Rediscovering Ayurveda
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN K. Nair had a gut feeling, and it wasn’t caused by his painful peptic ulcer. Drugs […]
It Takes a Village
By Choodie Shivaram It was afternoon when I visited the Iraivan temple carving site–the silence was so perfect and divine.
Charting the Progress
PHASE ONE, 1975: Gurudeva’s vision of Lord Siva births the temple. Project begins, raising $400,000 for purchase and clearing of
He’s Re-Righting History
Perhaps he saw it coming. in june The Indian Ministry for Human Resource Development replaced 18 Marxist historians of the
Leafing Through a Life
Imagine walking into a simple dwelling in India and having someone you have never met pull out an ancient palm
One Pilgrim’s Story
Is it possible to film the Kumbha Mela in all its complex, wild and unruly grandeur? Vancouver director Alan Morinis
Meet Our Mela Corps
(Please see hard copy for all photographs) The creation of this special issue required a rare and eclectic collaboration of
Kumbha Mela
With Jono Lineen The tens of millions of Hindus who came to the Kumbha Mela at Haridwar this year were
Deadly Melee of Sadhus Mars Mela
The official report is that a hundred holy men were injured but none killed in the clash between two monastic
Holy Ones
There was no proper map of the sadhu camps available to us, so in the 42¡ celsius (108¡ F) heat,