The most ethnically and religiously diverse city in the world, says Vijah Ramjattan, could use a new approach to its hate ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

Shrimad Ramayan enthralls viewers with Sita's powerful transformation into Maa Kali to save Lord Ram. The creation involved expert makeup artists and artisans from Kumortuli, enhancing authenticity.

In a small ashram nestled on a quiet residential street near Laguna Beach, Radhika Vekaria is finding peace after receiving ...

The Dus Mahavidya, ten goddesses embodying the Divine Feminine, represent various forms of energy and wisdom. They include ...

It did not help that representations of, say, Narasimha or Kali have a fierce character ... superior to Christian conceptions of god. So instead of converting, he urged Hindus to “revert” to “original ...

He is considered the destroyer in Hindu mythology. Explanation: Laxmi is considered the goddess of wealth in Hindu mythology; she is the consort of Vishnu or Narayan, one of the gods in the holy ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s cows sounds a little like a Rudyard Kipling tale ...

Born of Indian heritage, Ms Johal says: "I've come to get the blessings from [Hindu goddesses] Ganga, Saraswati and Yamuna, and I've come to get some 'Ganga Jal' [sacred water from the Ganges] for ...