan Pattnaik’s Sand Art Tribute to Shiva – The Quint
Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture to mark the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. The award-winning sand artist unveiled his latest creation at Puri Beach. This is not the first time that Pattnaik More...
Deep rooted in Classicism – The Hindu
It wasgood to see Dr. K. Vageesh receive the Ganakala Bhushana Award at the 47th Karnataka Ganakala Parishath proceedings recently in Bengaluru. The 62-year-old musician-musicologist-composer committed to his More...
Rediscovering Shivas of the South – II: From the Gudimallam lingam to Rock Fort
(Main Image:Shiva coronates Rajendra Chola in Gangaikondachola Puram, Shiva as Gajasamhara in Chennakeshava Temple Belur, Shiva as Ardhanarishwara in Aihole) After my last week’s column for Maha Shivaratri, More...
Rediscovering the sculptural legacy of Shivas of the south – The News Minute
This is a selection of some of the finest sculptures and icons connected to Shiva you can find across some of the ancient sites in the south. South India is full of ancient heritage sites. The south of the More...
Project of digital archiving and mapping of Kirtan songs is underway
A digital archive on Kirtan is being developed to preserve the rich tradition of the devotional music form, which is on the verge of extinction in India, noted Indologist Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri said here on Thursday. Called More...
Kirtan has been medium of social teaching for centuries: Baviskar
Kirtan scholar Chakor Baviskar said that kirtan has been a medium of social teaching for centuries and it is the need of hour that kirtan tradition is maintained and enriched for leading the society towards the More...
Delineating the nine Rasas through ballet
BHOPAL : An experimental ballet ‘Rasa Swaroopa’ and ‘Maa’ were staged on Saturday- the second day of three-day-long ‘3rd Rang Utsav Swayam Siddha-2017. Based on Bharat Munis’s Natyashastra, the ballet More...
Dance-drama retells episodes from Lord Krishna’s life
From destroying demons to stealing young maidens’ curd and butter, the well-known and most-loved episodes from the life of Lord Krishna were retold here in the dance-drama. Titled ‘Naatya-Katha: Krshna’, More...