Yann Vagneux tells us about the Hindu god Ram, the ideal “maryada purushottam,” or the “perfect man.” (Photo courtesy of MEP) In early 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided ...

As a scholar of South Asian religions, I know that stories found in the “Puranas,” religious texts likely composed between the second and 10th centuries, describe why gods and goddesses favor certain ...

Norblin rose to the occasion by painting beautiful murals of Hindu gods, entire scenes from Hindu epics Mahabharata and Ramayana and even the country's famed tigers, leopards and elephants in his ...

A group of protestors demonstrated outside the United Nations headquarters in New York against Bangladesh chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of illegally seizing power and inciting ...

The annual Jivitputrika festival is celebrated in several states in north-eastern India. In this 2020 photo, women and children are seen bathing in a river in the Uttar Pradesh state. At least 46 ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. PATNA, India (AP) — Dozens of children drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds in rituals that were part ...

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 ...

A 2016 study by the Centre for Policy Studies estimated that the wealth held by major Hindu temples could be as high as ₹5 lakh crore. Furthermore, a 2019 study by the National Institute of ...