Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was famously denounced as an “unmitigated rascal” by the New York Times in 1871. In Sri Lanka, however, he is still remembered as the revered legend of Buddhist revival—and, ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic is ruthlessly exploited by the tourism industry. It is a theme eloquently ...

Or why does Ganesha, the elephant-headed god mean so much to Hindus? Pursuing Hindu Studies at an accredited university ... focusing on those expressed through Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Pali. Designed ...

Chants of “Om Linga, Om Linga” resonated as barefoot Hindu pilgrims, many balancing offering-filled baskets and clay pitchers ...

The winner of the 2025 Grammy Award for best new age, ambient or chant album — a category once dominated by Enya — was an ...

Across cultures, India and Japan share ancient connections through their gods. Many Hindu deities are actively worshipped in Japan, with hundreds of shrines dedicated to them. Deities such as ...

Our God came to us first. A Malaysian Hindu devotee with his back pierced with hooks makes his way towards the Batu Caves ...

Produced by Parithabangal Productions, the film is titled Oh God Beautiful. The makers released the film’s title teaser earlier today. According to a statement from the makers, “The film will ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by considering a strong argument against religious faith, against the ...

The Delhi High Court on 20 January permitted police to seize the paintings after a lawyer named Amita Sachdeva complained the artworks – featuring Hindu deities Ganesha and Hanuman alongside nud ...

Sachdeva was also the complainant in a case against an art gallery in Delhi for displaying paintings by the late artist MF Husain that are allegedly offensive to Hindu gods. On Thursday ...