Chaitra Navratri, also called Vasanta Navratri, is a nine-day Hindu festival honouring Goddess Durga. It starts on the first ...

While the new year starts from January in the English calendar, the new Hindu calendar starts from the Hindu month of Chaitra ...

In Devi and Her Avatars, Dr. Alka Pande explores forms of the Goddess, uncovering her impact on mythology, art, and culture ...

Holika Dahan is the day before Holi. It is also known as Holika Dahanam or Chotti Holi. This Hindu holiday celebrates the triumph of good over evil. It commemorates the failed attempt to kill Prahlad, ...

Should PM Modi's Jahan-e-Khusrau speech be read as an attempt to reach out to Muslims, or cast aside as a stray exception to what has so far been his primary political philosophy of religious ...

Vishnu, one of the supreme deities in Hinduism, is known for his role as the protector and preserver of the universe. To maintain cosmic balance and to restore dharma (righteousness), Vishnu ...

Concurrent efforts sought to unify India’s tense religious landscape, eventually resulting in Hinduism. Sociologist David Lorenzen explains that before the 13 th century, “Hindu” wasn’t used as a ...

Phulera Dooj 2025: Phulera Dooj is a Hindu festival that celebrates Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu, the Preserver of the universe. Typically observed in North India, Phulera Dooj ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Hindu devotee prays at a giant statue of Lord Shiva during Shivaratri festival at Sri Parvathi Jadala ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to ...

A schedule for rituals has been established, with security measures in place to ensure peace amid past tensions between communities. The Karnataka High Court has permitted Hindu devotees to ...