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The Satyanarayana vratam is performed in Telugu homes at griha pravesham, after weddings, on Pournami and in Karthika. W…

Every Karthika, thousands of Telugu devotees take the Ayyappa mala and live as renunciants for forty-one days before the…

One hymn names eighteen great seats of the Divine Mother, from Sri Lanka to Kashmir – and four of them stand in the Telu…

Four short verses name twelve shrines of Lord Shiva across India. What a Jyotirlinga is, the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga verse …

On Karthika Shukla Dwadashi, Telugu homes decorate the tulasi kota, set an usiri branch beside it, ring it with lamps an…

On Deepavali Amavasya, some families keep a quieter vow: the Kedara Gowri or Kedareswara vratam, with a kalasham and a y…

Every Monday of Karthika Masam, Telugu devotees bathe at dawn, worship Lord Shiva with bilva leaves, fast through the da…

Planning the Pancharama yatra this Karthika? The five temples at a glance, a note on their history, when Karthika falls …

On Vijayadashami evening, Telugu families worship the jammi tree and share its leaves as "gold". The three victories rem…

On Moola nakshatram, Telugu homes lay their books, pens and instruments before Goddess Saraswati, and families crowd Bas…

Seven hundred verses from the Markandeya Purana, recited in homes and temples every Navaratri. Where the Devi Mahatmya c…

A short walk from Sri Jogulamba's shrine at Alampur stand nine stone temples built by the Chalukyas of Badami thirteen c…