A smile dimples her cheeks when I ask her what she’ll do if, later today, she’s chosen to be a kumari, or living goddess, a role that will bring people to their knees before her.

The Aztec civilization may have peaked more than 500 years ago, but all the Aztec gods and goddesses remain culturally ...

Talia Goddess walked into the Jordan “One Of One” party in Bushwick, Brooklyn, looking like the picture of cool girl ease. The 21-year-old musician was an honored guest at the New York Fashion ...

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

Goddess worship is one of the longest standing religious traditions in Hinduism. Arthur Basham, a well-known historian of India wrote: The theme of shakti perhaps grew out of a conflict and eventual ...

The IAEA Integrated Review of Infrastructure for Safety (IRIS) methodology and software tool supports the development of safety infrastructure for nuclear power programmes through self-assessment. The ...

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 10–12 minutes, until cooked through. For the final 2 minutes, add the beans and sugar-snap peas. Drain, then cool in a bowl of iced water. Drain ...

In India where light skin is coveted, a new campaign is re-imagining popular Hindu gods and goddesses with a darker skin, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi. The desire for fairer skin is not ...

Black, Jane 1994. Index to Volumes 1 to 10, (1985 to 1994) of South Asian Studies. South Asian Studies, Vol. 10, Issue. 1, p. 201.

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...