Parwatisingari's Weblog

Category: Reluctant Hindu

  • OnaAshamsakal

    OnaAshamsakal

    A biting look at society’s cultural decay, somatic monsoon healing rituals, and why Onam celebrates the defiant, generous Mahabali over calculating conquerors.

  • Ayyappa Didn’t Need a Flag.

    Ayyappa Didn’t Need a Flag.

    “While modernity argues over flags, Mohini shape-shifts, Ayyappa shrugs, Bahuchara Mata blesses, and a disgruntled rainbow hires a copyright lawyer.” 🌈

  • Panguni, Powder and Proper Bath

    Panguni, Powder and Proper Bath

    At Aunt Selvi’s breakfast table, Holi becomes less about color and more about climate, discipline, and how every culture edits mythology to suit itself.

  • When The Gods Sleep

    When The Gods Sleep

    A Sunday morning unfolds around Tiruppavai, huggi, and quiet conversation, revealing how Dhanurmasa transforms ordinary kitchens into spaces of ritual, memory, and song.

  • Saiva Siddhanta Church

    Saiva Siddhanta Church

    A Pancha Ganapati reflection using gentle humor and Gurudeva’s teachings to reveal how Saiva Siddhanta guides us beyond comparison into devotion, discipline, and inner freedom.

  • Govind Shauri: The Adult Within.

    Govind Shauri: The Adult Within.

    “A great adult isn’t dependent on a healed child. Like Krishna, we write a new adult story—growing, choosing, and awakening long before divinity is discovered.”