It can seem as though the word “yoga” has become synonymous with contortionist poses, usually performed by fit, nondisabled, white bodies in utopian locales — but that is far from the full picture of ...

In chapter 11 of Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XIII you can run around and explore the world of Gran Pulse. There are nearly 70 or so side quests to do on Gran Pulse, some 64 of them are just hunting ...

There are moments in mythology that do more than echo—they roar across time, shaking hearts and stirring souls. One such moment is when Lord Hanuman, the mighty monkey god, tore open his chest—not out ...

Lanka Sri Jayaraj said in a discourse that there are two types of worship: devotion (bhakti) and knowledge (jnana). Our religion has traditionally accepted both forms of prayer. Saivite apostle ...

This has been a week of trying to understand bhakti. I saw Rajula Shah's film Sabad Nirantar (Word within the word), revisited Palkhi, DB Mokashi's account of his pilgrimage to Pandharpur, translated ...

When Bharatanatyam dancer Divya Nayar curated Anubhuti, a three-day dance festival that opens in Chennai this week, she knew she wasn’t interested in a conventional showcase of classical form. Instead ...