CONCORD — The Hindu Shiva Murugan Temple stands resplendent, adorned by a mosaic of art, culture and spirituality ... s namesake — Murugan, a Hindu god of war — gleams from the rooftop ...

1 Easily recognizable as the elephantdeity riding a mouse Ganesha is arguably he most popular Hindu ... lessons The goddess of wisdom art and music she is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess ...

The exhibition traces how religious imagery took hold in South Asia and beyond through serpent spirits and wide-hipped ...

The maharaja of Jaipur is opening hotels, restaurants and art galleries even as he tries to maintain his family’s ancient ...

West India, encompassing states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and Rajasthan, is a treasure trove of ancient temples that ...

Academic point-scoring over long-dead excavators turns a potentially grand narrative into a series of inside-baseball ...

Countries are starting to work out how to exploit the deep seas. But we still don’t really know how they work.Is it already ...

In sum, temple architecture across India and Southeast Asia is not just about religion or aesthetics. It’s a mirror ...

What does Krishna’s smile represent? Wisdom wrapped in playfulness – Krishna never preaches like a sage. He lives like a friend, dances with gopis, and plays with the hearts of all. Unshaken faith ...

Dozens of religious leaders experienced magic mushrooms in a university study. Many are now evangelists for psychedelics.

In the 1920s, when Jodhpur was faced with a famine, Maharaja Umaid Singh commissioned architect Henry Vaughan Lanchester to ...

In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...