Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura.

Kalliyankattu Neeli is a malevolent Yakshi spirit from Kerala folklore who was murdered by her greedy husband and ...

The almost two-month-long Indian festive season in New Zealand started at the end of September with celebrations surrounding the nine days of Navratri, a Hindu festival celebrating the mother goddess ...

Woo May Hoe, 52, was handed 50 charges by Singaporean prosecutors on Thursday. These included swindling her devotees of millions of dollars in supposed donations. Singaporean prosecutors have slapped ...

On the celebratory event of Karnataka Foundation Day also known as Karnataka Rajyotsava, choosing the best books written by ...

Devisha Yadav, wife of Indian T20 cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav, visited the Sri Hosa Marigudi Temple in Kaup and offered prayers to Goddess Mariamma. She sought blessings from the deity, ...

How does a Briton from Tooting with gender dysphoria become worshipped as the Indian goddess Bachucharajj, patron saint of Indian eunuchs? Every time Steve walks through the local village, people ...

An Australian man was accosted in the Indian city of Bangalore over the weekend after a group of people became incensed that he had a tattoo of an Indian goddess on his shin. Matthew Gordon, a law ...

Residents of Juhi Shukulpur village built a bright yellow-coloured wall and erected an idol of 'Corona Mata' or goddess corona (virus) and offered prayers, holy water, and flowers to the deity as they ...

(RNS) — India has a history of worshipping female divinities during times of disease outbreaks. There have been goddesses of plague, smallpox and cholera through the past centuries. MUMBAI (RNS) — As ...

There’s always something refreshing about simplicity. Minimalist baby names are modern, easy to pronounce, and carry a ...