The Mahaprasad is the sacred food-o/ering made to Lord Jagannatha, a revered deity in  Hinduism, particularly in the Odia ...

A young adventurer on a world tour finds herself face to face with the powerful idol of a fierce goddess. Then, a blessing.

The popular belief that Gods and Goddesses, eager to have Mahaprasad, descend from heaven and, disguising themselves as ...

The party accused the expelled leaders of supporting forces that are anti-farmer, anti-women, anti-youth, anti-business, anti ...

Samajwadi Party expels 3 MLAs for cross-voting in 2024 RS polls. Accused of aiding BJP, they hit back at SP’s ideology and ...

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Monday expelled three of its MLAs, who allegedly cross-voted and helped the BJP win the Rajya Sabha polls last year, for siding ...

Well, this is different. Casey and I have flown home from India with Singapore Airlines (him in the hold, me in 66K), had one ...

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.

Idol worship helps the mind to ideal worship. An idol is a symbol for the human mind to adore and the intellect to idealise.

With Jesus suffering by association with Russell Brand, it’s with some relief that some new gods are “in town” to put the cred back into sacred. Unlike that opening sentence, Ancient India ...

In Hinduism, gods and goddesses are often depicted with their vahanas, which are animals or mythical creatures that serve as their vehicles. Each vahana carries deep spiritual meaning, ...

Their names used to reverberate through early morning prayers, fire rites, and sacred chants. As guardians of rain, fire, ...