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

Applied by Hindu priests using sandalwood paste, turmeric and sacred ashes, these strokes represent divine connections in Hinduism, with each type having its own symbolic association with a deity.

PATHANAMTHITTA: Pointing out the religious conflicts all over the world, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that ...

One example is the term “Hinduism” itself. It was used first by Charles Grant in a pejorative sense, to dismiss “natives’” religion as crude superstition. Yet within a few years that ...

Kashyap Patel's confirmation hearing as FBI Director nominee and Tulsi Gabbard's hearing as Director of National Intelligence nominee highlighted their Hindu faith and experiences of racism and ...

Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of ...