Śivapada Śekhara Rajaraja Chola Builds the Brihadeeshwara Temple: The First Stage
An essay series covering various aspects of the building of the majestic Brihadeeshwara Temple, which was first conceived in the imagination of Raja Raja Chola.
The Woodcutter Who Taught True Shiva Bhakti to Sundara Pandya
A short story from the Pandya annals narrating the true essence and meaning of Bhakti
The Musician who Cut his Tongue to Avoid Singing Before Tipu Sultan
A brief episode from a Kannada novel featuring a heroic singer who defied Tipu Sultan's authority
The Gopala Who Appeared Only in the Rain
A temple boy lost in the jungle. A second Gopala with a flute and painted-horn cattle. And the afternoon a father finally understood why his son had stopped coming home at Godhuli.
An Unknown Anecdote of an Old Woman and the Brihadeeshwara Temple
A little known story of an old woman who visited the Brihadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur and her service to it.