During the Chola Empire, the layout of Shiva temples was formalized to a great degree. Based on the Agamas and Shastras, the temple was fully developed into a place in space, time, and consciousness where the microcosm and macrocosm mirror each other. When a temple is built, a site will be chosen, and it has to be indicated as auspicious. Often an unusually friendly encounter with the animal realm is such a good sign. The site then has to be…
During the Chola Empire, the layout of Shiva temples became highly formalized. Based on the Agamas and Shastras, the temple was fully developed into a place in space, time, and consciousness where microcosm and macrocosm mirror one another. Studying the Irumbai temple as a smaller temple that follows the strict rules of temple construction and serves as a temple for practitioners shows its central role in a cluster of about two dozen temples in the surrounding area. It follows the…
The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology has officially counted thousands of temples. Learn more about the significance of these temples and their knowledge thousands of years old. #Archaeology #Temples #TamilNadu
Learn more about the secret of kolams—a traditional art form in Tamil Nadu in which women draw complex patterns on the streets before sunrise. This practice combines dance, meditation, and contemplation and conveys symbolic messages across generations.
Entdecken Sie die faszinierenden Skulpturen von Saravana Deivasegamani im Zentrum für Kunst “The Divine Seed”. Seine Werke spiegeln Tradition, Weisheit und Spiritualität wider und laden zur Reflexion ein. Erfahren Sie mehr über seine einzigartige Technik.
CADALfest took place from December 16 to 20, 2022, at Adishakti. I had not planned to go there, but I was very surprised by the four days of round-table discussions, poetry readings and film screenings, concerts and theater performances by a fascinating group of artists, activists and academics. I picked out a few things and went on Saturday to the “Adivasi Round Table discussion with Vandna Tete, Ganga Sahay Meena, Seral Murmu & Ashwini Kumar Pankaj, moderated by Gopika Jadeja”…
