For decades, the United States has been the cultural and economic epicentre of the global village. However, that influence is ...

Families and communities within Hinduism can also have a patron deity, known as an Ishta Devata, that they especially venerate. To help people from other backgrounds better understand their faith, ...

The Importance of Childbirth in Hindu Culture In Hinduism, every ritual holds a unique significance, particularly when a ...

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The Supreme Court has voiced concerns that restricting temple entry based on religious sects could harm Hinduism and divide ...

Manu Pillai tells his audience how a Bala Murugan temple deity in Kerala’s Alappuzha district acquired the rather catchy moniker, “Munch Murugan.” When a small boy in the region fell ill, his parents ...

(The Conversation) — Aging is often feared, resisted, and in the cruelest of cases, mocked and even punished. An irrational but socially reinforced sense of having somehow failed haunts many older ...

This is the 21st Century. One would think that the evils of caste, creed, race would be relics of the past.  Yet – oppression, racism, exploitation – continue to flourish, across the world. In ...

Hinduism, originating in India, has spread globally. India has the largest Hindu population, followed by Nepal. Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan also have significant Hindu communities. Sri Lanka, ...

There are different groups of Hindus, whose beliefs and practises are shaped by which gods they prefer to worship. Examples of these groups includes Shaivism and Vaishnavism. Christian I'm a Christian ...

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has taken strong exception to US Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks about his wife, Usha Vance, her Hindu background, and the possibility of her converting to ...