As we continue our climb, I meet 59-year-old Pushpa Devi from Banaras. I stare at her in wonderment when she tells me this is her 45th visit to the temple. She is equally bewildered to hear this is my ...

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When people think of Manasa Devi, they often picture the famous temple in Haridwar. Perched atop the Bilwa Parvat in the Shivalik Hills, it is one of the most well-known shrines in North India. Every ...

Most devotees know that Devi Kavach is recited before the Durga Saptashati and Chandi Path. But very few stop to ask a ...

An ancient idol of Goddess Durga was discovered during excavations on the banks of the Godavari river in Mulkalla village of Mancherial district. The idol was found by priests and seers during the ...

The 17th-century poet Jagannatha, in the court of Shah Jahan, was once ostracised by his Brahmin community for having a love affair with a Muslim woman. (PTI) The 17th-century poet Jagannatha, in the ...

Mahalaya is just a night away. In less than a day, Bengal is ready to wake up at 4 am in the morning to the sacred chants of Birendrakrishna Bhadra’s Mahishasuramardini as the auspicious Devipokkho ...

Mahasweta Devi: The goddess of the downtrodden Mahasweta Devi, one of the greatest littérateurs who fought for the downtrodden, believed in Marxist ideology and yet lent her undying spirit to the ...

Jeevitha Vaishta stars as Goddess Parvathi on Kannada TV’s 'Shri Devi Mahatme.' In an ETimes TV interview, she discussed being cast on Shivratri, overcoming language challenges with the Bhagavad Gita, ...