Often counted as a “soft” Traditionalist after he became a sympathetic reader of some of the works Rene Guenon in the 1940s, the Fren...

An earlier post featured the superb drawings and engravings of colonial Benares by James Prinsep. There are also many photographs from t...

The centre of the centre of the centre of Shaivite Hindooism is a small, unremarkable well in the courtyard of the Kashi Vishwanath Tem...

Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend – and it looks twice as old as all of them put together. ...

There is, it is estimated, some 20,000+ Hindoo temples and shrine in Benares. This is not to mention the mosques and other Mahomet...

Alice Boner 1889-1981 There are many wonderful treasures in the extensive and well-curated collection of the museum at Benares Hind...

British India produced many genius orientalists, but few with such innate talent and breadth as Mr. James Prinsep. He showed great aptitude...