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 ...

Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices ...

In his quest for perfection, Mari Selvaraj is part of a triumvirate of film directors making Dalit-themed films who have ...

In Hinduism, gods are not just figures of worship; they are cosmic principles, embodiments of the deepest truths of existence ...

In the presentation, titled ‘Aniconic to the Iconic’, Jawhar Sircar explained how the evolution of a deity in Hinduism also alters the ways in which it is worshipped.

Families gather around the flames to sing, dance and pray to Hindu gods. In two northern towns, hundreds of women celebrated last week by playfully hitting men who teased them as a part of ritual ...

blue powder represents the Hindu god Krishna and green dye is indicative of new beginnings. Hindu is considered one of the oldest religions on record. Roughly 1% of Ohio's adult population ...

Check out the 19th century Srinivasa Perumal Temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, the preserver of cosmic order, and the colorful former house of the Chinese merchant Tan Teng Niah (built in ...

Harvard scientist Dr. Willie Soon introduces a bold hypothesis that a mathematical formula could prove the existence of God. Drawing upon the fine-tuning argument, he suggests that the universe's ...

Anand Venkatesh took a cue from a Kerala High Court verdict, and wrote, “God will forgive us ... was not filed by the temple management or the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR ...

Here in Uttar Pradesh, the women of Nandgaon (home of Hindu god Krishna) attack the men from Barsana (hometown of Radha) with wooden sticks, reenacting legend. A kaleidoscopic cloud hangs over ...

Nepal was the last Hindu kingdom with its king surveying the army during Maha Shivratri, and receiving the blessings of patron goddess Kumari during the festival of Indra Jatra. There is a strong ...