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Palani Hill & Kartikeya

By: Shoba Narayan August 9, 2015September 18, 2017

Food, HinduismHinduism, Muruga, palani, Panchamritam, Skanda, templeLeave a Comment

My piece on Kartikeya, also called Skanda, was the cover story at Mint on Sunday. Best to read it here. Warning: it is long. I also made two videos to accompany the piece. You can see them in Youtube About the Palani temple. Click here. About the Panchamritam. Click here

Ambalapuzha, and yes, I know it is a tongue-twister for some.

By: Shoba Narayan May 10, 2015September 18, 2017

HinduismAmbalapuzha, Kerala, milk sweet, paal payasam, Sacred Food, templeLeave a Comment

Some time ago, I went to taste this most famous of payasams in Kerala. Here is an account of the experience at the new Mint on Sunday’s page I loved taking the photos and videos, which are inserted in the page, so please see those if possible.