It took firefighters four days to douse the fire. By then, lakhs of positives —hand-drawn, line art on transparent film — of ...

Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Diwali in north India celebrates the return of Ram from Ayodhya. Diwali, or rather ...

Mahabalipuram's Krishna's Butterball, a massive granite boulder, defies gravity, resting precariously on a tiny incline for ...

Diwali celebrations are here, and a day before the final day, India celebrates Chhoti Diwali, also called Narak Chaturdashi ...

Chhoti Diwali, also known as Naraka Chaturdashi, is the second day of the five-day Diwali festival. It holds deep spiritual ...

Preface -- The background -- Introduction -- History -- Krishna and the Indian tradition -- Bhakti movement -- Krishna in murals of Gujarat and Rajasthan -- Depiction of Krishna in wall paintings -- ...

Abhyanga Snan, the sacred ritual bath performed on Narak Chaturdashi before Diwali, symbolises the cleansing of body and soul ...

Spanning five days, each day of Diwali is marked by its own unique rituals, significance, and stories, all rooted in ...