Sometime in the early 19th century, Muthuswami Dikshitar arrived in Thanjavur for an extended stay. Legend suggests he may ...

CONCORD — The Hindu Shiva Murugan Temple stands resplendent, adorned by a mosaic of art, culture and spirituality. Inside, chants of vedic mantras echo alongside traditional songs from barrel-shaped ...

Devotees of Lord Ayyappa will now have an opportunity to present their own devotional songs at the hill shrine of Sabarimala, thanks to an initiative by the TDB. The temple management board has ...

For 35 years, O.S. Arun has been a professional singer of Carnatic music, a classical genre popular in South India. It's an embellished form of singing frequently backed by the tanpura, a long-necked, ...

A political controversy has erupted in Kerala’s Kannur district after a temple festival was disrupted over the performance of a song linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The incident ...

It looks like a rave, it sounds like a rave - but the deafening music is a souped-up version of the most traditional expressions of Hindu faith ...