Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; Ganesha, the remover of ...

Explore how Lord Dhanvantari’s story during the Samudra Manthan shaped the Dhanteras festival, symbolising the blessings of ...

The ancient classical texts of Hinduism taught that every age and stage of life need not be lived as a breathless race. They ...

Hindu homeowners are driving demand for personalized pooja rooms, with upscale touches like gold trim, marble flooring and ...

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked to rivers and bodies of water across India to pray to the sun god as part of the ...

And yet, choosing a baby name is one decision parents often belabor and debate for months. I was looking for a name that's easy to pronounce, sounded American yet ethnic and was somehow meaningful. My ...

Residents in U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' ancestral village in southern India were preparing to hold ...

A pooja room usually has an altar, mandir or table supporting idols and pictures of Hindu gods. They are used for solitary or communal prayer, worship and meditation, and are often decorated for ...

THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame ...

"One of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, Diwali or Deepavali commemorates the victory of good over evil during the course of five days," the Hindu American Foundation says. "The word refers to ...

Despite not having a single narrative thread, the episodes in the movie are strung together cohesively. The movie starts in the present, with a man (Arjun Ashokan) buying a Harley Davidson motorbike.

Women in brightly colored saris waded into the knee-deep water flecked with blobs of white foam. Some carried a coconut or ...