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“…and then Lord Rama gained victory over evil by defeating Ravana and happily ruled in Ayodhya,” said everybody. This is truly the perfect and most straightforward conclusion of the epic Ramayana, and it is something I’m sure we all have heard. But was a righteous kingdom only established after killing Ravana? Was he the only evil that threatened society during that period? Certainly not ! The firm belief that Ravana was the primary antagonist and embodiment of evil is an idea I have scrutinised several times due to my intense fascination and interest in the epic. I started reading about every character intensely and examining them from different perspectives, leading to me a new paradigm. This new paradigm demonstrated how acts of greed and regression invite destruction. Continuously embodying Ravana as the story's villain makes people overlook other unjust acts in the epic committed by characters we think aren't immoral, such as abandoning a daughter to ensure the birth of so...

  Agastya was a respected Hindu sage. In Indian tradition, he is a notable recluse and an accomplished scholar in many languages of the Indian subcontinent, and he is credited with creating the Dravidian language, Tamil-the world's second oldest surviving language after Sanskrit. He also made significant developments to Ayurveda and Jyotish Vidya.

Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Thanjavur  

  Rama pierces seven tress through one arrow from Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu The monkey king Vali could only be killed by the person who pierces 7 trees with one single arrow, so, when Lord Rama agreed to kill Vali, Sugriva challenged Rama to prove whether he truly was the one destined to end his brother's (Vali) life.

  Descent of the Ganges This carving on 2 monolith rock boulders depicts the story of how King Bhagiratha requested goddess Ganga to flow on earth and liberate his ancestors. Vishnu temple, Mammallapuram  The interiors of this temple contains phenomenal carvings of Lord Krishna lifting mount Govardhan

  Ananta Shayana pose of Lord Vishnu, Mamallapuram

  Closely notice the smaller gandharva* near the apsara's left foot as well as the lizard to the left side of the apsara. Gandharva:  member of a class of celestial beings Source: photo taken by myself while visiting  Chikmagalur,  Halebidu and Beluru

  Vamana Avatara - Channakeshava temple,Beluru