Take a drive through rural Tamil Nadu and at the entrance to many villages, you will be greeted by colourful mud horses with fierce men riding atop them. What do these terracotta figures symbolise? This short video is about village gods of Tamil Nadu; fearsome gods who protect, but are incredibly human as well. Listen to stories of how these ancient village deities may have originated, and learn about the myths and legends, and the customs and beliefs they inspire to this day. This video takes you to an Aiyanar temple in a village called Keezha kuil kudi, on the […]

Take a drive through rural Tamil Nadu and at the entrance to many villages, you will be greeted by colourful mud horses with fierce men riding atop them. What do these terracotta figures symbolise? This short video is about ancient village deities(కావల్ దైవం) of south India; fearsome gods who protect, but are incredibly human as well. Listen to stories of how these village gods may have originated, and learn about the customs and beliefs they inspire to this day. This video takes you to an Aiyanar temple in a village called Keezha kuil kudi(కీళ కుయిల్ కుడి, మదురై), on the outskirts […]

Visit the famous Butterball at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mahabalipuram, also called Mamallapuram in South India, and listen to stories of how it came to be – the history and more interestingly, the many associated myths. Why is it called Krishna’s Butterball? How does this massive rock miraculously balance on a steep incline? What did the Pallava kings do with it? Here’s a story of one such monument that tells us about the evolution of scripts in these parts.