A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine forms ...

The San Antonio Museum of Art’s spring exhibition blends new photography and historical works depicting Hindu deities.

Living Traditions will run from May 22 until October 19, 2025, in the Sainsbury Exhibition Gallery at the British Museum.

Ganesha (aka Ganesh, along with a few other names) is among the Hindu religion's most revered gods and dates back more than 2,000 years. He first appears in text form around the time of Christ, and ...

"Could the holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba in Mecca, have once been a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva? What if the Black Stone at its center is actually a Shiva Lingam?" Mecca and Madina are ...

While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a Buddha statue. They then ... Angkor Wat was constructed as a Hindu temple ...

The most spectacular event was what our guide called the “Cremation of the Century.” More than 170 families had waited, some ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — A few minutes before midnight on Wednesday (Feb. 26), under the strobe light of the dance floor of a Queens bar, a man dressed as the Hindu ... life statues of the gods and ...

Standing silently, a 2.4 metre tall statue of four-headed Hindu god Brahma could tell an extraordinary ... saga in the mid 2000s that saw dozens of ancient bronze sculptures stolen and replaced ...

The talented artist captures the changing face of Bali through a striking blend of local mythology and Chinese-Japanese ...

Through stories, recipes and fascinating anecdotes, a new book delves into the spice’s rich legacy, uncovering its role in ...