Ancient Indian texts describe in detail which flowers are favored by which gods and the elaborate rituals around how to offer ...

A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a busy Mumbai street, ...

The makers of Hari Hara Veera Mallu have announced the film’s date. Starring actor-politician Pawan Kalyan in the lead, the movie is directed by Jyothi Krishna. ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ Part ...

Huge swarms of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth ...

Every year for 10 days, Mumbai immerses itself in a frenzy of paying homage to the elephant-headed god Ganesha, the Hindu deity of wisdom, knowledge and good fortune. During this event, ...

GUJARAT, India (RNS) — In western India, where thousands of monks once worshipped in caves chiseled into the rocky hills, a fight is on to keep Hindu chauvinists from erasing a 2,000-year-old ...

LUCKNOW, India, Sept 26 (Reuters) - At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods during the observance of a Hindu religious ...

PATNA, India (AP) — Dozens of children drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds in rituals that were part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India’s Bihar state, officials said.

It’s a celebration for all of us.” Instead of wedding rings, the couple exchanged pendants of Ganesha, a Hindu god. “It was my mom’s idea,” Dr. Reddy said. “She liked the symbolism of ...

Head toward it, and you arrive at the largest Hindu temple in the United States and among the largest in the world. The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham temple rises 19 stories above the ground and ...

The Puranas, loosely translated as “Old Tales,” include popular stories about Hindu gods and goddesses, kings and queens, and sages and other cultural heroes. In her study of the use of ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a busy Mumbai street, dwarfing other objects on the road. Hundreds of ...