The god of preservation and sustenance, Vishnu is one of the most revered deities in Hinduism, known for his 10 avatars, including Rama and Krishna. Vishnu is in charge of sattva guna, the quality ...

Themes: the Hindu festival of Diwali ... It had been a gift from the gods, and as Rama took aim, he chanted a prayer that the arrow would meet its target. It shot out of the bow with a blinding ...

It tells the story of Rama, the Hindu god Vishnu in a human form, and his wife, Sita and explains how the festival began. According to the Ramayana, Rama was banished to the forest for 14 years by ...

In India, monkeys aren’t always viewed particularly fondly. As Philip Lutgendorf, an emeritus historian at the University of Iowa, wrote in a 1997 paper, the animals “are most often treated as ...

Most years in early November, Ishita Gawde uses two grocery carts at the store, one for each arm. They’re filled with all sorts of treats, curries and savory tastes for a major Indian ...

You know nothing, you’re just dressed as a priest … You only have arrogance," yelled a mob leader, his anger directed at a ...

A fresco at a Hindu temple in Leicester — featuring ... is how did Vālmīki’s Rama come to be viewed as a god? A large statue of Lord Rama is being carried through the streets during a ...

Located in Nashik, Maharashtra, the Kalaram Temple in Panchavati is dedicated to the Hindu god Rama, immortalized in the epic… Built by Naroshankar Rajebahaddur, a commander of the Maratha ...

Built by Naroshankar Rajebahaddur, a commander of the Maratha Empire, in 1747, the Naroshankar Temple in Nashik is dedicated to the Hindu gods Shiva and Rama. It lies in Panchavati, a holy site ...