hindu aestheticGodākaḷyāṇam in the ĀmuktamālyadaExcerpt from ‘The Giver of the Word Garland’, a translation of Kṛṣṇadevarāya’s Āmuktamālyada by Srinivas ReddyMar 4Mar 4
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…Feb 16Feb 16
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…Jan 29Jan 29
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.Dec 23, 20231Dec 23, 20231
hindu aestheticHanumān Spots Sīta in the Aśoka GroveAn Excerpt from the SundarakāṇḍaNov 23, 2023Nov 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…Nov 12, 2023Nov 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…Nov 12, 2023Nov 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…Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023