Lekshmy Rajeev

Children in penance prostrate before the Goddess of Attukal Temple. (Photo: Vineeth Nair)

‘Amma bonds in love, not blood’

The ancient ritual of Kuthiyottam is conducted at Attukal and nearby Bhadrakali temples after all the women return home offering Pongala.

02 Mar 2018 6:44 AM

Sound of Music actress Charmian Carr dies at 73

Charmian Carr, the actress best known for sweetly portraying the eldest von Trapp daughter in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, has died. She was 73.

20 Sep 2016 6:35 AM

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