Essays on My Visit to a Temple

The Parthenon is one of the unique architectural symbols of any civilization period. The building was constructed between 447 and 432 B. C. The temple was constructed as a replacement of the temple that had been destroyed in Persia in 480 B. C. Parthenon refers…

Re: The return of the Parthenon Marbles Dear British minister of culture, I am writing this letter to address the issue of returning the Parthenon Marbles. I most certainly think that the Parthenon Marbles must be returned to Greece and I have three strong reasons…

Before reading The Bhagavad Gita, I knew very little about Hinduism, and I had many misconceptions about this major world religion. Now that I have read this epic poem and visited a Hindu temple, the information I have stored about Hinduism has greatly increased. I…

Building large buildings, monuments or statues for a higher power has always been a part of human culture. King Solomon’s reign of Israel was celebrated by the construction of a glorious temple in the capital city, Jerusalem. Solomon’s father, David, wanted to construct a temple…

About The divine temple site was constructed by the eminent King of the early nineteenth century Lingarajendra in the early 1820s. Being one among the prime worshipping sites of the nation, the notable temple is built with all the devotion for the beloved Hindu lord,…

Aime Cesaire used extreme periods of history to his advantage. His rewrite of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” was published in 1969, the year following 1968 wherein many events occurred that encouraged attention to be turned towards black people and their culture and identity. However, the culture…

The Golden Ratio: The Parthenon The Parthenon, seated atop the Acropolis of Athens, is one of the greatest architecture accomplishments in the history of the world. Constructed by Ictinus and Callicrates from 447-432 BC, during the Golden Age of Greece, The Parthenon stood as physical…

Time has not been kind to most of the structures our ancestors have built. We count ourselves lucky if we are able to discover ruins of once-great civilizations. We still marvel at these destroyed buildings, but we often feel a slight regret over not being…

The paper treats the Meenam Bharani festival of Kodungallur as a carnivalised text and uses caste and gender as interpretive filters to explore its many signifying practices. The analysis of Kodungallur Bharani as a carnivalised text and the subsequent exploration of caste and gender dynamics…

Considered as a heaven for surfers in yester years, Nusa Lembongan, once regarded as a hidden gem, has quietly crept up to fame and now emerges as one of the top spot for holiday destination for people visiting Indonesia. For people backpacking in Nusa Lembongan,…

The lock-less place that came in news. A village so naive where faith is a legacy. A village that is open to all, always. Legends say, visiting the temple during Saturdays and Amavashya (No Moon Day) keeps one away from bad timings and brings one…