The religion recognizes millions of Hindu gods and goddesses, each embodying different aspects of the divine and providing guidance, protection and blessings. Many Hindus build small altars in ...

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

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

Baby names inspired by the names of gods and goddesses carry deep spiritual significance and timeless charm. In Hindu mythology, divine names symbolize strength, wisdom, protection, and prosperity, ...

At the Madras Music Academy recently, the Sivamohanam School of Kuchipudi dance presented “Triyambaam”, an ode to the three goddesses of Hindu mythology—the Goddesses of knowledge, prosperity and ...

In India, where there are many Hindus, it is often still the case that mandirs are devoted to only one god or goddess. However, in the UK, many mandirs include lots of different shrines to all the ...

Known as Lathmar Holi, the Hindu festival tradition re-enacts the legend of the Hindu god Krishna, who is said to have visited Barsana to shower goddess Radha in vibrant colours, only to be playfully ...

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 ...

Author Manu S Pillai dives deep into primary and secondary sources to show the trajectory modern Hindu identity formation followed.