The Bastar region is believed to be the Dandakaranya forest from the Ramayana, where the trio from Ayodhya – Lord Ram, his ...

The Ethnic Relations Commis-sion (ERC) yesterday strongly condemned a recent song released by local artiste Baby Skello, which it says depicts the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi in a vulgar, sexually ...

The worship, dedicated to the Indian armed forces, included ‘Sankalpa pooja’ and, in some temples in North Karnataka, the offering of a ‘mangalasutra’ before the deity – symbolising ... strictly ...

Raipur: A professor in a government college in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district was arrested for posting an offensive remark against Hindu deity Kali, police said on Sunday. H D Mahar ...

SAN ANTONIO — An artist is highlighting multiple Hindu gods and goddesses in the latest exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art. The SAMA has unveiled "Envisioning the Hindu Divine ...

A book about Hinduism ... of “multi-armed beings with big teeth” as local forms of saints. And as some priests engaged with Brahmins, they found that the trappings of many gods were simply ...

Maha Kumbh 2025: A Hindu saint from Indore, identifying himself as ‘Bawandar Baba’ on January 5 raised serious concerns over disrespect towards Gods and Goddesses at Maha Kumbh 2025.

Hinduism boasts a diverse pantheon of deities, each embodying unique cosmic roles. Brahma creates, Vishnu preserves, and Shiva destroys to regenerate. Lakshmi bestows prosperity, Saraswati governs ...

As multi-armed, many-headed Hindu deities were heard of, these too were retrofitted into available medieval categories. Or as Mitter tells, ‘classical monsters and [pagan] gods, Biblical demons ...

When Buddhism, as the great vehicle or Mahayana, went into China, Avalokiteswara was an indispensable part of Buddhism and Buddhist version of Vedic deities ... She is a multi-armed Goddess ...

Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; Ganesha, the remover of obstacles; or the warrior goddess Durga. India’s wealthiest temple ...