India’s long and rich sculptural tradition is closely connected with her temple architectural tradition, known together as vaastu parampara. The intimate connection between these two art forms is exemplified perfectly by Kailasha Temple at Ellora caves. Read the author’s experiential account of her visit to Kailasha temple and other caves of Ellora.
Unearthing the Path: My Indian Story Read More »
This photo essay gives us a peek into a Buddhist monastery in Spiti valley, famously known as the Ajanta of the Himalayas.
Tabo: A Lamp for the Kingdom Read More »
This delightful children’s story with colourful illustrations reminds us of the inner significance of a common temple ritual, offering of flowers to the deity.
The Girls and a Lotus – An Illustrated Story Read More »
Indian sacred architecture is a self-expression of an ancient spiritual and religious culture. Its true significance is revealed only with an inner study.
Indian Sacred Architecture and the Original Oneness Read More »
Sri Aurobindo explains how one must ‘see’ the Indian temple to get closer to its deepest inner significance and its spiritual symbolism.
An Indian Temple in its Inmost Reality – I Read More »
In its inmost reality, a temple symbolizes spiritual aspiration. Its rich details and ornamentation represent the infinite multiplicity in Infinite Oneness.
An Indian Temple in its Inmost Reality – II Read More »
The Śilparatna says that the temple, prāsāda, should be worshipped as Puruṣa. But what is this Puruṣa and how a temple symbolises the body of the Puruṣa.
Temple as Puruṣa – Excerpts from a Talk Read More »
Read an overview of some of the ways in which a temple continues to embody and give a new form to the ancient Vedic spirit.
The Vedic Spirit and the Temple Design Read More »
The author explains Aswapathy’s visions of the “mountain chariot of the Gods” and “the single stair to being’s goal” connecting them to a temple tower.
“Temple-Tower to Heaven”, in Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri Read More »
The author speaks of Matrimandir as the Mother’s epic. It was first published in Auroville Today in 1992, and later reprinted in Mother India, January 1993.
Matrimandir: An Impressionistic Picture Read More »