“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked to rivers and bodies of water across India to pray to the sun god as part of the ...

Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; Ganesha, the remover of obstacles; or the warrior goddess Durga. India’s wealthiest temple ...

Women in brightly colored saris waded into the knee-deep water flecked with blobs of white foam. Some carried a coconut or ...

The ancient classical texts of Hinduism taught that every age and stage of life need not be lived as a breathless race. They ...

Ghost in Hinduism is referred as 'bhoot', ‘preta’, ‘pey’, ‘pret’ or ‘pretam.’ Do Hindus believe in ghosts? It depends on the individual but it is believed that majority believe in ghosts. The concept ...

In Hinduism, praying for God’s will—seeking alignment with the Divine purpose rather than our own—is deeply woven into various practices, prayers, and intentions. This approach fosters a life lived in ...

Many monkeys in Bali are less fortunate, including those living at Pura Geger Beach in Nusa Dua, an enclave of five-star ...

Gosal insisted that the protest was directed solely against the Indian government and its officials, not the Hindu community, saying, “This is not a Hindu and Sikh battle. This is strictly Sikhs ...