At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...
A History of the Chola Empire’, the historian Anirudh Kanisetti documents the rise and fall of the Chola royal women, be it ...
The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...
A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established ...
The Cholas are credited with popularizing Nataraja bronzes and singing Bhakti songs in temples, among other practices that ...
The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] ...