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The Jyotirlingas are the most sacred sites for worshiping Lord Shiva and provide spiritual benefits such as liberation from sins, peace, and prosperity. Some of these revered temples include Somnath, ...

The most ethnically and religiously diverse city in the world, says Vijah Ramjattan, could use a new approach to its hate ...

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus today (2 February) greeted the members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the Saraswati puja. The Hindu community is set to celebrate Saraswati Puja, ...

Millions of missionaries work in schools, hospitals and other institutions. Their success is deepening divisions.

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

He then uses a steel stamp to mark them with a symbol of the Hindu god they prefer — from Lord Shiva, the powerful Hindu god of destruction, to Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered gods.

(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Tools for sacred marks, sandalwood paste, vermillion powder and metal stamps of Hindu gods’ names are placed in a tray ... marked with sacred symbols on her face, reacts as ...