We are slowly inching towards the end of this year's Navarathri ! As much as I am exhausted and on the brink of a writer's block, I'm still motivated by...
“.....in her embodied form, a black image, of bloody mouth and bloody eyes, wearing crimson garlands and smeared with crimson unguents, attired in a single piece of red cloth, with...
There are little things in life to be eternally grateful for, especially a long weekend. Again, I thank god for a Monday and Tuesday off because it feels pretty amazing...
If you were born in an Indian household, you were probably exposed to numerous superstitions. Taking a nap that exceeds beyond six in the evening ? "Mahalakshmi varamaata !" Cutting...
The second day of Navarathri worship is devoted to the Goddess Brahmacharini - her story isn't as complicated as her name because it's a follow-up tale of Parvati, whose story...
There have been a lot of accounts about Navarathi on the internet, from our grandmothers and the scriptures. In all honesty, there are no fast and hard rules set on...
My memories of Navarathri consist of mainly colours. My grandmother sewed pretty silk paavaadais for both my sister and I as we held our father’s hands and entered the bright threshold of...
It had been quite the morning for Yashodha. A dull ache was pounding in her head as she sunk back on her chair, exhausted and weary. Yashodha shut her eyes...