The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional ...

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

SAN ANTONIO — An artist is highlighting multiple Hindu gods and goddesses in the latest exhibition at the San Antonio Museum ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Declaring that it was time for “sweeping overhaul” of certain temple customs, Sivagiri Mutt chief Swami ...

This column focuses on the Hindu approach to human rights, drawing primarily from scriptures, with the following themes: ...

Sheetala Ashtami, also known as Sheetalasthami, is a Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Sheetala. It is observed on the ...

Lord Kuber is popularly known as the God of wealth and the King of Yakshas. He is known as the divine treasurer, and just a ...

Dive into ‘Treasures of Lakshmi’, the final instalment of Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal’s Goddess Trilogy. Explore the ...

In the presentation, titled ‘Aniconic to the Iconic’, Jawhar Sircar explained how the evolution of a deity in Hinduism also ...

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

Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu ...