An air of excitement can be sensed across the State as Hindu families gear up to celebrate the grand festival of Ganesh ...

“Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you (Muslims) as it was prescribed to those before you (Jews and Christians), that you may (learn) self-restraint,”. (Qur’an 2:183) However, in most ...

Vivek Menezes Religion and politics are an especially volatile mix in South Asia, cleaved apart so painfully on the basis of religion in 1947, and roiled on the same lines again in the 21st ...

Maha Saptami, also known as Navpatrika Puja, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated on Monday, 29th September 2025. This ...

Under British rule, the notion took hold that the only legitimate priests in Hinduism are upper-caste sacred-thread ...

Through sheer power of pelf and privilege the lies against India and Indians have been normalised. The nastier and crazier ...

Why do Ganesha, Buddha and Tirthankar look the way they do now? A show at the British Museum traces the origin stories of ...

Being formally trained and fully purified in spiritual worship, Hindu priests venerate murtis by performing rituals such as ...

The pandal in Ranchi, with domes, tall pillars, and statues reminiscent of European cathedrals, elicited a reaction from VHP ...

The churning of the cosmic sea, Samudra Manthan, is among the most potent allegories in Hindu mythology. Described in the ...

FILE - Monks in saffron robes walk in front of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in ...

According to Hindu tradition, the presence of a deity outside a mandir’s walls means the devotees inside “have elected a god ...