There are 24 Ekadashi observances in a year. According to Hindu beliefs, the Ekadashi tithi is highly auspicious for Lord ...

The most ethnically and religiously diverse city in the world, says Vijah Ramjattan, could use a new approach to its hate ...

Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

The Patotsav is an auspicious date whereby sacred traditional rituals and ceremonies are invoked to honour and celebrate the ...

Discover the grandeur of BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi's inaugural 'Patotsav' celebration, which welcomed a record-breaking ...

Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of learning and knowledge. On this day, many children begin their formal education by writing the first letter of the Nepali alphabet on the walls of Saraswati temples, ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

Tucked away on a residential street in Southwest Broward County lies a holy structure of architectural grandeur that looks as if it were uprooted straight from India and transplanted to South ...

Nepali Hindu devotees undergoing the arduous fasting of Swosthani Brata made their first stop-over pilgrimage commonly called ...