More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making ...

Basant Panchami, also known as Vasant Panchami, is just around the corner. The Hindu festival is dedicated to Goddess ...

Vishnu, working in tandem with Brahma and Shiva, forms the primary cosmic governing body of the Hindu tradition, a triumvirate known as the Trimurti. The origins of the Kali, goddess of death ...

The nine days of Magha Navratri, also known as Gupt Navratri, is celebrated to worship the nine forms of Goddess Shakti.

Kinsley, Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition [Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986], 133). The term shakti refers to multiple ideas. Its general ...

Annapurna is the goddess of food and abundance. She is an avatar of Parvati, wife of Lord Shiva. Annapurna provides physical and spiritual nourishment. Hindus celebrate her during festivals like ...