We often walk past temples, visit homes, or attend ceremonies in India and see beautiful, often mysterious symbols. From the ...

Why do Jagannath idols have no limbs? Know the powerful symbolism, ancient legend, and spiritual meaning behind one of ...

The Mahaprasad is the sacred food-o/ering made to Lord Jagannatha, a revered deity in  Hinduism, particularly in the Odia ...

Islamic conquests from the eighth century replaced Brahmi-derived scripts with Perso-Arabic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ...

Fact and legend both indicate that Shankara visited Kashmir, which was the locus of a specific kind of Shaivite philosophy ...

Lord Jagannath’s incomplete idol reflects divine transcendence, symbolising that devotion—not perfection—completes the ...

Hindu scriptures hold the Banyan tree in high regard, considering it a sacred and long-lived symbol. It's believed to be the abode of the three main Hindu deities: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

In his opinion piece for The Indian Express, P Chidambaram critiques the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) enduring goal of ...

Fatehabad, which lies in the Agra district, was historically known as Samugarh, a name it bore prior to being renamed by ...

Kamakhya Temple in Assam marks Ambubachi Mela 2025, a sacred celebration of the menstruating Goddess, Shakti worship, and ...

Historically celebrated since at least the 12th century CE, Rath Yatra has influenced similar festivals worldwide wherever ...