THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the girls moved around rhythmically beating the sticks they held in their hands, the mood was upbeat. Attired in bright, colourful traditional ‘pattupavadai’ and blouse, wearing ...
It’s 6.30 p.m. The heady fragrance of fresh flowers, incense, camphor and sandalwood fills the air at the Ganapathy temple on Punnakkal Road, near Vazhapally Junction. The soft chimes of the temple ...
Members of the transgender community performed Kolattam folk dance in slum areas of Chennai, Tamil Nadu to raise awareness about COVID-19 pandemic. The transgenders were from Sahodaran, an ...
Water continues to be a precious resource, and rains just as important for our well-being. Marabu Foundation, based in Thillaisthanam, has since 1989 been supporting the dying practice of Javantharai, ...