Indian Religions Podcast
Vijaya Nagarajan

Vijaya
Nagarajan

Feeding a Thousand Souls

Every day millions of Tamil women in southeast India wake up before dawn to create a kolam, an ephemeral ritual design made with rice flour, on the thresholds of homes, businesses and temples. This thousand-year-old ritual welcomes and honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and alertness, and Bhudevi, the goddess of the earth. Created by hand with …

Guest: Vijaya NagarajanDate: 8/5/2021