The Hindu god Vishnu has seven avatars, including a turtle and a boar. All seven feature as part of a new exhibition at the ...

S. Goutham, A fifth-generation temple artist, decorates idols of Hindu deities for festivals and special occasions.

(This is the second in a series. Here’s the previous episode.) Hindu worship has so many variants that it seems endlessly confusing to many outside the faith. Scholars attempt to classify, but each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hindu devotees offer flowers to gods and goddesses as part of worship rituals. Dinodia Photo/Corbis Documentary via Getty images ...

In Hindu culture, the joint worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha occupies a place of supreme importance, especially ...

What does it mean to be Hindu? What does it mean to be Hindu? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about the surprising history of the term “Hindu,” what the word “karma” really ...

South Asian Christians use connections between the Diwali festival and Christmas to point their communities to Christ. In New Delhi’s Chittaranjan Park, Mary David adjusts the traditional Christmas ...

(RNS) — In all interpretations, Holi is seen as a festive day to end conflicts, forgive the past and start a new season. (RNS) — Wednesday (March 4) is Holi, the prominent Hindu holiday recognized for ...

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