TemplePond began as a personal act of devotion — a place to preserve, explore, and share the richness of Hindu spirituality, Kerala's ancient temples, and the wisdom of sacred texts.
Every page on TemplePond is written with the same intention — to be a sincere, accurate, and reverently crafted resource that a fellow devotee would be proud to read.
The spirit behind TemplePondTemplePond grew out of a personal need. Like many devotees, the founder found it difficult to locate reliable, well-written, and spiritually authentic information about Hindu Gods, Kerala temples, and Vedic practices in one place. Most resources were either too academic, too commercial, or simply inaccurate.
What started as a personal journal of devotion gradually became something larger — an archive, a reference, a quiet corner of the internet where a devotee could come to read about the deity they were praying to that morning, find the mantra for the occasion, or learn the history of a temple they had just visited.
TemplePond is not run by an organisation or a committee. It is built and maintained by a single devotee who believes that the best spiritual resources come from a place of genuine faith — not content strategy.
Everything on TemplePond is built around three commitments:
We take the accuracy of spiritual content seriously. Where traditions differ — for example, different Panchangam systems, regional variations in mantra pronunciation, or varying accounts in different Puranas — we note these differences honestly rather than presenting one view as definitive.
Our Panchangam follows the Kerala astronomical tradition (Lahiri ayanamsa). Our mantra texts are cross-referenced with primary Sanskrit sources including sanskritdocuments.org and GRETIL. Where we are uncertain, we say so.
If you ever find an error — in a mantra, a temple detail, a historical fact — please do let us know via the contact page. We take every correction seriously and are grateful for the community's knowledge.
Dive into the archive — from the deities to the temples, the mantras to the daily Panchangam.