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FeatureGita in 18: One Chapter a Week

The Gita in Eighteen Chapters: How to Read It

Seven hundred verses spoken on a battlefield have been read for centuries as a guide to living well. Here is where they sit, how they are arranged, and how this weekly series will walk through them.

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 28, 2026 · 5 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

A 4 by 8 half chessboard with one Sanskrit syllable in each square; read row by row, the 32 syllables form a verse to the sandals of Lord Ranganatha.
FeatureChitra Kavya: Picture Poems

A Prayer You Can Play: Vedanta Desika's Knight's Tour

Thirty-two syllables on half a chessboard: read them row by row and you have a prayer; follow a chess knight's moves and a second verse appears.

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 25, 2026 · 5 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 9: Siddhidatri & Matangi
Navaratri · ದಿನ 9Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 9 | Siddhidatri & Matangi: When Knowledge Becomes Expression

Knowledge and Expression

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 19, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 8: Mahagauri & Kamala
Navaratri · ದಿನ 8Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 8 | Mahagauri & Kamala: The Meaning of Abundance

Renewal and Auspiciousness

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 18, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 7: Kalaratri, Kali & Dhumavati
Navaratri · ದಿನ 7Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 7 | Kalaratri, Kali & Dhumavati: What Darkness Can Teach

Time, Darkness and Impermanence

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 17, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 6: Katyayani & Chinnamasta
Navaratri · ದಿನ 6Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 6 | Katyayani & Chinnamasta: Courage Beyond the Self

Courage and Self-Transcendence

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 16, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 5: Skandamata & Tara
Navaratri · ದಿನ 5Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 5 | Skandamata & Tara: The Strength to Care

Compassion and Protection

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 15, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 4: Kushmanda & Tripura Sundari
Navaratri · ದಿನ 4Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 4 | Kushmanda & Tripura Sundari: Creation With Meaning

Creation and Conscious Beauty

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 14, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 3: Chandraghanta & Bagalamukhi
Navaratri · ದಿನ 3Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 3 | Chandraghanta & Bagalamukhi: Courage Also Knows When to Pause

Courage and Restraint

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 13, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 2: Brahmacharini & Bhairavi
Navaratri · ದಿನ 2Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 2 | Brahmacharini & Bhairavi: The Power of Disciplined Transformation

Discipline and Transformation

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 12, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Navaratri Day 1: Shailaputri & Bhuvaneshwari
Navaratri · ದಿನ 1Nine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Day 1 | Shailaputri & Bhuvaneshwari: Where Every Journey Begins

Foundation and Cosmic Space

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 11, 2026 · 2 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Shiva and the Dasha Mahavidyas — revised sacred-mandala concept
FeatureNine Nights, Ten Wisdoms

Nine Nights, Ten Divine Wisdoms: Exploring Navaratri Through the Dasha Mahavidyas

Navaratri 2026 | A Journey Through Shakti, Wisdom and Transformation

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 10, 2026 · 6 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು

Mahabharata eighteen parva narrative grid
FeatureMahabharata Journeys

The Mahabharata in Eighteen Parvas

The whole epic on one canvas — eighteen books, three rows of six framed panels.

ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 10, 2026 · 4 ನಿಮಿಷದ ಓದು