It is a annual bull taming or bull vaulting sport and dates back to almost two thousand years and is one of the oldest surviving native sports. It has a rich history and is associated with Tamil customs and celebrations. It is also known as Eruthazhuvuthal or Manja Virattu. It is typically practiced in the state of Tamil Nadu as part of the Maatu…[Read more]

When we hear the name Samurai we immediately relate it with Japan. Japan has a big history about the Samurai Warriors and also the Samurai Armour worn by them for the purpose of defending themselves as a  protection due to injuries which were caused by arrows swords and spears during times of war or fights. The fierceness and the effeciency of…[Read more]

She is one the important goddess in the Hindu religion the first in the  trinity among the goddesses the other two being Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Parvati. These goddesses are the consorts of the male trinity of the gods Brahma, Maha Vishnu and Maheshwara or Lord Shiva. She is the goddess of Knowledge and represents the free flow of…[Read more]

 He is the Hindu Sun God who is worshiped in the early hours of dawn by devout Hindus as a prime ritual. He is hailed by 108 names among them some of the known and familiar ones are Aditya, Bhaskara, Bhanu deva, Arka, Pushan, Ravi among the many others. Lord Surya is one of the Navagrahas who heavily influences the life on the earth by his…[Read more]

Lord Maha Vishnu forms part of the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. He is the second in the triumverate and is the  preserver, giver and the provider for the world. He  takes care of all the requirements of  all the living being in the world. Lord Maha Vishnu is said to lie in the casual ocean or the Karanodak. He resides in the Ks…[Read more]

The Bodhisattva Guanyin is made of Porcelain and is  molded and carved. It is having a height of 91 centimeters and has a strong base with design of crest of waves, she holds the flask and  robes with the left  hand and is seen blessing devotees with the right with a open palm and all fingers curved a little tips facing  to the sky.
The whole sta…[Read more]

Sometimes we feel we are put in the right place and at the right time. One day I was on a lakeside for an evening walk. I heard a pup crying on the other end the lake. I ignored it at first thinking it must be pups playing around. As I started leaving after sometime,  something forced me in my mind to go there and check out what was happening as…[Read more]

A Seated Buddha, perhaps Maitreya made of Gilt bronze cast having a height of 28 centimeters from Nepal. Belonging to 10th century A.D. Unusually, this magnificent bronze sculpture depicts a Buddha image with the feet pendant. This sculpture looks shining and bright and has the left hand of the Buddha to his chest and the right hand gesticulating…[Read more]

Shiva or Maheshwara, the Divine Lord and in him are concentrated the three energies of understanding (Gyana), the will (Ichha) and action (Kriya) – thus forming the fountainhead of all knowledge. The nature of Shiva as representing the entire cosmos has led to his having 1008 names in scriptures, extending the Vedic concept of multiple forms of a…[Read more]