Unlike in most other religions, our gods are fond of music and love to dance. Krishna had his famous dances with the gopis whose mellow and romantic tunes were in keeping with the magical ambiance of ...

People who watched the images from the G20 conference in Delhi might have noticed a huge idol of Lord Shiva at the venue, Bharat Mandapam. A similar idol graces the CERN or the European Organisation ...

One look at the audience sitting in the open-air venue of the Natyanjali Festival in Chidambaram, and you are reminded of Nandanar’s emotional plea in Gopalakrishna Bharati’s ‘Varugalamo ayya’ (Can I ...

Cultural organisation Sadhona arranged a dance recital titled "Nritya Dharar Taley Taley" at the Chayanaut Sangskriti Bhaban on July 31. The event featured Bharatnatyam-based dance performances ...

No Hindu image has probably meant more things to more people than bronze statues of the god Shiva as Nataraja, Lord of the Dance. Auguste Rodin waxed lyrical about “the materiality of the soul that ...