SAN ANTONIO — An artist is highlighting multiple Hindu gods and goddesses in the latest exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art. The SAMA has unveiled "Envisioning the Hindu Divine: Expanding ...

Cupid's reputation is mostly kept alive by Valentine’s Day, when Americans see chunky, winged babies splashed across greeting cards and chocolate boxes. He began life as a Roman god of love and desire ...

The 14 deities were in place, receiving hundreds of devotees who came from every corner of the Charleston metropolitan area, and from Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Beaufort and points beyond. They came to ...

There are few ideas in Indian spiritual thought that are as widely repeated and yet as deeply misunderstood as the idea of ...

(This is the second in a series. Here’s the previous episode.) Hindu worship has so many variants that it seems endlessly confusing to many outside the faith. Scholars attempt to classify, but each ...

If you have ever stood before a Hindu deity in a temple or seen one in art, the first thing that may strike you is the number of arms. Four. Eight. Ten. Sometimes even more. To the untrained eye, this ...

Ancient Greeks and ancient Hindus learned much from each other from philosophy and mythology to medicine and surgery.

In preparation for the many Hindu fall festivals such as Diwali, Dussehra or Durga Puja, worshippers all over the world will purchase flowers for use in ritual worship in temples, outdoor ceremonies ...

Brahma at the Erawan Shrine, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, the creator. If people are in deep anguish, Erawan Shrine is where they can pray to Brahma for their wishes to be granted. All ...

At the corner of Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok’s noisy and traffic-clogged commercial centre, the Erawan Shrine offers a peaceful refuge for busy city dwellers. It houses a statue of Phra ...