Understanding the threat posed by predatory ideologies is a must if Hinduism is to survive in the future.
Tag: surya devata
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Suryanar Kovil, Kumbakonam – Part 2
It is tough to preserve and maintain one's cultural standards when derision is all you get from the so-called progressive-minded.
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Suryanar Kovil, Kumbakonam – Part 1
The attraction towards a so-called modern outlook is hard to resist as one struggles to retain the traditions of one's ancestors.
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Arasavalli Suryanarayana Temple – Part 2
Surya Devta requires us to not shirk our responsibility but fight against those who try to dismantle this great civilization at every step.
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‘Flight of the Deity’ from Martand Temple, Kashmir – Part 3
Tilak was banned, janeu was forbidden, Hindu clothes could no longer be worn, temples could not be built or renovated...and of course a foreign tongue and script rode roughshod over Kashmiri and Sharada, despite such desperate attempts at usurping a beauteous land from its original inhabitants, it did not perish.
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‘Flight of the Deity’ from Martand Temple, Kashmir – Part 2
The night was endless, and the ground shaky, the waters seemed to invite her to jump in and not resurface ever, yet dawn broke with its promise for brightness, shining its orbs on the cragged edges of the Zabarwan, and as she looked towards Mahadev’s peak, she prayed for his assistance.
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‘Flight of the Deity’ from Martand Temple, Kashmir – Part 1
A young woman's journey amidst the turmoil to reconnect with her past as she struggles to straddle the complexities of the present.