📖 Sacred Stories

The 63 Nayanmars were Tamil Shaivite saints who gave their lives in absolute devotion to Lord Shiva. Kannappar plucked h...

The 63 Nayanmars gave their lives in absolute devotion to Shiva. Kannappar plucked his own eye to replace Shiva's bleedi...

Siddhar Bogar gathered nine poisonous herbs and used alchemy to mold a Murugan idol (Navapashanam) for Palani hill. The ...

Sage Narada arrived at Kailash with a fruit of divine wisdom. Shiva declared it would go to whichever of his sons circle...

Siddhar Bogar gathered nine poisonous herbs and used alchemy to mold a Murugan idol from these substances (Navapashanam)...

Pambatti Siddhar holds a unique place in the South Indian Siddhar tradition. Using the metaphor of a dancing serpent, he...

A hunter stranded in a forest climbed a tree to avoid wild animals. Unable to sleep in the cold, he kept awake by droppi...

A hunter stranded in the forest climbed a tree to avoid wild animals. Unable to sleep, he kept dropping leaves onto the ...

Pandya king Malayadhvaja, grieving the absence of an heir, performed a great fire sacrifice. From the sacrificial flames...

Pandya king Malayadhwaja performed a yajna. A girl with three breasts emerged from the sacred fire. A divine voice procl...

In 1896, 16-year-old Venkataraman experienced an intense fear of death. He lay down and allowed his body to 'die' while ...

Returning from Lanka after defeating Ravana, Lord Rama was deeply troubled. Since Ravana was a Brahmin and a devotee of ...

The eleventh day (Ekadashi) of the waxing moon in the Tamil month of Margazhi is celebrated as Vaikunta Ekadashi. On thi...