Taking part in the instructional pooja, or worship to the Hindu god Ganesha, Krishna Annnan, left, helps 5-year-old Haarika Yajamanam as Sonia Plasencia assists her children Nikhil, 3, and Arya, 5, ...

Perhaps more than any other religion, Hinduism treats animals as sacred. Learn about the divinity of cows, elephants, and ...

Bollywood star Dharmendra’s final rites as per Hindu traditions revived conversations about the controversies surrounding his ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Cultures have built elaborate rituals to help humans process the grief of losing someone. Rituals can hold the core beliefs of a culture and provide a sense of control in an ...

When Sushma Dwivedi started seriously thinking about performing wedding rites and other Hindu religious blessings in New York City and elsewhere, she knew who she needed to talk to - her grandmother.

Every major religion speaks of miracles, divine interventions, and extraordinary events. Yet Hinduism often becomes the most ...

(The Conversation) — The use of AI and robotic technology in worship is raising profound questions about its long-term consequences. Will it lead to the betterment of society or replace practitioners?

December 2025 brings major Hindu festivals like Mokshada Ekadashi, Karthigai Deepam and Vaikuntha Ekadashi, with important ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's top Islamic body banned Muslims from practicing yoga that contains Hindu rituals such as chanting, the chairman of the group said Monday, citing concerns it would ...

It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals—and not all worshippers are ...

While a section of society is busy dividing Indians along religious lines, an example that showcased religious harmony in Pune emerged when a Hindu wedding, disrupted by torrential rain, was conducted ...