Pune, being as central as it is to plenty of other historical places and nature trails. There is a hidden gem, the Bhuleshwar ...

Varanasi is not just one of the oldest living cities in the world it's also full of myths and mysteries. From holy rivers to ...

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This article introduces five ancient mantras designed to bring balance, prosperity, and peace into one's life. These chants, ...

It doesn’t behove the stature of an Indian prime minister to deploy such racist language about any community, whether Indian or not. Why you could consider a course correction ...

The remark in question — that the "small-eyed Ganesha comes from abroad" — was an apparent allusion to Chinese goods in the ...

The ancient tradition of lighting oil lamps has a special significance says Ranjeni A Singh The priest strikes the matchstick with a flourish and lights the lamp filled with ghee or oil all the while ...

In a significant step towards boosting regional tourism, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) and the Nepal ...

Unlike that opening sentence, Ancient India: Living Traditions is a very respectful and carefully managed show of religious ...

Academic point-scoring over long-dead excavators turns a potentially grand narrative into a series of inside-baseball ...

While Niranjana is commonly used for girls, the variant Niranjan is a rarer, yet powerful choice for boys. Meaning “pure” or ...

Ganesha being bathed; Kangra ... modelled after the figure of Brahma according to some texts. Shiva and the related Buddhist deity Avalokiteshvara, commonly depicted as ascetics, are also often shown ...