Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja into the most iconic symbol of Shiva.

The building stands in memory of its resident guru who was in charge from 1979 to 2021, when he passed on. A handful of his ...

Divine Designs: Exploring the Legacy of Tamil Temple ArchitectureThis is the story of four friends (cousins) with lots of ...

At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

The brilliant bronze emblem of Nataraja, admired across the world ... of Saivism could have been a precursor to organised Hindu religion in later centuries. Even the Tamil penchant for deification ...

Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam performed Sri Siva Kama Sundari Sametha Nataraja Swamy Arudrotsavam and Kalyanotsavam atop Indrakeeladri here on Sunday. The temple priests conducted ...

The dance, known as Ananda Tandavam (the Dance of Bliss), symbolizes the eternal cycle of transformation, which, according to Hindu belief, is governed by Lord Shiva. The Nataraja form embodies ...

Sembiyan prayed to Nataraja, a hitherto little-known form of Hindu god Shiva as the King of Dance, and all her temples featured him prominently. The trend caught on. Today, Nataraja is one of the ...