A few sloping kilometres onwards from Kovalam sits the magnificent Padmanabhaswamy ... Hindu site dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu through his local manifestation of Padmanaban, i.e. God ...

Across cultures, India and Japan share ancient connections through their gods. Many Hindu deities are actively worshipped in Japan, with hundreds of shrines dedicated to them. Deities such as ...

Two men were held on Tuesday evening after their remarks on social media about the Mahakumbh sparked anger among some members of the Hindu community Two men, including a journalist, were arrested ...

The Delhi High Court on 20 January permitted police to seize the paintings after a lawyer named Amita Sachdeva complained the artworks – featuring Hindu deities Ganesha and Hanuman alongside nud ...

Ms. Gowri Lakshmi Bayi (80) is the hereditary trustee of Sree Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram and the niece of the last king of Travancore Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.

The paintings showed Hindu gods Hanuman and Ganesha holding nude female characters in hands and on the lap. The orders came on the complaint filed by Delhi High Court advocate Amita Sachdeva ...

Sachdeva was also the complainant in a case against an art gallery in Delhi for displaying paintings by the late artist MF Husain that are allegedly offensive to Hindu gods. On Thursday ...

The complainant alleged that she had "demeaned" Hindu God Ram, and "glorified" Ravana, showed Sita and Draupadi in a "disrespectful light" and referred to "Veer Savarkar, an esteemed freedom ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by considering a strong argument against religious faith, against the ...

India’s Hindu festival of Maha Kumbh Mela, which has drawn millions of devotees to a confluence of sacred rivers in the northern Uttar Pradesh state, is mired in political controversy after ...