Prathik MuraliDec 13, 202013 minInvoking the Sun in Stone Invoking the sun in stone - The sun temple at konārk and the sūriyanār temple in kumbhakoṇam- structure, significance and symbolism...
Prathik MuraliMay 18, 20193 minWeekend at a 2400 year old Indian bar! -- Prathik Sudha Murali There is a famous Tantric couplet that orders its adherents to drink as much as they can. It reads, “PItvA pItvA...
Prathik MuraliMar 22, 20193 minKashmiri Tirthas- by Prathik Sudha Murali Apart from foreign traveler accounts that give detailed information on Kashmir, indigenous sources about its...
Prathik MuraliMar 4, 20194 minKashmir that met the eyes of Arabian travelers- Prathik Sudha Murali (In the previous article on Kashmir’s history, the records of Chinese pilgrims and early mentions of Kashmir were...
Prathik MuraliFeb 25, 20194 min'Amorous kin – The Vedic and Avestan desire' - Prathik Sudha Murali Early references to the institution that is termed ‘marriage’: The institution of marriage is as old as the Rig...
Prathik MuraliFeb 23, 20194 minKashmir from the early records of East and West As Amir Khusro’s famous couplet in Farsi goes, “Agar firdaus bar rU zameen E ast, hameen ast” meaning, If heaven was to be situated on...