Emerging from the sattras—monasteries established during the 16th century by Vaishnavite saint and reformer Shankaradeva (1449-1586)—this dance form intertwines devotion and artistry ...

It is said that goddess Veda, who wears the works of acharyas as jewels on her, symbolically, has given pride of place to Kurattazhwan’s work by adorning it as her mangalasutra. A staunch devotee of ...

visited the temple in Virudhunagar. During the visit, while engrossed in a conversation with Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar (Sri Vaishnavite religious guru), Ilaiyaraaja was ...

(Photographs by Purushottam Diwakar) (NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated December 23, 2024) Two Vaishnavite sects claiming ownership over a venerated temple and ...

It is customary to sing them at all Vaishnavite temples, including the famed Tirupati Venkateswara temple. Sri Andal, who was in love with Lord Ranganathar of SriRangam, had composed the ...

Two Vaishnavite sects claiming ownership over a venerated temple and math (monastery), a beleaguered mahant (head priest), decades-long litigation and charges of mismanagement of temple propertyâ ...

Sambhal officials said they ‘stumbled’ upon the temple during an anti-encroachment drive in the Khaggu Sarai area near the Shahi Jama Masjid. The Sambhal district officials on Friday reopened ...

But it ruffled the feathers of members of the Vaishnavite Pustimarg who petitioned the Gujarat High Court alleging that the movie misrepresented their religious beliefs. The court eventually lifted ...

During the Dhanurmasam, one Pasuram will be recited inside the temple every day. This ritual is practised in Sri Vaishnavite temples during the Dhanurmasam. Besides this, the idol of Lord Sri ...

Busloads of Hindu devotees from all over the country also throng the Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple, known as the Thirupathi of South-East Asia. Being a prominent Vaishnavite temple in the region ...

The architecture style belongs to the Vijayanagara period. The temple lost its significance during the glorious period of the Shaivite-Vaishnavite religions. Tipu Sulthan later turned it into his ...

Although Tulsi does not have Indian heritage, she is a practicing Hindu, deeply rooted in the Vaishnavite tradition. Born to American parents, her mother embraced Hinduism, instilling the faith ...