Statues manufactured by the Crozet-based Sacred Source company depict Hindu deities such as Shiva and Shakti in compromising positions. Unbeknownst to many, the small town of Crozet — population 2,820 ...

KATHMANDU, NepalKATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s gods and goddess are returning home. An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past. Now dozens are being ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Shiva and Parvati sculpture (made in twelfth or thirteenth century). Stone statue; from Orissa, ...

Masks of Hindu deity Lord Bhairabh, dated from the 16th century, are displayed during a press conference at the Department of Archaeology in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 31, 2024. The artifacts were stolen ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. One of the most easily identifiable deities from the ...