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

In a world full of misconceptions, what does it really mean to be a Hindu? Sadhguru dives deep into the perception vs reality ...

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

At the Jaipur Literature Festival, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reignited a thought-provoking debate about the true essence ...

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 ...

The world’s largest religions like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and others, influence history, culture, and daily life.

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

In Hinduism too there are certain symbols, powerful and simple, that carry messages and energies to help people, and here we mention some of them. One of the most famous and easy-to-remember ...

One example is the term “Hinduism” itself. It was used first by Charles Grant in a pejorative sense, to dismiss “natives’” religion as crude superstition. Yet within a few years that ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s cows sounds a little like a Rudyard Kipling tale ...

As India commemorates the 161st birthday of the monk and thought leader, 15 quotes from him about a wide range of subjects Arnab Ganguly Published 12.01.25, 09:53 AM ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The word Hindu originates from the Persian term for “Indian,” and Hinduism is the religion of the peoples of India. However, an exact definition is not simple.