“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

A basket of rose garlands on the bank of the Ganges. Devotees, who make annual pilgrimages to the shrines and temples of ...

Becharam Das Dutta, one of the few ‘pat’ artists known by name, was one of the earliest known Kalighat painters to combine ...

India is seeking the extradition of Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh, known as Arsh Dalla, from Canada following his arrest after a shooting incident in Milton, Ontario. Dalla, a proclaimed ...

Do Hindus believe in ghosts? It depends on the individual but it is believed that majority believe in ghosts. The concept of ghosts in Hindu religion is often associated with those people who had an ...

Thus Sri Krishna became Lord Jagannath for the Kali Yuga – Present Age. During Nabakalebara, when Jagannath gets a new body, the heart is transferred to the new boy. This ritual is known as Brahma ...