A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...

As devotees of the Malan Devi, a Hindu Goddess, we do not use wood from the Rohiro (tecomella undulata) tree for anything like to light a fire or to build homes or to make furniture,' says 59-year-old ...

A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s ... And as some priests engaged with Brahmins, they found that the trappings of many gods were simply a humanised vision of something more ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from demons. Hindus believe that a few drops fell in the ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from demons. Hindus believe that a few drops fell in the cities ...

while tractors turned into chariots for life-size idols of Hindu gods rolled behind them accompanied by elephants. Pilgrims exulted in the beat of drums and honking horns. The festival is rooted ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking ... “I felt like I was one with God.” Sednaya’s historic monastery lights up with a towering tree, bringing joy to a city scarred by a decade of war.

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from demons. Hindus believe that a few drops fell in the ...

The Ganges and Yamuna rivers also share a site with the mythical Saraswati River, a manifestation of the Hindu goddess of the same name. When pilgrims come to bathe in the Ganges and Yamuna ...

Ratan Tata complete family Tree: Ratan Naval Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday night. He was admitted following age-related health ...

Hindu temple art shows gods dancing – Shiva dancing ... In Harappa we see seals of seven people, dressed in the same clothes, dancing around a tree. It is an indicator of a form of tribal dance. Like ...