Sheetala Saptami is a Hindu festival celebrated on March 21, 2025, honoring Goddess Sheetala for protection against heat-caused diseases. Worship involves fasting, special prayers, and non-heated ...

The origins of Sheetala Saptami are linked to ancient Hindu traditions and the worship of Goddess Sheetala. According to Hinduism, Goddess Sheetala is believed to have the power to cure and ...

Inside, centered on an orange wall, is a 6-by-3-foot painting of the Hindu god Krishna in the form of Shrinathji, a 7-year-old child. The blue-skinned figure, draped in necklaces and garlands ...

The two-day festival, which first began in India, also celebrates the Hindu god Krishna and the legend of Holika and Prahlad, which symbolises good overcoming evil. The festival marks the ...

The ancient festival has Hindu roots, but growing numbers worldwide are taking part in the celebration, which features bonfires, singing, dancing, prayer, feasting and clouds of pigmented powder.

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 ...

He surveyed the army on Shiva Ratri, and blessed government leaders during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dasami. He received a blessing from his patron goddess Kumari, a young girl believed to be the ...

We’d always name them after different gods, like right ... has incorporated the Kali logo into its unit patch. It’s also meaningful to see people get Kali tattoos. It shows their commitment ...

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 ...

so did George Carlin when he claimed that God was a fiction. For today ... is the apotheosis of this new divine role. The Hindu religion being one of the main pillars of the BJP's very existence and ...

“I am currently listening to ‘Neelavana cholayil’,” says Malayali rapper Nomadic Voice as he sat down for a Zoom call with The Hindu after ... his trippy track ‘Kali Mari’, a ...