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

MORE than 200 people created a blaze of colour and joy when Stroud's first Holi celebration was held at the weekend.

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a Hindu and devotee of Lord Krishna, discusses how her faith shapes her ...

Ganesha (aka Ganesh, along with a few other names) is among the Hindu religion's most revered gods and dates back more than 2,000 years. He first appears in text form around the time of Christ, and ...

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

Navratri, Hindu New Year, Gudi Padwa, Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti etc. are celebrated. See the list of fasts and festivals ...

Many Christians still misunderstand who God is, or worse, misrepresent the nature and mission of God, Rob Sellers says.

Sumptuous, visually dense portraits of Hindu deities at heart of San Antonio Museum of Art's big spring exhibit.

Shiva is considered masculine, and conceptualised as pure consciousness -- call it soul, transcendent spirit, whatever that ...

As historian Knut A. Jacobsen notes in Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition, the Vedas are barely interested in specific sacred sites. In fact, they are overwhelmingly focused on personal names—of gods, ...

(AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism. The devotees celebrate the ...