Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

Magh Gupt Navratri, an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga and her ten Mahavidyas, will ...

January 1-3 Gantan-sai (New Years) – Shinto. Shinto New Year festival observed with prayers for inner renewal, prosperity, and health. January 1 Feast of St. Basil – Orthodox Christian. Orthodox ...

Efforts have begun to enlist the world-renowned tri-religious site, Halesi, in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Halesi, a ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Prasad Attavar, chief of Ram Sene, a right wing group, is accused of making animal sacrifice to give strength to Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the MUDA case, and another RTI activist ...

The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead millions in a sin ...

At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India. Images from the scene in the city of Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh state, show bodies being ...

Welcoming the Union Budget, the Ramanathapuram district Chamber of Commerce president A. Asmabagh Anwardeen said that by increasing the income tax rebates, the Finance Minister has given a big ...

The event’s main draw is the thousands of ash-smeared Hindu ascetics who make massive processions toward the confluence to bathe. Indian authorities took more than 16 hours to release casualty ...

The Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 million people overall, according to officials, compared with the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia which drew 1.8 million last year. By Tuesday ...