📖 Sacred Stories

In 1896, 16-year-old Venkataraman experienced a sudden fear of death. He lay down, allowed his body to 'die,' and asked ...

Once, Brahma and Vishnu argued over who was supreme. To settle the dispute, Lord Shiva manifested as an endless column o...

Brahma and Vishnu argued about supremacy. Shiva manifested as an infinite pillar of divine light. Vishnu dove undergroun...

Brahma and Vishnu argued about supremacy. Shiva appeared as an infinite pillar of light. Vishnu dove underground as a bo...

The 12 Azhwars composed 4,000 devotional hymns (Nalayira Divya Prabandham) praising Vishnu at 108 sacred temples. Nammaz...

The 12 Azhwars composed 4,000 devotional hymns (Nalayira Divya Prabandham) praising Vishnu at 108 sacred temples. Nammaz...

The demon Soorapadman obtained a boon that only Shiva's energy could destroy him and conquered the three worlds. Shiva s...

Soorapadman obtained a boon that only Shiva's energy could destroy him and conquered the three worlds. Shiva shot six sp...

Karthigai Deepam is one of Tamil Nadu's most ancient festivals, mentioned even in classical Sangam literature. It commem...

Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal (1894-1994) became the 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi at age 13. He lived 100 years...

Agathiyar is revered as the father of both Tamil literature and Siddha medicine. Tradition holds that he travelled from ...

At Chidambaram, where Lord Nataraja performs his Ananda Tandavam — the cosmic dance of bliss — Goddess Sivakami can be s...

Thiruvalluvar was an ordinary person — no caste privilege, no wealth. Yet he wrote the greatest text in Tamil literature...

According to the Skanda Purana, the demon king Soorapadman performed severe penance and gained a boon to conquer the thr...

The infant Thirugnanasambandar was left alone in the Sirkazhi temple and cried. Shiva told Parvati to feed the child. Sh...

The infant Thirugnanasambandar was left alone in a temple courtyard in Sirkazhi and cried. Shiva told Parvati to feed th...

Thirunallar, near Thanjavur, is revered as the sacred abode of Shani (Saturn) among the nine planetary deities. Unlike o...

Tirumular, revered as foremost among the 18 Tamil Siddhars, originally lived in Kashi as a Shiva yogi named Sundarar. Wh...